Ravenclawjedi42 Posted January 11, 2024 Posted January 11, 2024 7 minutes ago, Just-A-Stick said: "Can you leave the room? Go somewhere away from the monster?" “N-n-no. M-my d-d-dormitory only has th-three rooms, and m-my r-roommate d-d-doesn’t l-like me g-g-going into h-her r-r-room. And there are even scarier m-monsters in th-the sh-sh-shared r-room.”
Just-A-Stick she/her Posted January 11, 2024 Author Posted January 11, 2024 1 minute ago, Ravenclawjedi42 said: “N-n-no. M-my d-d-dormitory only has th-three rooms, and m-my r-roommate d-d-doesn’t l-like me g-g-going into h-her r-r-room. And there are even scarier m-monsters in th-the sh-sh-shared r-room.” "Ok, Athena, will you do something for me?"
Ravenclawjedi42 Posted January 11, 2024 Posted January 11, 2024 1 minute ago, Just-A-Stick said: "Ok, Athena, will you do something for me?" “M-maybe. Depends on what it is.”
Just-A-Stick she/her Posted January 11, 2024 Author Posted January 11, 2024 Just now, Ravenclawjedi42 said: “M-maybe. Depends on what it is.” "Will you breathe with me? This is temporary. This will go away soon. Just focus on breathing. Don't think about anything. Ok? Can you do that?"
Ravenclawjedi42 Posted January 11, 2024 Posted January 11, 2024 2 minutes ago, Just-A-Stick said: "Will you breathe with me? This is temporary. This will go away soon. Just focus on breathing. Don't think about anything. Ok? Can you do that?" “I CAN’T! I JUST CAN’T!” There’s a pause on the other end, followed by quiet sobbing.
Just-A-Stick she/her Posted January 11, 2024 Author Posted January 11, 2024 Just now, Ravenclawjedi42 said: “I CAN’T! I JUST CAN’T!” There’s a pause on the other end, followed by quiet sobbing. "Shhh... It's ok.... Things are getting better, I promise."
Ravenclawjedi42 Posted January 11, 2024 Posted January 11, 2024 (edited) 1 minute ago, Just-A-Stick said: "Shhh... It's ok.... Things are getting better, I promise." There’s just quiet sobbing for several seconds. “Wh-what makes you s-say that?” Edited January 11, 2024 by Ravenclawjedi42
Just-A-Stick she/her Posted January 11, 2024 Author Posted January 11, 2024 1 minute ago, Ravenclawjedi42 said: There’s just quiet sobbing for several seconds. “Wh-what makes you s-say that?” "Life is full of ups and downs. It can only be down for so long before it has to go up. That's the way life works. Can you take one deep breath for me please? Just one."
Ravenclawjedi42 Posted January 11, 2024 Posted January 11, 2024 1 minute ago, Just-A-Stick said: "Life is full of ups and downs. It can only be down for so long before it has to go up. That's the way life works. Can you take one deep breath for me please? Just one." Another pause comes from the other end, this time with less whimpering and crying. “Are you sure?” Athena eventually asks.
Just-A-Stick she/her Posted January 11, 2024 Author Posted January 11, 2024 2 minutes ago, Ravenclawjedi42 said: Another pause comes from the other end, this time with less whimpering and crying. “Are you sure?” Athena eventually asks. "Yes. I'm positive."
Ravenclawjedi42 Posted January 11, 2024 Posted January 11, 2024 Just now, Just-A-Stick said: "Yes. I'm positive." “Okay. I’ll-I’ll try.” The sound of a very loud and dramatic inhale and exhale comes from the telephone. “Was that okay?”
Just-A-Stick she/her Posted January 11, 2024 Author Posted January 11, 2024 1 minute ago, Ravenclawjedi42 said: “Okay. I’ll-I’ll try.” The sound of a very loud and dramatic inhale and exhale comes from the telephone. “Was that okay?” "Yes, but, can you make it a bit calmer?"
Ravenclawjedi42 Posted January 11, 2024 Posted January 11, 2024 Just now, Just-A-Stick said: "Yes, but, can you make it a bit calmer?" A very minuscule and tiny breath comes out the other end. “Like that?”
Just-A-Stick she/her Posted January 11, 2024 Author Posted January 11, 2024 1 minute ago, Ravenclawjedi42 said: A very minuscule and tiny breath comes out the other end. “Like that?” "No, not quite, more like this." Iris inhaled smoothly and exhaled slowly. "Can you try that?"
Part Of The Narrative she/her Posted January 11, 2024 Posted January 11, 2024 The second phone rang again. On the other side, a breathless young voice cried out for someone to answer.
Ravenclawjedi42 Posted January 11, 2024 Posted January 11, 2024 15 minutes ago, Just-A-Stick said: "No, not quite, more like this." Iris inhaled smoothly and exhaled slowly. "Can you try that?" “NO! YOU SAID JUST ONE, AND NOW YOU’RE MAKING ME DO…FIFTY!”
Just-A-Stick she/her Posted January 11, 2024 Author Posted January 11, 2024 5 minutes ago, Ravenclawjedi42 said: “NO! YOU SAID JUST ONE, AND NOW YOU’RE MAKING ME DO…FIFTY!” "Athena? Do you want to get better?" Iris asked calmly. 6 minutes ago, Part Of The Narrative said: The second phone rang again. On the other side, a breathless young voice cried out for someone to answer. The answering machine picked up with the same message as before.
Part Of The Narrative she/her Posted January 11, 2024 Posted January 11, 2024 3 minutes ago, Just-A-Stick said: "Athena? Do you want to get better?" Iris asked calmly. The answering machine picked up with the same message as before. "it's not working," she whispered hysterically. "What do I do? Jared, it's not working!" "What are you doing, Isa??!" The older male voice was dark and decisive, yet somehow shaky at the same time. "You can't...you can't be in here right now! It's not safe!!" "What do you mean?" She shook the phone, crying. "Please pick up. He's not acting right. He's not my brother and--" The phone beeped, cutting off the recorded message Isa didn't realize she had sent.
Ravenclawjedi42 Posted January 11, 2024 Posted January 11, 2024 52 minutes ago, Just-A-Stick said: "Athena? Do you want to get better?" Iris asked calmly. The answering machine picked up with the same message as before. Another pause came, this one longer than all the other ones. “Yes. Yes I do.”
Just-A-Stick she/her Posted January 11, 2024 Author Posted January 11, 2024 9 hours ago, Ravenclawjedi42 said: Another pause came, this one longer than all the other ones. “Yes. Yes I do.” "Well, sometimes to get better, we need to do things we don't like very much. All I need you to do is try."
Ravenclawjedi42 Posted January 11, 2024 Posted January 11, 2024 10 hours ago, Just-A-Stick said: "Well, sometimes to get better, we need to do things we don't like very much. All I need you to do is try." Another pause. And then Athena inhales and exhales and perfect deep breath. “How was that?”
The Wandering Wizard he/him Posted January 11, 2024 Posted January 11, 2024 1 minute ago, Ravenclawjedi42 said: Another pause. And then Athena inhales and exhales and perfect deep breath. “How was that?” Quote Stick had to leave the shard for a week so she'll be back and ready to continue RP on the 18th :))
Ravenclawjedi42 Posted January 11, 2024 Posted January 11, 2024 7 minutes ago, The Wandering Wizard said: Quote Oh, okay!
Guest Ψιτιsτηε Βεsτ Posted January 12, 2024 Posted January 12, 2024 22 hours ago, Just-A-Stick said: The answering machine picks up. "Hi, you've reached Iris Winter at her therapy office. If this is an emergency, please contact you're local helpline. Leave a message with a time you would like to schedule an appointment and I will get back to you. Thank you. Beep." Message... Help... PLs....I am.... scared. I... I have seen to much death...
Just-A-Stick she/her Posted January 18, 2024 Author Posted January 18, 2024 On 1/11/2024 at 6:48 PM, Ravenclawjedi42 said: Another pause. And then Athena inhales and exhales and perfect deep breath. “How was that?” "That was wonderful. Thank you." Iris said kindly, "Now, do you feel any calmer?" On 1/11/2024 at 7:01 PM, ΨιτιsτηεΒέsτ said: Message... Help... PLs....I am.... scared. I... I have seen to much death... The message gets recorded for later. @Ravenclawjedi42
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