48. Showers

[corrinesbell]

...I guess he's gone. I don't think he was captured. ...Maybe they sent him home. I hope so. 

Anyway. Lloyd, I think I owe you a birthday present, right? Come over and get it. ...That reminds me, Allen, can I ask you something? 

Whether they think so or not, that last experiment was pretty...damaging. Hopefully the next one isn't as bad. ...Though I'm not stupid enough to assume that. It's been raining a lot recently and it...it reminds me of when I first got here. 

Hey, Raine. ...Can I talk to you?

[[ooc: "He" is Albert-not-Silverberg, and Sheena went to Lloyd's party but didn't have anything to give him. Also, wow, I never make this many typos, I really apologize.]]

Comments

[wise_maiden]

Hm? Yes, of course... what's going on?

[in person?]

[corrinesbell]

[oh, we changed our mind about what we want to say...]

How's...Mark doing?

[in person]

[wise_maiden]

[oh :(]

... Not well.

[in person]

[corrinesbell]

Really? ...What happened to him?

[in person]

[wise_maiden]

I'm still not entirely sure what the Malnosso did to him, to be honest. His injuries were rather serious, however. His body doesn't bounce back very quickly from them, so ...

[in person]

[corrinesbell]

He sounded...like he thought he was back home again. Guess it's a theme lately.

[in person]

[wise_maiden]

You've spoken to him?...

[in person]

[corrinesbell]

Yeah, before Norma got there. He said he couldn't believe I knew who you were, because I was some kind of illusion, and then he started talking about people...people I don't know, so they must have been his partners from his world.

[in person]

[wise_maiden]

I see... I'll keep that in mind. He's told me a lot about his world so it should be easy enough to follow along.

... And what do you mean by a theme?

[in person]

[corrinesbell]

That orange-haired kid was acting like he was at home, too. ...His home, I mean.

[in person]

[wise_maiden]

I see.

... And you?

[in person]

[corrinesbell]

...What about me?

[in person]

[wise_maiden]

You were... also taken, recently. We've never actually spoke about it, only your injuries.

[in person]

[corrinesbell]

There's not much to talk about. I was so drugged half the time, I don't remember what they were doing, and I'm not even gonna try to guess what they wanted.

[in person]

[wise_maiden]

Was that similar to the other times it happened?

[in person]

[corrinesbell]

...Not really. The first time...it was like they just wanted to hurt me until I...c-couldn't take it anymore.

The second time they let me summon. ...Regretted it, too.

[in person]

[wise_maiden]

Oh...

Heh... used the opportunity to strike at them, I take it?

[in person]

[corrinesbell]

Do you know what can happen when all of the Summon Spirits get in a room together and find out their pact-maker is tied down?

*we actually enjoy remembering the destruction of one lab room*

...Then they snapped my wing...and that was the end of it.

[in person]

[wise_maiden]

I can imagine it's not very pretty.

Mn...

[in person]

[corrinesbell]

...Why'd you wanna know?

[in person]

[wise_maiden]

I usually don't ask, I suppose ... it just seemed like I should.

It's occurred to me that I really don't have a real picture of what goes on when you all go missing like that... even though I'm used to just healing without asking.

[in person]

[corrinesbell]

I really, really hope you don't find out anytime soon.

...I, uh...I haven't been sleeping well lately. ...Is there any way you can help with that?

[in person]

[wise_maiden]

They don't seem to have taken too much of an interest in me yet. I suppose that's a good sign.

Hm? I have some herbs that can help with that... I can mix something up for you, if you'd like.

[in person]

[corrinesbell]

...Yeah, I guess, maybe.

...I-I'm not...uh...I'm not feeling that great, either. ...I wasn't gonna say anything, but... *shrug*

[in person]

[wise_maiden]

I'll be fine.

How long have you been feeling like this?