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Tweak says, "grrr, arg"

Nathan Harris (questionofwhen) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2016-05-08 02:16:00

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damon salvatore, nathan harris, sarah williams, spencer reid

Day 374 - Open Dream
[Your eyes are open, but there's nothing to see. The darkness is absolute. Your other senses strain to make up for the lack of visual information. More nothing.

The silence builds until it's a palpable pressure, and all you can hear is your heartbeat (is it speeding up?) and the blood rushing through your veins and arteries (did you know that had a sound?). Panic builds in the back of your throat. You need to run or scream or do something to escape the sensory vacuum, but your legs refuse to listen and you can't make a sound. Why should you keep trying? There's no one to hear you. There's nowhere to run.

Your heartbeat is the only thing in the universe. It's too loud. You're too aware of it, and that increased awareness makes you realize how fragile hearts are. It's just a muscle—a fist-sized, fluttering thing in your chest.

Blood roars in your ears. Your heartbeat falters, and you wonder if you're dying.

Something touches your arm and it's like surfacing after being held underwater. Sounds—indistinct shuffling and scraping, but sounds nonetheless—return and you can see just well enough to determine that there's someone next to you.]

It's okay. [It's Nathan. He doesn't sound as if he believes himself.] Are you okay?

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	labyrinthrunner 2016-05-14 02:33 am UTC (link)
	[Sarah takes some time to respond to that.] Maybe... maybe I could make a spot in my head nothing like this and relegate all the bad things there. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	questionofwhen 2016-05-14 02:38 am UTC (link)
	You'd try to lock them up? [It's his turn to think about that.] You could. Dr. Reid would probably help you. He knows a lot about how people work. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	labyrinthrunner 2016-05-14 02:39 am UTC (link)
	If it would help me sleep at night? Yes, I'd lock them up and throw away the key. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	questionofwhen 2016-05-14 02:45 am UTC (link)
	You should do it. If there're enough good places inside your head to stay in, then you should hide the dark parts. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	labyrinthrunner 2016-05-14 02:47 am UTC (link)
	Thank you. I think I will. Still, I'm sorry your head is so full of nothing. Unless you prefer it this way... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	questionofwhen 2016-05-14 02:59 am UTC (link)
	A lot of it isn't like this. Sometimes I don't even know if this scares me or if I want to stay. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	labyrinthrunner 2016-05-15 08:49 pm UTC (link)
	Is the rest of your head scarier than this or not? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	questionofwhen 2016-05-15 09:14 pm UTC (link)
	It's worse. I don't want anyone else to see it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	labyrinthrunner 2016-05-17 03:17 pm UTC (link)
	Then we'll stay here. For... however long we're stuck here... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	questionofwhen 2016-05-17 04:51 pm UTC (link)
	Thanks, Sarah. I don't think it'll be that long, and it's better, having someone else here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	labyrinthrunner 2016-05-17 06:36 pm UTC (link)
	[She moves closer so she's sitting next to him, their shoulders touching.] Want to play a game or something while we wait? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	questionofwhen 2016-05-17 07:34 pm UTC (link)
	[Yes, good. It's easier to know that there's company in the dark when there's contact.] A game? What kind of game? [It's subtle, but their surroundings lighten somewhat even though there's nothing much to see.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	labyrinthrunner 2016-05-18 02:31 pm UTC (link)
	I don't know. Twenty questions maybe? Since you don't have to see to play it? Or if you know another talking game... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	questionofwhen 2016-05-19 03:27 am UTC (link)
	I guess I don't play a lot of games... [Now that it's not pitch black, fleeting movements can be seen. Nothing solid, nothing that can be tracked visually, but there's something out there. Nathan tenses next to her.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	labyrinthrunner 2016-05-20 03:25 pm UTC (link)
	Oh. Well, I think I'm going to start a board game club. Maybe. At least, I want too... [He tenses and that's when Sarah realizes it's not quite as dark as it once was.] Nathan? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	questionofwhen 2016-05-23 02:36 pm UTC (link)
	It's okay. [He sounds like he's trying to convince himself as well as her.] It's okay. [Something is going to brush up against Sarah's leg. Even with the low light, it's impossible to tell what it is.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	labyrinthrunner 2016-05-24 03:08 am UTC (link)
	[Sarah pulls her foot back with a slight scream and clutches at Nathan.] Something brushed my leg. What just brushed my leg? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	questionofwhen 2016-05-24 04:18 am UTC (link)
	You have to ignore it. [Monotone. Scared, but not as alarmed as the situation probably warrants.] If you ignore it, it'll go away. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	labyrinthrunner 2016-05-25 02:43 pm UTC (link)
	Ignore it? How can I ignore it! That's like... the best way to end up killed. Ignore it and it'll go away. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	questionofwhen 2016-05-26 01:02 am UTC (link)
	[Something claw-like grazes her arm—not enough to puncture skin, but enough to be threatening. What little light there is fades quickly.] You have to. If you don't, it'll get stronger. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	labyrinthrunner 2016-05-26 01:24 am UTC (link)
	Oh god! [Sarah throws her arms around him and buries her head in his shoulder.] It clawed my arm. Don't think. Don't think. Don't think. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	questionofwhen 2016-05-26 04:43 am UTC (link)
	[Instead of trying to provide some kind of comfort, he pushes Sarah away and stands.] You need to go. You're not helping. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	labyrinthrunner 2016-05-26 11:40 pm UTC (link)
	What? Nathan! Don't leave me here! [It's useless though. Everything's dark and she can't find him. Soon it all fades away as dreams do.] (Reply to this) (Parent)

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