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Kay Faraday ([personal profile] little_thief) wrote2010-05-25 04:49 pm

Case 17: Turnabout Terror

[The morning immediately after her horrifying experience with the Coral Cannibal, Kay wakes up in her own bed with a start.  Her heart racing, she flails about in a panic, knocking the phone off the receiver.  The whole of Mayfield is treated to the very loud and utterly terrified scream of a young 17 year old thief.]

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

[There is the sound of heavy, panicked breathing along with the rustling of bedsheets as Kay tries to make sense of her surroundings while trying to remember just what happened the previous night.  She's talking to herself, barely aware that she's narrating her own thoughts out loud.]

"W-what was that...?  Sharp pain... and... then.  Just darkness.  And blood... blood everywhere..."

[Huddles underneath her sheets, pulling them tightly around her so that nothing but her face is showing.  She's like a small child convinced of the magic power of her blanket, as if it will somehow protect her against the monsters that lurk in the shadows just out of sight.  And she just stays like that, rocking back and forth and quietly murmuring to herself, still totally unaware that the phone is off the hook.]

[identity profile] glowing-science.livejournal.com 2010-05-26 04:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[That's not a good sign.]

Do you need anything? What... what happened?

[identity profile] thief-of-truth.livejournal.com 2010-05-26 08:33 pm (UTC)(link)
So... that's what it's like to die...

[identity profile] glowing-science.livejournal.com 2010-05-27 03:33 am (UTC)(link)
[Kay died?! Ema is now extremely concerned.]

C-calm down. You're safe and alive again at least, right? That's something.

[identity profile] thief-of-truth.livejournal.com 2010-05-27 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah... I'm safe now. Just still kinda freaked out."

[Nervous laugh.]

[identity profile] glowing-science.livejournal.com 2010-05-27 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
I can imagine, if I heard you correctly. You died last night...

[Wait, there's something extremely off here.]

How are you still alive, then?

[identity profile] thief-of-truth.livejournal.com 2010-05-27 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
Death isn't permanent here. You just wake up in your bed the next morning, safe and sound.

[identity profile] glowing-science.livejournal.com 2010-05-27 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
I had no idea... [Well, that explains a lot of things.]

Even so, I can imagine it's not a pleasant experience. You sure you're okay?

[identity profile] thief-of-truth.livejournal.com 2010-05-27 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
...Yeah, it's pretty terrifying. I'm okay, though. Not a scratch on me.

[identity profile] glowing-science.livejournal.com 2010-05-27 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
That's good. I know we don't actually know each other that well, but I'd hate to see you hurt.

[identity profile] thief-of-truth.livejournal.com 2010-05-27 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks. It means a lot to me, really.

[identity profile] glowing-science.livejournal.com 2010-05-27 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
You're welcome. If you need anything--now or whenever--just let me know. I'm at 1492 Kramden.

[identity profile] thief-of-truth.livejournal.com 2010-05-27 03:55 am (UTC)(link)
I think I'll probably be okay now. I'm going to stay at my boyfriend's family's house for a few days until it's safe to come back here.

[identity profile] glowing-science.livejournal.com 2010-05-27 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
That's a good idea.

And who, might I ask, is this boyfriend of yours? [Curiosity killed the cat, as they say.]

[identity profile] thief-of-truth.livejournal.com 2010-05-27 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, his name's Takeshi. He lives just down the street from me.

[identity profile] glowing-science.livejournal.com 2010-05-27 06:20 am (UTC)(link)
[Awwwwwww.]

That's nice! It's always good to have a nice social support system in place. And well... romance happens, too.

[identity profile] thief-of-truth.livejournal.com 2010-05-27 10:38 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah. I figure life doesn't have to stop while we're here. I can try to figure out a way out and have a love life in the meantime.

[identity profile] glowing-science.livejournal.com 2010-05-27 03:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Right. Nothing wrong with a little normalcy amongst the madness. [Ema can't disapprove of that kind of positive attitude, at least not from a teenage girl.]

Just make sure you don't forget that investigating this place comes first, okay?

[identity profile] glowing-science.livejournal.com 2010-05-27 09:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Just making sure.

Take care of yourself, okay? I'd hate to learn that you've died again.

[identity profile] thief-of-truth.livejournal.com 2010-05-27 10:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I'm going to be more careful from now on. I thought I was being pretty careful already, but I guess I can't even call my own house safe anymore.

[identity profile] glowing-science.livejournal.com 2010-05-29 04:08 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah. That's not a comforting thought...

What attacked you, if it's not too traumatic to talk about?

[identity profile] thief-of-truth.livejournal.com 2010-05-29 06:41 am (UTC)(link)
I have no idea. It got me from behind. All I felt was a row of sharp teeth sinking into my neck...

[identity profile] glowing-science.livejournal.com 2010-05-30 08:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ema shudders.]

That's terrible. I'll be watching my back, then.

[identity profile] thief-of-truth.livejournal.com 2010-05-31 06:01 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, good idea.