LARP 2.12: We're Back

There was a small part of me that wanted to resist Moon's request, to wave off with a sarcastic comment. We hadn't talked at all during the week when we were gone, and in the world of the game he had kissed me without warning last night. And now here he was the next morning, requesting a song! As I felt myself more in character, I suddenly could remember the feel of his lips on mine -- and I felt my heart briefly race.

I should spite him -- but I had wanted to come back here, to this world. I had wanted to be Eimi again. I hadn't thought about anything else for the whole last week. And so, I decided to give him his song.

"Back here under the shining sun

Out here in the wet salt air

We’re back"

It felt so nice to hear my voice singing, and as I played my lute -- impossibly well -- I could feel Fook and Kalim drawing closer to listen.

As I looked at them, seeing how happy they had been -- how thrilled they had been to be back, just as much as I was -- I couldn't help but remember that feeling, that momentary feeling, already fleeting so quickly -- that sense that this was right. That this world was how things should be.

"Yeah we’re back

To the bodies we’re supposed to be in

To the world we’re supposed to live in

Ready to loot some treasure

And live a life of adventure!"

Was that too fine a nose on it? I maintained a confidence in my voice as I sung, but I did look among their eyes to see whether they thought this was too much. But if anything, I felt a recognition in their eyes. I was putting to words something they had been unwilling to say -- something they'd been unwilling to talk about -- for the whole preceding week. This had been our secret.

"We're back! 

We're back!

Back among the pirates and ships,

We're back!

Back where I can sing from these lips,

Yeah, yeah, we're back!"

It felt so good to sing from these lips, and even as I sung it I could see Moon, could see Fook (could see Kalim?) look to my lips with my lyrics. Huh. . . hopefully that line hadn't been a mistake.

"I guess now there’s just one question to send

When will our adventure here end?

Zoe let us stay, I want to lose track

Why oh why would we ever go --

back?"

Fook laughed at this, with a goofy smile. Kalim seemed to raise an eyebrow in curiosity -- I guess on this question I was pushing things further than she had thought.

But it was Moon who seemed to have the biggest reaction to the song.

 He seemed to be blushing. I wasn't sure why the song had had such an effect on him

--or why seeing him blush like that was having an effect on me . . .