Ninth PSI

[a_gentle_boy]

[He awoke in a bed.  That was strange.  He had gone to sleep on a chair, having successfully made it around the neighborhood to visit anyone who was ailing.  The Netherlands hadn't yet returned when he'd snuck back into the house, pretending as if he had never left in the first place. What was even stranger was that he was apparently in his pajamas and . . . looking out the window . . . There was no haze.  There was no rubble.  There were no hazmat men.  There were no corpses.

 . . .

He slowly walks downstairs as if in a trance and sees the familiar sight of his kitchen.  Tears immediately coming to his eyes, the boy rushes to the telephone.]

Hello?!  Is this Mayfield?  Am I . . . Am I back?!   Did we win?  Did . . . Did we all make it?  Is everyone.  Is everyone OK?  Mr. Netherlands?  Mr. Netherlands, did we beat them?

Is this real . . . ?  If this is really Mayfield, someone please answer me.  There were so many things we found in Westport.  And last night -- Last night, that voice.  Richard Grey's last message.  You all heard it too, right?

EDIT:
Kay's right.
We all found clues over there that everyone should see.  I have a copy of the note that Kay and I found in the library and the one that Miss Alice and I found in the car.  If anyone wants to come see them, that's fine.  We should all get together sometime soon.

Comments

[teacup-parry.livejournal.com]

Hm... it'd take entirely too long to give the whole list.

Healing, offensive magic, defensive magic...

((Necromancy, power stealing, world destroying-))

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Thanks! But it's not anything serious. I don't even know if it's worth wasting my PSI on.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

. . . Actually, could you let me know if anyone is hurt? It looks like we all came back with our injuries . . .

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Yeah. But it was pretty dangerous to get where we had to go, so it was probably best that you stayed behind.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

. . . Why do you think they'll show up?

[steel-massifail.livejournal.com]

There are a lot of people who have breathing-related issues. It's probably due to the poison gas that I've been hearing about.

I don't know about any large injuries, though.

[[And a pause.]]

...You're really something, Lucas. Even after everything that's happened, you're quick to worry about other people.

You're going to grow up to be a fine young man.

[weaponsparked.livejournal.com]

We came back. The way opened... what happens if it opens again?

[windmill.livejournal.com]

[Hugging Lucas back, closely.]

I'm glad. ...I'm so glad. No- thank you.

[sailor-starfish.livejournal.com]

Fuuko would go through a bear cave to see starfish! She would pretend to be a zombie to get through!

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Me, too. Even the people who died are OK. I was afraid for a moment, but . . . It looks like everything's turned out just fine.

W-Why thank me?

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

A-Ah, please don't say things like that. It's just . . .

I can heal people. Without needing any medicine or training or anything. It's. It's a real gift. If I didn't use it to help people, what sort of person would I be?

[windmill.livejournal.com]

You saved my life. I'd have died if you didn't. [ . . . ] And more than once, you gave me perspective when I needed it most.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

T-That's really impressive! I can only do a few offensive things -- Almost all of my PSI is used for healing and defense. It's too bad you didn't have more of your abilities back, Miss Shina. Although there's probably no point saying that now.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Oh! . . .

[He doesn't like being thanked all that much for his healing work (wouldn't anyone do the same thing?) but that last part was new. He contemplates it for a few moments. He nods.]

You, too, Mr. Netherlands. Back during that second day or so . . . I was almost going to give up already.

[followyouthere.livejournal.com]

Alright... Like I said, if you ever need help, just call me.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

You might be right. But it sounds like they were there to fight off an infection and went crazy. There's no disease here.

[crawlininmytome.livejournal.com]

Yeah. That's an easy recipe.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

I think bears might still eat zombies, Fuuko.

[weaponsparked.livejournal.com]

... Infection. Were they the infection... or was... the droning?

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

I will.

. . . Thank you, Miss Margot. For Westport, I mean. It was because of you and my other friends that I could keep going.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

I'd really appreciate it. Thank you.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

. . . . . . But the droning is controlled, isn't it? . . . You think the men were the infection?

>_>

[katto-katto.livejournal.com]

I will make you remember, eventually.

[windmill.livejournal.com]

[squeezes his shoulder.] It made all the difference to me. So... Dank u. Thank you.

[weaponsparked.livejournal.com]

I don't... know. I'm just throwing things out there...