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

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Me, too. I've come pretty close before, but I don't really want to know what dying feels like.

[And of course that explains it. He immediately feels guilty for being a bit upset about the whole thing.]

That's fine. I don't think there's anything any of you could've done to help, really. I'm sorry if I worried anyone.

ICON KEYWORDS :|

[steel-massifail.livejournal.com]

Dying doesn't seem fun. And-

[[massimo goes quiet when lucas says "i don't think there's anything any of you could've done to help"]]

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

[Lucas instantly seems to understand when Massimo breaks off mid-sentence. He smoothly continues.]

But it was because of all of you that we were able to keep going. If we hadn't known that there were people waiting for us, people doing everything they could to save us, people who cared for us . . .

I know I would've just gave up . . .

[steel-massifail.livejournal.com]

...

[[massimo sounds like he's going to cry, really]]anything.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

So . . . Thank you. Thank you very much.

what the hell happened to my tag 8|a

[steel-massifail.livejournal.com]

...If you need any help with anything, I'd be glad to assist you.

[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 . . .

[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.

[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?