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"I can't let that happen either."

2016-02-26 07:01:12

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"..../why/? I'm not...real...I'm n-not him..."

2016-02-26 07:01:38

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"But it still wouldn't be right."

2016-02-26 07:03:58

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"...it is, I deserve to d-die, I'm good for n-nothing but hurting him, he didn't e-even...know I was here...."

2016-02-26 07:04:42

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"No one did, and that's okay. Everything is going to be alright."

2016-02-26 07:09:08

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"....no it won't! Not f-for me....it never will......"

2016-02-26 07:17:28

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"It will. Trust me."

2016-02-26 07:26:11

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"...I'm stuck here, no one knows m-me, or cares, he's h-hurting and it's all my fault, I have..../nothing/ to live for, why sh-should I?...."

2016-02-26 07:28:27

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"It's...it's not your fault. At all."

2016-02-26 07:28:51

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"...it...is....I'm....I'm the r-reason he's like this, like.....I-Ish is supposed to be his confidence...? ...I'm j-jealous.....I'm just.....depression........" He'd managed to stop crying for about ten seconds to say this, but started right up again after he trailed off.

2016-02-26 07:32:17

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"...." She wrapped her arms around him and hugged him tightly. "Things will get better I swear on it."

2016-02-26 07:33:54

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He was done trying to respond.

Ren was panicking, trying to figure out how to get Ivory out. They stuck their arm in and waved it around, hoping she'd grab their hand, but nothing. The fog quickly grew as Seculus realized what had happened. He tried with shaking hands not to cry. Ren tried to calm him down, more fog definitely wouldn't help get Ivory back, but he wasn't looking or listening to them. He looked down at his fingers. A sharp piece of ice formed in them as they trembled. They tried to reach through to get it away from him, but the gaps between the shadows were only large enough to see through, and their hand wouldn't fit. While this was going on, a dim grayish purple light flicked through the halls and dove into the cloud. Neither of them noticed.

The darkness was interrupted by a soft light that grew slowly closer.

2016-02-26 07:43:08

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Ivory pulled away, and looked towards the light.

2016-02-26 07:46:38

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Sharon drifted towards them and took the scarf off her arms, wrapping it around the young man's shoulders gently. "...it's alright, darling. It's not your fault." She stroked the back of his neck and knelt next to Ivory. "Just take one deep breath at a time....."

2016-02-26 07:52:03

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Ivory took a step back, and let Sharon step in. "Did you know he was here....?"

2016-02-26 07:55:15

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"...for a time. I've tried to help before, but...he always seems to forget."

2016-02-26 07:56:15

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"...Yeah, I know that feeling." All too well.

2016-02-26 07:57:53

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"Well, that's....Seculus convincing himself you're wrong. I think this one /actually/ forgets. Dear? Do you remember who I am?" ".....sh-sh...." "...yes?" "...sh-shouldn't be here, he....doesn't need me, he needs you...." She sighed a little and continued stroking him.

2016-02-26 08:01:34

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"...I see." She knelled down beside the two of them. "I guess that could happen in a place like this."

2016-02-26 08:05:59

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"Anything could happen. How do you think we're here? ...wherever 'here' is. The real Seculus needs you. I can take care of things here."

2016-02-26 08:09:24

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"...I know. How do I get...?" She looked around, looking for a way out.

2016-02-26 08:10:06

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"...yes, we should probably figure that out...oh, before you go, this might help the process. Why don't you give him a name...?"

2016-02-26 08:13:07

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"How about...Brennan?"

2016-02-26 08:17:14

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She shook his shoulder slightly, a careful smile on her face. "...darling, how does that sound?" "..wh-what?...." "You never got a name. How does Brennan sound?" "...Bren...nan...?" "...do you like it?" "....who's th-that?" "You. That's the name she gave you." "....really?" "Yes, really...does that make things a little better? It's never nice to not have a name." "...." He wasn't crying anymore, at least. Just looking at Ivory silently.

2016-02-26 08:21:58

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She smiled at him softly. "Now for the hard part, finding out how to leave."

2016-02-26 08:24:28