XXIV. Seventh Interlude, Tell me Stories
Tell me stories, Twinkle Toes, I love stories.
Slowly, shush, shush, just whisper in my ear.
Tell me, why are the days so long and the nights so short?
You are monk! How is it that you don't always tell the truth?
Tell me, tell me! You can whisper your secrets, I won't tell a soul.
How is it that you stop time when you kiss me?
You're over a hundred years old! But can you tell me, what does time taste like?
What did you do with your fears today?
Do you still keep that box with dreams you told me about? The one that you buried in the temple when you were a child?
What happened today T.T., that made you laugh?
Is the sky laying down again? How does it feel, to fly? Teo flies and Haru is earthbound. Do you think that's the way it works? A grounded flyer?
Am I ever going to find you on air? When you fly, I can't see you.
I'll tell you stories Sifu T. I like telling you stories.
Come closer, so I can murmur in your ear.
The nights are short because then is when we steal time from the rest of the world.
I always tell the truth. You are my pretty dainty lady and I'll save the world for you. Don't slap me, I'm telling the truth!
Every secret that I tell you, is a bit of me that I give you. Don't whisper my secrets, if you do, you give away pieces of me.
Time stops for me to kiss you, not the other way around.
Time? Time tastes like loss.
My fears are tied in a bundle. I put them under your bed. So when you are looking for hearts to break, you can look under there and find my biggest fear bundled in your hands.
I never recovered the box with my dreams. But everyday, I'm making new dreams.
I laughed with you today. Sometimes, I even laugh at you.
The sky always lays down when I fly. It's the nature of flying. But each flyer needs a reason to come back to ground.
You may not be able to find me on air, but I'll always find you on earth. Because when I fly, I can see you.