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Steve Burnside ([personal profile] craaazyisland) wrote in [community profile] trans_92010-10-07 07:38 pm

Alexia's Lullaby [open]

I will make you great.

I will make you powerful.


Steve woke up in a cold sweat, but it was only cold for a moment. Then his body filled with heat, pulsing and surging and roaring in his head. He exhaled a breath he couldn't remember holding, then gasped for more.

The walls of his room were closing in on him. The lights were flickering and the air grew thicker and thicker. He stumbled to his feet and headed towards the door, clutching a hand to his forehead.

You are lucky to bask in my presence. You are lucky to have survived. You will be the one to carry on my legacy.

His head pounded as he stumbled down the hall. The whole crew quarters hallway was getting smaller now, smaller and darker, hotter and hotter. He had to get out before she reached him. He could hear her getting louder until it sounded like she was echoing in his ear, that voice that sent chills down his spine and made him grit his teeth. "Shut up, you bitch... shut up!"

I will raise you above the level of the slime who populate this world. I will give you the purpose you were born to fulfill.

I will give you the privilege of serving me, Mister 267.


Her laughter rang out and he was trapped in that cell again, stumbling up against the cold brick wall. He yelled out in shock and slammed his fists against the door hard enough to sting. "No! NO! NOO!"

Of course, as soon as he'd likely woken anybody sleeping behind the door he was banging on, it all faded and he was left staring blankly down the crew quarter hallway.

[ooc: Whose door is it? I don't know, but whoever you are, you've been awoken by a sleepwalking delirious teenager. Whoops. So much for a good night's sleep...]

[identity profile] ghost-bait.livejournal.com 2010-10-08 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
Miku had been between falling asleep and being awake when the frightful pounding woke her up. The little, ungainly shriek she let out was hardly fitting, and she reached for her robe with one hand.

She was almostnearlysure that everyone who had been sickened earlier were well now. Still, if someone were out there... and it sounded like Steve...

Well, if it was him, there was absolutely no question in her mind that she needed to be there for him immediately. Miku pulled on her robe and hurried to the door, watching it slide open with a sense of impatience. "Steve? Steve, you scared me. What's the matter?"

[identity profile] ghost-bait.livejournal.com 2010-10-08 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
"You were pounding on my door and screaming," Miku pursed her lips and stood away, holding out her hand for his. "Come in, sit down. You look terrible." Her room was just as it usually was; neat, and effectively girly for all one could make it look.

[identity profile] ghost-bait.livejournal.com 2010-10-08 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
"Shh, it's all right," Miku assured him. "Maybe it was just a bad dream." Of course, he'd never sleepwalked before, so that was a whole new worry. Miku wondered for a moment if maybe she should tell Dr. Sera of this new, random development.

She lead him to her bed and sat him down on it gently, then reached for the handkerchief and the bottle of water at her bedside and wiped at his face. "You look really pale, though..." And warm. The heat was rolling off him even warmer than usual. She offered the water to him next. "Here, drink this."

[identity profile] ghost-bait.livejournal.com 2010-10-08 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
"You don't look fine," she chided gently, and helped him lie down. He had been half way there, already, after all. And it took her a minute to lift his legs onto the bed, and smooth the coverlet out before sitting beside him. "Do you remember it?"

Miku brushed his hair from his face again and tried her best to not sound as worried as she felt.

[identity profile] ghost-bait.livejournal.com 2010-10-08 03:16 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, then pretend you're sick for a minute and lie down here for a little longer," Miku compromised. She squeezed his hand in reply and made a mental note to let Dr. Sera know. Nightmares were one thing, looking like he'd finally managed to beat her enviable level of transparency was another.

[identity profile] andyallgrownup.livejournal.com 2010-10-08 03:20 am (UTC)(link)
Andy sighed, getting out of his bed as he heard the banging on his door. "What is it!?" he shouted, moving to the door so it could open and show him who was keeping him from sleeping.

[identity profile] ghost-bait.livejournal.com 2010-10-08 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
"I wasn't asleep yet," Miku assured him. Well, that wasn't entirely true, she looked a bit rumpled. "I'm just glad you knocked on my door and not someone else's." Not many people would generally be as understanding as his girlfriend, after all.

She lifted her other hand and stifled a yawn. "Will you stay here for now?"

[identity profile] andyallgrownup.livejournal.com 2010-10-08 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
Andy stared. "Name's Andy. Who are you and why were you knocking on my door?"

[identity profile] andyallgrownup.livejournal.com 2010-10-08 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
Andy sighed. "You alright?" he asked. Not knowing why he was here probably wasn't a good thing.

[identity profile] ghost-bait.livejournal.com 2010-10-08 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
"Wait a minute," Miku murmured and stood up, hurrying to the other side of the room and snatching the thinner, folded blanket up from the other bed. She'd bought it on a whim, to be honest. For a just-in-case she supposed had happened right then.

She threw the blanket over Steve and settled back down beside Steve. "There." Miku put her hand on his forehead again. "A bit better?"

[identity profile] ghost-bait.livejournal.com 2010-10-08 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
"It's okay, it was your turn to feel unwell, anyway," she teased. "I guess next time I'll just have to catch a cold and you can nurse me for a while, okay?" It was strange for him to feel so... weird. Hot, but not hot, and a bit clammy from being extra hot.

"Maybe I can make a little hat."

[identity profile] ghost-bait.livejournal.com 2010-10-08 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh? Because I think you'd look great," Miku said as she ran her fingers through his hair over and over. It made her feel better when someone did that, so there was no reason it couldn't work for someone else. "You wouldn't have to wear a uniform, though. That would be weird."

[identity profile] andyallgrownup.livejournal.com 2010-10-08 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
Andy looked over at him for a moment. "You sure? You don't look too good."

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