[One of the hall cameras turns on as Poland is walking past, looking more than a little off balance and frightened. All of a sudden, he stops dead, a look of shock, pain, and dread on his face as he clutches at his stomach.]
No. Oh, God, no...![He sinks to the ground, curling up around himself and trembling visibly. After a moment, the camera
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[Elaine's watching. With a new sense of responsibility, she knows that she shouldn't be using her powers to "cheat" and make life easier for her friends. That's objective omnipotence for you.]
[But... there's always that small amount of guilt.]
It's not real, you know.
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Who--Who's there? [H-He doesn't want anyone to see him in his shame!]
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[And he betrayed him. Used him, gave him to the creatures who did this to him...]
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[Because it's shameful. Even for a woman, it would be shameful, but a man should have more strength, so it's even worse...]
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I'm not gonna talk about it!
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[Not to mention that at this point, she's trying to remember all the social etiquette rules that she used to follow. Stuff like, "It's polite to ask your friends if they're okay." Obviously, she's not used to it anymore.]
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S-sorry. I usually only talk to angels and immortals now, and they're really different from the rest of the universe. And my best friend, Duma, he doesn't really talk but he thinks a lot. And when you're thinking to each other instead of talking, then you don't need words.
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You--Ohmigod. L-Like, what are you?
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And in all honesty... you probably don't want to know. But Duma's an angel, if that helps.
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You like, probably shouldn't hang out with me. I'm... I'm like, not clean.
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[Wraps his arms around his legs, tucking his knees up against his chest]
I... I like, didn't mean to do anything sinful! I totally tried to fight, but--!
[Yeah, he's crying again. He's physically very little more than a child, and very sheltered, and not so confident or strong yet, so really, who can blame him?]
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