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[forthebothofus]

Deior. Your party wasn't all that bad. Could do without the extra crap at the end next time, got it?

[There's little kindness in her words. Abeni is not impressed with what went on, and what's still going on.]

Anyone out there that needs help? I'm no healer, but I'm offering anyway.

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[helluvachin.livejournal.com]

I think that's the last party I'm going to for awhile.

[All those bodies...

Even if they weren't really dead that brought back some many unpleasant memories.]

[forthebothofus.livejournal.com]

You and me both.

[She's just glad that neither of them lost their head. Most other though... Abeni pauses.]

Zack, you alright?

[helluvachin.livejournal.com]

Just...just some bad memories coming back.

[forthebothofus.livejournal.com]

Yeah.

[She knows exactly what he means.]

Yeah, me too.

[And it sucks. Abeni pauses.]

If no one wants help here, I think I'll just... go for a walk.

[Distraction. She needs one.]

[helluvachin.livejournal.com]

Yeah, okay. I'm just gonna...I'm just gonna...

[He trails off. Right now he doesn't know what to do. He only knows basic first aid after all, and he's got none of that weird magic stuff. All he can do is sit there and be useless, like always.]

[forthebothofus.livejournal.com]

Where are you?

[Better to be together than apart.]

[helluvachin.livejournal.com]

Back at the stables.

[Once the chaos ended he instinctively went back to the place he felt safest.]

[forthebothofus.livejournal.com]

Coming.

[She's just outside, sitting with her back against the wall and staring out across the grounds. Abeni gets up and heads for the loft. A minute or two later she appears. She sits, draws her knees up to her chest and watches him.]

Need to talk?

[helluvachin.livejournal.com]

[Zachariah stares at his feet. This is something he never got used to, no matter who many people he's killed himself.]

All those bodies. I can't get them out of my head.

[forthebothofus.livejournal.com]

[Abeni watches him for a moment and nods. She knows exactly how he feels.]

Yeah. I... It's good in a way that you're not used to it.

[When loss of life doesn't trigger a response, something is very wrong.]

Means you're still human. Still got your heart.

[helluvachin.livejournal.com]

I know.

[It's strange to feel grateful that he feels horrified at the sight of a body, but Abeni's right. He still remembers the face of everyone he killed in Deadworld. The day he forgets them, the day he no longer cares about a dead body, is the day he becomes the very thing he fights against.]

But I can't do anything for them. All I can do is sit and watch...or hide.