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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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.