~011 - [VIDEO] - lil' Laura :c

[intofireforever]

[Hi Barge! Have a 13-year-old Laura looking mildly hysterical.]

Where am I?! I want to go home! Take me back right now!

Please...

BOB, I don't like this game...

[Taken just before Laura decides that the only way to keep BOB from hurting her is to hurt herself. BIG WARNING: mentions of child abuse occur in the comments, PLEASE don't read if that kind of

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[christ_onabike]

[Okay, so he wasn't sure. And then she said BOB, and he knew it was her.]

Laura. Hi. I'm Paddy.

I can't take you home right now, but I'll make sure you get there. It might be a day or so, but you'll go home as soon as possible, I promise.

Don't worry, I'm coming to help you out, alright?

[intofireforever]

Are you his friend?

[christ_onabike]

No, I'm not.

I don't like him one bit. He's a bad man.

I wanna help, but I won't come down there if you don't want me to, yeah?

[intofireforever]

...it's okay. You can come.

[christ_onabike]

You sure? It's okay to say you don't want me to come down, if you don't want me to.

[intofireforever]

[She's not sure, so she explains why.]

You said you're not his friend, but you knew who I was talking about!

[christ_onabike]

Yeah... I know. That's complicated. But there's no way I'm his friend.

So, I'll be down in a minute or two?

[intofireforever]

Okay.

[christ_onabike]

[Paddy turns up, and he's beyond apprehensive about this. He doesn't want her to think he's going to harm her, but is rather conscious that it won't look good. So he knocks gently on her door and waits, calling out through it,] Laura, it's Paddy.

[intofireforever]

[Laura runs to the door and opens it just a crack, peeking through at him suspiciously.]

You know BOB and you know my name. I think you should tell me why.

[christ_onabike]

Good question.

[He runs a hand down his face and looks down at her,]

This is gonna make me sound crazy. But I know you when you're... a bit older. Here. She's here the whole time. And I'm the guy who's supposed to help you out and stuff, so I got given a load of information on you. That's how I know who he is and who you are.

I sound nuts, don't I?

[intofireforever]

[He definitely sounds nuts, but even at this age Laura knows time can be funny. If he's given a whole lot of information on her, and is supposed to help her...]

Are you another part of the test?

[christ_onabike]

[Paddy has a really ominous feeling about this question, but has to ask anyway,] What test do you mean, Laura? Tell me about this test.

[intofireforever]

God's test for me. If I can stay clean and not be afraid then he'll take me to heaven.

[christ_onabike]

Oh. That... that's not how God really works, y'know. But... I'm here to try and... stop him hurting you, stop bad things from happening. I do my best, y'know.

[intofireforever]

Oh.

[Laura steps back and opens the door for him, and then runs to sit on the edge of her bed, still looking at him warily.]

I'm not dreaming this, am I? It doesn't feel like a dream.