Aegis (joining closed!)

[Scripted Away]

The thing tared at the shadows and tried fighting them at first, but it just wouldn't work. there! it knew that moment. ...salmon on your nosetip...
>>blood...want more bloSTOP IT!!!!<< it's eyes turned amber, slowly, very slowly, but went back to black over and over again.
Rachel Gene, will you marry me?
the thing screamed, while rachel was fighting for control.
"I...AM...NOT..."
she coughed. "non sum tui slava, non sum tui slava, non sum tui slava, non sum tui slava...." she repeated the words over and over again, slowly normalizing.

Mac frowned. strange sound. his phone. he rolled his eyes and threw it out of the treehouse.

[I quit:)]

Jim felt how he was slowly panicking. What if this wasn't working? He didn't know what else to do! He watched the shadows, and smiled softly at that moment which was currently playing there.
I'm pregnant! The shadow-woman's belly had a small, white glow.
>>Jack...<<
Shaking his head, he looked back at Rachel, then stared at his phone again. >>WHERE ARE YOU WHEN I NEED YOU!!?<<, he mumbled to himself, rolling his eyes, putting it away. He watched Rachel, just not knowing what to do. Should he keep quiet? Should he go to her?

[Scripted Away]

Rachel dug her fingers into the ground as some black spikes grew out of her spine and disappeared again.
her eyes turned amber, gleaminf furiously. "non. sum. tui! SLAVA!!" she sreamed the last word, filled with hate, as she finally normalized again. she sighed exhausted. "thank you, grapps..."
her hands were seeking something...
"...Jim...?" her voice was weak.

[I quit:)]

Jim sprinted towards her, letting himself drop to the floor in front of her, immediately wrapping his arms around her. "I'm here...I'm here...", he whispered softly, running his hand over her back. "Calm down, it's okay..." >>I'm such a bad husband...I should've helped her! And not just...stare...<<

[Scripted Away]

Rachel leaned her head against his chest with an exhausted sigh.
"thank god it didn't hurt you...", she whispered. "remind me to tell rex it worked...."
she closed her eyes, listening to his heeartbeat.
>>he's here, he's here...it won't happen again...it worked...<<

[I quit:)]

Jim made his shadows disappear again and sighed sadly. "I'm just so glad you're yourself again...", he mumbled silently, softly pulling Rachel closer. >>I'm just such an idiot...<<

[Scripted Away]

"as you see...", rachel whispered "you're not the only one with that problem...i once fully turned into that...thing. i..." she looked away, ashamed of what had happened back them. "i slaughtered a whole city. families...children..." a tear ran down her face. "better having nightmares than living the nightmare. time to starve again. and this time forever."

[I quit:)]

Jim bit his lip. "No, I won't let you starve and have nightmares...maybe Mac can invent something which absorbs nightmares from others and then just give it to you or so...?", his voice was silent. Not only because he now had another thing to worry about, but also because he was angry at himself for not having done anything - except for creating some stupid shadows and staring at her, while she was suffering.

[Scripted Away]

you don't understand...", rachel whispered. "when i don't absorb nightmares, i get nightmares, horrible ones, but it weakens the...thing enough to make it controllable. and when i 'eat' nightmares, my nightmares go away, but that thing grows stronger and stronger. luckily i only absorbed one nightmare...i better don't start imagining what had happened if i've had more..." she looked into his eyes, smiling sadly. "don't worry, i'm used to it. it's that way since i was five. it has used up its' energy now. it has no chance to come back." she softly stroked over his cheek. "darling, it's all fine. i'm fine. and i won't ever let it out again. i just gotta starve on nightmares and that's nothing."

[I quit:)]

Jim sighed sadly and looked away. "But I can't let you have nightmares over and over again...", he said silently and looked away. "You...you can't die when you don't eat nightmares, can you?"