[ Midnight stares at that young man's silhouette, then at the young man with him. He is far from inobservant enough to miss that they're one in the same, coloring aside.
He turns to stare at the young man for a moment, then turns away and walks along the riverside, ignoring the package in the water. He'd like to see if he has any power to leave his past alone.
It's unsuccessful, of course. He simply encounters the same package, the same young man, but approaches them from the opposing direction. He sighs. No escaping this, then.
He closes his eyes, then opens them, looking at the real version of the young stranger with him. Paying as little attention as possible to whatever narrative this place has to tell. ]
sorry about the wait, i've been sick for the past week!
He turns to stare at the young man for a moment, then turns away and walks along the riverside, ignoring the package in the water. He'd like to see if he has any power to leave his past alone.
It's unsuccessful, of course. He simply encounters the same package, the same young man, but approaches them from the opposing direction. He sighs. No escaping this, then.
He closes his eyes, then opens them, looking at the real version of the young stranger with him. Paying as little attention as possible to whatever narrative this place has to tell. ]