☾002☽anon text; video

[a-civil-service.livejournal.com]

As with the scars, there are other legacies of Yuri's lifetime that amnesia hasn't taken from him. These moods that come over him, for one. Inexplicable dark humors that almost paralyze him, though fortunately the regular rhythms of employment prevent him from isolating himself in his apartment. When he has a job to go to, he'll go to it. It's useful, familiar, comforting, but in the midst of his routine, he can't shake the feeling that something's wrong.

There is another thing about himself that he discovers on his own, though it might have been better if it had returned as a memory. During one of his darker periods, frustrated at his inability to remember that elusive truth that should be so obvious to him, his feelings of anger and helplessness surge, and a barrier within him suddenly breaks. The air in front of him is filled with blue flames.

He doesn't remember the fire at all. He has no idea how to control it, isn't even aware, for the first bewildering seconds, that he's the one who'd created the flames. He feels nothing but blind terror and panic and the heat on his face. Fortunately, he manages not to burn himself or burn the apartment down before he's able to make it stop. The flames go out when he takes control and wills them to. He sinks to the floor, breathing hard, drained. Is this where the scar on his face came from? No, that doesn't make sense. What happened to him?

He asks himself these questions, but then he gives up trying to remember. He doesn't want to yet. It might be dangerous to rush these memories, especially if his emotions have such a volatile side effect. He must learn to control it, first. He takes a deep breath, pulls himself together. He decides it would be best to keep his memory regain progressing at a minimum speed for the time being. For the sake of his own mental health, if nothing else.


#1: [Anonymous Text]
Have any of you discovered that you possess unusual abilities you can't explain?

#2: [Video, some time later]
Hello. My name is Yuri Petrov, for those of you who don't know me. [He looks tired, but he smiles.] I happen to have an extra anemoi. [They pay him fairly well at his new job at the law firm, though they don't give him more than one or two anemoi a week.] if there are any of you here, especially children, who find yourself unable to gather the gems, I'd be happy to give you mine, and to contribute more in the future to those too young or otherwise unable to work or explore outside the city.

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[Also Anonymous]

[thekoistiger.livejournal.com]

*He's not sure WHY he's been keeping it a secret after his initial outburst, mind. And yet he is. He gets this weird feeling about keeping identities separate...*

Maybe. You get some sorta power back?

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[a-civil-service.livejournal.com]

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[thekoistiger.livejournal.com]

Okay, uh... I don't really know a lot about it, but I'm sure it's just a matter of concentrating really hard. You might wanna practice with it or something; you'll probably get the feel of it soon enough. I had something similar happen, but I got back into the feel of it eventually.

[a-civil-service.livejournal.com]

[He'd very nearly set the building on fire.]

[thekoistiger.livejournal.com]

Well, maybe you could, I dunno, go out into the wild, something like that? Somewhere unpopulated. Point is, you gotta get it under control sooner or later, or else SOMETHING is gonna get trashed.

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[Video]

[cantlearnbreak]

That's very kind of you, Mr. Petrov. Is there anything that you ask in return?

[video]

[a-civil-service.livejournal.com]

No, not at all. I'm paid well enough at my job. I have few wants.

I think it's best for us to support each other here, as much as we're able. [In addition to wanting to slow his memory regain to a manageable speed, it seems like the right thing to do. Adults are meant to protect children, and it's wrong for young people to be taken from their guardians like this.]

If you'd like the anemoi, I'll give it to you freely.

[video]

[cantlearnbreak]

I...

Th-thank you! I'm very grateful, sir. [ But she will repay him, somehow, if she finds that she has an ability she can use to do so. ] Shall we meet somewhere?

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[a-civil-service.livejournal.com]

You're quite welcome. It's my pleasure. [He is glad to be able to do some good.]

Yes, wherever you'd like to meet would be fine. I'm done with work for the day.

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[cantlearnbreak]

I would love that. Shall we meet at the front of the hotel, then?

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[totallynotaspaz.livejournal.com]

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[a-civil-service.livejournal.com]

[Yuri hasn't yet remembered he can both fly and walk through walls (in his way), so this does sound unusual to him.]

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[totallynotaspaz.livejournal.com]

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[canthandleacape]

Yuri, huh? So you remembered your last name first?

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[a-civil-service.livejournal.com]

Yes, feel free to call me Yuri. I hadn't realized I was being so formal.

I do go by my last name at work, so I suppose it makes sense that I'd be as likely to remember my last name as my given name.

[video]

[canthandleacape]

Makes sense to me. I kind of doubt you'd find the name "Booster" written anywhere on my birth certificate.

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[a-civil-service.livejournal.com]

A fair point. It does sound more like a nickname than an actual name.

So far, all I remember is my full name and more of my legal career--as well as a few other random, disconnected little moments. Have you had any more regain yourself?

[video]

[canthandleacape]

Nothing yet. I think I must be the unluckiest guy in town or something.