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[Renren]

Mia was vaguely aware of Jake picking her up and taking her to the couch. She couldn't see much but as her head rolled to the side she thought she saw Faye standing nearby. She was trembling so hard she could barely hear them speaking to her, asking her if she could hear them and if this had ever happened before. She squeezed her eyes shut and opened them wide, not knowing what to do. She felt her body locking up; she couldn't do anything but shake. She forced her mouth open, gasping for air.

"Dont'-- know--" she managed to stammer.

Suddenly she heard a voice, much clearer, coming from inside her head. Miiiiaaaaa, it whispered. It sounded cruel and familiar. Tears sprung to her eyes. Miiiaaa.

"Stop," she whispered. "Stop..." She felt something drip down the side of her face and managed to reach up to touch it. As she pulled her hand away, she saw that her nose was bleeding.

Miiia, do you remember me?

[Magus00]

Mike considered going alone as Faye still needed rest. That plan ended as soon as Mia went down. He noticed earlier some of the others react with physical ailments whenever IT was around. Truth be told, he didn't remember if Mia was one of them...not since having his screws loosened by getting hurled into that tree. Knowing he was about a good a medic as he was at flapping his arms and flying, he let those that knew what they were doing take care of her then just watched from outside the door, frowning at her pain.

"D**mit..." he muttered.

[raelyn]

((And then, Jake went and got crumpets and they had a lil' tea party! ))

Jake heard Faye enter the room, and barely gave her a sideways glance before he heard Mia's voice, gasping, say "Don't-- know--" His head whipped back around, so hard he almost cricked his neck, to look at Mia. She was shaking so badly it almost seemed the whole couch was going to move. He motioned for Faye to come closer, startled, as Mia began to mumble something that sounded like "Stop..."

Jake's eye brows raised in confusion as the girl's nose started to bleed. She was still whispering "Stop" to herself, fitfully. Jake was at a loss to what he should do. Finally, after a long hesitation, Jake reached out, grabbing Mia's smaller hand in his own. He didn't know if it would help, but maybe it'd give her some comfort from whatever was happening to her.

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Faye ran for the kitchen as quickly as possible when she saw Mia's nose start to bleed. Hesitating, she wracked her memory for a second, before opening a cupboard under the sink, pulling out a few towels. Her back screamed at her as she stood back up, speeding back into the living room and coming to a wheezy stop next to Jake. Noticing he was gripping her hand, she nodded at him, then leaning over his head, carefully attempted to wipe most of the blood off of Mia's face. Faye hadn't the slightest clue what was wrong with the girl. "No fever, shaking, pupils dilated, possible hallucinations...." she muttered to herself, thinking hard. Nothing rang a bell in terms of treatment.

Faye sighed heavily, frustrated with herself and her inability to help. There wasn't much to do besides wait, at this point. She glanced up and saw Mike in the doorway, frowning. She looked at him, the barely reined in panic starkly obvious in her eyes. Faye wasn't used to being unable to help those in pain, and Mia's frequent cries just made her feel worse.

[Renren]

Mia felt Jake squeeze her hand as Faye wiped the blood off her face. Her eyes were unfocused, staring vaguely at the ceiling. The voice in her head was getting louder. Mia, it's been a while, Miiiiaaaa. Do you remember me? She blinked. Tears began to roll down her face. I'm the one who showed you all those things, remember, Miiiiaaa?

She stopped shaking, then shuddered once more, then lay still, tears still flowing from her eyes. She turned her head to look at Jake and Faye, squeezing Jake's hand in fear.

"There's something in my head," she sobbed. "It keeps talking to me."

[Magus00]

Mike grabbed Faye by the shoulders. "Listen, Faye...You are about as close as we got to a medic here. I need you to calm down." He said in an even tone of voice. "I need you to think. I know some of you kids...you guys react to IT. If nothing here matches up with what you know in your training...tell me quickly. I need to know if Mia is reacting to IT." Mike's eyes betrayed his calm tone ans soothing manner. Clearly he was worried for Mia.

[raelyn]

Jake tensed slightly as Mia squeezed his hand, the fear apparent on her face. "There's something in my head," the girl sobbed. "It keeps talking to me." Jake's face was a mixture of fear, and worry. Trying to keep those emotions out of his voice, Jake thought for a moment, before softly telling her, "It's okay, it'll be alright...we'll figure out what's going on, we'll get it to stop, okay, Mia?"

Jake knew that he shouldn't be telling her something he didn't know for sure was fact, but he was desperate to give Mia some peace of mind. No one should be scared enough to cry like that. At least her eyes seem to be focused again...

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Faye stared at Mike, chewing her lower lip contemplatively, before turning her head to look at Mia, who seemed to be lucid again. Faye's face took on a serious look, which was rare. She was into what Jake had once called "doctor-mode", and she was focused on nothing but the welfare of her friend. She contemplated something for a moment, staring at Mia's eyes for a second, before looking back at Mike, eyes determined. When she finally began to speak, Faye's voice was somewhat cool, and calm.

"Her visible symptoms don't match any sort of sickness, and since she's had a memory lapse, she couldn't tell me whether or not this has occured before. Without knowing if this is chronic, I can't determine if it was a psychological occurrence, so, giving thought to the situation we're in, I'd say there are two possibilities. Either she's remembering something, and it's unpleasant, or you're correct, and she's reacting strongly to the Tall One's presence."

Brushing her hair out of her eyes, Faye added, "Though, judging by what Mia's saying, I'd guess the latter is more likely." Rubbing her eyes tiredly, she gave Mia and Jake another glance, concern tinging her voice. "I just hope she'll be okay..."

[Renren]

Mia was now aware and calm enough to understand what Jake and Faye were saying. She smiled slightly at Jake and shut her eyes, still grabbing his hand. "It's not him," she whispered to Faye. "This... I remember this. This is familiar. This was before I ever saw him." Another tear rolled down her face. "I don't remember everything...I don't remember my family or friends... But this voice, it's been there for a long, long time. It tells me things and shows me things... That's what made me do this," she said, rotating her wrist slightly. "I remember that too, a bit."

She shuddered again, suddenly overwhelmed with the memories. Leave me alone, she thought angrily to the voice. In a moment of desperation, she brought Jake's hand down and pressed it against her forehead. "Make it stop," she muttered. "Just... make it stop."

[raelyn]

Jake stiffened as Mia rotated her wrists. He'd never noticed them before, hadn't thought to look. He felt pity, and worry. As she pressed his hand to her forehead, she muttered quietly, almost beseechingly, "Make it stop, Just... make it stop." Jake nodded at her, silently promising that he'd fulfill what she had asked. He comfortingly pushed her hair off her damp forehead, itching his bandage with his other hand.

Twisting slightly, he got Faye's attention as she rummaged in her med kit. He raised his eyebrows, tilting his head towards Mia in a silent question, his hand never leaving her forehead. Faye, understanding his silent query perfectly, nodded, digging deeper into the kit.

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Faye sighed, relieved and still worried at the same time, when Mia spoke. She barely heard the whispered plea for aid, but Jake's expression when he turned to her made it obvious he wanted her to help. Nodding at him, she gave Mike a glance before rifling through her med kit, looking for anything she could give Mia to help her escape the voice, at least for a little while. She came across some sleeping pills, and pulled them out, reading the label.

Looking over at Mike, she asked, "Can you go find me some water so Mia can take these, if she wants them?" Kneeling next to Jake, she told Mia, "I can give you some sleeping pills, so that you can avoid the voice for a few hours but....I can't guarantee it won't come back after you wake up, okay?"

She flicked sweaty hair out of her eyes, then added, "But I'm not going to force you to take these pills, it's your choice, but it's the only way I can think of to help you right now..."

[Renren]

"I don't know," Mia whispered, looking at the pills. "It's gone for now. Usually it takes a while to come back... Do you think I should take them? I took some pain medication, will the two react poorly?" She felt Jake push her hair off her forehead and smiled again. "I'm okay now," she said. "It won't come back for a while..I do need sleep though, don't I?" she asked. "I guess taking one wouldn't hurt."

[Magus00]

Mike, glad at least that IT was not coming while they were vulnerable, went off to the kitchen and got a cup of water. Returning, he still had a worried expression on his face.

"Hmm...I guess everyone here is sleepy. I suppose I can watch over all'a ya while you sleep. You know, just in case someone falls out of the bed or relives a painful memory." He tossed a wink everyone's way. With that, Mike took off his pack and sat down in the corner, blue eyes barely blinking.

[raelyn]

Faye accepted the water from Mike, then offered the pill to Mia after a moment. "I doubt that the two medications will have ill reactions to one another, so it couldn't hurt to take a pill to help you sleep peacefully." She winked, then added, "Since unmedicated peaceful sleep is hard to come by around here..." Trailing off, she handed Mia the water glass and pill, waiting to make sure the girl could hold them on her own, before nodding at Mike.

"Just don't fall asleep, sir." She said the "sir" in a joking manner, snickering at Mike's joke, before scooting over to one end of the couch, curling up, almost cat-like, on the thick carpet. Faye had the ability to sleep almost anywhere, if she was tired enough. Scrunched in a ball, on her side, Faye quickly retreated into unconsciousness, her back against the wall, a habit she'd had since she was very young. Her clean, diluted-gold hair shifted over to cover her face, adding to the child-like aura Faye exuded in her sleep.

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Jake gave Mia a reassuring smile, then looked at Mike, the mention of potential sleep making him yawn. Even though he'd slept earlier, he was still worn out. And, I'm still shirtless. Excellent. Oh well, sleep first, proper clothing later, I guess. Gotta wait for my shirt to dry anyways.

Stifling another yawn, Jake glanced over at Mike, who was sitting in the corner, his blue eyes unblinking. Jake's own green eyes, the same shade as his sisters, were dull with tiredness. Squirming and then stretching out on the floor beside the couch, Jake snickered as his eyes lit on Faye, who was curled up in the space between the couch and the end table like a cat.

Dork. Jake grinned sleepily, before reaching up to give Mia a light pat on the shoulder, saying softly, "Wake me or Faye up, or get Mike's attention, if you need something, 'kay?" His tired body finally caved, and he began to doze, the leftover adrenaline running in his veins preventing him from sleeping properly.

[Watson]

((OMGWTF GUYS I'M GONE FOR ONE DAY AND THERE ARE ALMOST TEN NEW PAGES, WTF AM I SUPPOSED TO DO, HAVE TERRENCE AND JUDE GET NAKED LIKE EVERYONE ELSE SEEMS TO HAVE DONE?! I'M GOING TO THE RAGE THREAD AAAAGH))

[raelyn]

((I'M SORRRRRRY WATSSSON! TERRENCE MISSED NEKKID MIIIIIKE D: But we're all in the living room? Well Mike Jake Mia and Faye are.....I guess that's not everyone but HEY IT'S A BUNCH OF PEOPLE TERRENCE CAN COME STARE AT MIKE!?! XDDD))

[Watson]

Striding along with the rest of the group, with blue eyes examining everyone else's clothing changes, the unfortunately lanky Terrence finally noticed just how depresseingly unkempt his appearance and clothing were. Shaking his head a bit, he was about to suggest he go get a wardrobe change when Mia had her breakdown.

It was like nothing he had ever hear of before. Usually, with the Tall One, the element of communication was almost moot, if not very slight. Here, however, Mia seemed to be having full-blown conversations with...something, in her head.

When at last the dark-haired girl calmed down enough to stop hearing voices in her head, Terrence strode over to where Mike was sitting and surveyed the scene before him, glancing only briefly at the other man. He had watched Mike de-clothe himself with a bit of embarrassment, then turned his attention to Jake and Faye as they slept.

he noticed, for perhaps the first time, that Jake was shirtless, and as such began to cock his head to one side, staring at the man intently. He felt himself fluster, and shook his head a bit, then looked awkwardly at Mike.

"I'm g-going to go get s-s-some new clothes...uh...b-be back soon..."

[raelyn]

Faye, a very light sleeper, had opened one green eye when Terrence had entered the room, eyeing him drowsily from her curled up position on the floor. She'd seen the flustered emotion when he'd seen Jake, shirtless, asleep on the floor, and she let out an inaudible laugh, hoping Terrence could locate suitable clothing. There were already far too many half-naked people wandering around the house for Faye to handle. Snorting to herself, she sank back into her uneasy sleep.