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( the look on lydia's face is both determined and harried. she's discovered something about the lawkamercyme, as well as herself. her voice is a harsh whisper, and she seems to be creeping around just outside of caer glaem. )

I can kill them. By myself, I can -- ( she sees one of the creatures approaching. quickly, she sets her locket down. in the frame is a massive lawkamercyme. in the background, there are two or three smaller ones approaching. lydia rights herself and approaches slowly, her back to the locket. but it's clear she's going to face them head on. and they notice her. she just so happened to catch one of the nymphs shouting the name of the creatures before falling unconscious, and just hours prior, she found herself hunted by one of the fearsome things. she opened her mouth and channeled her banshee abilities and screamed its name, and it disappeared. so now, as all four of them turn toward her, she draws a deep breath.

through the network of lockets everyone will be able to hear a piercing scream, recognizable as the name 'lawkamercyme'. supernatural beings will pick up on her scream even without their lockets, as her voice is capable of traveling over at least two to three miles of distance to those with heightened hearing. the shadows seem to be jolted by her voice, and in just a matter of moments, they disappear. vanished. gone. after she's sure the coast is clear she turns, breathless, back to the network. )

I can destroy them.

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[ If Oscar hadn't been aware of a problem before, he was now and indeed, he nearly dropped his locket when that ear splitting scream came across the tiny piece of jewelry.

After a long moment, he opened up one eye and then the next as the silence faded in the calm of a woman's quiet declaration and he responds, tentatively, to her broadcast. ]

Are you all right, miss? You seem to have had quite the harrowing experience.

[ as did everyone else, but if she was safe and that... thing was now gone, he would count the ringing in his ears a small price to pay! ]

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( she walks back over and picks the locket up to make more direct eye contact. )

I'm fine. I'm more than fine. I can make those things leave, all on my own.

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[ he breathed a huge sigh of relief ]

Ah, that's good news! I was afraid we'd run out of dogs to protect the innocent, but hearing that makes me feel better. Who knew a word could have so much power.

[ he smiled and then his gaze turned more inward as he pondered. ]

Even so, I wonder why they're attacking us so suddenly... Do you think we did something wrong?

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...pretty impressive range. [Ryan knows screams, but that definitely was a different caliber than a temper tantrum scream. He's just staring at the video feed while he's watching Lydia and it's clear that he's genuinely impressed.] How?

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( she laughs wryly, then makes a sort of... not-sure-how-to-shot-web face. ) It's almost a superpower. ( almost. )

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( she laughs a little. ) Well, I have a papillon, but he probably wouldn't be that effective, given he's about the size of a rottweiler puppy.

( then her tone is more serious, because... well. he has a point. ) I'm not sure what gives the word the leverage that it has, but spoken normally, it's not nearly as strong. As for why they're attacking us... I've noticed that it's mostly females, and something about that is deeply disturbing to me. But, best I can garner is that we're not natives of this world. I think it's the shards.

video. here at last

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Clever girl.

[They're frightened of him, the same way they are the dogs. But Lydia's clever - perhaps the prediction of death frightens them just as much. ]

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I'm going to go hoarse before it's all said and done, but if that means less people are being tormented, I think it's a sacrifice I'm willing to make. ( and she'll never admit this but she has you to thank for her awesome powers ok )

video. enter the drama queen

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Focus; you should be able to make them last longer. The less frequent you have to scream, the less likely you'll lose the ability to scream at all.

[Hold ur breath gurl. ]

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Does that not look like focus to you? Are you familiar with what that word actually means? ( she's not sure that focusing any harder will do much ) Who knew being a banshee could be so useful?

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You're welcome.

[AHAHAH AHAH. ]

Focus on the length of time. Did you ever do singing lessons, Lydia? From your diaphragm.

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I guess I do owe you a thank you. I'm so glad you put me in a coma and used me to be werewolf Jesus and I just happened to gain a few freakish side-effects. ( purses lips because hey buddy when you're a cocky dick... you're a cocky dick. )

I can't sing, Peter.

video. im just luaghing bc choir boy peter

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It helps you hold notes longer. It'll help you hold a scream for longer, too.

[wOW tho. ]

Also, you have no idea what it's like to be in a coma, Lydia. You wandered the woods for a few days. That's it.

[HE DID HIS WAITING!! 6 YEARS OF IT IN BEACON HILLS MEMORIAL!!!]

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[A small vial of light sits around her neck, lighting the screen. Lucrezia sits in her rooms, lavish but protected enough. It is too unsafe to leave now even if the light gives her some help. Still she has little else.]

That is impressive. You seem unscathed. By what magic are you able to do that?

video. holland has said in interviews that she can't sing so they basically say lyds can't either so

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I know the science behind the use of the diaphragm. Generally, when I'm screaming like that, I don't pre-plan it. It's out of need for survival. ( well she can scream just fine, her ex boyfriends have said it's really nice to hear. wouldn't you like to know, though, peter, just wouldn't you. )

Before that. While I was in the hospital, recovering from the bite you gave me? That's comatose. Maybe it wasn't years of my life gone. But it was still a coma.

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I don't think it's actually magic. Though, I can't be sure... There are actually quite a few variables. But I'm not human. That's the long and short of it. ( it's way too unsafe, lucy. don't go anywhere. )

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That may be it then. [She crinkles her nose.]

They have tales where I am from of beautiful women who use their powerful voice. Though it is to lure sailors to their deaths, daughters of Achelous.

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Sirens. ( her lips form a thin line. ) That's not what I am. I'm... ( A Banshee. She wonders... ) Are there tales of women, the wailing women, who cry out before death comes? Not just for sailors.

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[It isn't a Greek nor Roman myth, but Lucrezia delights in such fairytales. She knows the tales of certain French and Welsh dragons.] In the kingdoms of England and Scotland, I believe there have been such stories. Before nobility or holy men die, they say a great many women will wail. I do not know the stories as well though. In fair Roma they tell the tales of Jupiter and Hera.

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Almost. [Almost like he hears the tack-on of "almost", and that definitely doesn't help his curiosity any.] Is it something you can teach somebody else? [There's a reason for the question.]

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No. ( she's not going to be able to avoid explaining it, is she? she sighs. ) I'm not human, exactly. That's why I can scream that way.

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Roma? ( her eyebrows raise and she smiles a little. ) So you're Italian. Well, the myth is of British origin. Irish, more specifically, and it isn't just nobility. In most stories, these wailing women... Each family has one, and their cries can be heard just before death. Do you know what they're called?

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Ah... that's right. You did seem to have a particularly, um... effective range in your voice. I thought you had been scared out of your wits by those shadow creatures!

[ because it sure the heck scared his wits straight out of him... and her observation is deeply disturbing to Oscar as well. He's not so far removed from the day and age when chivalry once ruled the world, even if the women were sometimes stronger then the men. However... ]

If it's the shards, then perhaps they wish to seek out new life then. We've been told they hold a great deal of power which is why we were brought here to begin with. It could be for that reason too, they prefer women and children. The easier the prey, the better they can fulfill their goal.

[ he's silent for a moment and then he sighed ]

Regardless, however! I'd suggest you return to the castle as soon as possible. It's not safe to be outside in a time like this.

video.peters so upset

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[he's so done w u lydia. ]

It was barely enough time to blink. You need to learn how to utilize it, Lydia. This gift is yours to command — you can't sit around until you're nearly dead.

video. sorry choirboy your banshee only screams in two situations. wink.

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Yes, thank you. That's very helpful, I'll just drum up my infinite control over this supernatural ability, of which I happen to have little to no understanding. I hear voices. I scream. Unless you know something I don't and for some reason still haven't shared it with me, that's as far as my abilities go. ( she's done with you too peter you suck )