[ His stomach drops as he feels some other presence surge through the tether. Not an intrusion, but something native to it, something vast and opportunistic. It's as if the Murmur is no longer contained by their bond, instead bleeding out into the waiting grasp of the proliferating fungal web they share this city with.
And now, this rot wants Choi. It calls for him, the thinner his recognition for what's real becomes. Whatever threads have hooked into him are carrying his memories away, supplanting them with others that have long since passed. Subaru's gaze flickers upwards, vision doubling as he struggles against the strange, alien current he's accepting into himself also — he sees flashes of it, Manhattan as it was. Vibrant, an unmatched metropolis teeming with life. Manhattan as it became, shrouded by the moon's fall. And...
Manhattan as it is now. Cracked by the teeth of some incredible force, older than the stars. ]
You... [ West 22nd. Blue eyes, juxtaposed across the memory of safety. ] ... were on your way to me.
[ There's no one else here. The streets loom empty and Subaru tries to remind himself of that the further he strains the tether to reach into whatever it is that's trying to wrest Agent Choi away from him. His fingers twitch away from his face, but his opposite hand still holds tight. ]
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And now, this rot wants Choi. It calls for him, the thinner his recognition for what's real becomes. Whatever threads have hooked into him are carrying his memories away, supplanting them with others that have long since passed. Subaru's gaze flickers upwards, vision doubling as he struggles against the strange, alien current he's accepting into himself also — he sees flashes of it, Manhattan as it was. Vibrant, an unmatched metropolis teeming with life. Manhattan as it became, shrouded by the moon's fall. And...
Manhattan as it is now. Cracked by the teeth of some incredible force, older than the stars. ]
You... [ West 22nd. Blue eyes, juxtaposed across the memory of safety. ] ... were on your way to me.
[ There's no one else here. The streets loom empty and Subaru tries to remind himself of that the further he strains the tether to reach into whatever it is that's trying to wrest Agent Choi away from him. His fingers twitch away from his face, but his opposite hand still holds tight. ]
That's why I came to find you. Do you remember?