- 010 - voice

[oneofthelost]

"The girl went on her knees, and bent over me, simply gloating. There was a deliberate voluptuousness which was both thrilling and repulsive, and as she arched her neck, she actually licked her lips like an animal."

[The words come over the journal very softly, almost purred.

It's late at night, and Alex is perched in the fighting-top with her journal.

There's no hope for sleep, and there's a hunger in the pit of her stomach. It's been growing since she got back in her body, and sheep's blood hasn't soothed it. She's bled them more often than she usually does, careful not to do permanent harm, but it hasn't helped.]

I feel like I could recite the whole book if I tried.

Isn't it funny? The things you remember?

Especially late at night. Little things you don't even remember learning that just creeped into your brain.

Comments

voice;

[behindthefakesmile]

Hm, there are a lot of things one can remember. Such as if one would forget everything, the body would still be able to remember what you don't.

But the brain and body are quite interesting things, don't you think?

voice;

[oneofthelost]

They are. Like how sometimes amnesia patients can still sign their actual names because the body's been trained into the signature.

voice;

[behindthefakesmile]

Exactly. The body will always remember what your mind might forget. I think the body is wonderful in that sense. I always wonder what mine might remember if I were to lose all my memories.

But I never plan on finding out, that would just be silly.