second trial. | voice (unlocked)

[greenies]

[ thomas has not been a common presence on the network since his arrival to the drabwurld; gaining the ability to talk telepathically with the people who've been close to him have made it fairly easy for him to communicate without it. but this time, thomas addresses the network at large, although only with a (perhaps semi-familiar) voice.

he sounds uneasy. tired. ]

Do any of you have nightmares? How do you deal with them?

[ it's a stab at anonymity, mostly because he doesn't want to show his face, but the storms currently raging over head have not made his life any easier. thomas sleeps fitfully, twenty minutes at a time, wakes up screaming. no one's going to see his face as an effect of that. eventually, he tacks on a soft--]

Thanks. [ --and the line goes dead. ]

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[greenies]

[ he's a little touched that kieren would think of that--seriously, kieren is the best kind of...zombie...person? he'd take him over a crank any day, that's for sure.

which, speaking of, thomas 'stubborn and refuses to take no for an answer' edison is not going to let that go. ] It's okay. I mean--I'd be okay. It's getting better. [ it's not really. ] Besides, you...already saw a lot of it.

[ except for teresa and jack and alby and chuck, worst of all, chuck who he keeps dreaming about too. ] If I can help, I'd like to help.

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Doesn't matter, we can still talk about your feelings. All that good stuff. Get them all out.

[Shh, shh. Your mental well-being is important Thomas. He takes a long moment to really, really consider his answer, though. Because Thomas is a friend and Kieren -- he'd never want to be the cause of discomfort.

And his dreams are uncomfortable, terrible things. ]

How about we talk about you first for a while? Then if you're up for it, we can delve into the great dark mysteries of Kieren Walker's psyche. We'll probably need a lie down, after.

[irony.]