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[weekends are as good a time as any for a not-quite jailbreak, are they not? But it isn't in Nephry's character or best interests to leave the clinic without permission...so she must have it. After all, she's almost halfway back to her own room, walking slowly and a little haltingly, but without stumbling. And she looks very determined, if a little pale and tired.]

[[ooc: Please do walk by and stop for a chat!]]

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[Even with that extra day in the clinic, hm? Well, Gelda will be keeping a close eye on Nephry as she walks. The second it seems like she'll collapse, Gelda's going to be ready to catch her.]

[not sleeping much has really slowed her down. But she's not so worn that she's going to collapse]

...I think I'll wait until we get there to ask my questions, if that's all right with you.

It certainly is.

[Slowness is no issue. Gelda has plenty of time.]

[after a while of silence]

Jade won't be pleased.

Oh?

About me leaving.

He'll have to resign to the fact that we can't keep you in the clinic forever, just as I did.

I wouldn't have left if I didn't think I was well enough.

Of course.

[Well, actually, she doubts that. Nephry did try to leave four days ago, after all, when she certainly wasn't well enough.]

[but she thought she was. And she didn't press it after being told she wasn't. And they should be there by now, no matter how slowly Nephry's going. Thankfully she lives on only the second floor]

[Gelda walks ahead to hold the door open for her. If necessary, she'll help Nephry up the stairs too. If all's well, though, she should be able to make it on her own.]

[one flight of stairs is no trouble. She'll just take it slowly, and hold her own door open in return when they get there]

[Aw, you're too kind. Still, Gelda will wait with making herself comfortable until Nephry has given her permission. Instead, she glances around to have a good look at the place.]

Please sit. [takes her own seat on the sofa, looking thoughtful] I'd offer to make tea but I don't think it would turn out that well.

No, it's fine.

[What kind of healer would she be if she let a recovering woman slave away in the kitchen, after all?]

[very quiet as she tries to think of what question she wants to start with. And which ones she does and does not want the answers to]

[Gelda will wait patiently. This is the first real conversation she'll have with Nephry ever since the incident, so it's understandable her old student might feel uncomfortable.]

Professor... How...how did you manage to obtain her memories?

[Wow, that was unexpected.]

... Her memories? I'm not sure I follow.

[just because we don't like fomicry doesn't mean we don't read about it. Have to keep up with what dear brother is doing to the world, after all]

The original Professor Nebilim.

The original?

[Even after almost a year of living in Luceti, she still doesn't know about Jade's role in the 'magnificent' world of Fomicry. It's sad, really.]

[are you really going to make her say it?]

The one who...died. All those years ago.

[Well, not all of it. She knows she died, so that part of the puzzle is already present.]

That's... because I am that person, of course. The Malnosso were kind enough to revive me, if only for the sake of being a guinea pig here.

...So you're...absolutely sure you're not his replica professor?

[At the word "replica", her expression darkens a little. That sounds horribly foreboding.]

Exactly which replica are you referring to?

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