All In My Head

by **Nailah Weaver** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 8:45 pm

"What's it to you anyway? You're too scared to even consider you might know me, much less give a damn about me."

by **Steve Jones** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 8:46 pm

Was that what was missing from the staff's eyes? Fear? He shuddered.

"If you'll even want to leave..." he said quietly.

by **Samantha McManus** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 9:01 pm

Miss McManus looked between Miss Weaver and Steve, her dismay growing.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 9:07 pm

"Of course I'll want to leave. This place is horrible. I don't need to be scared of it to see that."

by **Steve Jones** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 9:13 pm

"I don't want to be afraid anymore either," he admitted.

"But I've seen their eyes. There's no fear there either."

by **Samantha McManus** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 9:15 pm

Miss McManus took a deep breath and swallowed.

"And... and if you're going to just use that... thing whenever you feel something that you don't like then..."

"...get out. I... I can't trust you anymore."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 9:21 pm

"You... you're blowing this all out of proportion. The both of you. I'm not going to keep taking things out or become one of the staff. I'm just not paralyzed with fear anymore."

by **Samantha McManus** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 9:27 pm

"You cut out part of your bloody mind! As... as surely as if someone took a knife to you!"

by **Steve Jones** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 9:29 pm

"And what... what's to stop you from doing more if not fear?"

by **Nailah Weaver** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 9:38 pm

"Because I still want to be myself? I'm not an idiot. This is just... sucking it up made a little easier because I couldn't stand it anymore. And it felt so terrifyingly familiar to be afraid all the time as if I'd never known anything else. I needed a break, for the love of god."

by **Steve Jones** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 11:26 am

"But you aren't yourself. Not having done... that," he said with a look of deep disappointment.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 11:55 am

"Are you telling me the only thing that makes me me is my fear? Do you have any idea how messed up that sounds?"

by **Steve Jones** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 12:03 pm

He shook his head, continuing to give her an increasingly soul piercing, disappointed look that belonged more on a small child than on a teenager.

"Not the only thing..."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 12:31 pm

"Look just... just let me have this for now. I will put her back, I swear. I want us all to get out of here and I'm no help when I'm too scared to face this. And if this is what I need to do to take on some responsibility..."

by **Samantha McManus** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 12:33 pm

"Then just... stay away from me with that key."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 12:45 pm

"I'd never make you do anything you don't want to..."

by **Samantha McManus** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 1:04 pm

"Well... good. You're... you're rather scaring me right now, Miss Weaver."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 1:39 pm

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. I just thought maybe this could be our key to leaving this place."

by **Steve Jones** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 1:59 pm

Steve's intense look of disappointment faded.

"I hope so..."

...for your sake.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 2:22 pm

"Look I know what you mean, but I'm not anything like them." she says. And indeed, her eyes might looks less restless and haunted, but they're also far from being as cold and dead as the ones of the security guards. "Promise."

by **Samantha McManus** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 2:26 pm

"If anything I... suppose you're right that it could mean they can't make us forget again. As long as that's the only one..."

by **Steve Jones** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 2:36 pm

"If it is, we need to make sure they can't get it back."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 3:57 pm

"Right. That's why we came here. In case they came looking for it in my room."

by **Samantha McManus** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 6:11 pm

"R-right," she said as she cast a glance to the pictures on the walls.

by **Steve Jones** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 6:25 pm

"Here isn't safe either, we just thought you should... be in the loop..."

by **Samantha McManus** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 7:25 pm

"...oh."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 7:26 pm

"We thought we might try to see if we can get into one of the empty rooms."

by **Steve Jones** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 7:38 pm

"Which means... unless you can pick locks... getting a key from behind the reception desk."

by **Samantha McManus** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 8:56 pm

"...that's your plan?"

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:10 pm

"It's a plan."

by **Steve Jones** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:12 pm

"We're all ears if you have a better one."

by **Samantha McManus** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:14 pm

"Maybe if we're trying to avoid the staff, the first step isn't breaking into that?"

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:27 pm

"I have an idea..." she says carefully.

"The other key worked in the door to the game room, no?"

by **Steve Jones** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:30 pm

"You want to hide it... there?"

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:31 pm

"Heavens no! But if it works on any door we can get into any room. We just have to make it to the bathroom to come out again."

by **Samantha McManus** » Sun Nov 18, 2012 1:13 pm

"And wade through hell in the meantime..."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sun Nov 18, 2012 1:28 pm

"Just for a moment... It's not a perfect plan."

by **Steve Jones** » Sun Nov 18, 2012 1:33 pm

"I... guess only one of us has to do it."

by **Samantha McManus** » Sun Nov 18, 2012 1:56 pm

"...and if we never saw them again?"

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sun Nov 18, 2012 2:02 pm

"It's better than letting them get their hands on this key again. Who knows what they would take out now that we caught them in the act."

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