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You don't have to.

No! I have to! I have to remember! I need... I need to tell her something! I need to give her something! I can't leave, I have to... I have to FIND her, please!

Hey. I get it... honest.

But you can't force that stuff. We forget for a reason... and when we finally remember, it's for a reason too.

NO! I WANT TO REMEMBER! I CAN'T FORGET HER! I WON'T FORGET HER!

[The temperature drops out completely, pink flames sprouting up as Lewis starts to unravel. He died terribly after all, and all he can remember was... how angry he was]

DON'T MAKE ME FORGET HER! YOU WON'T MAKE ME FOREGET!

Edited 2014-10-30 23:25 (UTC)

[The cold doesn't seem to bother her. Nor the flames]

I'm not making you forget anything. Not my job anymore.

But it all has a reason. You can fight it, but... you should probably save your strength for when you need it.

[He doesn't understand that]

NO IT DOESN'T! There's... there's NO REASON! YOU'RE WRONG!

[He isn't so far gone that he'd consider hurting someone who isn't Arthur. She isn't who he wants to hurt. But the perceived threat against Vivi's memory has him lost in memories.]

I'm sorry.

{ She isn't sure what else she can say. It's best to never anger spirits around this time of the year but it seems too cruel to ignore this one's presence at the same time.

More so with how he seems distressed, for the lack of a better word, over his conundrum. Tapping her fingers against the surface of her counter, she wonders if… Well. In the spirit of All Hallow's, she thinks just for one time only-- }

How badly do you wish to remember?

I want to remember! I need to... I need to remember her. I need to remember everything about her, I can't forget...

I'm not wrong.

[Of course, he just gets angrier. He isn't exactly reasonable, and his grip on reality snaps.

He throws a punch, freezing ghost fire wrapping around his fist]

[She sighs crosses her arms and shifts her weight onto her leg slightly. There's a magicky shimmer and violence it seems isn't going to be an option against her]

You really should save your strength.

HOW DARE YOU COME HERE AND MOCK ME! HOW DARE YOU! GET OUT! GET OUT OF MY FACE!

There will be a price you must pay in return of it, you know. Such a request is never a simple one to grant. { Because nothing is ever free, nothing can be taken without something being given.

Already she thinks she knows a spell that could help this spirit in his quest but she doesn't announce that yet. Not until she hears his answer, his desire to remember this girl again. }

What is it? I don't have anything...

[What on earth could he even pay with?]

The truth. { It sounds easy enough, with how she says that.

Except it can't be that simple. Of course it isn't. She drums her nails against the brocade, working out the price and the payment in her head. } For one night, you can remember her and everything else.

You can even keep your memories beyond that -- If you can find her, let her know who you are, and she truly understands. { What is the point of memories if no one else is there to remember them? }

The truth? The truth about WHAT? What do you want, I'll tell you anything you want to know.

If I can find her, I'll tell her everything, everything I can remember, anything I can manage. She needs to know, I can't leave if she doesn't know.

{ That is the question, isn't it? What truth should she ask from him? He's proven his desire to find the girl and have her remember him again.

She frowns a bit and decides the most simple choice. Since that was often the hardest one for others. } Do you know what happened to you?

I... I was pushed.

{ A tilt of her head, something more sharp and calculating upon hearing those words. Oh dear, oh dear. }

Do you know what did it?

... Who did it. I thought he was my best friend... He shoved me off a cliff.

{ He seems so sure of it. While she has her doubts, the magic involved in this alone is making her question this narrative, there wasn't much time for either of them.

The spell is most potent on this night and he wants his sweetheart to remember him, he'll need all the power he can get.

The Witch summons her staff and grabs it when it appears. Wastes no time as she taps the ground, sparks of fire coming out as she prepared her magic for this feat of hers. }

I'll grant you the spell then since you satisfied one part of your bargain. But be warned -- If your friend killed you, no doubt he's still around her then. She could be at risk still from him.