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[ Peter’s dosage of milk is of the special variety, and it’s got him holed up in various corners of the house that he has no intention of leaving. Hallucinations and paranoia are running rampant through his head, curled into himself for as long as he can get away with. He doesn't want to see
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And yet, to see anyone else in her house like this..
At first she doesn't speak up just yet, just watching quietly. ]
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But right now? Right now it just sucked, when all there was was the memory of the virus and Adam's betrayal and the deaths of all the people he's convinced that he's caused.
It takes him a couple seconds to realize that he's being watched because even though he's stuck in his head, he's not oblivious and he jerks his attention upwards, completely fine with watching right back. He's just not sure he has anything worth saying. ]
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And yet she wants to do something, she's stubborn enough for that. ]
Are you.. okay? [ The answer is obvious, but maybe she can make him talk a little. ]
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Or maybe he just thinks he has. Everything's gotten so mixed up, so instead of answering honestly, he gives way to his actual concerns instead. ] You're not dying, right? You're still okay?
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[ It's the honest answer either way-- she's worried as hell over things, but she's physically okay, so she just nods, hoping it's a bit reassuring. ]
I'm not planning on dying anytime soon, so you don't have to worry about that.
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Good. [ He looks away for a moment, before his attention snaps back to her. ] Don't. [ a beat ] Die, I mean- you can't. Not because of this.
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It's a promise.
[ Not that she can actually promise anything for sure, not here in an unpredictable city like Mayfield. But she will avoid dying here, of course , so she might as well promise for now. ]
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Good. [ granted, he's talking more about the virus than anything else, but that's.. beside the point. ] I'll take care of the rest of it.
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Yeah. ... I'll leave the rest to you then.
[ And with that she turns around, walking out of the room again. ]
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