Five Occasions

31 March, 2003 || 17:06

"I searched for death, and could not find it. And yet have no life. Life. What is that? A fleeting fantasy? I could not tell, never having tasted it. Nor death, which remains elusive to the last, giving me tantalizing glimpses, hopes for what may be, but yet cannot. Where am I? What is this plane of sentient non-existence I inhabit? I must get out. I must get out, or I will lose what tenuous grip on what is that I have..."

--Isis

"Where am I? Why am I here? How did I get here?...wait...WHO am I? Why can't I remember? I see buildings, but no life...no one is here...the land is abandoned. Nothing looks wrong...where is everyone? Where is the noise of the street? I can't stay here. Something bad will happen if I do. But where do I go? There's nothing around, so why am I so terrified? What's that noise?! [gasp] [cut off] [silence...]"

--He without a name, the first occasion

"Someone is coming. He is a portent of something grave. He brings a warning. From her. He presents a threat. From her! But we don't have the warning if he never has a chance to utter it. We have no options then--we'll kill him! But we don't know him. It deosn't matter! It's his own fault! She told him of the risks! And if she didn't, than it's the poor fool's fault for not knowing who he's running with. So we kill him then? Yes. How to find him..."

--Sardi

"I've fallen...into a white wave...I find a sense of wonder here, but it is just beyond my grasp to understand it. Who can help me? Oh this silence...I am sinking in this silence...in this white wave. And I feel nothing."

--He without a name, the second occasion

"I have to--what? A body! Is he dead? No, he has a pulse, but is ice cold! He won't last long. ... He's from the outside. How did he get here? There's no possible way...unless the barrier was broken. Masaka! Why do I feel like he brings trouble with him? He looks so innocent...so scared."

--Kelani