-She grabs his hands, firmly-
No. Keep going. Keep going or everyone dies.
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?No, not really! He was the "responsible grown-up" that helped me out with rent and insurance and job-having. Then a space monster ate his bones and everyone else gave up on him so I had to find him so I can get him back. But it's him. And I dunno what to do now other than make sure he doesn't choke on candy wrappers every two hours. And it's not fair.
-Kneels next to him- You hear that? You can't check out on me again. Everybody needs you, even if you don't wanna admit it.
Don't want — I don't want to — -Looks horrified-
-Some of them are yours-
-Some of them are-
-Different-
-Strange shapes-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?-Now it's Cloud's turn to start screaming-
-But it's too late at this point and they all come rushing back out of her, rebuilding themselves without his permission-
-And he keeps screaming-
-Tries to say something but is quickly drowned out by the noise-
-Then actually has to focus her efforts elsewhere when they both catch fire for real-
-Some of these memories are wrong-
-Some of them are—
Gamma psykers are useful. Not too dangerous. Perfect clay. She is an Omicron. Like mud. She will wither at the first brush with the warp.
I'd thank ya not to go callin' her mud, Inquisitor man. She's right there listening.
If you will refuse to be sanctioned without her at your side, that is how it will be. But I only require one of you, and I am not interested in expending double the resources for one such as her. You and her will occupy one slot in the process.
Fine by me.
Which means you'll both be at half-dosage of anaesthesia for the first stage - implantation.
... Fine by me.
edited 27th Sep '16 1:04:53 AM by SR3NORMANDY
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?-She seems to recognise her mistake, and plucks the memory back, like a kid that accidentally let go of their stuffed animal-
-Desperation-
-But the memory helps her focus-
-Definition at last-
-And she starts thrusting the Cloud memories back his way-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?-She holds tighter, refusing to let him free-
No.
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?Everyone — everyone tells me that! Everyone tells me "we need help" — nobody will help me! I'm sick of dealing with everyone else's burdens! I just want one person to help!
She — she can't help me. She'll never help me. Nobody...
Nobody's gonna help me.
-Stops struggling and waits for her to finish-
-Comes back with a bucket of water, completely at a loss-
...
-Dumps it over his head to put out any remaining smoulders-
-She offloads the last memory-
-Just in time to get drenched in cold water-
-She gives a shriek, then a groan, then a noise that almost sounds relieved as she drops flat on her front-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?......!
-Suddenly, from Cloud's desperate words, an epiphany-
.....
-Reigen understood....he understood exactly what he was dealing with-
-This wasn't just a young man, or a dog, or a giant snake, or a hideous abomination of flesh and bone-
-This was a socially maladjusted child-
-This....was a delinquent-
.......
-And then water was dumped on The Boy and Reigen's hands-
.......
-He looks at Yuffie-
....Good work.
edited 27th Sep '16 1:24:10 AM by MacDuffy
Thanks!
-Sits there, letting it all sink in-
-You're Cloud-
-You have no family-
-You're no longer remotely human-
-You were someone's dog for months-
-Your friends are disgusted by you or need you to fix all their problems-
-Nobody is going to help you-
... -There's that familiar look of perpetual hopelessness-
-Which means he's lucid-
...Heya. That shirt looks better on you than it does on me, y'know. You should be proud.
-Head is clear-
-Head is free-
-You can't remember everything you saw-
-Very little-
-But you remember feeling ill and scared and horrified-
-And that was just from the Tifa stuff-
-Oh geez-
-She lies there, face in the grass-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?-She pushes herself up-
...
They're back. Back in him. He is back the way he should be.
This is what we wanted, Cloud.
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?

What do you know? Just exorcisms?
...
-Neither-
-Too late you get it anyway-
-He actually starts to resist-
No. I changed my mind —