... Solace, what is it? Please, I just want to know how I can help.
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?Solace wrote.
I could not believe the luck I had in returning here. I am not certain there is any sort of way to actually explain how completely improbable the chances of that were. I had to make certain it was not just an illusion or some trick played on me, but I made sure. Something is wrong. The rooms don't fit right anymore and everyone acts like nothing ever happened. There are new people I see, but all the people I recognize look the same. Everything I ever put into place in my room is still there, and even the array I set up outside looks like it has the same candles I used originally. I think it does. Everything looks familiar, but it still feels different and I cannot figure out why.
[forum cryptid: it/it's]... Solace, I...
-Hand out for her-
Just... here, hold onto me. I can stay here forever if I need to. I won't get hungry or tired. I won't move.
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?-Rests against her-
Look, whatever this is, we'll ride it out together. Do whatever you have to do to feel right.
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?-Sandra seems unbothered-
Just... take as much time as you need.
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?-Gently squeezes her hand and trails her free hand against her arm, trying to give her some sort of pleasant sensory stimulus to focus on-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?-Gently tilts her chin to keep eye contact-
Solace, how do you feel?
-She doesn't seem impatient, despite repeating herself-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?Alright.
-Seems satisfied with any response at all-
-Shuts the laptop and gets up closer against Solace, allowing her to rest against her-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?... Can you tell me who did this to you?
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?-A little startled, before holding her ground-
... You can't seriously tell me they were worth this. Look at you, I'm scared to even consider what happened to you out there, and for what?
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?

... Solace, I...
-Tries to find the way to word it-
You were gone a long time. Months. Except... I don't think it was months for you, and I don't think it was a holiday.
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?