'cause it's better than nothing

[thespaceopera]

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ROOMS BY CHARACTER

N - P Otono-Tachibana Makie Pavel Chekov Peter Parker Pidge Gunderson Prompto Argentum Psycho Mantis

Q - S Randolph Lyall Remy LeBeau Sandalio "Biffy" de Rabiffano Sanza Stark Shin-Ah Sorey Steve Rogers

T - V Taako Thor Tim Drake Tyrion Lannister Ulaz Vash the Stampede Victor Frankenstein The Vision

W - Z Wanda Maximoff Zaveid

(last updated: 1/25/19)

Comments

[unbearablynaive]

[Kitty understands in a way few others do, really. It's probably for the best that she's captain of the Twin Roses not the Windrose, or else he might have challenged her for the Captain title when he returned. But like with the others who have moved on, so has the ship; he's content to be just an officer now.

Not that he wouldn't step up if he needed to.

But her words cause one last shift, and it's Wrath's mural in front of Kitty now. Wrath and the Vision are talking, although the image remains static.

"People die and go away all the time. But it still sucks and hurts and people feel sad. And it's good to remember everyone who was here, I think. Remembering things is... really important." That's Wrath.

"Then you should paint it," the Vision's voice says firmly. "Even if the memory is lost, you'll see it and know it was important to you."

"A painting is better than memory," she agrees. "Memory fucks up all the time."

There's a chuckle from the Vision, and then the continues in a quieter tone. "It could happen to any of us. The Atroma could decide we need to be sent home and clear all our memories, so I wouldn't remember Kitty's laugh or Dr. Crusher's kindness or the look on Eugene's face when he makes something palatable out of the cooking supplies. But I could look at this sunset" and there is, indeed, a sunset on one end of the mural: a beautiful mixture of colors that manages to be peaceful and heartbreakingly sad at the same time "and know that it is vitally important. And from there, I would know enough to try to learn why."

There's a pause, and Wrath sounds hesitant. "So it's not just a waste of time and resources?"

"Never," says the Vision firmly. "Not if it helps you remember who you are."

[passingthrough]

[She feels herself starting to tear up as she watches. She wears two lockets around her neck with pictures of her parents, Kurt, and Winn inside them. It also contains a chip with Winn's parting message to her and also hung on the chain is her engagement ring she found in his things. He never got to ask. She never got to say yes. They aren't paintings, but she keeps them close, hoping that if she gets sent away again they'll stay with her, but it's so little compared to all the memories that are important to her—even the bad ones make her who she is. Maybe especially the bad ones sometimes. And they could all be taken in an instant. Just like Wrath was taken from them twice or Castle or Misty or even Vision, Makie, and Wanda even though they've been returned. Not everyone comes back. Not everyone remembers when they do return.]

[unbearablynaive]

[The memory fades, replaced by a general feeling of warmth and well-being. There's a great deal that he's lost, and yet it seems he's content with having known them at all.

In front of her, a dark holographic screen with yellow text pops up.]

Exercise complete. Do you wish to stay or leave?

[passingthrough]

[She takes a breath. Part of her wants to see more. She's curious girl. She cares about Vision. She wants to know him better, but this isn't the way to do it. You do that with talking and sharing when both people want to.]

I should go if it's an option. Are you voice compliant or should I be pushing buttons?

[unbearablynaive]

[Rather than a direct response, the panel closest to where she's looking slides open silently, revealing an exit.]

[passingthrough]

[She glances around the space one last time before she makes her departure from it.]