mustbepurged | PC: Emet-Selch

They sound like an incredible person. Each day must be exciting with them around.

They are a horrible pain in my side.

[he says, as if he is not clearly fond of them.

also i forgot he definitely brought books with him like the nerd he is. he's had one on constellations and one about flowers the whole time, idly paging through the flower book.]

[She smiles a little at that.]

Reminds me a little of...

[... For some reason, she stops there.]

[When he looks up from his book again, he'll see her eyes suddenly widen with terror. She looks around in a panic.]

No... no, not again...

Estelle-?

[his brow furrows in concern at her sudden terror, putting the book aside.]

Estelle, what is it-- your memory?

I have to get out of here...

[She brings her hands up to her face. It looks like the fingers on both hands are badly injured, actually.]

It's so dark... Somebody, please...!

Estelle. You are still here, with me. Can you not see--

[lingering effects, he assumes, from her excursion; after a moment of uncertainty, he reaches out to set a hand carefully on her shoulder.]

It is only me. If you cannot see, then can you at least feel?

[Her eyes dart around, but then she looks up at him...

and finally, she blinks a few times, and there's recognition in her eyes again.]

... I'm back...

You did not go anywhere. You've been right here the entire time, I can assure you.

[he looks a little relieved at the recognition, though, exhaling.]

What happened?