vytis | dvylika; action/phone

A; 1333 Benny Road
[Lithuania has been around the house all day, except for occasional fits when he'll walk several blocks in a circle. He isn't saying much--well, except when he's spouting off about what a great holiday this is and how they should all see fireworks later.

He knows something's wrong, it's like that droning thing he'd seen happen to other people, but it didn't happen all the way for him, and his mind fought violently against the intrusion of unwanted memories. After all, he had always lived in Mayfield, he'd never even been to Lithuania--

No. No. No.

He scrubs the counter for the fifth time.]

B; Phone
I guess this is just Mayfield again, right...? So it'll go away soon... [He sounds unsteady.] Eduard, are you--no. Estonia. Are you alright? Miss--Miss Ukraine, what about you?

[He can't remember what they would be called in Lithuanian, the thinness in his voice is incredibly obvious.]

I hope the fireworks will be--No. Um, Miss Koharu, are you alright? I was talking to your m--

[He growls, frustrated.]

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Oh I'm doing quite well Mr. Lauriantis why do you ask--no...I got that wrong didn't I? I'm sorry Lit--Mr. Lauriantis. Did you speak to my mother? We're all going to the fireworks later won't that be fun?

Ah, it got you too...

I-I'm sure that'll be fun... M-Miss Koharu, what do you remember about Valentine's Day?

[Embarrassing memories, for sure, but he's hoping remembering something Mayfield did would help. And he doesn't really want to immediately bring up any of the more terrifying things.]

Valentine's day? Um I made chocolates and--gave them...to you?

[She sounds so flustered and confused] W-Why would I give you chocolates Mr. Lauriantis--

And kiss you--wait we were--

[confused noise]

[Vaguely embarrassed noise, but at least it's snapped him back to normal for at least a little while.]

Mayfield is doing something to your mind. Mine, too. Just like it did then.

Doing something to my mind? What--

A-Are we in a relationship? Did I forget that? I'm sorry I forgot it all. This is like those shows back home--.

[No that wasn't right either]

W-what--no, I don't mean that! I-I mean Mayfield altered your memories to make you think that! On Valentine's Day.

But we--oh. Oh. Right.

[ogod so emabarassed] S-Sorry Mr. Laur--Lithuania. Lithuania.

Just about everyone's acting strange today, Koharu. Try to remember things before Mayfield?

[He almost said "don't worry", but not worrying leads to his Mayfield self acting up, so that wouldn't really help.]

Why would I want to remember that awful dream. It's so nice here. . .

They had us all killing each other just last month.

I died once before that but I was droned, remember, and no one would tell me--

Wait no--I went to school and all that last month. I remember getting out of school.

[Well, there's one way to make Lithuania's normal personality stick in his head for a while.]

...You died?

No don't be silly, I'm still here--

It was such a weird dream...turning to stone and I couldn't move and I just died there in the corner. No one noticed, I just...all those angels--

But it was just a dream! Nightmares happen right, Mr. Lauriantis?

I-I'm sorry, I should have--

[Been there to do what? That was months ago, too. She was the type not to say anything, of course. Finding out now, though...]

Nightmares really happen, sometimes.

Should have what? It's just a dream...nightmares seem real sometimes. You can't help me in my dreams...

Do you remember what happened in March and April?

I think we took a drive didn't we--how inappropriate really--I'm surprised Mother let me.

[No]

There was a giant robot.

...Was there?

. . . And I got my rifle. I think.

You did. And I said I'd help teach you to use it.

Right. Right. And you had a tank--

Why did you have a tank?

The post office was giving out things from home.

That's how I got my rifle...Oh. Oh I keep forgetting things--people try to remind me and I forget and it's just...so nice here.

No, you need to focus on the things people keep reminding you of.

I know--I should--just

Everything is so...I never had to hurt in Mayfield--not how I remember. I grew up with Sora and we went to school together and you and I met a long time ago when you were a few years ahead of me in school and--

And it's not real...I went to school in Japan.