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[chaotic_dirge]

[...the return is disorienting. Vincent notices that he's somewhere near one of the lakes and at least that gives him some vague idea of his location. He takes a moment to collect his thoughts before he finally opens his journal.]

...Could someone inform me of the date?

[That done, he's going to... just remain where he is for a while. It's later

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[esper_flight]

[Of course, Terra has to find him when he's on his way back to town. Upon spotting him in that form, she freezes.]

...Vincent?

[Please, let him be in his right mind....]

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[chaotic_dirge]

[Vincent pauses where he is at the familiar voice and looks toward her. He makes no move to attack or otherwise. He's feeling highly on edge but he honestly lacks the energy to fight right now. Still. He feels that caution is needed. He isn't so sure anything he's experiencing is real]

Terra. Is that you or an illusion?

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[esper_flight]

...it's me.

[Terra takes a step closer.]

You're...really yourself? But you....

[She gestures too--well, it's obvious.]

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[chaotic_dirge]

[...right. That might need some explanation. Vincent would have hung out in the woods to avoid running into people, but at the moment he just needs to get home and sleep this off.]

I assume it's the result of experimentation. I was taken by the Malnosso.

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[esper_flight]

[Ah, that makes sense. Her expression says as much.]

...do you want me to take you home? Where do you live again?

[You know, so he doesn't have to run around frightening people or having people come after him.]

[Action]

[chaotic_dirge]

Community Housing One.

[Yes, he sees the sense in that, as well, since he's all too aware what Chaos' form would provoke in people.]

The hallucinations... have they stopped?

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[esper_flight]

[A slight wince at mention of those hallucinations.]

If they hadn't, I don't think I would be functional. They stopped at the end of last month. You won't have to worry about them.

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[chaotic_dirge]

Then... I assume all has settled since then? Have there been further experiments?

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[esper_flight]

[Terra shakes her head.]

That might change in a week or so, but there hasn't been enough time between them, yet. It's November fifteenth.

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[chaotic_dirge]

Then it's been about two weeks' time... I was taken after I left that tent.

[It had been difficult to tell, time passes strangely in such a circumstance. For all he'd known it could have been days or even years. It wouldn't be the first time.]

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[esper_flight]

You didn't miss much...at least, not anything that was worth experiencing.

[Oh, right, teleporting.]

What floor?

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[chaotic_dirge]

[He nods, rather relieved to hear that. Sometimes in between experiments, disasters have happened... so at least he hasn't come back into the middle of such an event.]

The fifth.

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[esper_flight]

[Well, she was there a while ago? So, it counts. Terra nods and teleports them to the fifth floor, near the stairwell.]

I hope that's close enough.

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[chaotic_dirge]

[He nods.] That will suffice. I assume... [Gestures to his Chaosy self.] ...this will wear off in time.

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[esper_flight]

A few days, perhaps. If you need anything until then, you can let me know. I don't mind.

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[chaotic_dirge]

[At the moment, all he truly wants is to sleep. Hopefully it'll be a sleep without dreams...]

I'll keep that in mind.