[047]

[oliverplus]

[after days of inadvertently slipping off to sleep and experiencing the same nightmare, then seeing others on the network banish theirs, Oliver knows he can't just keep running out of the room when he turns up in his. he has to make this stop somehow

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[bit_impossible]

[oh, any other time and he'd be yelling at his friend to get out, but...he's actually trying to face his fear! finally, something's gotten through to him!]

That's it, Ollie! You can do it!

[oliverplus]

[surprised to realize his sphere is on, looks at the Doctor, startled] Doctor! [but he nods at the words, jaw set] It's dead. Even if something's left...it can't happen like this!

And what makes you so sure? Are you really going to risk that? [it takes a step toward Oliver, smiling menacingly]

[bit_impossible]

There isn't anything left! Just your fear of it!

[oliverplus]

[steps up to Oliver, grinning] Are you sure enough to let her die for that?

[momentary fear flickers through his eyes, his resolve shaking] Sh-she won't!

[the Puppeteer backhands Oliver across the face, the force of the blow sending him sprawling, and advances on Chloe]

[by_my_will]

[watches for a moment]

That's it. Stand your ground.

[oliverplus]

[he really didn't mean for his sphere to be on, but having friends backing him up is what he needs. he knows that trying to hide his fears now will only make them worse]

Thank you. I...I won't become this!

[by_my_will]

It's up to us to defeat these illusions. Be strong, Oliver.

[oliverplus]

"Be strong"? You don't know him, do you? He's always the one who's injured, who tries to help and discovers he can't do a thing. He freezes up in life and death situations now, but that won't last forever. Soon enough, he'll start killing. I can drive him to it.

No. You can't! You're dead, and nothing you've left in me can push me that far!

[not_that_lockon]

[... now this. this is something that he wants to see.]

Go on, Oliver.

[oliverplus]

[glances up in surprise] Lyle? [but he nods, determined] I won't listen to it anymore. They're not gonna die.

Are you really sure of that? Is it because a killer told you so?

[not_that_lockon]

Nice to hear you talking sense for once.

[sorry, Puppeteer, was that the wind talking?]

[oliverplus]

[trying to sound light] What, I don't usually?

No. You're going mad, remember? Mad with memories and nightmares and darkness. And the only ones trying to help you are too weak to help themselves!

Shut up, you obviously don't know them!

[it laughs, taking a step toward Oliver] No? It's the blind leading the blind on this ship. You can't rely on what they say. Do you really think a mass murderer can stop you from becoming one?

[but that just made him angry] Lyle fights for people. And I will, too! I'll fight you!

[tsundereisms]

You can do it, Ollie!

[oliverplus]

Haruhi! [he really didn't mean for the sphere to be on, but...the more people who come on to encourage him, the better he feels] Thank you.

What an ironic thing for you to be saying, girl! For someone so opposed to killing, Oliver, you certainly make a habit of becoming friends with killers.

[tsundereisms]

Shut up!

[she turns back to Oliver]

Ollie, I'll be by your side.

[oliverplus]

[nods, taking a deep breath] You can say what you want, Puppeteer, but you won't change my opinion of anyone. And you won't make me stop fighting you. I'm not a killer. I refuse to be!

Refuse to be now, maybe. You haven't snapped yet. [grins] But she doesn't know about that, does she? Here she is, offering her support, and she doesn't even know you! Would it change her mind, you think, if she knew she looks up to someone who's going mad?