Insanity Clinic: Season Two

[NameIess]

8 hours ago, Edema Rue said:

Rue took a deep, shuddering breath. “You and your kind have taken everything from me. I didn’t…I…my family were the Tuatha’an. The ‘Tinkers’.” She took another breath, and suddenly a sharp, ragged pain filled her. “One of you destroyed them. Destroyed them all, and of course none of us fought back because believed there was a better way. But I know better, now. I survived and I went to the Tower, and then, suddenly, everyone decided you were safe. Sane. An ally.” She scoffed. “But I still know better. I’ll wait as long as I have to, because I know that you will never change. And when everyone else is taken by surprise, I will be there to protect them.”

Nameless nodded slowly, gratitude and sympathy replacing his earlier pained emotions. "Thank you for telling me." He opened a gateway back to the clinic and went to walk through it, but hesitated just before stepping through. "Rue, I'm sorry one of us did that to you. I really am." With that, Nameless walked through the gateway and let it snap shut behind him, leaving Rue alone in the forest.

Edited October 21, 2023 by Nameless*

[Edema Rue she/her]

1 minute ago, Nameless* said:

Nameless nodded slowly, gratitude and sympathy replacing his earlier pained emotions. "Thank you for telling me." He opened a gateway back to the clinic and went to walk through it, but hesitated just before stepping through. "Rue, I'm sorry one of us did that to you. I really am." With that, Nameless walked through the gateway and let it snap shut behind him, leaving Rue alone in the forest.

Rue spat as the gateway disappeared. She felt a tear drip down her cheek and brushed it away furiously. Weak…too weak…your enemy will always be stronger than you are…she let out a scream of rage and let a huge wave of Air fly outward from her, destroying trees and underbrush. She stood there breathing for a long moment, then made her own gateway back to the clinic.

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

Just now, Edema Rue said:

Rue spat as the gateway disappeared. She felt a tear drip down her cheek and brushed it away furiously. Weak…too weak…your enemy will always be stronger than you are…she let out a scream of rage and let a huge wave of Air fly outward from her, destroying trees and underbrush. She stood there breathing for a long moment, then made her own gateway back to the clinic.

TAAron was standing there, waiting for her, his hand still gripping the strongly glowing sphere.

[Edema Rue she/her]

Just now, The Aspiring Archivist said:

TAAron was standing there, waiting for her, his hand still gripping the strongly glowing sphere.

“What do you want?” She snapped.

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

Just now, Edema Rue said:

“What do you want?” She snapped.

"I'm sorry," he said quietly. He looked... ashamed.

[Edema Rue she/her]

7 minutes ago, The Aspiring Archivist said:

"I'm sorry," he said quietly. He looked... ashamed.

Rue snorted. “You can all stop pretending,” she muttered, pushing past him and out the door.

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

5 minutes ago, Edema Rue said:

Rue snorted. “You can all stop pretending,” she muttered, pushing past him and out the door.

He grabbed her arm, then pulled her into an short embrace. "I'm not pretending."

[Edema Rue she/her]

Just now, The Aspiring Archivist said:

He grabbed her arm, then pulled her into a short embrace. "I'm not pretending."

Rue froze, torn between terror and hope and shame. “I…” She pulled away. “If given the chance,” she said softly, “I won’t kill you.” Then she turned and walked away down the hall, towards her room.

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

1 minute ago, Edema Rue said:

Rue froze, torn between terror and hope and shame. “I…” She pulled away. “If given the chance,” she said softly, “I won’t kill you.” Then she turned and walked away down the hall, towards her room.

TAAron watched her go, then sat down, trying to clear his mind. After a moment, he began humming a tune, clear and low and haunting. He didn't remember where he'd learned it.

He also didn't realize that his connection to Rue was still intact, and that she heard every note.

[Edema Rue she/her]

7 minutes ago, The Aspiring Archivist said:

TAAron watched her go, then sat down, trying to clear his mind. After a moment, he began humming a tune, clear and low and haunting. He didn't remember where he'd learned it.

He also didn't realize that his connection to Rue was still intact, and that she heard every note.

Rue shut the door to her room, locked it, then sat down on a beanbag chair in the corner. (Every room in the Clinic had one). Her expression never changed from the harsh scowl, but a tear fell down her cheek, then another, then a whole flood of them. Weak, her mind still whispered. Weak. Useless. Redundant. Naive. She closed her eyes, listening to TAAron’s song.

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

1 minute ago, Edema Rue said:

Rue shut the door to her room, locked it, then sat down on a beanbag chair in the corner. (Every room in the Clinic had one). Her expression never changed from the harsh scowl, but a tear fell down her cheek, then another, then a whole flood of them. Weak, her mind still whispered. Weak. Useless. Redundant. Naive. She closed her eyes, listening to TAAron’s song.

It changed into a song, in a language Rue didn't recognize. It was melancholy, but tinged with hope. TAAron's voice was soft and melodic.

[Edema Rue she/her]

11 minutes ago, The Aspiring Archivist said:

It changed into a song, in a language Rue didn't recognize. It was melancholy, but tinged with hope. TAAron's voice was soft and melodic.

Rue let herself cry for another minute, then stood up. She would not be weak. She would not give in. She wiped her tears. Perhaps…perhaps it was time to meet the newcomers.

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

Just now, Edema Rue said:

Rue let herself cry for another minute, then stood up. She would not be weak. She would not give in. She wiped her tears. Perhaps…perhaps it was time to meet the newcomers.

The singing stopped. "Uh, Rue?" TAAron's voice in her mind.

[Edema Rue she/her]

5 minutes ago, The Aspiring Archivist said:

The singing stopped. "Uh, Rue?" TAAron's voice in her mind.

Rue blinked; she hadn’t realized he was the one singing. “What?” She snapped, then a little softer. “What?”

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

1 minute ago, Edema Rue said:

Rue blinked; she hadn’t realized he was the one singing. “What?” She snapped, then a little softer. “What?”

"...Were you hearing that?"

[Edema Rue she/her]

2 minutes ago, The Aspiring Archivist said:

"...Were you hearing that?"

“Yup. Didn’t realize it was you until just now, though.”

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

Just now, Edema Rue said:

“Yup. Didn’t realize it was you until just now, though.”

"Oh. It... uh... wasn't addressed to you."

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He accidentally sang her a love song. Foreshadowing? You bet.

He also doesn't realize it was in a different language.

 

[Violet]

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So now where is Violet? I can't remember 

 

[Edema Rue she/her]

5 minutes ago, The Aspiring Archivist said:

"Oh. It... uh... wasn't addressed to you."

 

“Good to know,” Rue said flatly. “Why are we still able to talk like this?”

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As far as I know, she’s still in the medical wing, but she can go wherever she wants. 

@Violet

Edited October 22, 2023 by Edema Rue

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

Just now, Edema Rue said:

“Good to know,” Rue said flatly. “Why are we still able to talk like this?”

@Violet

"I don't know. I just forgot to cut the connection. I can do that now."

[Edema Rue she/her]

2 minutes ago, The Aspiring Archivist said:

"I don't know. I just forgot to cut the connection. I can do that now."

“Okay,” Rue says, then hesitates. “I’m…uh…sorry I snapped, earlier.”

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

10 minutes ago, Edema Rue said:

“Okay,” Rue says, then hesitates. “I’m…uh…sorry I snapped, earlier.”

"It's okay. You had just talked about something really difficult."

[Edema Rue she/her]

8 minutes ago, The Aspiring Archivist said:

"It's okay. You had just talked about something really difficult."

Rue snorted, temper flaring back up. “I don’t want your stupid sympathy.”

[NameIess]

7 minutes ago, The Aspiring Archivist said:

"It's okay. You had just talked about something really difficult."

Nameless walks up to TAAron. "I need to talk to you."

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

Just now, Edema Rue said:

Rue snorted, temper flaring back up. “I don’t want your stupid sympathy.”

"I'm not trying to pity you, I'm being empathetic. Would you rather I be angry at you?"

1 minute ago, Nameless* said:

Nameless walks up to TAAron. "I need to talk to you."

TAAron spoke so Rue couldn't hear. "What is it?"