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There's these birds. They're flying at me and I'm about to scream but then one of them lands on my shoulder. I don't wave it off or anything. Seems harmless enough. It's like I can hear him thinking or something. I know it sounds stupid, but seriously it happened.:: | There's these birds. They're flying at me and I'm about to scream but then one of them lands on my shoulder. I don't wave it off or anything. Seems harmless enough. It's like I can hear him thinking or something. I know it sounds stupid, but seriously it happened.:: | ||
<b>Mara:</b> | <b>Mara:</b> <<You're cool.>> | ||
<code>::</code>And another bird lands on my other shoulder.:: | <code>::</code>And another bird lands on my other shoulder.:: | ||
<b>Natha:</b> | <b>Natha:</b> <<I think we've found someone we can work with.>> | ||
<b>Jessica:</b> | <b>Jessica:</b> <<Hey man, what gives?>> | ||
<b>Mara:</b> | <b>Mara:</b> <<It's cool. Just sit tight hun, we've taken care of everything.>> | ||
<b>Natha:</b> | <b>Natha:</b> <<Yeah, the interface's definitely working this time around. Got decreased levels of anxiety, neural activity's on the rise. Link's working. It's a local too.>> | ||
<b>Mara:</b> | <b>Mara:</b> <<Frack. Finally! Okay like I said we'll take it from here. Somebody got our message, looks like.>> | ||
<code>::</code>I mean, they didn't exactly say that but it was kinda like that. Anyway the two birds fly off with the others. I don't know why I do it but I just kind of giggle. I dunno, sometimes you just can't think of anything to say but it's like you just have to, you know?:: | <code>::</code>I mean, they didn't exactly say that but it was kinda like that. Anyway the two birds fly off with the others. I don't know why I do it but I just kind of giggle. I dunno, sometimes you just can't think of anything to say but it's like you just have to, you know?:: | ||
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Now there's screaming below me. Oh God. Is this hell? I keep remembering the birds. I can't think of anything else. It's so damned -- oh God I can hear bones snapping, slices into skin. Is that the guy I just saw outside Jezzie's? My gut's been sliced open. No. The birds. The birds.:: | Now there's screaming below me. Oh God. Is this hell? I keep remembering the birds. I can't think of anything else. It's so damned -- oh God I can hear bones snapping, slices into skin. Is that the guy I just saw outside Jezzie's? My gut's been sliced open. No. The birds. The birds.:: | ||
<b>Mara:</b> | <b>Mara:</b> <<Fear response stimulators. Thought we could get people's attention using raw emotion.>> | ||
<code>::</code>The birds are back. I can hear them like they're fluttering around my head right now.:: | <code>::</code>The birds are back. I can hear them like they're fluttering around my head right now.:: | ||
<b>Natha:</b> | <b>Natha:</b> <<Yeah... No offense but you guys really sucked at getting the message.>> | ||
<code>::</code>Huh? I got the message loud and clear.:: | <code>::</code>Huh? I got the message loud and clear.:: | ||
<b>Mara:</b> | <b>Mara:</b> <<No, some idiot took credit for it and then you got his interpretation.>> | ||
<code>::</code>The screaming starts to subside. I'm still falling but it feels like the most normal thing in the world. I look over myself while I tumble. No sign of cuts or anything.:: | <code>::</code>The screaming starts to subside. I'm still falling but it feels like the most normal thing in the world. I look over myself while I tumble. No sign of cuts or anything.:: | ||
<b>Natha:</b> | <b>Natha:</b> <<Like I said, just stimulation of fear and pain responses.>> | ||
<code>::</code>Okay. That really scared me. I mean I'm gonna hafta talk to a therapist or something.:: | <code>::</code>Okay. That really scared me. I mean I'm gonna hafta talk to a therapist or something.:: | ||
<b>Mara:</b> | <b>Mara:</b> <<Suck it up, princess.>> | ||
<code>::</code>I'm starting to feel happy, giddy. It's like I've been trying to learn about life at a neighbour's house by being stuck in their well for years and now I'm about to get out. I feel this warmth over my entire body and everything's dark. I'm free. I don't know who I am.:: | <code>::</code>I'm starting to feel happy, giddy. It's like I've been trying to learn about life at a neighbour's house by being stuck in their well for years and now I'm about to get out. I feel this warmth over my entire body and everything's dark. I'm free. I don't know who I am.:: | ||