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[felis_fidelus]

[in a low, rough-sounding voice, the question not really directed at anyone in particular:]

So what excuse will you have for this? Poison in the water? Mass hallucination? Viral pandemic?

... I know no one is all right, but-- has everyone's wounds been treated, at least? These stitches itch.

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[fixen]

How about 'we're crazy?' Never get to hear that one.

... You remember getting those stitches?

[felis_fidelus]

I thought they might want to vary their excuses so they don't wear so thin.

No. Actually, I... don't even know how I got back to my room, much less... well, at least it's not half-assed first aid.

Are you all right, Zack?

[fixen]

Why do that when the excuse covers near-everything.

... Yeah. And, yeah, I'm fine. You, too?

[felis_fidelus]

It just gets so boring after a while.

Mm. They stitched me up pretty well, so I should be fine.

[antsolute]

And we woke up, and it was all a dream!

[felis_fidelus]

[a snort of irritation, immediately followed by an 'ow']

Dreams don't usually leave marks behind.

[antsolute]

It's all so frustratingly soap opera, wouldn't you agree?

[felis_fidelus]

We'd be languishing in bed for weeks or healed in the blink of an eye if that were the case.

[mentis_reae]

I'm relatively uninjured.

[felis_fidelus]

Physically.

... how are you holding up, Miles?

[mentis_reae]

As I said. Uninjured.

[felis_fidelus]

... back to this, then.

I'm sorry.

[cowboy_newsie]

Fine. Nothin' worse'n a few bruises and scratches, tha' sorta thin'.

Probably they'll say it didn't happen, same as Edelweiss.

Yerself?

[felis_fidelus]

Mm. I'll heal. Just a few cuts here and there.

[a pause]

Did you or Yuffie... did either of you see any... familiar faces, among the dead?

[cowboy_newsie]

[hesitates]

I weren't-- I wasn't exactly lookin', ya know?

Did ya?

[felis_fidelus]

Good idea.

[similar hesitation]

Several people did, so it wasn't unusual.

SO LATE TO THE PARTY, BAWWW.

[quatrew]

It looks like I got a couple of stitches and I'm bandaged up.

The strange thing is... none of the dead seemed familiar to me.

<3

[felis_fidelus]

You too? How do you feel?

... I'd call it fortunate, myself.

[quatrew]

Tired. My leg's a little sore, but not bad enough to be on bedrest.

Remember how people were talking about seeing things in the mirror? I never did. I thought that people were just having some side effect of therapy... then last night happened.

[felis_fidelus]

Even so, don't strain yourself. Who knows if this kind of medical treatment will continue?

[a long pause] You... didn't? That's odd. Why would you be the only one unaffected?