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Ugh. This is getting nowhere. She stood up. "It's affecting you." She started to fade, and just like that, gone.

2016-03-22 05:56:17

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Dammit--! I slammed my head into the wall to wake up with her. ....I found myself in bed with a headache and grabbed my skull, whimpering quietly.

2016-03-22 06:00:27

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She opened her eyes and looked to Seculus. "...Did you hit your head just to wake up with me?"

2016-03-22 06:06:59

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I nodded slightly and regretted it.

2016-03-22 06:09:39

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She let out a breath. She was still angry with him, but... "Come here." She moved closer to him. But she still wasn't going to let him suffer.

2016-03-22 06:17:43

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I tried to move towards her without moving my head. I know she's angry, but......I still don't regret it....he's so much /happier/.....

2016-03-22 06:18:56

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She moved his head into her lap, trying to be careful as possible. She remained silent, talking could wait.

2016-03-22 06:22:04

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........right......I should stop.......idiot, of course you should, you finally made her /actually/ upset with you.......

I heard fumbling at the bedroom door and it swung open. Madison stood there with bedhead and complete terror in his eyes.

2016-03-22 06:25:42

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Ivory looked up, and frowned. "I can tell by your expression that you don't feel well either."

2016-03-22 06:32:43

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....what? Why is he-

A couple of minutes after Seculus, Madison had woken up of his own accord. As he lay in bed between sleep and the waking world, he unexpectedly experienced all of the suffering that had been done away with returning in the fraction of a second it took him to open his eyes. They all played on fast forward in terms of real time, but he had to watch and feel every slow, agonizing second. He took only a few shaking steps towards the bed before he stumbled and fell to his knees, barely able to breathe to respond.

2016-03-22 06:39:36

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Ivory gently placed Seculus down, and moved to Madison. She threw an arm over her shoulder, and helped him to the bed.

2016-03-22 06:47:22

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Seculus put out a hand to help, but it touched him from behind and he jolted away. With Ivory's help, he managed to pull himself onto the bed, trembling, and grab a pillow, hugging it so tight to his chest that his hands turned white.

2016-03-22 06:51:43

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Ivory began to rub his back. "Just breathe Madison. It's okay...everything is fine now."

2016-03-22 06:57:05

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"....It c-c-c-- it came -- back -- all--" ....clearly it wasn't really 'fine'. Seculus stared at him. He hadn't thought....it'd come back....this /quickly/...

2016-03-22 06:59:56

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"I know...I know. It's alright." She wrapped her arms around him tightly.

2016-03-22 07:05:29

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His breath made small wheezing sounds as he made attempts to inhale. "--I'm sor--I'm s-sor--sorr--" "...I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I get it now, I shouldn't......!" Seculus hugged him too and he jerked away a little in surprise.

2016-03-22 07:09:51

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"It's okay... it's okay it's not your fault."

2016-03-22 07:14:34

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His grip on the pillow relaxed ever so slightly as theirs tightened on him. "...it--all a-at once--I saw--it is...."

2016-03-22 07:18:25

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"That tends to happen, but it's okay. It will be over soon. Just breathe."

2016-03-22 07:22:05

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Seculus glanced over at her. ....wait. Was he having a.... "....I can't--I'm not a--it's--" "...close your eyes......take a deep breath."

2016-03-22 07:26:38

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"Just focus on breathing right now."

2016-03-22 07:26:48

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He whimpered and squeezed his eyes shut, sucking in a long breath between his teeth. His hair was smoothed down by Seculus slowly stroking his head.

2016-03-22 07:29:37

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"I'm right here. Nothing will change that."

2016-03-22 07:32:06

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He let go of the pillow and turned a bit so he could hug her back, a few tears appearing in the corners of his eyes.

2016-03-22 07:33:06

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She reached up, and wiped the tears away with her thumb.

2016-03-22 07:34:44