[ Okay, this has gone on long enough. It's one thing for this ghostly asshole to spit venom at him; it's another for it to go after Athena. Throwing the rock seems to do the trick-- it shakes Jeff out of complacency, if nothing else. And the apparition goes away, at least, for a few seconds. But then that vision of his youth is reappearing as Jeff takes Athena's hand again and starts to walk them away from this spot.
Where, he's not sure. They've got to find Cam, that's all. Cam and, uh, all the supplies. The problem is, Jeff got all kinds of turned around when he mindlessly wandered off.
Everywhere he turns, he can see himself. Only now, it seems more interested in Athena than him-- probably because it's getting a bigger reaction from her. ]
Watch out, kid. The second he turns his back on you, he'll forget you ever existed. Just ask-- gosh, I can't even remember his name! What was it again? The one you left behind! [ It snaps its fingers, trying to jog a memory, though Jeff knows exactly who it's talking about. He flinches, turns his attention on Athena fully, even as it keeps talking. ]
What was the first song you ever sang to me? You remember it?
[ Look, they're bards. When in doubt, they can turn to music. ]
You're so fucking pathetic. You can barely make yourself sing, so you've gotta rely on the kid...
[ FUCK YOU, GHOST. ]
Remember the last song we composed?
[ Jeff draws in a breath. No, no, this is the last thing he wants this fucker to dish about in front of Athena. ]
Let's just sing. Anything. Focus on each other, okay?
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Where, he's not sure. They've got to find Cam, that's all. Cam and, uh, all the supplies. The problem is, Jeff got all kinds of turned around when he mindlessly wandered off.
Everywhere he turns, he can see himself. Only now, it seems more interested in Athena than him-- probably because it's getting a bigger reaction from her. ]
Watch out, kid. The second he turns his back on you, he'll forget you ever existed. Just ask-- gosh, I can't even remember his name! What was it again? The one you left behind! [ It snaps its fingers, trying to jog a memory, though Jeff knows exactly who it's talking about. He flinches, turns his attention on Athena fully, even as it keeps talking. ]
What was the first song you ever sang to me? You remember it?
[ Look, they're bards. When in doubt, they can turn to music. ]
You're so fucking pathetic. You can barely make yourself sing, so you've gotta rely on the kid...
[ FUCK YOU, GHOST. ]
Remember the last song we composed?
[ Jeff draws in a breath. No, no, this is the last thing he wants this fucker to dish about in front of Athena. ]
Let's just sing. Anything. Focus on each other, okay?