Dreampost Aftermath

[stigmateyes]

[AND THEN EVERYONE WOKE UP.

For his part, Ryner is jerking awake in bed and looking around frantically!

((Conclusion to this))]

Comments

[maidmalapert]

...don't say from yourself or something, will you, Night? As if we'd put up with it.

[stigmateyes]

From a lot of things.

[maidmalapert]

By keeping away from us?

[stigmateyes]

I thought I could protect people by staying with them, by being part of something. But, ahh, it's all gone really wrong...

[maidmalapert]

What do you mean? I know I always feel a lot better about things when you're around.

[stigmateyes]

Ehhh?

[maidmalapert]

Well, I do!

[stigmateyes]

... I guess I'll have to keep that in mind too then.

[maidmalapert]

But what do you mean it's gone wrong?

[stigmateyes]

... We still lost people.

[maidmalapert]

That's not because of you, though.

[stigmateyes]

It might be... Bad things have always happened to people who get too close to me.

[maidmalapert]

Bad things happen to most everyone, I think. That doesn't mean you have to give up on getting close to people.

[stigmateyes]

I don't know...

[maidmalapert]

You oughtn't to be so afraid of losing something that you won't try to have it.

[stigmateyes]

... It's just harder this time. Because... I wanted a lot to believe that. And... Sion.

[maidmalapert]

But you'll see him again.

[stigmateyes]

... I wanted things easier for him.

[maidmalapert]

What do you mean?

[stigmateyes]

It's better for him here than back in Roland...

[maidmalapert]

...were you going to stay here with him?

[stigmateyes]

Ahh, hadn't thought that far.

[maidmalapert]

Oh...

[stigmateyes]

... Sorry for shutting you guys out.

[maidmalapert]

[squeezes his hand]

You won't anymore, will you? You'll try not to?