IV ❧ video

[candlejacked]

[The video feed clicks on, showing Colette in a small bathroom, staring distraughtly into the mirror, her back to the camera. Her reflection gazes back blankly, showing no expression; her eyes have a dead look in them. Colette reaches up to touch her face, but the reflection's expression remains blank, although it mirrors her movement.]Why...why do

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action; PLACEHOLDER

[thecoffeeisalie]

[Lloyd, having heard that something was off, had decided to go check on Colette and make sure she was okay. He arrives just in time to see... Colette standing there, and looking blankly at the mirror.]

... Colette? Are you okay?

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[heartjacked]

[Colette turns at the sound of Lloyd's voice and gazes at him placidly.]

. . .

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[thecoffeeisalie]

[He stops, and it only takes one look to know that he'd seen Colette like this before. He wasn't sure how it happened, but he knew that he was worried. He hated seeing Colette like this.]

Colette, you're-- how did this happen!?

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[heartjacked]

[This Colette has no Key Crest, no Rune Crest--the reflection is accurate in that way, at least.]

. . .

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[thecoffeeisalie]

[He heads further into the room - his eyes are focused on the spot where the keycrest should have been.]

Who took it from you!?

[Not that he expects an answer, but... 8(]

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[heartjacked]

[She only gazes blankly back at him, hearing his words but not registering them.]

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[thecoffeeisalie]

[He walks closer, reaching out and taking her hand gently.]

I'm gonna find it for you, Colette.

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[heartjacked]

[The physical contact stirs no reaction in her. Lloyd is not a threat at the moment.]

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[thecoffeeisalie]

[... It might help to get her outta the bathroom, wouldn't it. Lloyd gets up and starts gently leading her out of the room. He's trying to think of what he can do to help her, because he doesn't want to see Colette like this.]

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[heartjacked]

[Like a puppet, she follows where Lloyd leads, letting him direct her into the living room. While she does not consciously register anything, unconsciously she is assessing any possible threats around her and finding none.]