Thirty Third PSI

[a_gentle_boy]

[Well. It had been a day or two since being rescued from Westport, and Lucas finally felt well enough to return to his daily activities. After the first day of binging, the thought of eating more food had been slightly nauseating, actually. When he's finished with school, he will make a call about something that's been on his mind since returning.]

[voice, public]
Ah. Hi, everyone. This is Lucas. Um. First off, I'd like to say thanks to whoever it was that brought us all back. . . . I really don't want to think about what would have happened to us if you hadn't come. I think Vince said your name was Mr. Doctor...

The other thing is, I'd like to talk to the people who were in Westport last year. Did any of you take a look around for more clues . . . ? I guess no hazmats means no clues, and I don't really mind that, but. I know I didn't find anything important. . . . There were a few things, though - Some things that were odd. There wasn't a church or a library. And, Kay, do you remember the television in the house you hid in last year? I went back to the same house, and . . . there wasn't anything there. But I know it was the same. The place where the TV had plugged into, it was missing entirely.

. . . I'm not sure what any of this means, but it might be important to think about.

Comments

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

The city, yes. Were you trapped there as well?

[catchingmusic.livejournal.com]

Yeah, for two or three days. I...

[She trails off. It's obvious that it's hard for her to revisit those days with no food or water.]

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

[For the people who had been there the first time, it had been a relief. He could imagine, though, that someone who hadn't faced the hazmats before wouldn't feel similarly . . . ]

What's important is that everyone got back OK. No one was hurt too badly or got very sick . . . That's something to be thankful for.

[catchingmusic.livejournal.com]

Y-Yeah! Of course. It's nice to know that.

...How about you?

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Me? I'm fine, thanks. Nothing really happened at all.

[catchingmusic.livejournal.com]

Oh.

Nothing really happened for me, either.