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| 09. a city of delight: 181 | [[Valentine releases his pinwheel and envisions himself and his sister in his brother's care.]] http://invisiblecities.comicgenesis.com/181.html |
| 09. a city of delight: 182 | Valentine: Sorry. I got too emotional. I'm worn out now. / Valentine: What now? / The boy: We have found a city. Let's explore it. http://invisiblecities.comicgenesis.com/182.html |
| 09. a city of delight: 183 | Valentine: Y'know, kid, some people say the city of delight / Valentine: is just like any other city; and only its gates are special / Valentine: gates through which your sorrow and regret cannot pass / Valentine: What d'you think, kid? / A voice: Valentine? Valentine! http://invisiblecities.comicgenesis.com/183.html |
| 09. a city of delight: 184 | Valentine: Vin? / Vin (the voice): What're you doing here? / Valentine: Well, there was this gate, and I went through... / Vin: Ah. Running away again I see! / Vin: Dooon't deny it. Denial's not allowed here, and neither are grumpy faces, so smile! Or I'll kill you / Vin: And who is this? http://invisiblecities.comicgenesis.com/184.html |
| 09. a city of delight: 185 | Valentine: He's lost. I said he could come with me, / Valentine: and visit cities. / Vin: There was this quote you liked when we were kids / Vin: "Life is like walking down a long road, carrying a heavy weight, http://invisiblecities.comicgenesis.com/185.html |
| 09. a city of delight: 186 | Vin: "so let go of all burdens / Vin: "and you will be able to fly." / Valentine: Ohhh, that was ages ago. Ah, youth! Makes you crazy! / Vin: Well, I'm off. See you, Valentine. You too, Lost. http://invisiblecities.comicgenesis.com/186.html |
| 09. a city of delight: 187 | Valentine: Hey, are you leaving already?? / Vin: I've seen enough, and I miss flying. / Vin: Anyway, if I stay here too long, I'll get old and weak just like you! / The boy: What do you mean? And that's not my name! / Valentine: Lost! Look! Ice-cream! / Valentine: Come pick a flavor! / The boy:... http://invisiblecities.comicgenesis.com/187.html |
| 09. a city of delight: 188 | [[The boy and Valentine feast on ice cream, cotton candy, and other treats]] http://invisiblecities.comicgenesis.com/188.html |
| 09. a city of delight: 189 | [[A pony chases Valentine until the boy pacifies it with the offer of an apple; the boy and Valentine settle at the seashore]] / Valentine: Ok, let's take a break. / Valentine: Hey, how do you find this relaxing? I always hated those noisy waves, / Valentine: but you'd just call it "music" and fall... http://invisiblecities.comicgenesis.com/189.html |
| 09. a city of delight: 190 | Valentine: So how does it sound to you? Do you like the sound of the sea? / [[The boy smiles and gives a thumbs-up]] / Valentine: Ha, that's great. / Valentine: As long as you're happy now, it's fine if you don't remember. / [[The boy writes in the sand, DO YOU REGRET THAT I DON'T REMEMBER]] http://invisiblecities.comicgenesis.com/190.html |
| 09. a city of delight: 191 | Valentine: I regret that Eira died. He shouldn't have. / Valentine: But I don't regret that you're here instead. / Valentine: It's like I got two friends instead of just one. / [[An exclamation, off-screen]] / Valentine: Duck? http://invisiblecities.comicgenesis.com/191.html |
| 09. a city of delight: 192 | [[The Duck expresses its love from its place among a pile of stuffed animals in a stall]] / The stall-owner: Wanna play, kids? The duck is first prize. You need to shoot all the goldfish to win 'im. / Valentine: That is /my/ duck! I demand him back! / [[The woman shoves a gun at Valentine, and blows... http://invisiblecities.comicgenesis.com/192.html |
| 09. a city of desire: 193 | Valentine: I'm going to look for the gents'. You know what to do! / The stall-owner: Sorry laddie. Just wanting something isn't enough, / The stall-owner: you've got to earn it, and prove you deserve it / [[The boy aims at the transparent goldfish that float through the air of the stall]] / The stall-owner:... http://invisiblecities.comicgenesis.com/193.html |
| 09. a city of delight: 194 | [[The transparent goldfish have all turned gold and pink and red]] / The stall-owner: Ah, well. There's no rule about shooting colours instead of bullets. / The stall-owner: You've won a duck-- / [[The Duck's spot on the stall shelf is empty. Valentine stands outside with the Duck in motorcycle form,... http://invisiblecities.comicgenesis.com/194.html |
| 09. a city of delight: 195 | The stall-owner: You shoot all the goldfish, you get a prize. / The stall-owner: Since you can't have a duck, / The stall-owner: take this: / [[The stall-owner hands the boy a small egg covered in colorful scales]] / The stall-owner: Who knows. You might get a duck, you might get a dragon, / The... http://invisiblecities.comicgenesis.com/195.html |
| 09. a city of delight: 196 | Valentine: Take good care of that! Maybe it will be friends with the Duck. / Valentine: In fact, why don't you take care of the Duck's keys too / Valentine: and I will take care of the beer? / The boy: In fact Valentine takes /such/ good care of the beer, / The boy: that it takes a long, loud drumroll... http://invisiblecities.comicgenesis.com/196.html |
| 09. a city of delight: 197 | The band, via banners and slips of paper: Good evening! We're happy to see you all here, / The band: colleagues, / The band: lovers, / The band: friends, / The band: all are welcome! http://invisiblecities.comicgenesis.com/197.html |
| 09. a city of delight: 198 | The band, normally: Although this may only be a dream, / The band: it is a very /nice/ dream, so let's enjoy it / The band: before we have to go away again / The band: After all, happiness is happiness
/ The band: Even if we wake up in different places, we'll both be smiling http://invisiblecities.comicgenesis.com/198.html |
| 09. a city of delight: 199 | The band: Ah, people like to worry about things
/ The band: "Was it real? Was it just a dream?" / The band: Well, we're going to play a song / The band: and even if this concert is just a dream http://invisiblecities.comicgenesis.com/199.html |
| 09. a city of delight: 200 | The band, or Valentine; ambiguous: I'm glad to have shared this dream with you http://invisiblecities.comicgenesis.com/200.html |
| 10. a city of despair: 201 | The first thing that comes into my mind after waking up from the city of delight is: ah, what a shame it was only a dream. http://invisiblecities.comicgenesis.com/201.html |
| 10. a city of despair: 202 | The second: how long have I been dreaming, when did I fall asleep? / Do we wake up only to begin a new dream? http://invisiblecities.comicgenesis.com/202.html |
| 10. a city of despair: 203 | Thirdly: where am I now, and what should I do? / And finally: I am going to have /great difficulty/ communicating all these questions to Valentine. http://invisiblecities.comicgenesis.com/203.html |
| 10. a city of despair: 204 | Time passes, / but eventually / nothing changes. / What now? http://invisiblecities.comicgenesis.com/204.html |
| 10. a city of despair: 205 | Where to? / No answers immediately present themselves, / I can only assume they are waiting patiently to be found. http://invisiblecities.comicgenesis.com/205.html |
| 10. a city of despair: 206 | Perhaps in order to find the answers / we must first think of a question, and ask / boldly, nervously: excuse me! Have you seen a Valentine? http://invisiblecities.comicgenesis.com/206.html |
| 10. a city of despair: 207 | 'What?' Ganymar says. / I repeat my question, this time a little slower. / 'I don't understand,' Ganymar says. 'Did he not run away and leave you here?' / I am not sure if that is impossible, I reply, but even if that's what happened, I am looking for him. So: have you seen him? / 'Not I,' Ganymar... http://invisiblecities.comicgenesis.com/207.html |
| 10. a city of despair: 208 | So I leave the Duck in what I hope is good company, and follow Ganymar deeper into the strange ship. / Begging your pardon, I ask Ganymar, but what kind of transportation do you call this? / 'Well, you see, my lord is a constant inventor,' Ganymar says, 'but he is not very creative on naming his creations...' / Ah,... http://invisiblecities.comicgenesis.com/208.html |
| 10. a city of despair: 209 | 'It simply means my lord is occupied with something, and does not wish to be disturbed.' / So he does not wish to see me any more? I ask. But I still have something to ask of him... / 'I don't know, really,' Ganymar says. 'Juno, the guest we have waited for is here; will our master entertain him?' / 'He's... http://invisiblecities.comicgenesis.com/209.html |
| 10. a city of depair: 210 | Please, I tell her, it is a matter of great consequence! / As if in agreement, a great wind rises in a hot angry swell / as though it could sweep everything away, leaving only what we are each looking for... / But it passes, and we are left only with each other. / 'Did it not occur to you that the... http://invisiblecities.comicgenesis.com/210.html |