elysia doesn't know anything about that, but she watches him carefully. her concern isn't hidden; it's clear. she doesn't grimace at the recollection of violence. ]
I'm sorry. It must have been so horrendous to experience, to be played with like that. Dying again... feeling so helpless.... I am glad that you are here, now.
I know it will be hard to forget, but... you are here now.
I know. I know. Thank you, Els. [He wets his lips and gives a shuddering breath.] And I know it was some sort of...not hallucination, but it couldn't be wholly real. Not with the way things played out. Or the people who were there.
It was like getting sucked into a wormhole. But for god's sake, why did it happen at all?
... It kind of sounds like a bubble world but not quite. An alternate universe scenario... you experienced it. Your wounds are proof, but it's not your true reality.
[ she grips his one singular hand. ]
I don't know. I know I've heard some people say it could be a trial, but it seems too extreme for that.
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...War. For a while. [His lip twitches.] Then I was in a...guess a sort of captive position.
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War? Were you a prisoner of war?
[ that's worrying. ]
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After a while, yes. First we were all medics together. Then it just....
[His nose wrinkles. He pinches at it, eyes closed as he tries to wrangle the thoughts together. Remember it right.]
It was like time shot forward. I'd been captured for a long time. Longer than made any sense.
And I...I crossed the big guy in charge.
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You must have been treated poorly for that. Is that when you lost your arm?
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[He looks to her. There's a curious smile on his face, twitchy at the edge. Eyes bright and frightful. He has to swallow before he speaks.]
...He slit my friend's throat in front of me. Then he batted me around until he got bored, and pulled my arm out and ate it.
I tried to run. [He laughs, shuddering.] Motherfucker was quick as a lick. He caught up in no time at all and finished his dinner.
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elysia doesn't know anything about that, but she watches him carefully. her concern isn't hidden; it's clear. she doesn't grimace at the recollection of violence. ]
I'm sorry. It must have been so horrendous to experience, to be played with like that. Dying again... feeling so helpless.... I am glad that you are here, now.
I know it will be hard to forget, but... you are here now.
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I know. I know. Thank you, Els. [He wets his lips and gives a shuddering breath.] And I know it was some sort of...not hallucination, but it couldn't be wholly real. Not with the way things played out. Or the people who were there.
It was like getting sucked into a wormhole. But for god's sake, why did it happen at all?
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[ she grips his one singular hand. ]
I don't know. I know I've heard some people say it could be a trial, but it seems too extreme for that.