6 Works by ToTheBeyond
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"Maybe," Orpheus tries, "we shouldn't drink it."
Eurydice stares at the bottle; it is deceptively small, but filled to the brim with a silvery liquid that seems to glow from within. Behind it, Persephone raises her eyebrows, her smile wide and a little devilish.
"Or," Eurydice counters, "we could drink it dry. Both of us. The whole thing."
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Persephone brings a gift. It makes them see the world a little differently. -
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Eurydice's world is a wash of blue, yellow and green.
"It should be of great comfort to you," one of her carers had told her once. "You'll never have any doubt."
But Eurydice knew better.
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Half the world is color-blind, searching for the soul who will open their eyes. The other half is forced to wait, never knowing for certain if they've been found; their eyes are already opened. -
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She wonders sometimes whether it means something. She isn't normally one to waste time on superstitions; she is too consumed by the stark reality of the world to dwell on the abstract.
Still -- he is a poor boy who seems to radiate warmth from within. She is a young girl who feels frozen to the touch, even in summertime.
What does that say about him? About her? -
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As games went, it wasn't very fun. But it was informative.
It taught her that everyone -- everyone would hurt her.
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Orpheus is always gentle. Eurydice plays an old game from her past. -
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"I know what you're doing out here," he says, still a little breathless.
She raises an eyebrow at him. "Gardening?"
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After Hadestown, Orpheus and Eurydice weather their first four seasons together. -
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Orpheus, the undersigned, shall not turn to look behind;
Shall not speak, nor touch, nor breathe
A word to his EurydiceIn rail terminology, a railway turntable is a device for turning railway locomotives, so that they can be moved back in the direction from which they came
Hermes isn't the stationmaster for nothing.