Amnesia Plot [1]

[noonelaughed]

He's gone to the aquarium for something, but he can't remember what.

It's proper weird, because just a few minutes ago, he set out from his hut to do... something, and now he's standing in the doorway of the aquarium at a loss.

Now normally, Chris would just write it off to spliff, especially these days; he's been doing a lot of spliff since Cassie disappeared. And since that old man with the drugs went, he's down to the last of his stash, so spliff's all he's got, really. But this is different, somehow. Like, it's gone, and not hazy in that way where he's sure he'll remember once he gets inside.

It's been happening a lot over the past few days, him just forgetting stuff, stuff he's sure he should know, like when he said he'd meet Maxxie to hang out. Mostly, Chris has been avoiding thinking about it, because the last time he forgot something for no reason at all... well, he'd ended up on the island just after that, though Cassie'd told him just what happened. There's no funny feeling in his head though, so maybe this is something else.

At least, that's what he's counting on right now.

Comments

[just_dance_it]

Chris has never been the most reliable of persons. He's a great friend. Nothing wrong there. He'll stand by you and support you and watch your back and get you properly wasted. But sometimes when he says he'll do something, he doesn't. Sometimes when he says he'll be a place, he isn't. Maxxie's never hurt by it, when it happens to him. He doesn't think it means Chris doesn't care. Most of the time, it's just that he's high, and that's an acceptable excuse in Maxxie's book. It just is, and he goes with it.

So he's not upset that Chris didn't show that one time, doesn't even notice if anything's been amiss. 'Cause, really, there's a lot of shit going on with people losing their memories and being fucked up, and Maxxie's just grateful that for now he and Chris can coast along in their own sense of normality.

It is a little weird to see him just standing in front of the aquarium like that though. The only things Maxxie has seen Chris be industrious about with his own two eyes are parties and the aquarium. Maybe he's just admiring his work, but he looks... confused.

"Alright, mate?" he asks, sauntering up with hands in his pockets.

[little_moons]

I wasn't lying when I told him this is a really cool place to come hang on. I've brought the girls here more than once, and they really like it, even if they still insist dogs and cats make better pets, because they're furry and you can take them out and play with them. For now, though, I'm on my own, and even though I still think this would be an awesome place to get stoned, I'm completely clear-headed.

Chris, I'm not so sure about.

"Hey, man," I say, stepping up behind him, my hands on his shoulders. "You're blockin' traffic."