>October was a lot for me (in the best way) and I found a new job the beginning of November (derogatory).
>I know I don't have to tell you guys my 'whys' of being gone, however I will say I do closing shifts most of the time at work and this blog will continue at a much slower pace than it was.
"Oh good you actually brought some" Virgil says relieved, "wait don't tell me you brought some of Remus' fucked up ones?"
"We did" Janus says.
Virgil groans but when you place the spider mask in front of them their tune changes.
"Ooh, actually I can fuck with this."
Janus snickers, "I thought you might."
You hand Janus his as well as some gloves for the both if them before donning your disguise.
"That's so disturbingly Remus" Virgil mutters when they look at your tongued face.
"Isn't it just" Janus smiles sliding a gloved finger down one of the tongues.
Virgils mouth twists, "it's too bad you guys aren't in to each other, you're perfect together in an odd, gross... sweet way."
"It's too bad for you that I'm not" Janus winks before putting his mask on.
What the hell does that mean?
"Does that mean I am?" you ask.
Janus turns to you, his eyes have amusement in them, "darling you may not seem it with all your innuendos and sexual energy, but you are pretty selective on who you bed and even more so on who you woo."
You tilt you head, "soooo noooo?"
"I didn't say that" he winks at you this time, "you've tried in the past -multiple times in the beginning- but you are very very good at taking rejection."
"I'd be mortified if I got rejected multiple times" Virgil shivers, "there's no way I'd be able to keep that persons company without imploding."
Janus shoots a quick glare that only you notice at the emo.
That was an interesting reaction.
"Shall we begin?" Janus asks as if he didn't just shoot daggers at the third party of your little Revenge Club.
"Let's do this!" you shout.
"I'll text you if someone comes back" Virgil says putting their mask and gloves at their feet.
"You're not gonna wear them?"
"Yeah cause that's not suspicious at all for someone sitting alone in a dark car."
"I mean... it would be funny" you remark, "someone walks by and just sees a person with a spider head! ha! they'd piss their eyeballs right out!"
"I'll pass."
"Eh suit yourself" you shrug, open the door and step out into the pleasant June night air.
Janus steps up next to you, "are you ready for some fun?"
"Absolutely."
The two of you casually make your way across the road and stop on the sidewalk in front of the house.
"Is there any security things in here?" you ask.
"I have no clue."
You nod, "raw dogging it - just my style."
Janus snorts, he puts his hand up to the mask trying to hold his laughter.
"You're messing up my cool one liner!" you whine.
At this Janus' laughter does spill out in full, "in no world was that cool!"
"You're just jealous you didn't have a cool one liner!" you go to stick your tongue out at him but your mask stops you, "all of these-" you swirl your finger around your head "-these are for you."
He lifts one of his hands towards you and flicks the center tongue making it do a jiggly wobble, "you wish darling."
"What the fuck are you dumbasses doing?" Virgil whisper shouts.
Both you and Janus wave a dismissive hand at them; the two of you chuckle at the synchronized movement.
"Come dearest" Janus says taking your hand, "let us begin."
You eagerly let him lead you to the back gate, very nearly vibrating with anticipation.
You guys sneak past a few windows before Janus stops, looks back and mutters, "this fucking idiot."
"Hah?"
He turns around -taking you with him- and stops in front of an open window.
"Wow that's lucky" you say.
Janus holds on to your shoulder, "help me in would you?"
"On it boss!" you bend down and get on your hands and knees.
Janus stares down at you, "not what I meant... but it works" he shrugs, steps on your back and climbs in the window.
"Oh my god" you hear him groan.
You lift yourself up to the windowsill, "whas wrong?"
He roams his flashlight around the kitchen he landed in, it's... messy to say the least.
"I am so glad I don't have any exposed skin" he says.
"I wonder if the rest of the house is like this" you wonder as you flop yourself in.
"I hope not, I have to plant those noise makers and I do not want to get down and dirty."
You shuck off your bag to get out said noise makers, "good luck!" you smile handing him the little machines.
"What will you be doing?"
"Oh just gonna move things here and there to where and why!"
"Have fun love" he says walking off to the next room.
You hear him sigh with relief, "oh thank fuck."
Looking around the kitchen you decide that there's not much you can do to mess it up then it already is but you can still do something.
Like knocking over the trashcan.
And balance most chairs on the table and one on the counter, one leg of it on top of dishes in the sink.
You open all the cupboards and drawers before moving on.
To the living room where Janus is getting off the floor from under an end table.
"Wow, this room is so much cleaner."
"I would wonder why but this is the guy who runs over a person and keeps going soooo it could be anything."
"Yeah, fuck that guy!"
"Have fun in here, I'm going upstairs."
"Alright!"
There's quite a bit of things in here, wherever will you start?
"The biggest thing!" you announce pulling the couch backwards up against the archway to the kitchen, jumping over the back of it, picking up and throwing the two pillows in random directions.
Next you pick up a floor lamp and set it laying on the couch pulling the throw blanket over it.
"Now it's nice and snug!"
Of course.
You go to the television to turn it towards the wall.
Next with the coffee table and end tables to have thier legs in the air and objects balancing on the legs.
You're having fun with this aren't you?
"Oh absolutely!"
Are you going to do this with every room?
"May as well commit to the bit!"
I don't know why I asked.
"You don't have to be here if you're not enjoying yourself."
I - I literally can't go anywhere else.
You gasp scandalized placing your hand on your chest, "does that mean you did come in to the bathroom with me? during my private time!?"
No, believe me I do not want to be there for that.
"So you can leave me then?"
Not necessarily leave so much as not follow, I can't go too far from you.
"Oooookay, if ya say so."
I do, now why don't we get on with this...
"Let's!"
Your messing up of the living room is complete, where to now?
"The bathroom."
How long is this mess up going to take?
You shrug, "as long as it takes man."
Sigh.
"You don't have to narrate everything I do if you're tired."
That is literally my job.
"Pfft, okay well I'm going to tell you what I'm gonna do in that bathroom so you don't have to be bothered."
That isn't necessa-
"I'm going to make a concoction of all of his liquids in the tub, clog the toilet, draw on the mirror with sharpie and put his toothbrush down my pants."
I- well that does save me my breath.
"You're welcome."
What plans do you have for the bedroom?
"I wanna set his bed on fire."
"Not before a little mind fuckery darling" Janus says as he heads down the stairs at the same time you head up them.
"Fffffiiiine" you whine.
Lights shine in the windows as both your phones vibrate in your pockets.
"Oh shit he's back" Janus hisses taking your hand, "he can't know we're here yet."
The closer you get to enacting your revenge the bouncier you get and the more impatient you become.
Don't worry Remus, you'll have your fun - the drive just bagan.
Don't look like that, don't you believe me?
Okay okay, stop with that face I get it - but I promise that you'll have your time.
Promise? does he really have power enough to keep things going? does he know what loops I die on and when??
"Alright!"
"Alright what?" Janus asks.
"Alright we have time to kill before getting to this shiz biz! and I have a question!"
"I probably have an answer" Janus smiles.
"Why and how was I bunking in your dorm? what the hell was I doing?"
"Oh... oh well, on the how would be that you very easily slink your way through situations and most people thought you actually lived there after a while."
"And the why?"
Janus sighs, "I suppose I can tell you, it is important to your life after all."
You lean over to get in his space, "is this not a happy story?"
"It... gets there" Janus begins, "the start of it is an unfortunate meeting but one I wouldn't ever change."
You gasp loud and dramatic, "is this how we met?!"
Janus chuckles, "yes, it is."
Your eyes widen and you shake him , "oooooooh tell me tell me tell me!"
"I will if you stop jostling me" he laughs.
You immediately stop your motions and stare at him, ready to intensely listen to the story.
"I've never seen him listen so fast before" Virgil comments.
"Shhhhhh! storytime!" you hush them still staring at Janus but plapping your hand against their face.
"Dude! I'm driving! get your grody hand off my eyes!"
You retract your hand and link your fingers together ready and waiting for Janus to begin.
Janus takes a deep breath in, "I was on my last year of getting my bachelor's degree when we met and unsurprisingly it was at a bar, I used to be heavily dependent on alcohol - and before you ask that is a story for another day."
You do want to ask but you keep to yourself this time, too interested in learning something new about yourself.
"We technically didn't meet in the bar, I was coming out of it and you were in the laneway next to it, in the dumpster."
You laugh at that, "what was I doing in there?"
"Looking for things... food, trinkets, scraps of metal - I at the time didn't pay it much thought being inebriated as I was and as happy as you seemed to be doing it."
"Typical Remus" Virgil snorts.
Janus smiles, "I stopped at the mouth of the laneway and just watched you rummage, I couldn't believe there were people out there that happily made themselves dirty with literal trash and it boggled me - I watched like it was a trainwreck unfolding in front of my eyes."
He laughs at the memory, "after a moment of not being able to tear my eyes off of this spectacle of garbage, you notice me staring at you and that's when my mind caught up to me, and what I said was: do you mind? that's disgusting."
A bubbling laughter erupts from you, "you bitch!"
"That is apt" he snickers, "but you - you didn't yell at me or be rude back or anything, in fact you just barked out a laugh and replied: don't knock it till ya try it!"
"I bet you took that well."
"Oh indeed, the sneer I gave you etched the full emotion of disgust I felt and that just made you laugh more! I was rightly embarrassed by your unabashed survival and rushed back to my dorm with not another look back."
"Untiiiiiil?"
"Until I saw you around a week later in a different dumpster in the day light, you recognized me right away but I didn't you until you spoke - you waved at me wildly and greeted me with a cheery: you gonna join me this time!? and I was mortified, you a dirty stranger talking to me near people I knew like we were friends - I didn't have words, I once again fled from you in embarrassment."
"Damn Janny, how did we even become friends at this point?"
"You, it was all you dearest gremlin" he smiles then continues the story.
"The next time I saw you, you weren't in the garbage, you were on a pay phone on campus talking with your mother - I'll admit I was curious so I slowed down and heard you reassuring her that you had everything you needed, and of course you're eating enough and thanking her for the money she insisted on sending you."
"I'm starting to get the feeling I may have been homeless" you stage whisper.
"That, would be very correct" Janus responds, "when I moved on from listening to you -you didn't even know I was there- I started thinking about you differently, but I had a drink to get to and sorrows to drown and our encounters left my brain with the whirlwind of school work and depression taking the forefront."
"Wouf."
"Agreed" he chuckles, "fast forward to winter - the downtown streets ladden in snow and slush, I warm in my designer coat and full of alcohol on my way to the Metro, I spot you yet again in a laneway but this time you're not moving."
"What the fuck even is your lives?" Virgil mumbles, "it's like a fucking fanfiction."
"You have no room to talk" Janus remarks.
Virgil doesn't have anything to say against that so Janus continues.
"Against all the better judgement I've acquired throughout my life I approach your unmoving body slumped against the wall between trash cans and other disgusting alley junk - the thoughts running through my head were less than virtuous, I didn't want to find a dead body and then have to go through all the painstakingly annoying processes that would follow, the thought of leaving if you were dead was the decision I came to."
"Oof, harsh" Virgil breaths in between their teeth.
"Yes yes I'm a horrible person, let's move on shall we?"
Virgil motions a 'go ahead' gesture.
"As we can all see, you were not dead! you were however beaten badly and in need of medical attention, so I sucked it up and called an ambulance and then... I searched you."
"Whaahahahaat?" you giggle.
"Yeah what?" Virgil asks.
"I needed to come up with an at least halfway believable lie!" Janus hisses.
"For what?" Virgil hisses back.
"I searched for any kind of identification and found a wallet - I learned your name, memorized all your information from your medicare card to your SIN card and birth certificate and any other tid bits that might help my case."
"Which was?" Virgil asks quite bewildered.
"For my own curiosity and peace of mind- can I continue?"
"By all means" Virgil waves.
"When the ambulance got there I told them that I was your long term boyfriend, I was out looking for you when you didn't show up at our date and found you here like this, I gave them all the information they needed as they hooked you up and they brought me with you to the hospital."
"Smart stuff!" you compliment, "but why? you had so much other stuff going on."
Janus stays quiet for a moment, "my own ego drove me, my selfishness I suppose - I wanted to I don't know... find some peace with myself in doing something that could potentially matter."
"Is that why you were going to be a lawyer?"
"Part of it yes - again though a tale for a different time we're almost at the end of this one."
"Okay okay okay! Virgil shut up!"
"I... I wasn't even going to say anything!" they defend.
"Shhhhh!"
They roll their eyes as Janus continues.
"We get to the hospital, they have me wait in the waiting room - police are called and they ask me questions, I tell them what I don't know cause I don't know anything and they leave cause you're the only one who does know what happened at this point - I'm eventually let in to your room and I'm at a loss of what to do."
"I'm in a hospital room with a stranger I've had two and a half interactions with and I'm pretending to be his boyfriend for my own selfish want of needing to do something, anything right by anyone, so I sit at your side and wait."
"It doesn't take long for you to stir, long enough for me to have fallen asleep though - and by my luck a nurse just so happened to be coming to check on you when you opened your eyes."
"I will remember the way you stared at me for the rest of my life, not only because you give me that same look every time..." he trails off and clears his throat, "anyway the first thing you see is me, someone you've spoken only a few words to and the first thing you say is: heeeey! I know you!"
"Hah ha! I'm messing up your lies!"
"You would have if I wasn't quick on my feet and if you weren't so willing to yes and everyone" he says, "I am however quick on my feet and say: I would hope so we've been dating for three years dearest."
"You are so ballsy" Virgil comments.
"Thank you" Janus preens.
"How'd I go along with it?" you ask.
"Well, you nodded in a way that freaked out the nurse after having head trauma and then said: I'm not complaining about that, you're ssssmokin, the nurse at this point said something along the lines of 'you must have more of a concussion than we thought' and leaves to find a doctor."
"I am a hoot!" you smile widely.
"That you are" he agrees before starting again, "it didn't take long for the doctor to arrive, I was shooed away for her to do her thing, the cops came and went and then you were free to go as there actually didn't seem to be anything wrong."
"Okay? soooo? did I just go with you then?"
"Kind of... I told them I'd keep an eye on you and then when we were out I... bid you farewell."
"You've got to be fucking kidding" Virgil groans.
"I did what I did for myself and my mind was sated, Remus however wasn't."
"Yeah I ain't gonna let that go so easy!" you concur, "what did I do?"
"You ran after me, didn't say anything for the longest time before asking if I was hungry -which I was because I just spent all night in the hospital with you and it's the early morning now- and I said as such: I'm tired and irritable and starving and would just love to go and take a shower."
"You had other plans though, you grabbed my hand and declared that we were going to breakfast! I begrudgingly trodded along cause I was getting a free meal from it."
"Did... did you actually get a free meal from it?" Virgil asks with wary amusement.
"Technically" Janus says, "but it's because neither of us had money on us so we ran when the coast was clear."
Both you and Virgil bust out laughing.
"Yes yes laugh at my plight."
"You have to admit that it's funny!" you howl.
"It is now" Janus agrees, "it wasn't when I was dead on my feet with exhaustion and a budding hangover."
"Okay okay" Virgil gets out, "finish your story we're almost there."
"After our dine and dash you followed me to my dorm-"
"You mean I walked you home!" you correct.
"I can't believe you're still using that excuse even when you don't have memory!"
"It's gotta be the truth then!"
"Anyways, you follow me until the door of my building and we part ways."
"Oh come on!" you shout throwing your arms up hitting the roof of the car.
"I'm kidding... kinda."
"Kinda?"
"You hung around the building after that for a few days, inside and out just wandering about talking to random people but you would always drop what you were doing if you noticed me to accompany me wherever I was going - even if I was a bitch to you some days."
"You wore him down Rem" Virgil snickers.
"In a sense I suppose, but it was more of an oversight on my part" Janus says, "I had my theories about your homelessness I just didn't want to... deal with it."
"Ouch man you are not beating the bitch allegations" Virgil says trying not to laugh.
"I'm not trying to" Janus deadpans, "continuing now - one day Remus, you asked me very bluntly if I was an alcoholic and I scathingly lashed out at you, but you are the most persistent person I've ever met and in your own odd way helpful and kind - after a particularly bad night for me I let you stay over and-"
"And we never separated!" you say cheerfully.
"Basically yes."
"Did you guys fuck that night or something?" Virgil jokes.
Janus chokes on seemingly nothing, "absolutely not! you - you of all people know me well enough!"
"Calm dooooown" Virgil laughs, "I was kidding!"
"Yes cause you're notorious for your jokes" Janus huffs - is he blushing?
"Nah but I'm not humourless."
"That's... true" Janus agrees.
"Sooooooo that was a lot of information dropped!" you cut in, "I have so many questions!"
"They've gotta wait" Virgil says, "we're here."
They park across the street from a normal looking house, the lights are off there's no car in the driveway and you notice when looking around that the neighbors on this road aren't super close by.
Lucky you.
"Oh sweet" you clap your hands together, "who's doing what?"
"Well" Janus thinks, "considering Virgil is the only one who is allowed to drive this car, they can be the lookout and getaway driver."
"That's a little underwhelming but it does suit me" they say, "yeah okay I'm good with that."
"Since it looks like no one is home, I can slink in and place the Annoya-nators, unless you want to do something in there as well before he gets back?" he looks to you.
"Ooooooh I wonder what I can doooo" you think out loud with excitement.
Janus smirks at you, "Remus darling this is your night, you get to do whatever you want."
This is a special poll, all the options will be done in the order of popularity* - if an option has no votes it won't be done, if you want to communicate with the others so we have more activities, that is encouraged.
What are we doing?
>Activate the Annoya-nators.
>Smash all the windows in the house.
>Move items in the house.
>Fuck up his car.
>Steal things (random items, food...)
>Hotwire his car, torment him with it.
>Remus uses Morning Star!
>Cut off the power.
>Trash the house.
>Fire!
Voting ended onOct 15, 2025
*Added afterthought, in order if popularity if it makes sense with the rest of it - I will cast judgement on what will flow best.
You stare at all your choices, "there's so many good ones! how will I ever choose!"
Janus pats your head, "while you decide I'll go look for flashlights."
Choices choices.
"This teeth one fucks hard buuuuut the tongues are really speaking to me."
Was that a joke?
Yikes.
"I see I can count on you to be humorless."
Excuse you, I have a great sense of humor.
"I'll believe it when it happens."
Sticking the tongues mask in your bag and zipping it has now made your preparations complete.
I guess it's time to get your revenge on...
A completely random person we know nothing about.
Good luck.
"That... is a good point - Hey Jaaaaaan?" you call out as you get up to leave your room.
"Yes darling?"
You meet him at the entry of the apartment where he's lacing up his boots.
"Who are we going after?"
He stills then looks up at you, "I didn't tell you?"
You shake your head.
"Alright well, the nice lady that was with Roman saw the car and very helpfully told us the license plate number."
You blink blankly at him.
"We have a very skilled friend who can look into that stuff, in other words: we have a name and address."
"Oh hohohooo yessss, we sure do have some kickass friends!"
"That we do" Janus says standing up, "now let's go avenge Roman."
"Aaaaaveeeeengeeee!" you yell throwing your arms up.
Getting back to the car takes almost no time at all, your energy spikes with every moment that passes and you bound down the steps with vigor.
"Finally" Virgil says kicking themself off the car where they were leaning, "we have about a half hour to drive and we don't even know if this guy is home."
"So we get going and stake out the place if need be" Janus says.
"What are we waiting for!" you say throwing open the door for the back seat, tossing your bag in the booster chair then flinging yourself in.
Janus shuts your door before getting into shotgun.
Almost to the main event! Make conversation on the way over?
"Yeah say that to me when you don't die!" Virgil responds, "hurry up it's about to be prime tormenting time."
"You sound almost excited for this" Janus says with a touch of amusement.
"Well it doesn't matter anyway right? mind as well have fun."
That sentence is quite contradictory to their character, don't you think so?
You shrug.
Very helpful.
"That's optimistic of you" Janus says.
"Yeah well, sometimes you gotta?"
Janus chuckles, "you sound very sure there, but don't you worry we'll be down soon with our not fun items."
"Ha ha" they say before hanging up.
"They're right though we should have that stuff."
"Okay okay-" you look down at your clothes "-I guess I should wear something darker and tighter."
"I would say, a frumpy green shirt and loose shoes are not good for illegal activities."
"Says the guy in snazzy clothes with pops of yellow!"
"I didn't say I wasn't going to change too" he smiles and walks to his room.
You dig through the pile of clothes spilling from the wardrobe and come up with the darkest tightest things you can find - which was surprisingly easy to find.
Shucking off your clothes and getting dressed you also look for a pair of laced boots.
Janus comes back dressed similarly but more classy.
"Do we even have masks and gloves?" you ask.
"Of course we do" he answers handing you a pair of leather gloves, "as for masks you should have a plethora in that trunk under your workbench."
Your head snaps to the workbench, your sight zeros in on the trunk.
"I did not notice that before" you say walking up to it, dragging it out and getting down to open it.
Sure enough there are quite a few masks in there.
"Where did I get all these?"
Janus peers over you, "it's a mix of making, buying and gifts."
"Some of these should be hung up" you note as you shuffle through them.
"You're planning on it eventually."
"Cool! ooooh look at this one!" you hold up one that is very detailed to look like a spider face.
"You made that one and it would be perfect for Virgil."
You put that one in your bag, "then they can use it!" you look up at him, "do you have a favorite you wanna use?"
"Hmm" he thinks on it, "there's one in there that has a split face."
You dig through the trunk and come up with one that has a split almost down the middle, the whole thing is black but one side has golden scales - you place it in your bag.
I just realized I haven’t posted this rough layout of their apartment! I do eventually want to make it in the sims but I sketched this out a few months ago!
Janus steps out of your way as you fling yourself to your room.
He follows you the few steps it takes to get there and leans on your doorframe, "do you have any idea of what you want to do?"
"Ehhhh, a little" you respond whipping your head around looking for anything that might be fun.
"I know one thing that may be useful" he says walking away.
You grab a dingy backpack from the corner before rushing around to search.
You throw in a box cutter left on the floor then go to your bed to search in the drawers there - most things look like junk or art supplies.
You rummage through and come up with a fairly thick rope.
"Here" Janus says from the door, "put this in your bag."
He hands you a box, the box has some kind of devices in it.
"What is this?"
"Your Annoya-nator, I confiscated that from you years ago cause you're a little nightmare" he smiles at you fondly.
"Aw, you looooooove me" you coo with your fingers poking at your cheeks.
"It's a side effect of being bonded dearest."
Putting the Annoya-nator in the bag you ask, "what does it do?"
"They're tiny speakers that are easily hidden, you pair them with a phone and let loose any noise you want."
You stare in your bag at the device in awe, "that's awesome."
"I thought you'd like that" he waves his hand about, "okay continue with this I'll go pack a picnic."
"A picnic?"
"We need energy and hydration darling, we can't wreak havoc on an empty stomach."
"Ohh smart!"
"I know" he smiles and walks away.
You don't have much in that bag Remus, how are you planning on tormenting this person with noise, rope and a box cutter?
"I'll think of something!"
I'm sure.
"You seem like you're enjoying this."
How so?
"You haven't bitched at me in a while."
Har har, I just think this might be interesting is all.
You turn in place and scan your room for more things, "yeah okay Mr. I'm Here To Guide You In The Right Direction, you definitely have no qualms about illegal activities."
How do you know that this isn't the right path? I haven't tried to stop you, that should be your first clue.
Do I think that was a sketchy answer? yes, am I going to redirect my actions? nope!
You stop moving.
"Shut up, whatever you have to say right now doesn't matter!"
Excuse me?
You rush over to your bookshelf and gawk at the item taking up a whole shelf.
"Whatever you have to say is not nearly as important as this."
Your eyes shine as you reach out to the weapon.
"Please be real" you whisper.
Wrapping your hand around the shaft-
"Pffft"
-Of the morning star you notice the cool feeling of metal, when you lift it there's definitely a heft to it.
"Oh ho ho ho hooooooo! this fucks!"
"I see you've found your baby" Janus says.
You turn to him with pure joy etched on your face, "I have to bring this!"
"It's your night, go nuts" he smirks.
An eerie sound comes from Janus, he takes his phone from his pocket and answers it on speaker, "impatient are we?"
"What the fuck are you guys doing up there?" Virgil asks.
"Supplies, can't be too careful."
"...Fine, what do you have?"
"Nourishment and a kitchen knife" Janus answers.
"Noise maker, rope, box cutter and this, ohhhhohh this sexy morning star" you practically moan that last part.
"Okay calm down" Virgil deadpans, "is that all you've got?"
After no one answering they sigh, "gloves? masks? flashlights? things for anonymity and safety?"
"Yes" Janus says, "don't worry I just need to clear something up with them."
"Ooookay but if one of you is dead when I get back there's gonna be some explaining to dooo."
Virgil snorts out smoke with a small laugh, "we haven't killed each other yet, don't worry."
"Aaaalrighty!" you go to leave them to that but remember you don't know what your medication is, so you turn fully around on your heel to face Janus, "what am I even looking for?"
"Your medication should be in the bathroom medicine cabinet on your shelf, you'll know which one."
"How would I know this?"
Janus answers with amusement, "it'll have your name on it love."
"Oh yeah right right right! I'll be back!"
"Don't bother, I'll be up soon" Janus says, "we need to prepare for the torment."
"Good thinking!" you finger gun as you walk backwards to the buildings entrance.
You turn towards the door, head inside, bound up the stairwell and get to your front door with no incident.
"Heh, it's a good thing we didn't lock it cause I have no keeey" you chuckle opening the door.
Heading to the bathroom you open the mirror cabinet and stare into it.
The top shelf is immaculate, everything neatly in a specific order you can't decipher with personal items, the second shelf is also neat but not as much, it has more general items on it and the bottom one is...
Well it's yours.
You scan that bottom shelf - toothbrush and paste, little mustache clippers, assorted loose pills, random items that perhaps are out of place here and a bottle of prescription medication.
You pick up that bottle, twist it around to check it out, "okay uh huuuh Cariprazine whatever that is, take one a daaay sure sure aaand yep there's my name!"
As you take the medicine you hear the door open and close.
Janus comes into view a few seconds later.
"Are we ready to get stuff done?" he asks.
"Fuck yes!" you exclaim.
"Let us prepare a bag then shall we?"
Prepare a bag!
What do you think we should pack up for our revenge?
You sit there thinking of the best way you can to break this tension.
In an oddly calm, informative tone you finally speak.
"Hydrologic pressure makes both boners and spider legs work the way they do, so if you think about it spiders are just walking on eight boners."
The silence shatters with Virgils laughter.
Janus whips his head back around to stare at the emo.
Your smile is wide and proud.
Remus, how do you know this?
You shrug.
"Oh my god" Virgil is able to get out between thier slowing laughs, "you - you don't know it but you've used this exact topic the first time you met me."
"Oh shiiiit really? hah! that's great!"
"Yeah" you can hear the smile in their tone as they speak, "we were with Roman and he left the room for a minute, I'm an awkward person and just kinda... sat there until you said that and it melted away any insecurities I had about meeting someone new."
"I'm glad to be the ice breaking king!"
"I was thinking: well, this guy is weird as fuck there's no way I can embarrass myself in front of him."
"I'm taking that as a compliment!"
"It totally is..." their voice gets soft, "I'm glad we didn't loose you along with your memories."
"Look at dis one ovah here" you say in a bad Jersey accent directed at Janus and thumbing towards Virgil, "says they got a reputation to uphold, yet they continue to be sweet."
Janus snickers, "they're all bark and no bite."
Virgil glares at Janus, "I'll bite y- no no that, doesn't... shut up."
"Hah! you're just a cute little kitten!" you say poking their cheek.
They smack your hand away, "yep same ol' Remus."
"Am I?"
"Are you what dearest?" Janus asks, a tinge of confusion in his voice.
"The same, as before this memory thing happened."
"Hm... I suppose not completely."
"He seems pretty normal to me - as normal as Remus can be" Virgil says.
"At the beginning of the day" Janus begins, "he was very tame, quiet even - even now have you not noticed that he's more subdued than usual?"
"That's hardly fair" Virgil responds, "one of the most important people to him is hooked up to machinery in the hospital just waiting to see if he can actually live."
"I - you've got me there."
Virgil doesn't know about the loops, they're probably the most worried out of all of us.
You share a... look with Janus.
A very suspicious look may I add - one Virgil also seemed to notice.
"What? what was that look for?"
"I'll tell you later" Janus tells them.
"Which means I'll never fucking know" Virgil growls.
So much for lighting the mood.
You pat Virgils bushy curly hair, "don't worry, he'll tell you!"
Virgils posture softens, "thanks man."
"Oh so you believe him but not me?"
And right back to the jaw clenching and glare.
"Come back to that when you give me a reason to believe you."
"You need to make up your" - Janus stops himself to take a deep breath - "nevermind."
He turns away again, you notice Virgil about to snap something back.
"SPEAking of Roman!" you interject perhaps a little too loudly, "other than acting what's he good at?"
Virgil takes to this direction of conversation a lot more lightly, "tons of artistic stuff, like I said he bogged himself down with anything he can keep his mind focused on - he's good with so many mediums it's a little concerning, but in the last few years he's picked up tattooing."
"Sweet!" you exclaim.
"Yeah, uh... wow it's weird talking to you about you but the two of you wanted to open a shop."
"What... what do I do?"
Yeesh I need to ask more stuff about myself, I mostly know things that... that are also linked to Roman.
I've got a few clues but, who... who am I really?
Janus jumps back in to the conversation to answer you, "you do piercings and make jewelry for said piercings."
"People let me stab them? for money?"
"Everyone is surprised about that too" Janus laughs.
"Where do I work?"
"At a shop downtown, they're sad to see you go-" a fleer crosses his face as he continues, "-that's a them problem though."
The car stops.
"We're here" Virgil announces.
You look out the window and there's your building - so we are here.
"That wasn't very long" you note getting out of the car.
"It's only about fifteen minutes to the hospital" Virgil says leaning up against the car.
"You not coming?"
"Nah" they say taking a metal container from their pocket, "I'm gonna have a smoke while I wait."
"Remus darling" Janus says, "you go on ahead I need to speak with Virgil a second."
You see Virgils eyes roll as they light their cigarette.
You lean forward to rest your chin on the back of Virgil's seat, "what's your deal Virgey?"
They flinch at the closeness of your voice in their ear, "dude, bubble."
"Pop!" you respond.
"No, back up man" they say with amusement.
"Ohh" you say backing up only very slightly, "so? what's up with your whole deal?"
"What, what do you mean?"
"Who are you in the friend group? how do I know you?" you windmill your hand, "yadda yadda tell me all your secrets."
Janus snrks but keeps to himself.
"Yeeeeah I'm going to skip over that secrets thing" Virgil starts, "but I suppose I can divulge a little bit about myself."
"Tell me everything" you whisper.
"I'll tell you some things" Virgil whispers back.
"I'll take it!"
"You're gonna have to. Hm... where to start..." Virgil thinks.
"Oh! okay, I know you through Roman and I know Roman cause we roomed together in college."
"Roman went to collage?" you blurt making the other two laugh at the surprised tone.
"It’s hard to imagine isn't it?" Janus smirks.
"What was it for?" you ask.
"It was a college oriented for the arts" Virgil answers and continues with more detail, "I was there for animation and writing with music on the side - Roman went for... mostly acting but he really overdid himself trying to get in as much as he can, he barely slept - always overworking himself, sometimes I thought he was trying to distract himself from the world..." Virgils voice trails off.
Dots are comin together, I don't know which dots but they are.
"Did I go to college?"
Janus answers, "only in a technicality."
"Huh?"
"You crashed in my dorm until I... dropped out."
You serge forwads to shake Janus' shoulder, "you're so smart how did you drop out!?"
Janus laughs, "I had personal shit going on if you must know."
"Very descriptive, thank you."
"No problem dear."
"What did you go for?"
He takes a second to reply, "I was aiming to be a lawyer."
"So many things make sense now" Virgil mumbles.
Totally different school than Roman and Virgil...
"How come you never told me about that?" Virgil asks.
Janus doesn't answer for a moment, "it never came up."
Virgils grip on the steering wheel gets tight, "that's bullshit but whatever."
"Pfft, even with no memory you're a goof" Virgil snorts starting to drive.
You keep your attention on the outside for a bit just watching the buildings go by and thinking of your revenge plan.
You move your sight away from the window and break the comfortable silence.
"Why is there a car seat back here for a baby?"
"It's a booster seat" Virgil starts, "it's not for a baby, and he's almost grown out of it."
"Yeah that doesn't answer my question."
"Right, yeah so I have a kid - for some reason my cousin and his partner decided that if anything happend to them I'm the suitable person for the job."
"You clearly are" Janus says, "you sacrifice everything cause you're so para-"
"Don't start this conversation again Janus" Virgil growls.
"I'm just saying-"
"I know what you're saying, we've been over this and I don't wanna hear it."
"Wouf, touchy subject" you stage whisper.
"I just think that you don't-" Janus tries to start his argument again.
"Don't fucking say it" Virgil warns.
"-Have to worry so much."
"I'm done talking to you."
"Fine I'll talk-"
"No that's worse, Remus you talk."
There's a beat of silence before they mutter incredulously, "oh fuck what am I saying?"
Remus talk!
>What's the kid like?
>How are we going to track down this hit and runner?
>What the Hell was *that?*
>I wanna know about you Virgey (and by extension Roman being your roomie).
"Oh you know" you windmill your hand about, "just some psychological torture, I wanna fuck with thier mind."
Virgil lets out a sigh of relief, "I thought we were about to kill a guy."
Janus looks over to them, "you would have went along with that?"
"Oh hell no, but..." they shift a little, "I wouldn't rat you out."
"How very sweet of you."
Virgil glares, "was that sarcastic?"
Janus backtracks with a lighter tone, "oh no that was... genuine..."
"A-ah" Virgil says awkwardly, "um thanks?"
You shift your eyes from one to the other and then wave your finger between them, "is there somethin goin on here? I can, I can come back if you want me to."
Janus' attention snaps back to you, "no! no it's quite alright dear."
"I don't believe you, but okay!"
Well, this is... actually pretty funny.
"Oh yeah you would find awkward situations funny."
"Who is he talking to?" Virgil asks.
"Just the voice in his head" Janus replies.
"Has he taken his medicine?"
"I..." Janus stops to think about that, "Remus have you taken your medicine?"
You slowly blink at him, "what medicine?"
"Well, that answers that" Janus murmurs, "okay, we're going home."
"But! my revenge!" you whine like that's a totally normal thing to whine about.
"Medicine then revenge darling" Janus instructs, "you can't fuck with someone's mind when yours isn't balanced itself."
"You're so smart" you say with not an ounce of sarcasm.
Virgil snorts at that but doesn't say anything against it.
"I know, now let's go" Janus takes the lead.
You and Virgil follow after him - he sure does know how to take charge.
"You're telling me."
"What?" Virgil asks.
"Talkin to the voice" you tap your head, "he doesn't know how to shut up."
You're one to talk.
"Right... listen Remus" Virgil starts and hesitates, "I don't know how to take all of this cause it really does feel like you're fucking with me but... in case you aren't, I'm here for you - every one will help you."
Your eyes shine with wetness as you stare down at the emo, "Janny is right, you are sweet!"
They shove you playfully, "shut up man - I've got a reputation to uphold."
You laugh and they smile, Janus slows his walk to be closer.
"Having fun over here without me?"
"What, like it's hard?" Virgil snarks.
Janus gasps, "how very dare you, I am a delight and you know it."
Virgil rolls their eyes with a smirk, "keep telling yourself that."
"I will, Remus pet, back me up."
"Can confirm! Jan Jan is the cats knees!"
"Okay one: not how that saying goes" Virgil begins, "and two: I'm not going to take the word of someone who answers to 'pet' seriously."
"Aaaaaand why not?"
"Because I can't trust that to not be bias dude."
"Ya got me there."
Janus stops in front of a red car, "Virgil you have the keys."
"Oh right" they say searching their pockets.
When did we get outside?
Virgil unlocks the car and waits for you guys to get in.
"Can't I drive?" Janus asks.
"No way man, Roman trusted me with it and I'm not going to let his 'nemesis' drive his car."
Janus laughs, "nemesis? is that how he refers to me?"
"Only sometimes... I wasn't... supposed to let you know that."
"I won't say anything" Janus smiles slyly.
"Thanks" Virgil replies getting into the driver's seat.
Janus takes shotgun and you shimmy your way in to the back seat where you're sharing the space with a childs car seat.
Make conversation on the way home.
>Why is there child seat back here?
>Sooo, any ideas on how to find this hit and runner?
>If you have thoughts or theories, if you have found something within the texts or simply laying about.
>Do with that in the most enjoyable way for you, but be warned: if you choose to keep to yourself, you may not have as much power as has been foretold.
