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[in_florescence]

[Private]

This place... What... Why am I alive? Those men, what did they do to me?!

Was that all a horrible dream? No, that couldn't be, the pain, it was real.

Then why... Why did it feel like that? Death? ...The Lifestream really doesn't exist here, does it?

[/Private]

[Filtered from drones]Cloud, Tifa, Ky, Roderich and everyone else. I'm

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[Voice, he'll come over soon]

[militarypup]

[Wait, hold the phone--or rather, Zack yanks it off the cradle once he hears her talking. Keeps listening, still feeling lost in this place. He just saw her die...]

...Aerith? Are you okay?

[It's a dumb question, yes, but cut the pup some slack. He's floundering here.]

[in_florescence]

[There's a long silence, then finally..]

..Zack?

[militarypup]

A--ahaha, yeah, it's me. I know I'm a little late coming back from the field, but--[...well, he does have a good reason for being so late, but he doesn't want to make her listen to that horror story.] ...'m sorry.

[More important things.] How are you feeling? Any pain? [He obviously doesn't realize she doesn't remember him being there.]

[in_florescence]

[Another pause. What was she supposed to say to all of that?]

..Where are you? Right now.

[heartofheaven]

Aerith? What happened to you? Why won't you take the vaccine? I took it, and I'm okay.

[in_florescence]

Tifa! Thank goodness you're okay.

Those men... They looked like the ones from the lab, and when they injected me...

No. Not again. I'm not letting them get to me again.

[heartofheaven]

And you as well... Are you okay?

I'm sorry. It seems like there are different vaccines. Some people are fine, some get sick, and some... die.

[in_florescence]

Other than a bit on edge, I think so.

Different vaccines? Well, that explains what happened then. Still, if you don't know which one you'll get, I don't want to try a second time.

[sacred_thunder]

[Ky has found the key, and is now knocking on Aerith's bedroom door.]

It's me. May I come in?

[in_florescence]

[She doesn't move until she hears his voice, getting up from where she is when she does.]

Ky?

[She opens the door, staring up at him.]

..Oh thank goodness you're okay. Come in. Come in. [And she moves out of the way.]

[sacred_thunder]

*enters*

I'm fine. I was fortunate enough to get a passable vaccine. It's you I'm concerned about.

[in_florescence]

That's a relief.

So you heard what happened, then. I didn't know that word traveled that fast.

[hateslonglines]

I...I already figured that out, Aerith.

[Um...sorry, making another run to the bathroom.]