Interesting Iscribble RP

Iratus: Oh, uh... nothing. Nothing's hard. >_>;

Zorua: *smiles impishly* So everything's easy?

Iratus: No. Not... uh... everything. I, uh, some things are hard, and some things are easy - who are you? .__.

Zorua: I can be anyone, so you tell me~ :3

Iratus: ... Wait... *he makes his eyes glow and stares into hers*

Zorua: *becomes entranced* ...

Iratus: Are you Zorua?

Zorua: Yes, I am...

Iratus: Okay. >:/ *he makes his eyes stop glowing and returns to how he was before he controlled her briefly*

Zorua: *blinks back into awareness* ...Whoo. dizzy there for a second. D: So, you won't guess?

Iratus: Are you Zorua? :P

Zorua: *blinks at him, surprised* Whuh-oh. Caught again! *morphs back into her normal appearance* Geez, I must be getting sloppy or something, you're the second person to figure out something was up. D:

Iratus: Maybe I'm just smart. You fooled me for a few minutes, so there's something. :P

Zorua: Maybe so~ It's fun trying to see how many people notice something's up--no one ever seems to notice anything odd.

Iratus: It's your eyes. Your eyes are completely different.

Zorua: Ahah! You ARE a smart one, aren't you? I'll have to watch out, then. :P

Iratus: Or we could talk more, since you seem to be new here. Or maybe I've just never seen you. <:P

Zorua: Oh no, I'm new. I literally just fell out of the sky yesterday, it was the weirdest thing. Does that happen often? >___>;

Iratus: It happens to everyone, actually. Where'd you come from? :/

Zorua: I'm from Unova... a city called Castelia. I saw a couple other Pokés walking around too...

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Sam: *he moves his kissing down to her neck, sliding his hands around to the back of her head*

Sarah: *lets out a blissful sigh, moving her hands up to his shoulders, massaging them with her fingers*

Sam: *he continues what he's doing, now running his fingers through her hair, enjoying this moment of peace and happiness*

Sarah: *her eyes droop halfway closed, and she smiles, content, at ease, happy*

Sam: So... our past selves, back when we were kids... I bet they'd look at us and wonder what the hell happened. Maybe younger-me would get grossed out.

Sarah: Heh... I'm pretty sure younger-me would react the same way... *leans down and kisses the top of his head* but I think she'd understand eventually...

Sam: *he kisses her back, chucking* You DID understand eventually...

Sarah: *nuzzles him lovingly* And I'm glad I did... <:)

Sam: I'm glad you did to... <:) *he nuzzles her back*

Sarah: *kisses him again, softly this time* <3

Sam: Hey, maybe we should go to sleep... <:P

Sarah: *nuzzles her face into his neck* Maybe...

Sam: Come on... *he lies down on the bed fully, pulling the blankets over them*

Sarah: *snuggles into him, sighing* Goodnight, then...

Sam: *snuggles back* G'night. *he soon falls asleep*

Sarah: *falls asleep soon after him*

THE NEXT MORNING

Iratus: *decides to wander out on his own. He had only become human once. Perhaps he could try again. With some effort, he does* ... Why is that so hard? DX

Zorua: *disguised as Absol* Why's what so hard?

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Sam: *he kisses her back, moving his hands onto her back and rubbing it* Y'know... I think, for some reason, that belt fetish that I didn't have disappeared somehow...

Sarah: Yeah, same here... *plays with his coat collar* though you still look pretty damn good in that trenchcoat. ;)

Sam: Well, that's reassuring. XC

Sarah: *laughs a bit* What? I've always thought that, sillyhead. :P

Sam: So wait - do you, or do you not still have that weird trenchcoat fetish? D:/

Sarah: *grins wolfishly* If I did, you wouldn't be talking right now.

Sam: Ah. So then that's a no. I'm okay with this. :D

Sarah: Hahah, good... *kisses him again, more passionately this time*

Sam: *Kisses back just as passionately*

Sarah: *deepens the kiss, creeping her hands under his shirt and around to his back, slowly running her fingers up and down it*

Sam: Oh - uh... you wanted to do anything like that tonight?

Sarah: *continues the motion with her hands* Not particularly... I just missed having you here... unless YOU want to...

Sam: I'm fine with it if you want to. Always fine with it. :)

Sarah: *thinks about this for a little bit* Hmm... naah. S'not necessary right now. *kisses him again, just as passionately as before*

Sam: *kisses her back* Plus it would piss off your dad... but that's only if he ever found out, which he wouldn't.

Sarah: No one'd ever find out... the rooms next to mine are empty. :P

Sam: *grins at her* Lucky duck. *he then continues kissing her, holding the sides of her face in his hands*

Sarah: *deepens the kiss, pulling him closer and pressing herself against him, rubbing his back*

Sam: *he smiles into the kiss, relaxing from the feeling of her hand on his back*

Sarah: *can feel him relax, and smiles as she continues to kiss him. this--this was bliss to her*

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Sam: *hugs her back* I'm uh... I'm glad I'm alright, too, Mom... ^^;

Iratus: ^^

O. Todd: *moves over to Sarah, putting an arm around her shoulders* <:)

Sarah: *smiles at Todd* <:)

Claire: *lets go of him, keeping a hand on his shoulder* ...You need to stop being this tall. D;

O. Key: XD;

O. Todd: *looks over at Sam and Claire, still smiling*

Sam: I guess I'll have to just cut my legs off, then. :P

Iratus: (DON'T!) D8

Claire: He's only joking, Ira... :P

Sarah: *snickers a bit* Yeah, really. Besides, I like him tall. :P

O. Key: Considering how tall YOU turned out to be... XP

Sarah: :P

O. Todd: Seriously, Sarah, it's like you're not even related to us! ... Oh. Wait. XD

Iratus: (I don't get it.) D:

Sam: XD;

Claire: Iratus, Sarah is adopted. ^^;

Sarah: That's why I don't look like my parents. ^^;

O. Key: Mhmm.

Iratus: (Adopted? What does that mean?) D:

Sam: Uh... it means that Mr. and Mrs. Huntings took in Sarah to raise as their own kid.

Iratus: (Like... away from her real parents??) D8>

O. Todd: No no, nothing like that! D8

O. Key: Yeah, we didn't kidnap her or anything! D8

Sarah: It means that my own parents either couldn't take care of me or weren't allowed to... or didn't WANT to. <:/

Claire: <:/

Iratus: (Ooohh... so then Todd and Key took care of you instead?)

O. Todd: Yup. ^^;

Iratus: (OOOHHH. That makes sense.)

Sam: ^^;

O. Key: Exactly. But we love her just as if she had been our own child. <:)

Sarah: Love you too, mom. <:P

Claire: *laughs a bit at this*

O. Todd: Heh...

Iratus: ^^

Sam: <:)

Jacob: Alright, everyone GET OUT! I'm feeling CROWDED in here - SQUISHED! And other people might be injured! D8<

Sarah: ... *looks at the door* no one's coming in...?

O. Key: Don't argue with the doctor, Sarah, he's the one who'll be patching you up if you land yourself in here somehow. D:

Sarah: ...Good point. Let's go, then!

Claire: Heh. Off to bed we go, Iratus.

Iratus: (Yes, Mother!) =^^= *he walks to their room with his mother*

Sam: *heads back with Sarah to their room*

O. Todd: *does the same with Key* :)

Claire: *opens the door into their room, and closes it after Iratus comes in* So. do you think you'll be able to sleep tonight? :P

meanwhile

Sarah: *lets them both into the room, and shuts the door* Mn... Last night was the worst night ever. D:

Iratus: (Yes, I do believe I can sleep tonight, Mother.) ^^ *he hops onto the bed, curling up*

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Sam: ... I bet it was... <:(

Claire: Good. :) *climbs into bed next to him* Goodnight, then...

meanwhile

Sarah: ... *leans up and kisses him* I love you, okay? <:(

Iratus: (Goodnight, Mother.) :) *he soon falls asleep*

meanwhile

Sam: I love you too, Sarah... <:(

Claire: *quickly follows suit*

meanwhile

Sarah: ...sleep? Please? <:(

Sam: Yeah, yeah, I know... *he climbs into bed, waiting for her*

Sarah: *gets into bed with him, and puts her arms around him, pulling him closer and kissing him again*

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Iratus: *remembering how sick Sam had been described as, he rushes off to the teleporter, into the stronghold, never stopping until he reaches the medical room* (SAM!!) D8>

Sam: *asleep, and also tied down to the bed*

Jacob: *working* ... Hello, Iratus...

meanwhile

O. Todd: ... Right... <:( *he follows after Sarah with Key*

Lucifer: *depressed and slowly drags himself over to the teleporter*

Claire: *had to run to catch up, and enters the room after Iratus. She is relieved to see Sam there, even though he was ill* Oh, thank god... Is he doing alright? D:>

Sarah: *runs in, and sighs in relief when she sees him still there*

O. Key: *arrives a little bit later with Todd*

Zorua: *is curious about practically everything in this weird dimension, and decides to start by figuring out exactly who everyone was-- starting with that floofy black thing she met earlier. still disguised as Alex, she sneaks over to the medical room and stands out side the doorway, listening in*

Jacob: Well, he stood up and tried to attack me, if you count that as "alright". >:/

O. Todd: You mean he went back to having an infected mind? D:

Jacob: Whatever you guys did to him before wore off. Or maybe the infection ATE it.

Iratus: (B-but will he get better?)

Jacob: Not until I make the cure, kid.|:/

Sam: *shifts a bit on the bed, against the restraints, growling in his unconsciousness*

Claire: D:> ...

Sarah: *hates to see him suffer like this. she moves closer, and puts her hand on the side of his face again* Shhh... sleep quietly... rest... <:(

O. Key: *watches this silently*

Zorua: *can tell that someone is sick--but who, she has no clue. The blonde girl was pretty worried, though* ...

Sam: *his growling comes to a stop, and his expression becomes more peaceful*

Iratus: (I hope he gets better... I do not want him to die again...) D:>

O. Todd: <:(

Jacob: I'm WORKING on it as FAST as I CAN! YEESH! D8<

THE RACCOON: POOF! HELLO EVERYONE ~ !

Sarah: !!? *looks at the RACCOON, but stays by Sam* You--f-fix him! PLEASE? D:>

Claire: !!

O. Key: !

Zorua: !! *listens in, interested*

THE RACCOON: YES, I WAS GOING TO DO THIS ANYWAY, BEFORE HIS LIQUEFIED INSIDES POOL OUT OF HIS @$$. SO ANYWAY, POOF!

Sam: *suddenly turns human, still asleep*

Iratus: !! 8D

O. Todd: *lets out a sigh of relief*

Jacob: Well, I guess this cure was for nothing. |8C

Sarah: <:D!! *undoes his restraints*

O. Key: Well, at least you have a spare now... ^^;

Claire: *also sighs in relief*

Zorua: *has satisfied her curiosity for now--she drops the disguise, and heads back to her room*

Iratus: 8D !!!! *runs over to Sam and pulls him into a tight hug*

Sam: *still asleep, mainly because of Sarah's command*

O. Todd: *looks over at Sarah and smiles at her happily* <:)

Jacob: XC *puts his stuff away*

Sarah: *smiles back at him, extremely relieved, then looks at Iratus, laughing a little bit* We've gotta wake him up first...! XD;

Claire: *watches them* <:)

O. Key: *looks at Todd* I told you so. ^^

Iratus: Oh... uh... here - *he hands Sam to Sarah, holding Sam up with his giant hands*

Sam: *asleep*

O. Todd: Yeah, yeah... :P

Jacob: XC

Sarah: *puts her hand on his head again* Wake up, Sam... <:)

O. Key: *laughs a bit at Jacob's expression*

Claire: *is just happy to have her son back*

Sam: *slowly, drowsily blinks away, looking up at Sarah with his green eyes* Mnnf... Sarah...? Ugh... what happened? D;>

Iratus: *suddenly hugs Sam tightly again* (YOU ARE BACK, SAM! YOU ARE BACK AND I AM SO HAPPY NOW!) 8D <3

Sam: Ow ow ow OW OW IRATUS! IRATUS, CAN'T BREATHE! D8

Iratus: (Oh!) *loosens the hug* (Sorry, Sam) D:

Sam: Nah... that's okay... didn't need my spine or ribcage anyway... <:P

O. Todd: *laughs a little at this*

Jacob: >__>

Sarah: *laughs as well* The RACCOON put you back to normal. *to Iratus* Do I get a turn, Iratus? XP

Claire: I'd like a turn too, if you don't mind. :P

O. Key: *laughs*

Iratus: *he lets Sam down, letting go of him*

Sam: *stumbles a little* Yeesh... powerful grip. D:

O. Todd: :P

Sarah: *grabs him and hugs him tightly* You're literally gone for just one day, and I missed you THIS much... don't ever do that again... D:>

Claire: <:)

O. Key: :)

Sam: ! *hugs her back* ... eheh... uh... okay, I'll try not to die again...

Iratus: ^^

O. Todd: <:)

Sarah: Thaaaaank you. <3 *lets go of him, and looks at Claire* Your turn. :P

Claire: *wastes no time, hugging him immediately* I'm so glad you're alright... <:)

O. Key: :)

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Iratus: (... Sick...?) D8>

O. Todd: <:(

Lucifer: *depressed*

Voice: TELEPORTER ACTIVATED, PLEASE STEP FORWARD.

Everyone: *does, and fights*

Claire: *fights, feeling somewhat better now that she knows Sam's alive*

Sarah: *defends herself, just wanting the fight to end already so she can go see how Sam is doing*

Huge Wave of Zombies: *GOOOOOORRRRGHHHHKERSPLASH*

Iratus: *is separated from his mother* D8> !!??

O. Todd: The HELL?? D8< *starts slashing at them*

Sarah: !!!! *starts shooting zombies* D:<

O. Key: *tries to stay close to Todd, attacking the zombies with him*

Claire: Ira!! D:> *can still see him---she starts trying to clear a path to him*

Claire?: *shoves her way out of the zombie horde, huffing and puffing for a moment before turning and kicking an attacking zombie in the face* IRA! D:>

Iratus: *finds who he thinks is his mother and stumbles over to her* (Mother!) <:D

O. Todd: *fighting* D8<

Lucifer: *stands and doesn't fight*

Claire?: *is very convincingly disguised, but there was something off--her eyes were bright turquoise* Ira! Oh thank goodness--I lost my gun in there, I can't find it...! D:>

O. Key: *fights* D:<

Claire: *is still stuck on the other side of the horde*

Sarah: *defends herself* D:>

Iratus: *he has to only glance at her for a second before realizing she was a fake* (... You're not my mother...) *he turns and stares into her eyes angrily* (Tell me who you really are!) D8<

O. Todd: *fighting* D8<

Lucifer: *so totally not fighting*

Claire?: *is caught in the trance* ...Zorua...

Claire: *finally makes some progress, and spots them across the sea of zombies* ??? *keeps fighting her way through*

Sarah: *fights* >:(

O. Key: *fights* D:<

Iratus: (Show me your true form) D8<

O. Todd: *kills some friggin' zombies, man*

Lucifer: *does nothing*

Zorua: *morphs back into her original form, a teenage girl dressed in black* ...

Claire: *finally manages to catch up* What's going on?? D:<

Sarah: *fights*

O. Key: *fights*

Iratus: *still staring at Zorua to make sure she doesn't escape* (This girl-thing was trying to impersonate you, Mother.)

O. Todd: *slash maim* D8<

Lucifer: *does nothing*

Claire: Did she try to hurt you? >:/

Zorua: ...

O. Key: *kills things*

Sarah: *shoots things*

Iratus: (Er... no... she didn't.) :/

O. Todd: *maim slash*

Lucifer: *depressed*

Claire: ...Well, let her go, then. I'd like to hear her explain herself--*shoots a zombie that was running at them*--but here isn't the best place to do it. >:/

Zorua: ...

O. Key: *slash kill*

Sarah: *shoots things*

Iratus: (Yes, Mother.) *he looks away from the girl*

O. Todd: *ripping things apart*

Lucifer: *depressed*

Zorua: *blinks back into awareness, and realizes that she isn't in her disguise anymore* Heheh... whoopsies. ^^;

Claire: I'll be talking to YOU later. >:/

Zorua: Not if you can't find me~ *transforms into Alex, sticks her tongue out at them, and bounds away*

O. Key: *fights*

Sarah: *fights*

Iratus: *watches her walk off as Alex* ... (What a strange girl.)

O. Todd: *fighting*

Lucifer: *not*

Someone: RETREAT!!

Claire: No kidding... come on, let's go visit Sam. <:( *heads for the teleporter*

Sarah: !! *sprints to the teleporters trying to get back to Sam as quickly as possible*

O. Key: *sees this, and turns to Todd* Sarah's going back to Sam... we should go too. <:(

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Sam: *he appears to be frozen in fear for a moment before he finally shakes himself off, nods at Sarah, and slowly walks out the door, swaying, his steps seeming almost DRUNKEN from the way he was moving - though the fever caused this*

O. Todd: *having been waiting with Key for Sarah to come out so that they can talk to her, this is the first thing he sees and he panics - oh god, what if Sam killed her while she was sleeping?? What if he severely injured her and left her to die??*

O. Key: *also panics--this is definitely not what she had hoped for*

Sarah: *steps out of the room with Sam, and sees her parents
panicked expressions* No no, he's fine! Well, actually, that's a lie--I managed to make his brain human, but he's still sick and--yeah, it's weird. D:>

O. Todd: *still staring at Sam in fear* ... HOW? D8

Sam: *moans in pain then throws up more blood - this time, there's bits of his digestive track mixed in with it*

Sarah: I don't know, and I don't care-- *notices what Sam's coughing up, and tries not to gag* --YEAH, NOPE, WE NEED TO MOVE, LIKE NOW. D8

O. Key: !! O-Okay, come on then!

Sarah: *tries nudging Sam towards the medical wing* Come on, Sam...! D:>

Sam: *he collapses to his hands and knees, gritting his teeth from the pain, shivering from how cold he was and from the fever*

O. Todd: Hang on - hang on! D8 *he quickly pulls Sam back up and starts dragging him to the medical wing*

Sarah: !!! *follows them, panicked--she just got him back, she didn't want to lose him again...!!*

O. Key: *is close behind, hoping that Jacob happens to have extra copies of the cure...*

*in Jacob's room*

Jacob: *sees Sam* OOHHH no, no no NO NO, TRUST me, people, I do NOT have a cure, and it takes two to three days to make one, so you better lock him the frack up, okay?? Because I am NOT doing it FOR you! D8<

O. Todd: No no, he's not going to hurt anyone! D8

Sam: *looks at Sarah through glazed over, feverish eyes*

Sarah: *looks back at him, concern obvious in her expression* His mind is human, he won't attack anyone, I swear! Is there ANYTHING you can do for him?? D:>

O. Key: Why don't you keep a spare, or.. something?? D;>

Jacob: I DO keep spares - people are always NEEDING them! D8< Let him go ahead and rest on one of the beds - I'll work on a cure while you go off and fight or whatever.

O. Todd: <:/ *carefully helps Sam lie down on one of the beds*

Sam: *keeps looking at Sarah sadly, breathing ragged and heavy*

Sarah: I'll be back soon... Don't die on me, okay...? <:(

O. Key: <:( ...

Sam: *he forces a reassuring grin for Sarah, then ends up coughing again*

O. Todd: *winces a bit - what he does remember of when he was first infected he remembers as being pure hell*

Sarah: *winces at this--she puts her hand over his, rubbing the back of his hand with her thumb* <:(

Alarm: BWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE BWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

O. Key: *winces at the sound* We have to go!

Sam: *yelps from the alarm and moans from the pain it causes*

Jacob: *quickly gives Sam earplugs* D:

O. Todd: *quickly runs out with Key and Sarah into the hall, to the teleporter*

Everyone: *there*

Lucifer: *depressed*

Iratus: *depressed*

Claire: *is starting to get depressed because everyone ELSE is depressed*

Sarah: *spots Claire* !! Mom, should I tell them?

O. Key: *nods* They deserve to know.

Sarah: Okay--*runs over* CLAIRE! IRATUS!

Claire: ?? Sarah? What's--

Sarah: Sam's alive!!

Iratus: *his ears perk up, as well as his attitude - a smile grows on his snout* (A-alive??) :D !!!!

O. Todd: ...

Lucifer: *depressed*

Claire: *is equally relieved* He's--but--HOW?

Sarah: I don't know, but he's not doing so hot right now... When he showed up in my room he was infected--

Claire: D8!!

Sarah: --I managed to trn his mind back to normal, but he was still as sick as a regular Infected, so we had to take him to the medical wing... the doctor's trying to make the cure as we speak... D:>

Claire: D:> *is rather disappointed to hear this, as well as extremely concerned* ...Well, at least he's back...

Irated: (M-mother, what does that mean? Is Sam hurt?) D8>

O. Todd: *waits for the teleporter to activate* ...

Lucifer: *depressed*

Claire: Sam's sick. Very sick... *looks at Sarah* Are we allowed to see him? D:>

Sarah: *nods* just as long as you don't touch him, you don't want to get infected*

Claire: *nods*

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Iratus: *he stares blankly at nothing for a few hours before eventually falling asleep, a few tears running down his furry cheeks in silence*

Claire: <:( ... *carefully wipes his tears away, absolutely hating seeing him like this. After making sure he was asleep, she eventually falls asleep as well*

THE NEXT MORNING

Sam: *is in bed with Sarah, turned away from her and infected*

Sarah: *wakes up, and freezes when she feels another body in the bed. she looks over, and surely enough Sam was there* ...Sam...? Sam! *reaches out and puts a hand on his shoulder* <:D

Sam: *he quickly turns his head to face Sarah, bared teeth red and leaking blood, skin grey, eyes reflecting light like a cat. His bleeding nostrils were flared in rage, and he screams at her inhumanly*

Sarah: *pulls her hand back with a startled yelp, and nearly falls off the bed as she tries to get away from him--it was Sam allright, but at the same time it wasn't* No,, no, no, this isn't what I wanted... D8>

Sam: *he gets up, standing up on the bed, wheezing with sickness, BLEEDING out of every area imaginable - his ears, his EYES, his nose, his mouth. He screams at her again and runs at her, swiping at her with a loosely held fist*

Sarah: !! *easily dodges him* Sam, stop it! It's ME, Sarah! Remember?? D:>

Sam: *pauses for a second, then screams at her again, throwing another punch, this time with the other hand*

Sarah: *dodges him again* Come ON, Sam, it's ME! You know who I am, stop trying to kill me! D:>

Sam: *he then lunges at her, biting at her, managing to get her shoulder, not hearing her in his somewhat swollen, infected mind*

Sarah: AAH!! *puts a hand on the side of his head, and commands him* STOP ATTACKING ME! D8>

Sam: *he immediately stops biting Sarah's shoulder and stares blankly, calm from Sarah's command*

Sarah: *grits her teeth, hissing at the pain* Dammit, Sam, that hurt... *puts a hand over the bite (thank god I already have the cure in my system), then turns her attention back to Sam* Okay... You're Sam. You're not an Infected.. Remember everything, who you are, who I am, what happened yesterday... regain your humanity... <:(

Sam: *he slowly nods, staring at her, then blinks back into awareness* S-Sarah...? Ah... aghnnh... *he throws up blood onto the floor - he may act human now, but he was still incredibly sick*

Sarah: Oh, crap--Sam, we need to get you to the medical wing, right now, you need the cure...! D:>

Sam: *wheezing* C-Cure...? Whah... what's happened to me... D;>

Sarah: D-Do you remember dying yesterday? They brought you back, but you're infected--I managed to fix your mind, but you're still sick, and we need to give you the cure before you cough up a lung or something...! DX

Sam: *he shakes with fear* ... I-Infected? *the memory of when his father was infected flashes through his mind, and he becomes noticeably horrified*

Sarah: ?? *wonders why the sudden change, then vaguely remembers Sam telling her about when his father was infected, a looooong while ago...* ...Sam, come on, the faster we move, the faster we can cure you... D:>

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Iratus: (Th-then can you tell me what he was like when he was little? Like me? D-do you remember?)

Claire: Of course, like it was yesterday... *starts stroking his fur again* He was small when he was younger... you wouldn't have thought he'd grow so tall...

Iratus: *he sniffles* (S-small? L-like me, when I was smaller?) D:>

Claire: Mhmm... just like you. And you both ended up being taller than me... heh... what else would you like to know? I'll tell you anything you want to know...

Iratus: *he thinks, wiping some tears from his eyes* (D-did HIS father love him...?)

Claire: ...He did... We both loved him very much...

Iratus: (I-it must've been nice... t-to have a family l-like that...)

Claire: It was... *hugs him around the neck* And I'm sorry you haven't gotten that chance yet... <:(

Iratus: *he starts sobbing again* (H-he shouldn't have d-died - he must have been so happy...!!)

Claire: *rubs his back comfortingly, trying to hold back tears, be strong for her remaining son* Shh... I know, he shouldn't have... I hate that it happened, but y-you can't argue with the creators...

Iratus: (Wh-why do we HAVE to argue, though...?? Why can't they j-just be NICE...??)

Claire: ...They want entertainment... and for some reason, they find suffering to be the most entertaining thing in the world...

Iratus: (S-so they'd... they'd take my brother from me... because they thought it was fun...?)

Claire: ...that's basically how it happens... it's the only reason we're in here....

Iratus: *he stares blankly at the wall, this information new to him, and hard to process. He's completely silent*

Claire: ...They have to let us out eventually, Ira...

Iratus: *He remains silent, hearing his mother's words, but not answering, not believing* ...

Claire: ... Come on, Iratus, we need to get some sleep...

Iratus: ... *he gets up and drags himself to the bed, collapsing onto it, though not quite able to sleep* ...

Claire: <:( ... *gets into bed as well, snuggling close, hoping he'll feel better in the morning*

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O. Todd: Then ... I'm sorry about before...

Iratus: D8> ...

Sam: *dead*

Sarah: I-It's okay... Heh... I'm pretty sure it looked bad anyway...

Claire: D:> ...

O. Key: ...

O. Todd: *he stares at Sam's body in silence, wishing the last thing he had done with the kid was anything but BEATING him* ...

Irauts: *to Claire* (M-Mother...) D8>

Sam: *dead*

Claire: *strokes his fur, wiping her tears with the back of her hand* Shh... There's nothing we can do...

Sarah: *tries to ignore what Claire just said* ...

O. Key: ...

Jacob: ... He could be brought back...

O. Todd: *doubts this*

Iratus: (brought back?)

Sam: *dead*

O. Key: Sometimes the creators bring back people who have died... but only sometimes...

Sarah: ...they brought ME back...

Claire: ??

O. Todd: You... you died... yes, that's right... my younger self... he...

Iratus: *shudders at the thought*

Sam: *dead*

Claire: *continues rubbing Iratus' neck comfortingly* ...

Sarah: *shakes her head* It wasn't his fault...

O. Key: ...Hopefully the creators care enough to bring him back...

O. Todd: *feels that this won't be the case. He is saddened* ...

Iratus: *he backs away, out of his mother's grip, away from them*

Sam: *dead*

Claire: ? *watches him move away* D:> ...

O. Key: ... *puts a hand on Sarah's shoulder* Honey, I think you should go get some rest...

Sarah: *continues to stare at Sam* ...

O. Todd: Come on, Kiddo... <:(

Iratus: *continues to back away. His brother is dead. He eventually turns and sprints for his room*

Sam: *dead*

Claire: !! *looks back at Sam one more time, then at Sarah, giving her an understanding look before going after Iratus*

Sarah: ... *reaches out and lightly touches Sam's hand, pulling it away when she realizes just how COLD he was...* ...okay.

O.Key: *very lightly tugs at her arm*

Sarah: *pulls away from Sam, finally looking away*

O. Todd: *he walks with Sarah and Key, an arm around Sarah, trying to comfort her*

meanwhile

Iratus: *still running, he finally gets to his room and practically rips the door off trying to get in. From there, he shoves himself into a corner and sobs loudly*

Sarah: *has stopped crying at this point, though the tears still flowed freely. it wasn't like she couldn't live without him, but his death hurt her greatly, and she knew it would keep hurting for a long, long time*

O. Key: *still believes that Sam has a chance to be brought back* ...Just hang on for a while, Sarah... who knows, he might be back in the morning...

meanwhile

Claire: *comes into the room, and spots Iratus in the corner* ... *shoves the door closed, and walks over to her son* Ira...

O. Todd: *doesn't believe this at all* ... I... y-yeah... yes, just keep... hoping...

meanwhile

Iratus: *still sobbing* (He was my brother... my BROTHER...)

Sarah: *nods, not sure who to believe--she knew her dad didn't think it would happen but... she had to hang on to SOME kind of hope, right? soon, they reach her room*

O. Key: ...Just try to get some sleep, okay? <:(

meanwhile

Claire: *kneels down next to him* And he was my SON... it hurts me just as much as it hurts you... D:>

O. Todd: What your mom said - we'll see you in the morning, okay? <:(

meanwhile

Iratus: *still sobbing* (W-why... why did it happen??) D8>

Sarah: Yeah... see you tomorrow. *opens the door into her room, enters, and quickly closes it*

O. Key: *gives Todd a worried look. would she be okay...?*

meanwhile

Claire: I don't know, Ira... I don't know...

O. Todd: *mirrors her worried look* ... Come on... we'll check on her in the morning... <:( *he heads off to their room*

meanwhile

Iratus: (Th-that's not an answer... I-I thought you could answer...) D:>

Sarah: *waits until her parents are gone, then leans back against the door and slides to the floor, staring at the ceiling. why was he gone? Why...?*

meanwhile

Claire: *moves a bit closer to him* I don't know everything, Iratus... D:>

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