Eddie was nervous. He couldn't help it. It was like the game they used to play - trying to be the first back to the light. Except this time, there wouldn't be a race. They'd just stay and stay. His panic and paranoia had got better with a few ports, just as it had got better when he'd gone out searching for Travis.
But in the end, the dark still made him panic. Made him wish there were at least walls around him and his dad down the hall. Or, more recently, Jane nearby. He was determined to fix it, though, because he hated the idea of not getting to help Victor first. He didn't trust anyone else enough except Jane to rely on, so he had to rely on himself.
Here he was, clutching his merit book tightly as he opened the door to the CES, and couldn't quite see Jane fully in the semi-light, so walked towards where he thought she was and called out, tentatively, "Jane?"
"I'm here." She walked up beside him and reached out to take his hand. "It's alright." She was gentler than usual with him here, mostly because she knew that what he was feeling was true fear. And she didn't want to make it worse for him right now.
She had seen what had happened to those out in the darkness too long. And here, it wasn't even dark yet. They still have half an hour of light left. "I found a place to stay for the night, so just follow me. And don't hit any of the trees." Luckily, the CES had behaved to become just a generic forest. She had already searched the area for any Yateveos, but it seemed like a Previous forest, which is what she wanted.
He took her hand and held it tightly. His nerve was starting to get to him, but he just kept a tight hold of her and followed along, holding out his other hand to keep the trees at bay, "How safe is it? The place you've found, that is?"
"Stop worrying," she said softly and led him to the area she had prepared. It wasn't anything special- just a few blankets on the ground and a bag- but it would at least give him a definite area to be in.
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But in the end, the dark still made him panic. Made him wish there were at least walls around him and his dad down the hall. Or, more recently, Jane nearby. He was determined to fix it, though, because he hated the idea of not getting to help Victor first. He didn't trust anyone else enough except Jane to rely on, so he had to rely on himself.
Here he was, clutching his merit book tightly as he opened the door to the CES, and couldn't quite see Jane fully in the semi-light, so walked towards where he thought she was and called out, tentatively, "Jane?"
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She had seen what had happened to those out in the darkness too long. And here, it wasn't even dark yet. They still have half an hour of light left. "I found a place to stay for the night, so just follow me. And don't hit any of the trees." Luckily, the CES had behaved to become just a generic forest. She had already searched the area for any Yateveos, but it seemed like a Previous forest, which is what she wanted.
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"It's safe." She let go of his hand. "Sit down."
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