006 - audio

[tactilelearner]

[Serenes did her good. The absolute peace and quiet in her mind, well, that went away. But the rest perked Rogue up a bit. Enough that she can, at least, address her fellow kidnap victims about something fairly insignificant.]

So, we're from a lot of different worlds, right? That's what I've noticed at least.

That's got me curious.

What're the "milestone" birthdays where y'all are from?

[This has nothing to do with her own upcoming birthday. Nope. Or with using a fairly benign topic to announce her presence to certain people.]

Like. Where I'm from--

You've got sixteen, which means you can drive.
Eighteen's a big deal, even though, y'know, not much y' really get. I mean, buyin' cigarettes an' votin', but that ain' really a big deal.
Then there's twenty-one, legal drinkin' age.

Anybody else got big ones? 'M just curious 'bout the differences in worlds, y'know?

[For the Spades, she's around. Keeping busy, paying close attention to how to work the sails and everything else. The same pep that was in her step on Serenes is gone, but she's also not completely skulking about like she was after Stela and before that.]

Comments

[raisethemoon]

Many do not. There is no need for detail if you do not wish it.

[She'll see for herself.]

[tactilelearner]

Saw someone die recently.

[That, especially, no one should come across without being warned.]

Killed himself.

See it a lot when I'm asleep. Feel it, too. The way he died.

[raisethemoon]

[Honestly, she's seen worse, but the warning is appreciated.]

I see. You have my sympathy.

[tactilelearner]

Had t' be done.

[raisethemoon]

Nonetheless.

[If she reads her voice right, there should have been someone older to do it. But then, Luna is very old herself.]

[tactilelearner]

[Rogue sighs a little. It's never an easy conversation.]

I had someone back home tryin' to help me with my dreams. Didn' work too well.

But then I was havin' t' see 'em again. While I was awake.

[raisethemoon]

You...have waking dreams?

[Those are called hallucinations. Not really her department.]

[tactilelearner]

No. It's...

[Very strange. But, well. Xavier.]

He's a telepath. Reads minds. So while I was awake, he'd get in my head and call up the images from the dreams. T' walk me through 'em, face 'em, that kinda thing.

So it was like havin' 'em all over again.

[raisethemoon]

Ah. That does not sound dissimilar to what I do...

[Though of course that's only ONE round of nightmares. More if it takes longer to work through the issues, but she does not drag things back up during waking hours.]

[tactilelearner]

He meant well. I was just havin' a lot of trouble at th' time, so it... didn' always sit right, y'know?

[raisethemoon]

I understand.