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[This morning, with things only getting more and more out of control, Nephry decided it was past time she looked in on a few people.

And by a few, we mean just about anyone she knows well enough to care about. Even if she had just talked to them the day before. Her own experience of the experiment and holiday seemed restricted to a few sinister shadows and some creaks in the night; she might as well put her relative calm to good use somewhere.

So today, for most of the day (until late afternoon), she's headed around the village doing just that.]

[[ooc: So essentially if a character has enough CR with Nephry that she knows his or her name, she is looking to check up on them. That definitely includes not just new Luceti friends but housemates and castmates, too. ~~This was so supposed to be this morning and I fail.~~]]

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Breakfast sounds like a good idea right about n-

[He glances towards the kitchen and once more, pauses. A certain Maestro was sitting at the table drinking a cup of tea. After a second, he's gone. ~~Clearly the Malnosso are just trolling him.~~ Ion shakes his head and mumbles a small apology.]

[Nephry takes these hallucinations seriously.]

What is it?

It's... nothing. I just saw something odd in the kitchen, is all. [He looks more confused than upset or frightened.]

Something odd?

...Maestro Mohs sitting at the table. [A sigh, and he shakes his head.] At least he wasn't covered in blood this time... though that doesn't make it any less strange.

Covered in... [She's starting to understand why you worry Anise so much.]

Perhaps we shouldn't have breakfast in the kitchen, then.

[And judging by the expression change on her face, perhaps he shouldn't have mentioned it.]

That... would be preferable, yes. I'd rather not wind up losing my appetite halfway through a meal. [It was hard to enjoy breakfast with a bloody evil guy sitting next to you, obviously.]

[Mohs is most likely someone she knows in name only, so the inherent fear isn't there for her at all.]

I'll bring it out here, then.

[Nephry you are a lucky human being.]

Thank you, Nephry.

[to the kitchen to make the breakfast, then.]

[In the meantime, Ion will just stay cuddled up in that blanket while keeping his eyes shut, hoping to prevent anymore hallucinations for the time being. He's still sitting up though, so hopefully he won't fall back asleep.]

[soon enough she comes back out with a plate of breakfast for him. Eggs and toast and such.]

[Ion smells the breakfast before she's even in the room. He opens his eyes and looks over at her.] That smells great Neph-

[Suddenly! Mohs is standing there holding a tray of food. Don't mind the sudden stare, Nephry. He blinks a few times and looks down, shaking his head once before looking back up... and Nephry is standing there instead.]

...s-sorry.

It's all right. I understand. Would it be easier for you to eat breakfast alone?

[There's a pause as he actually considers that. He didn't want to be rude in telling Nephry to eat elsewhere when he could just as easily hide with his eyes closed in his room. Then again...]

No. If you don't mind, I'd like to eat with you, Nephry. And... to be honest, I'd rather not be alone should a stronger hallucination appear.

Edited 2010-11-02 03:53 (UTC)

All right. But feel free to change your mind if you need to.

[He nods before starting on that breakfast; he was hungry after all.]

[And for a few minutes, he's fine! That is, until he looks down at his plate to have another bite, only to find that the food is now covered in blood.]

[And the plate is quickly dropped to the floor, shattering, while Ion stares down at it with wide, fearful eyes.]

[oh man broken pieces of plate porcelain or whatever they're made of these days]

Ion, are you all right?

I... I-I'm fine, I-

[He looks up at Nephry. Only it isn't Nephry he sees standing in front of him. It's himself... only not himself. No, it's his original now staring down at him, lifting his hand to perform a fonic arte. He tries to convince himself that it isn't real and that person isn't here... until the hallucination speaks.]

Useless trash.

[It was too much. With a strangled gasp, Ion tries to back away and only succeeds in stumbling off the side of the couch, mercifully away from the shattered plate. His face remains frozen in fear for a few moments, even after the hallucination disappears.]

...Ne... phry?

[shattered plate be damned, she's kneeling down there with him as soon as he falls off the couch. When he says her name she reaches to help hold him up]

[It takes a little while for Ion to calm down, and even then he's pale and trembling. That hallucination was a new one, so he was a bit more shaken up than usual.]

...I'm sorry. [His voice is weak. Closing his eyes, he slowly starts to shake his head.] I-I'm sorry, Nephry...

You didn't do anything. It's all right. Try to relax.

[He seems about to say something else, but instead stops himself and nods. He can still hear those words echoing in his head, words said in a voice that sounded so hauntingly similar to his own... at this point he's not sure if it's the hallucinations again or just his own mind tormenting him.]

They've really... been getting worse... haven't they?

It does seem that way. Even I'm seeing shadows. It probably doesn't help that you're exhausted.

[A nod.] I... just hope this ends with the month. For everyone's sake...

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