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New and Old Wounds [Closed]

Dani had an amazing ability to focus if she needed to. Just to focus on that one thing and let everything else take the back seat. However, she needed to HAVE that something that could be the focus without it just leading right back to what she was trying to ignore.

At the moment, she didn't really have it. All of it was too heavily connected to the problem she was having; namely that Jake had ordered, at some point in his timeline, for his cousin to kill his brother to get rid of Iniss. Dani could see his thinking of why he'd done it. While she didn't know EVERYTHING, she knew enough. She didn't think it was right or reasonable, but she understood the thinking well enough.

But that didn't change the situation. Tom was freaking out because Jake had ordered him killed and she was freaking out because she'd been reminded of old wounds and it was very hard to keep a level head.

She had gotten Iniss and Tom away from the situation. Phased them right away and had a blissful few minutes until she found an isolated corridor to finally stop in, well away from Rachel and Jake and all of them.

She pulled away from Iniss then, moving her hands to rub the heal of her palms to her forehead, trying to get herself under control. She DEALT with this. The wound was OLD. Tom was the one who needed help, not her. She just had to get herself to CALM DOWN.

((Bendy-time to after this.))

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Dani nodded. "That'll be fine," she said, relaxing a bit. She knew he didn't like the idea much and had been a bit worried to suggest it.

He didn't like the idea, and if anyone else, even her cousin had suggested it, he would have rejected the idea without thinking. But this was Dani. He trusted Dani.

But could he trust her enough not to freak out?

"What deck did you drop us to, anyway?"

"Ummm....level two, I believe," she said, looking around. "I was just making sure people weren't around."

"Exactly where are crew quarters from here? You did good, it was very well handled. If we had attempted to leave normally, Jake would have simply followed us." He gave her shoulder a little squeeze. "Let's go find somewhere to sit down, and then you can try Overshadowing me." It sounded weird to say, and the entire idea was making him uncomfortable. But he was willing to allow it.

"Several levels down," Dani said. "Do you have your own room?" She asked. She didn't make comment about Jake. She just...left as fast as she could.

"I used to share it with Karen, but she's been re-podded, so now I suppose it's all mine." Neither of them had been thinking much about Jake when they fled.

Dani nodded. "That should be fine. Danny's supposed to be training today, but that'd be weird to explain if he came in. Plus Cujo might want to play if he comes in."

"What's a Cujo?" He blinked at her, a little startled. "Yes, I imagine it would. Does he approve of you being around me?"

"It's a dog Danny met a lot back home. He's a ghost dog. Used to be a guard dog, but he's a real sweetie," Dani said. "And Danny trusts me."

...she also forgot she never told him and thus not remembering any freak out on the top of her head assumed he did. It'd hit her later she never did.

"Oh, I see. Yes, I imagine he would be rather friendly, in that case. Or not. It seems like they can smell us, judging by Homer. But he has gotten used to it by now." He motioned her to proceed him into the room, setting down his backpack. "From what I remember, you said I wouldn't be conscious when you did this."

"Not sure how a ghost would judge that. Different smells and all that. But he's well trained, so as long as you're non-threatening, there won't be a problem," Dani said.

She nodded. "That's how it usually goes. I think you're subconsciously aware something is going on, like a dream, because usually can start to fight if the ghost is making them do something they absolutely would never do. Usually things like trying to get the person to hurt a loved one or something like that, but barring something like that, most people are never aware anymore than maybe a dream," she said and paused. "Though since you're used to doing the same thing, it might give you a natural resistance, but that should be obvious pretty immediately."

"Well, it's possible, I'd like to avoid risking it all the same."

He sighed, settling down on the edge the bed and nodding faintly to the explanation. "Either way, unless I start fighting, you retrain control of us. Or of me, at least, not Tom."

"Well, then I should introduce you to him. He listens to me. Or I can hold him back," Dani said.

She nodded. "If anything weird happens, I can get out in an instant, but it should be fine. You ready?"

"Maybe we can do that sometime." He smiled faintly, allowing it to fade into a grimace as he looked at her. Could he ever be ready for this? Really? "I trust you. Just do it."

Dani nodded and then she vanished from sight. And in a moment, Iniss would feel that cold sensation in his body, but it'd be different. For one thing, it would be just him, and more consuming. Yet instead of a feeling of being able to go through anything, it was the opposite, a more overwhelming sensation as she took control.

It took everything in him not to fight her. Everything. But he made himself stay still, made himself allow it, even as the cold settled into his bones and consciousness faded.

He felt very much like he had when Tom had been on painkillers while his leg healed. Somewhat distant and removed from everything else.

Tom, lost somewhere in the far reaches of his mind, deliberately not thinking, tensed unconsciously at the new presence in his mind.

'Tom, can you hear me?'

He sighed, audible only to her. < I can hear you, Dani. Please leave me alone. I don't want to think. >

'And that's the worst thing you can do. Tom, Jake didn't know about the order. He wasn't even near that point in the timeline.'

< I'm not mad at him. He did the right thing. Rachel was still going to follow it. He was right. She was right. Just leave me alone, Dani. It doesn't matter. >

'IT DOES MATTER!'

< Why? >

'Because you didn't see Jake. He was going to break Tom. And there's a good chance that Rachel was so aggressive because that was the only way she could deal with that order.' It was a possibility, but she wasn't sure. She didn't know Rachel at all, after all.

'Even if there's a timeline he did, it was only because he thought he had no choice. They've already shown how much they hate Yeerks, so he probably justified it as being better that you died than being a slave with no hope.'

'But it's different now. He knows it, you know it. It's only a little while longer until your body is yours full time. He doesn't have to tear himself a part for this, but he will if you let something you were nowhere close to tear you apart. He probably only kept together because Iniss was in control and he didn't see YOU.'

< please Dani, leave me alone. I don't want to think. I just want to stop for awhile. I'm tired. I'm tired of fighting. I don't want to do it anymore. I just want to stop. Even if this works, I'm not who he remembers. I can't be anymore. Rachel... I don't want to think. Please Dani... >

'It doesn't matter how you are, it's the fact that you're his brother that's important! Family doesn't care who the person is as long as they care about each other!'

'And that's why you're the only one who can protect Jake!'

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