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[mr_dynames]

[Now that he isn't hallucinating or hearing things anymore, Neil's calmed down considerably. And once he calmed down, the full realization of what happened over the past week and few odd days washed over him. So when his Sphere clicks on again, he's sitting up against a tree, barefoot. His knees are pulled up to his chest and his arms wrapped

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[tsundereisms]

[have a cheerful little girl bounding up to you with something cupped in her hands 8DDD]

Lyle, Lyle!

[tsundereisms]

[stops, DEAD. When she gets closer and looks upset and confused DDD8]

Y-you're not...

[mr_dynames]

[He looks up at the girl who just stopped in front of him. One of the few curses of being a twin, some people were bound to confuse you with the other.]

No, I'm not Lyle. I'm his brother, Neil.

[tsundereisms]

Oh.

[looks slightly crushed and starts looking around as if hoping the twin she's looking for will appear]

[oliverplus]

Neil? Are you... [trails off; "are you okay?" just seems like way too stupid of a question right now] You're back.

[mr_dynames]

Yeah, I am....

[He trails off, shifting uncomfortably where he sat.]

Look, I'm sorry. About... all that back... there.

[He jabbed a thumb over his shoulder into the woods.]

[oliverplus]

[nods, glad that Neil brought it up; it makes it easier to continue] I'm sorry, too.

[mr_dynames]

[He shakes his head with a heavy sigh.]

You don't have anything to apologize for.

[After all, he hadn't been the one running around with a stick and some rocks trying to kill any living thing that came his way.]

[electrum_duet]

Lockon.

[He's quiet for a bit, trying to figure out exactly what to say.]

...You're better now, I take it?

[mr_dynames]

[Ah, more guilt flows steadily in, and it shows on his face.]

I am... and I'm sorry about all that.

[electrum_duet]

Don't worry about it, Lockon. We were all affected by...whatever that was. I don't blame you.

[mr_dynames]

[He looks as if he wants to argue it, but his shoulders slump in defeat.]

I can't help but worry about it. What if I had killed someone, not just... all those animals....

[not_that_lockon]

There's a frog in your hair.

[It seems like the best thing to say. He doesn't want to bring up what's happened in the past few days. Although that seems to be working against him a bit because all his turtle neck tops have gone AWOL all of a sudden and there's some pretty noticeable bruising on his neck by now.]

[mr_dynames]

[He reaches up and feels around. Once his fingers press down on the frog, it peeks out of his hair and croaks happily at the Sphere. He grins slightly before he notices said bruising and frowns.]

What happened to you?

[not_that_lockon]

[He blinks for a second before he realises - oh. Right. He shrugs slightly.]

I ran into a few problems. It doesn't matter anymore.

[mr_dynames]

What do you mean 'it doesn't matter'? Tell me how you got those.

[He paused for a moment as he wracked his brain. He couldn't remember if Lyle had come out into the woods or not.]

...I didn't do that and I don't remember, did I?

[kingnaesala]

I won't argue, though that is because I don't know you. If it offers any solace, no one has been acting like themselves recently.

[mr_dynames]

I didn't really notice, but it helps a bit. Thanks.