[Accidental Video]
Dec. 20th, 2010 11:25 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
makes_you_tick[Sylar opens the door to an unfamiliar apartment with a couple of boxes following him in the air, like some sort of ridiculous Fantasia gag. He had a long day at work and doesn't feel like carrying them himself, okay? They're both marked "Kitchen" with black magic marker and he's about to have them set themselves on top of the counter while he takes off his coat. But that's when he notices the snowglobe.
Everything stops moving.
He'd seen them around, even taken the time to stare at a few of New York City (and set one he particularly liked inside his shop), but this one shows the inside of his mother's apartment. It's an apartment which has been replaced by new tenants at least once by now, but here it is. The tiny living room is set up for Christmas, and all the snowlobes that light up are turned on, along with the lights on the tree.]
Rather recursive, don't you think?
[But he's got an odd, quiet smile on his face-- at least until he realizes his device is recording and he turns it off.]
Everything stops moving.
He'd seen them around, even taken the time to stare at a few of New York City (and set one he particularly liked inside his shop), but this one shows the inside of his mother's apartment. It's an apartment which has been replaced by new tenants at least once by now, but here it is. The tiny living room is set up for Christmas, and all the snowlobes that light up are turned on, along with the lights on the tree.]
Rather recursive, don't you think?
[But he's got an odd, quiet smile on his face-- at least until he realizes his device is recording and he turns it off.]
![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
[video]
Date: 2010-12-20 06:39 pm (UTC)See puppy barely containing his glee. There might be bouncing]
You're moving today? How did I miss that?
[video]
Date: 2010-12-20 06:49 pm (UTC)[smile] I suppose this still qualifies.
I see you've gotten some snow globes of your own today.
[video]
Date: 2010-12-20 07:26 pm (UTC)Now I need to get you a house warming gift. You want anything specific?
[he looks at the snowglobes and his smile goes softer.]
They're home. So, uhm, I decided to keep them.
[video]
Date: 2010-12-20 07:37 pm (UTC)I think they're yours to keep.
[after a moment's thought] Could I see them, do you think? I'm curious.
[video]
Date: 2010-12-20 07:42 pm (UTC)[why yes, Anthony just ignored you, accept it and it's going to be painless /nodnod]
I'd really like it if they stay here. At least for some time. I can show them to you, if you want, but... they're nothing special. Just places.
[video, private//unhackable]
Date: 2010-12-20 08:24 pm (UTC)Of course I wouldn't ask you to move them. These all seem to be very fragile. [and here's where he reaches over and locks the feed] And I'd still like to see where you came from. You could see where I grew up, too- and I'll show off the apartment, but I could do that any time.
no subject
Date: 2010-12-20 08:44 pm (UTC)[video, private//unhackable]
Date: 2010-12-20 08:50 pm (UTC)[He reaches for the video feed and angles it differently so Gabriel has a better view of three of the globes. And it's quite a collection.
There's a small room, very much like Anthony's room in the City. By the window there's a desk and a computer. There are blueprints all over the place and there's a message board on the wall. By the bed, there's a huge movie poster of "The Fast and The Furious", but the cars on the poster are covered in red lines which, you can't tell for sure, but look very much like measurements and comments.
The second globe shows what's clearly a police station. Not the entrance lobby, but a bullpen with desks and whiteboards, very like those detective offices in the movies.
The third globe that can be seen clearly is what looks like a library. Or a corner of it, with a desk tucked between the shelves so no strangers would interrupt a person sitting there.]
Okay... I suppose those are the most important places. It's my room, back home. Where my Mom used to work and the City Library. All the other places I came to. This is where I came from. If that makes sense.
no subject
Date: 2010-12-20 08:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-12-20 08:56 pm (UTC)[video, private//unhackable]
Date: 2010-12-20 09:01 pm (UTC)[When Anthony repositions the snow globes, he watches carefully, his attention perfectly focused on the screen.]
It makes sense. These are important places. Thank you for sharing them.
no subject
Date: 2010-12-20 09:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-12-20 09:04 pm (UTC)[video, private//unhackable]
Date: 2010-12-20 09:05 pm (UTC)[he carefully moves a fourth one into the view. It's a regular driveway in a regular suburbs. and on that driveway, there's a dark green Chevy Impala (a photo of which Gabriel no doubt remembers from Anthony's message board in the City).]
This is my car. I got her when I got my licence. I had to spend months renovating it... But. Yeah, uhm,I just wanted to show you.
no subject
Date: 2010-12-20 09:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-12-20 09:26 pm (UTC)[video, private//unhackable]
Date: 2010-12-20 09:32 pm (UTC)She's beautiful. Your first car, huh? You must've taken great care of it.
My mother always said snow globes reflected little bits of people's lives, but this is sort of ridiculous.
[He finally leans back, seemingly content. This has has put him in a great mood.]
no subject
Date: 2010-12-20 09:36 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-12-20 09:37 pm (UTC)audio ][
Date: 2010-12-20 09:46 pm (UTC)[Yes, snowglobes are great and all, but -]
Where are you?
no subject
Date: 2010-12-20 09:48 pm (UTC)[video, private//unhackable]
Date: 2010-12-20 09:52 pm (UTC)And I don't know about ridiculous. It's kinda crazy, yeah, but... Makes me almost wanna... I don't know, it's stupid. I guess I wouldn't miss home as much if there was somebody from my world here.
[he doesn't sound or look sad. Just wistful.]
audio ][
Date: 2010-12-20 09:55 pm (UTC)audio ][
Date: 2010-12-20 09:58 pm (UTC)That doesn't take of knowing where you are instead of building twelve.
[But there is some sort of boundless relief there. Sorry, Sylar.]
no subject
Date: 2010-12-20 10:03 pm (UTC)