[007]
[Oliver wakes with a cry and a start, sitting straight up in bed. This has been happening for several days now--since the voices stopped--but this time, he finds himself running his head straight into his sphere, unintentionally opening a comm link]
Owww! [he grabs his head, mumbling sleepily] Why is that there? Stupid sphere. [waves a hand at it vaguely] Shoo!
[lies back down and stares up at the ceiling for a moment, then sighs and gets up for real, going over to the drawers and pulling out an mp3 player. sits back down on the bed, putting the earbuds in and closing his eyes. after a moment, starts singing very softly to himself, his voice shaking and off-key] And I just can't look, it's killing me...and taking control... Jealousy, turning saints into the sea...
[takes a deep breath and goes quiet, lying back and listening to the music with his eyes open, his expression frightened and haunted]
Owww! [he grabs his head, mumbling sleepily] Why is that there? Stupid sphere. [waves a hand at it vaguely] Shoo!
[lies back down and stares up at the ceiling for a moment, then sighs and gets up for real, going over to the drawers and pulling out an mp3 player. sits back down on the bed, putting the earbuds in and closing his eyes. after a moment, starts singing very softly to himself, his voice shaking and off-key] And I just can't look, it's killing me...and taking control... Jealousy, turning saints into the sea...
[takes a deep breath and goes quiet, lying back and listening to the music with his eyes open, his expression frightened and haunted]