Yet another intercom jingle sounded, and the nurses, anticipating the Head Doctor's orders, already began grouping around the patients as he began to speak
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"But how would we know? If they can affect our memories of before, what're the chances that we have this part figured out?" The last thing Luke wanted to be was the pessimist in this conversation, but it was something that he couldn't just dismiss. It would have been unwise, anyway, but he realized one thing: Asch probably would have been able to tell. He remembered how clearly he felt the last moments of Asch's life slipping away, how he felt that power come into him. There was a chance they could just stop it, but since his fonslots were still open to Asch, it seemed unlikely.
And it didn't seem like they made a habit of changing patient's memories while they were still there.
"I don't know, though. I just remembered that when-when someone else really important to me died, I could feel it. I think he'd probably be able to tell if the same happened to me." That was nothing more than speaking the idea out loud, as if it was laying it on the table to be dismissed. Truthfully, he was a little relieved, but he wouldn't count on it for sure. At least, for himself. Believing that Tear was alive somewhere, even if she couldn't recall that she was Tear, was more of a comfort than anything.
"He?" Luke had changed topics suddenly, or rather he'd begun talking about something out of any context other than his own mental one. "You mean that friend of yours you mentioned before?" There had been some mental connection between them, if he recalled correctly, so it would only make sense for Luke to be referring to him now. (Unless the young man had several other connections he was unaware of.)
"If you dwell on this too much it's only going to hinder you in the long run," he advised calmly. "Focus on the friends you have here now and hope for the best. There's too many unknowns to fear around here already without adding to it." Keep your friends close to you and do your best to keep them from becoming those that vanished. That was the best anyone could do right now. The entire situation was unreal, mind-breaking even. Both of them had only just arrived. It wouldn't do for them to start caving already.
"You're right." It was the best he could muster up on the spot. Cloud was right, and Luke didn't need to dwell on these things. If he could rationalize that Jason just was mistaken because Asch would know, things would be different. Asch wouldn't have become so upset over the mere suggestion that he was dead if he had died before. All of it made sense, and he just got worked up. It was probably because he had accepted dying, and did know that coming here was probably a second chance. Or a fourth chance or fifth chance, given the way things went. He wondered how many he would get.
"I just got caught up in things. Thanks, Cloud." He realized it wasn't fair to suggest this to his roommate, but he also knew he didn't want to leave any stone unturned when it came to things. Anything was possible, especially with the bastards who ran this place.
And it didn't seem like they made a habit of changing patient's memories while they were still there.
"I don't know, though. I just remembered that when-when someone else really important to me died, I could feel it. I think he'd probably be able to tell if the same happened to me." That was nothing more than speaking the idea out loud, as if it was laying it on the table to be dismissed. Truthfully, he was a little relieved, but he wouldn't count on it for sure. At least, for himself. Believing that Tear was alive somewhere, even if she couldn't recall that she was Tear, was more of a comfort than anything.
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"If you dwell on this too much it's only going to hinder you in the long run," he advised calmly. "Focus on the friends you have here now and hope for the best. There's too many unknowns to fear around here already without adding to it." Keep your friends close to you and do your best to keep them from becoming those that vanished. That was the best anyone could do right now. The entire situation was unreal, mind-breaking even. Both of them had only just arrived. It wouldn't do for them to start caving already.
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"I just got caught up in things. Thanks, Cloud." He realized it wasn't fair to suggest this to his roommate, but he also knew he didn't want to leave any stone unturned when it came to things. Anything was possible, especially with the bastards who ran this place.
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