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[offallingsnow]

[it's late

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[seleniahymn]

[The scream wakes up Tear, who gets up and is running toward Nephry's room in a flash because in her soldier mind, something was wrong.]

Nephry? Are you all right?

[offallingsnow]

[Tear will find her on the floor, in the dark, looking around and trying to calm herself.]

Y-yes. I'm fine.

[seleniahymn]

[She wastes no time in reaching Nephry's side, concern crossing her face. Whatever it was that happened, she seemed frightened, and who knew what that could mean in a place like Luceti.]

Are you sure? It appears you were screaming in your sleep.

[offallingsnow]

Yes, I...it was only a dream.

[still, she's pretty pale and breathing a little hard right now. It's not her preference to lack composure in front of others, but she'll think of that later on]

[soreplaceable]

[As unfortunate as it is, living in Luceti means living with the fear that people could be kidnapped for experimentation at any time. Last week, Ion learned that the hard way. And when he hears Nephry's cry in the middle of the night, he assumes the worst and rushes to her room. When instead he sees her there on the ground, he isn't sure whether to be relieved or, perhaps, even more concerned.]

[Still unable to speak, he turns on the light to make his presence known and goes over to check if Nephry is all right.]

[offallingsnow]

[she looks up, blinking, when the light comes on. It's only Ion, and even though she's pale and disoriented, she sits up and tries to put the blankets back on the bed. Trying to appear collected.]

I'm all right, Ion. It was...just a dream.

[soreplaceable]

[He frowns, not quite believing her. Just because it was a dream doesn't mean it wasn't still horrible.]

[Ion isn't sure if it was the kind of dream she'd want to talk about or not, but he was certainly more than willing to listen.]

[offallingsnow]

I'll be fine. [attempting a reassuring smile isn't going so well right now, though. And she's still breathing pretty hard.]

[Voice]

[amazingasa1ways]

[It is evident in Mitsuru's tone that she thinks Nephry has been mallynapped.]

Osborne-san?

[Voice]

[offallingsnow]

I'm all right, Mitsuru.

[Voice]

[amazingasa1ways]

[Relief.] Are you sure? What happened?

[Voice]

[offallingsnow]

Nothing too dangerous. I fell out of bed.

[galddigger]

[That cry and those sounds don't bode well at all. You can be sure that with things the way they are in Luceti, Anise is rushing right on over to Nephry's room and fearing the worst.]

Nephry...!

[offallingsnow]

Everything is fine, Anise. Go back to bed.

[galddigger]

[Give her a moment to let the relief show on her face.]

Oh... For a second there, I thought... [Yeah.]

[offallingsnow]

I know. ...I apologize.

[keep in mind, she hasn't made it back into bed yet. She's just sitting on the floor.]