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[offallingsnow]

[This morning, with things only getting more and more out of control, Nephry decided it was past time she looked in on a few people.

And by a few, we mean just about anyone she knows well enough to care about. Even if she had just talked to them the day before. Her own experience of the experiment and holiday seemed restricted to a few sinister

Comments

[offallingsnow]

[She will knock. Rather more forcefully than usual. That's how things are right now.]

[offallingsnow]

[oh, she's not going to stop knocking.]

[Action]

[soreplaceable]

[Nephry will definitely have noticed that a certain Fon Master never went to bed the night before, having slept on the couch in the living room. And you would too, if you kept seeing Mohs under your bed, or walking into a room and finding yourself in a volcano instead. Clearly that first one is the scarier of the two.]

[It's later in the morning when he finally wakes up and sits upright, rubbing his eyes sleepily.]

[Action]

[offallingsnow]

[He'll find Nephry in front of the fireplace, trying to get a new fire started.]

[Action]

[soreplaceable]

[He blinks and yawns once before noticing Nephry. Costumes and hallucinations aside, he manages a small smile.] Ah, Nephry... good morning.

[Action]

[offallingsnow]

Oh! [his sudden noise actually startled her, and she half-turns] Good morning, Fo- Ion.

[Action] - forgot. Placeholder until later tonight/tomorrow.

[its_rose_damnit]

[Dist is also in the house, in his room. He's sitting on his bed, looking extremely tired - like he hadn't slept in days. Which...actually may be exactly what had happened. Seeing burning buildings, bloody professors, people - friends - walking out on you...and the hideous shadow of a demonic replica...

Well, that goes without saying that Dist is laying on his bed, staring up at his ceiling blankly.]

[Action] sad. SAD.

[offallingsnow]

[he's probably the one she checks on first, since the other two are more obviously asleep. She will knock on his door as a warning only, opening it just a few seconds afterward]

Saphir?

[Action]

[its_rose_damnit]

[He doesn't look at her. In fact, Dist closes his eyes to block out whatever horrible image may come from looking at Nephry when she comes inside. He had enough of these hallucinations. Dist was tired of seeing them in Auldrant, and here especially.]

...Yes?

[Action]

[offallingsnow]

How are you doing?

[Action]

[forkimlasca]

[House 5 will seem relatively quiet with most of its inhabitants missing. But Natalia is around, having spent most of the morning in her room after dealing with an rather unpleasant evening.

If you stop here, Nephry, she'll answer the door for you.]

[Action]

[offallingsnow]

[Of course she's stopping here. Half the people from her world live here.]

[Action]

[forkimlasca]

[Lovely.

It'll take a minute for Natalia to come to the door, but when she does, she smiles at the sight of a familiar face.]

Good morning, Nephry.

[Action]

[offallingsnow]

Good morning, Natalia. How are you?

[count_gardios]

[Guy isn't at House 5 when Nephry first arrives to check on Natalia, but when she leaves she might notice him sitting with his back against a nearby tree, having a very serious staring contest with the ground.]

[offallingsnow]

[Oh, she notices. He doesn't look like he wants to be disturbed. Then she remembers what he might be concentrating on and throws being considerate out the window]

Guy?

[count_gardios]

[Guy glances up and nods to Nephry, smiling.]

Hey. You all right?

[offallingsnow]

Yes. I was coming to ask the same of you.