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'''2200hrs, ships time'''<br><br> | '''2200hrs, ships time'''<br><br> | ||
− | ''Dark. Whispers. '''Pain'''. Light, so bright. Hands holding me down. Screaming. A sharp sting on my neck. A hiss. Blessed relief as the world went away—. | + | ''Dark. Whispers. '''Pain'''. Light, so bright. Hands holding me down. Screaming. A sharp sting on my neck. A hiss. Blessed relief as the world went away—.' |
The pounding yanked me out of the dream and for a second I was back on that table in Blue Hands custody. Then my ears caught up with the rest of me and I recognized Joshua calling my name. Sucking down a deep breath against the shakes, I hit the door release and croaked, "It's open." | The pounding yanked me out of the dream and for a second I was back on that table in Blue Hands custody. Then my ears caught up with the rest of me and I recognized Joshua calling my name. Sucking down a deep breath against the shakes, I hit the door release and croaked, "It's open." | ||
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''Here we go.'' I took a deep breath, winced as my ribs protested, and began. | ''Here we go.'' I took a deep breath, winced as my ribs protested, and began. | ||
− | “I don’t remember much before they hauled us out to the refinery and they were smart enough to keep us apart until then, but by the time we got there they’d already had you halfway under. You responded to simple directions well enough, went where you were told, didn’t bump into things. It was like…” I stopped and closed my eyes to bring that day into focus. “It was like you were there but listening really hard to a conversation in the next room.” | + | “I don’t remember much before they hauled us out to the refinery and they were smart enough to keep us apart until then, but by the time we got there they’d already had you halfway under. How, I couldn’t say. I wasn’t there for that. You responded to simple directions well enough, went where you were told, didn’t bump into things. It was like…” I stopped and closed my eyes to bring that day into focus. “It was like you were there but listening really hard to a conversation in the next room.” |
I squirmed at the memory and opened my eyes and looked at him. “I thought they’d drugged you or maybe double-dosed you on your meds…But when the deal stalled, Bruno leaned over and whispered something in your ear and….” God, I didn’t want to say it. His self-confidence had taken a serious blow already. I wasn’t the sort that sugarcoated anything, but for his sake I wished I could. ''Hey, he came to you, remember? Bad news at this point is to be expected.'' | I squirmed at the memory and opened my eyes and looked at him. “I thought they’d drugged you or maybe double-dosed you on your meds…But when the deal stalled, Bruno leaned over and whispered something in your ear and….” God, I didn’t want to say it. His self-confidence had taken a serious blow already. I wasn’t the sort that sugarcoated anything, but for his sake I wished I could. ''Hey, he came to you, remember? Bad news at this point is to be expected.'' | ||
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− | '''Go to ''[[Peripatetica - | + | Go back to '''''[[Whispers]]''''' | Skip to '''''[[Can't Live With Them, Can't Shoot Them]]'''''.<br> |
− | '''Go to ''[[Rina's | + | '''Go to ''[[Peripatetica - Season One]]'''''<br> |
+ | '''Go to ''[[Peripatetica - Season Two]]'''''<br> | ||
+ | '''Go to ''[[Peripatetica - Season Three]]'''''<br> | ||
+ | '''Go to ''[[Miscellanea - Rina's RP entries]]'''''<br> | ||
'''Go to''' [[Marina Kseniya Sebastien | '''Rina's Crew Page''']] <br> | '''Go to''' [[Marina Kseniya Sebastien | '''Rina's Crew Page''']] <br> | ||
'''Go to [[EPISODES]]''' or '''[[MTimeline#2511-2518|TIMELINE]]''' | '''Go to [[EPISODES]]''' or '''[[MTimeline#2511-2518|TIMELINE]]''' |