A hotel somewhere outside of Milieux, late Saturday
Gray.
"//You said it would be ready by now.//"
Gray. Gray. Black. Red. Black. Red. Red. Gray.
Red. . . .
"//This is unacceptable. We have to work quickly!//"
Red.
RED.
Nadia sat up sharply, gasping, then nearly fell backwards again when her head started immediately to spin. She would have, but someone caught her.
"Shhhh." It was Sofia, laying her back down, putting a cold cloth on her forehead.
"//Sofia, what. . . .//"
"Shhhh," she said again. "//You're alright. We're in my hotel. You fainted, Nadia, last night at dinner. I've been very worried.//"
Nadia frowned and tried to sit up again, only to be held down.
"//You're ill, my darling. Lay back. I am here for you. However long you need.//"
"//. . . I dreamed. . . .//"
Sofia's expression flickered. Or was she seeing things?
"//It's only the fever, my dear. You will be just fine.//" She turned, then, doing something Nadia couldn't see.
"//What are you doing?//"
"//It's medicine, Nadia. Only medicine from the doctors.//" Sofia laid a hand on Nadia's face, and Nadia closed her eyes. Sofia's hand was cool, so beautifully cool. . . .
There was a prick on her arm, and Nadia gasped. "//No, no needles, Sofia, please, no needles,//" The hand on her cheek shifted, now holding her chin even as Nadia tried to pull away. "//Please,//"
"Shhhh," Sofia whispered again as Nadia felt herself being dragged under again. "//I am here for you. However long you need.//"
Red. . . .
"//We will arrive tomorrow. I'll have no more delay. The end game WILL proceed.//"
. . . red . . . .
[ooc: NFB due to distance. Yes, I am insane and evil.]
"//You said it would be ready by now.//"
Gray. Gray. Black. Red. Black. Red. Red. Gray.
Red. . . .
"//This is unacceptable. We have to work quickly!//"
Red.
RED.
Nadia sat up sharply, gasping, then nearly fell backwards again when her head started immediately to spin. She would have, but someone caught her.
"Shhhh." It was Sofia, laying her back down, putting a cold cloth on her forehead.
"//Sofia, what. . . .//"
"Shhhh," she said again. "//You're alright. We're in my hotel. You fainted, Nadia, last night at dinner. I've been very worried.//"
Nadia frowned and tried to sit up again, only to be held down.
"//You're ill, my darling. Lay back. I am here for you. However long you need.//"
"//. . . I dreamed. . . .//"
Sofia's expression flickered. Or was she seeing things?
"//It's only the fever, my dear. You will be just fine.//" She turned, then, doing something Nadia couldn't see.
"//What are you doing?//"
"//It's medicine, Nadia. Only medicine from the doctors.//" Sofia laid a hand on Nadia's face, and Nadia closed her eyes. Sofia's hand was cool, so beautifully cool. . . .
There was a prick on her arm, and Nadia gasped. "//No, no needles, Sofia, please, no needles,//" The hand on her cheek shifted, now holding her chin even as Nadia tried to pull away. "//Please,//"
"Shhhh," Sofia whispered again as Nadia felt herself being dragged under again. "//I am here for you. However long you need.//"
Red. . . .
"//We will arrive tomorrow. I'll have no more delay. The end game WILL proceed.//"
. . . red . . . .
[ooc: NFB due to distance. Yes, I am insane and evil.]