Day 60: Recreational Field (Third Shift)

[razing_phoenix]

It was definitely a good thing that Tear had tracked him down, seeing how she'd had a wealth of interesting information for him. Granted, a lot of it he could have guessed himself, especially the details about Landel's capabilities, but it was always good to have it confirmed by a trustworthy source

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[dispersive]

Okay, Luke was trying to piece this all together as Guy talked. It didn't help that this whole situation was so ridiculous that you couldn't even find edges of logic or common sense to hold onto in order to reach the next step. All his friend's explanation did was uncover even more questions. It all left Luke rather stunned, drained even. Why would this place add challenges that could lead them to freedom, maybe? Was it simply a trap for the unsuspecting or the under experienced?

If it had been anyone besides Anise and Guy, Luke would have felt concerned, but he knew they could handle whatever was thrown their way. Actually, now that he thought about it, concern was the furthest thing from his mind. He felt rather numb.

"You know--" the young man started as his eyes shifted between Guy and the ground below him. "--the longer I sit here, the more I feel like I'm going to wake up any minute from a crazy dream..." so why concern himself over any of it? This world or this thing he had created was too bizarre to truly exist. Maybe it was a side effect of his dispersion. Maybe he was cracking up. And maybe this was all real and he had to suck it up like everyone else.

With a frustratingly heavy sigh, Luke leaned over and propped his chin on his left hand. "What a pain..."

[razing_phoenix]

That wasn't really the reaction that Guy had wanted. While he couldn't blame Luke for feeling that way, he was going to have to face the reality of it eventually. Everyone did once they had been here long enough, and Luke wouldn't be any exception. The rest of them needed to be able to rely on him, and while Guy had no doubt that Luke would be capable of handling this place once he'd gotten more used to it, he was still so new.

Except this was the fourth time that he'd been new, and so Guy realized that he was being a bit impatient with his friend. Not that he was showing any of that outwardly, but he still felt bad for it.

"Yeah, it is a pain, but it's also the reality of it. You're not dreaming." If Luke couldn't separate the real Guy from some dream version, then what kind of friends were they? He gave his friend his most charming smile and then reached over to clap a hand on his shoulder. It was real, he was real, and while it didn't make sense for Luke to come from essentially sacrificing himself to ending up here, that was still what had happened.

"Don't worry, you'll get the hang of this place soon enough." It was probably pretty obvious that he and Anise were used to it. Tear and Luke were bound to follow along -- Natalia, too, if she was still here.