Travel Log: An Insanity Clinic Spinoff

[InfiniteInsanity she/her]

17 hours ago, Cash67 said:

Pic smiled, flipped a switch on the speaker, and drew his staves in the air again. "Sing with me, and you'll carry a song of respite with you wherever you are going." He motions to the amp. "This'll shrink and fit in your ear, and don't worry about bringing it back, they're disposable. The technology this place has shown me is incredible."

"So it just like covers the pain, right?"

14 hours ago, Spark of Hope said:

She looked at him. He.. he was stability to her. And.. he was here. He always had been. 

Her father didn’t love her. But her family here did. 

“Jacket..?”

 

Insa nodded, "That'll work. I'll wear a jacket."

Ash threw her hands in the air, "That doesn't change the fact that you still don't have a plan. Where would you go?"

"The blacksmith shop."

"Insa, The Head knows you're alive. Do you really think he's not watching your blacksmith shop?"

[Through the Living Hope]

4 minutes ago, InfiniteInsanity said:

"So it just like covers the pain, right?"

Insa nodded, "That'll work. I'll wear a jacket."

Ash threw her hands in the air, "That doesn't change the fact that you still don't have a plan. Where would you go?"

"The blacksmith shop."

"Insa, The Head knows you're alive. Do you really think he's not watching your blacksmith shop?"

"Who's the Head?"

[InfiniteInsanity she/her]

10 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

"Who's the Head?"

Insa sat down, "He's a power-hungry evil maniac who somehow ended up in charge. Palli was an amazing place to be before him. We had good leaders, and people were happy. There wasn't magic in most of the population, but it wasn't evil. In fact, it was usually respected. When I was around 3 or 4, he staged a coup and took over. Things immediately went downhill."

Ash chimed in, "People started disappearing, and the economy took a huge hit. No one really knew what to do. He started spouting lies about people who use magic, that we were dangerous and evil."

Insa nodded, "He never gave a name, and no one really knew who he was. He's just the Head."

[Through the Living Hope]

42 minutes ago, InfiniteInsanity said:

Insa sat down, "He's a power-hungry evil maniac who somehow ended up in charge. Palli was an amazing place to be before him. We had good leaders, and people were happy. There wasn't magic in most of the population, but it wasn't evil. In fact, it was usually respected. When I was around 3 or 4, he staged a coup and took over. Things immediately went downhill."

Ash chimed in, "People started disappearing, and the economy took a huge hit. No one really knew what to do. He started spouting lies about people who use magic, that we were dangerous and evil."

Insa nodded, "He never gave a name, and no one really knew who he was. He's just the Head."

“Oh.. I’m sorry…” That sounds a lot like..

[InfiniteInsanity she/her]

53 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

“Oh.. I’m sorry…” That sounds a lot like..

Insa nodded, “It was awful.”

Ash nodded too, “There were some stories of rebel groups or plans to rebel every now and then for a while. And then like 12?” She glanced at Insa who nodded, “12 years later you started to hear stories of a pretty serious rebel group though in the stories they seemed a lot older than they were.”

Ash looked at Insa as if expecting her to pick up the story. But she didn’t, she just stared into the air. So Ash kept going. “After about 2 years they stopped. But somehow people started to figure out what was happening to the people who were disappearing about 6 months earlier. They were being sent to death camps. The news wasn’t good. Most people didn’t make it past the first night. About a month after the rebellion stories stopped stories of a lightning warrior started to circulate. She, which surprised too many people, gave people hope and was saving lives. Some people started to come back after disappearing. They told us all how much this warrior put on the line. She was often punished harshly but still she did what she could.”

Insa made eye contact with Ash, “It was never enough.”

[Through the Living Hope]

Just now, InfiniteInsanity said:

Insa nodded, “It was awful.”

Ash nodded too, “There were some stories of rebel groups or plans to rebel every now and then for a while. And then like 12?” She glanced at Insa who nodded, “12 years later you started to hear stories of a pretty serious rebel group though in the stories they seemed a lot older than they were.”

Ash looked at Insa as if expecting her to pick up the story. But she didn’t, she just stared into the air. So Ash kept going. “After about 2 years they stopped. But somehow people started to figure out what was happening to the people who were disappearing about 6 months earlier. They were being sent to death camps. The news wasn’t good. Most people didn’t make it past the first night. About a month after the rebellion stories stopped stories of a lightning warrior started to circulate. She, which surprised too many people, gave people hope and was saving lives. Some people started to come back after disappearing. They told us all how much this warrior put on the line. She was often punished harshly but still she did what she could.”

Insa made eye contact with Ash, “It was never enough.”

“That’s awful..”

[InfiniteInsanity she/her]

8 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

“That’s awful..”

Insa continued, “After 4 months the Head and his advisors were fed up with me. The punishments increased. I was barely surviving and still trying to help everyone else. After not communicating with me for almost a year Saar told me that I was going to die if I stayed. I figured if I left there would be hope for people still that wouldn’t exist if I died. So I left. I don’t remember how or anything after that until walking into the Clinic.” She looked at Ash again. “I recognized Bookwyrm when I got here and was happy to see him so I assume he helped me somewhere along that path. That’s why I can not just sit here if he’s there.”

Ash shook her head, “You will die. You have no plan. You’re going to let all your decisions be guided by emotion and you’ll die.”

[Through the Living Hope]

10 minutes ago, InfiniteInsanity said:

Insa continued, “After 4 months the Head and his advisors were fed up with me. The punishments increased. I was barely surviving and still trying to help everyone else. After not communicating with me for almost a year Saar told me that I was going to die if I stayed. I figured if I left there would be hope for people still that wouldn’t exist if I died. So I left. I don’t remember how or anything after that until walking into the Clinic.” She looked at Ash again. “I recognized Bookwyrm when I got here and was happy to see him so I assume he helped me somewhere along that path. That’s why I can not just sit here if he’s there.”

Ash shook her head, “You will die. You have no plan. You’re going to let all your decisions be guided by emotion and you’ll die.”

“She.. she has to try, right? And.. and if need be.. I can bring her back.”

[InfiniteInsanity she/her]

7 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

“She.. she has to try, right? And.. and if need be.. I can bring her back.”

Ash and Insa both stared at her for a moment. 

“What do you mean?”

[Through the Living Hope]

8 minutes ago, InfiniteInsanity said:

Ash and Insa both stared at her for a moment. 

“What do you mean?”

“I.. I can teleport. It just has a cooldown of two days.”

[Cash67]

4 hours ago, InfiniteInsanity said:

"So it just like covers the pain, right?"

Insa nodded, "That'll work. I'll wear a jacket."

Ash threw her hands in the air, "That doesn't change the fact that you still don't have a plan. Where would you go?"

"The blacksmith shop."

"Insa, The Head knows you're alive. Do you really think he's not watching your blacksmith shop?"

“As long as the sound hits your body, the pain will be gone. The louder the music, the more numb you should become.”

1 hour ago, Spark of Hope said:

“I.. I can teleport. It just has a cooldown of two days.”

“Well that’s new.”

[Through the Living Hope]

27 minutes ago, Cash67 said:

“As long as the sound hits your body, the pain will be gone. The louder the music, the more numb you should become.”

“Well that’s new.”

“No.. it’s from Jar Man. I’ve had it for a while, I just.. rarely use it.”

[InfiniteInsanity she/her]

2 hours ago, Spark of Hope said:

“I.. I can teleport. It just has a cooldown of two days.”

Ash nodded, “Oh alright. That makes more sense than what I thought for a moment.”

1 hour ago, Cash67 said:

“As long as the sound hits your body, the pain will be gone. The louder the music, the more numb you should become.”

“Well that’s new.”

“Okay. And all I need to do now is sing?”

[Through the Living Hope]

12 minutes ago, InfiniteInsanity said:

Ash nodded, “Oh alright. That makes more sense than what I thought for a moment.”

“Okay. And all I need to do now is sing?”

“Pic’s magic.. his music.. it helps. Really.”

[InfiniteInsanity she/her]

2 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

“Pic’s magic.. his music.. it helps. Really.”

Insa nodded, “I know. I trust him. I’m just trying to make sure what happened to Lerac doesn’t happen to him.”

[Through the Living Hope]

3 minutes ago, InfiniteInsanity said:

Insa nodded, “I know. I trust him. I’m just trying to make sure what happened to Lerac doesn’t happen to him.”

“How the injury gets transferred? No. I was.. badly injured, a while ago, and his magic helped me to walk. He was unaffected.”

[InfiniteInsanity she/her]

1 hour ago, Spark of Hope said:

“How the injury gets transferred? No. I was.. badly injured, a while ago, and his magic helped me to walk. He was unaffected.”

“Alright.”

[Cash67]

5 hours ago, Spark of Hope said:

“No.. it’s from Jar Man. I’ve had it for a while, I just.. rarely use it.”

 

3 hours ago, InfiniteInsanity said:

Ash nodded, “Oh alright. That makes more sense than what I thought for a moment.”

“Okay. And all I need to do now is sing?”

 

3 hours ago, Spark of Hope said:

“Pic’s magic.. his music.. it helps. Really.”

 

3 hours ago, InfiniteInsanity said:

Insa nodded, “I know. I trust him. I’m just trying to make sure what happened to Lerac doesn’t happen to him.”

Pic nodded at all of these statements, then focused on Insa. "Sing a tune that makes you feel comfortable, one that eases you." He flipped a switch on the amp.

[InfiniteInsanity she/her]

16 minutes ago, Cash67 said:

 

 

 

Pic nodded at all of these statements, then focused on Insa. "Sing a tune that makes you feel comfortable, one that eases you." He flipped a switch on the amp.

Insa nodded and began to sing a lullaby in a different language.

Ash seemed to recognize it and smiled as she listened.

[Through the Living Hope]

6 hours ago, Cash67 said:

 

 

 

Pic nodded at all of these statements, then focused on Insa. "Sing a tune that makes you feel comfortable, one that eases you." He flipped a switch on the amp.

She hesitated for a moment before moving to hug him. If she was going to leave again, she needed to. 

6 hours ago, InfiniteInsanity said:

Insa nodded and began to sing a lullaby in a different language.

Ash seemed to recognize it and smiled as she listened.

 

[Cash67]

11 hours ago, InfiniteInsanity said:

Insa nodded and began to sing a lullaby in a different language.

Ash seemed to recognize it and smiled as she listened.

Pic hummed low and softly, providing a wordless backing to the melody Insa provided. Hearing Insa's heartbeat, he slowed the tempo of the song until it matched her resting heartbeat. His voice layered over the melody and over itself until the sound thrummed through the room like an ocean wave. Peace filled the area as Pic weaved his staves through the amp, causing it to quietly echo the song until it shrunk to the size of an earbud. Picking the amp up, he handed it to Insa.

 

"Place this in your ear, and as long as it plays, it will keep you feeling ok. It has enough power to last about four days."

5 hours ago, Spark of Hope said:

She hesitated for a moment before moving to hug him. If she was going to leave again, she needed to. 

 

Pic held her as he wove his symphony, sighing deeply as peace washed over him. You've been good to us, Clinic. 

[Through the Living Hope]

Just now, Cash67 said:

Pic hummed low and softly, providing a wordless backing to the melody Insa provided. Hearing Insa's heartbeat, he slowed the tempo of the song until it matched her resting heartbeat. His voice layered over the melody and over itself until the sound thrummed through the room like an ocean wave. Peace filled the area as Pic weaved his staves through the amp, causing it to quietly echo the song until it shrunk to the size of an earbud. Picking the amp up, he handed it to Insa.

 

"Place this in your ear, and as long as it plays, it will keep you feeling ok. It has enough power to last about four days."

Pic held her as he wove his symphony, sighing deeply as peace washed over him. You've been good to us, Clinic. 

She felt so safe. He was here.. he cared for her... She'd be alright. Even if she wanted to continue to travel the worlds, she'd always have her anchor here. He'd wait for her.

She'd come back.

[InfiniteInsanity she/her]

4 minutes ago, Cash67 said:

Pic hummed low and softly, providing a wordless backing to the melody Insa provided. Hearing Insa's heartbeat, he slowed the tempo of the song until it matched her resting heartbeat. His voice layered over the melody and over itself until the sound thrummed through the room like an ocean wave. Peace filled the area as Pic weaved his staves through the amp, causing it to quietly echo the song until it shrunk to the size of an earbud. Picking the amp up, he handed it to Insa.

 

"Place this in your ear, and as long as it plays, it will keep you feeling ok. It has enough power to last about four days."

Pic held her as he wove his symphony, sighing deeply as peace washed over him. You've been good to us, Clinic. 

Insa smiled as she placed it in her ear. “Thank you Pic.”

As the pain faded away her thoughts became a lot more clear. 

She watched Pic and Aventine for a moment and sudden wave of sadness and fear washed over her as she remembered Bookwyrm. She shoved it down as she turned to Ash.

”I have a rough outline of a plan. I’ll go to Ian’s parents house and talk to them to get an idea of what’s going on. Then using that information I’ll find Bookwyrm and get him out.”

”That won’t satisfy Saar.”

”I won’t satisfy me either. Once I know Bookwyrm’s not dead I’ll take care of the Head and Ian’s dad should be able to step in lead efforts to fix Palli after that.”

[Through the Living Hope]

18 minutes ago, InfiniteInsanity said:

Insa smiled as she placed it in her ear. “Thank you Pic.”

As the pain faded away her thoughts became a lot more clear. 

She watched Pic and Aventine for a moment and sudden wave of sadness and fear washed over her as she remembered Bookwyrm. She shoved it down as she turned to Ash.

”I have a rough outline of a plan. I’ll go to Ian’s parents house and talk to them to get an idea of what’s going on. Then using that information I’ll find Bookwyrm and get him out.”

”That won’t satisfy Saar.”

”I won’t satisfy me either. Once I know Bookwyrm’s not dead I’ll take care of the Head and Ian’s dad should be able to step in lead efforts to fix Palli after that.”

After a few moments, she pulled back from the hug and smiled briefly at Pic before turning to Insa. "What can I do to help?"

30 minutes ago, Cash67 said:

Pic hummed low and softly, providing a wordless backing to the melody Insa provided. Hearing Insa's heartbeat, he slowed the tempo of the song until it matched her resting heartbeat. His voice layered over the melody and over itself until the sound thrummed through the room like an ocean wave. Peace filled the area as Pic weaved his staves through the amp, causing it to quietly echo the song until it shrunk to the size of an earbud. Picking the amp up, he handed it to Insa.

 

"Place this in your ear, and as long as it plays, it will keep you feeling ok. It has enough power to last about four days."

Pic held her as he wove his symphony, sighing deeply as peace washed over him. You've been good to us, Clinic. 

 

29 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

She felt so safe. He was here.. he cared for her... She'd be alright. Even if she wanted to continue to travel the worlds, she'd always have her anchor here. He'd wait for her.

She'd come back.

 

[InfiniteInsanity she/her]

9 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

After a few moments, she pulled back from the hug and smiled briefly at Pic before turning to Insa. "What can I do to help?"

 

 

Insa hesitated, “Well I’m used to working in a team. Both with people who aren’t in the immediate danger zone and those who are. I won’t deny that it would be nice and helpful to do this all with other people like physically there helping. But it’s important that you understand that it won’t be easy and will be dangerous. So if you wanted to help from a distance there would be ways for that to happen too.”