[But no, really. It doesn't take a genius to know that everything is not fine. And it isn't just Nick's absence, which continues over the next several hours. Though it's been a while, and her intuition isn't what it used to be -- since normalizing all five of her senses had come at a small price of her sixth. Not that Rey is one to complain, since she has grown rather fond of the ability to taste and enjoy food.
[It's the nightmares. The harrowing feeling of being watched. Of never being alone, even when she is. Paranoia. Cold sweats. Waking up screaming from the pain in every fiber of her being, before fading away like frozen embers. Times like those, it comes as a blessing that Nick has decided to take some extra time for "work".
[Not much more time passes before something feels wrong. Terribly. Whoever the synthetic is, there's no way for Rey to track them down beyond just being aware of their presence in the city. Even then, this one has a way of eluding her.
[What can't elude her is Nick. Thanks to their devices (and the damned synthetic that's around for not having one), it doesn't take much for Rey to find out where he's been.
[By the time she arrives at Hope's temple, she is paler than usual. Perspiration beads down her face as well. If it were possible, she'd almost look sick. And Rey has never been sick a day in any of her actual many lives.]
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[But no, really. It doesn't take a genius to know that everything is not fine. And it isn't just Nick's absence, which continues over the next several hours. Though it's been a while, and her intuition isn't what it used to be -- since normalizing all five of her senses had come at a small price of her sixth. Not that Rey is one to complain, since she has grown rather fond of the ability to taste and enjoy food.
[It's the nightmares. The harrowing feeling of being watched. Of never being alone, even when she is. Paranoia. Cold sweats. Waking up screaming from the pain in every fiber of her being, before fading away like frozen embers. Times like those, it comes as a blessing that Nick has decided to take some extra time for "work".
[Not much more time passes before something feels wrong. Terribly. Whoever the synthetic is, there's no way for Rey to track them down beyond just being aware of their presence in the city. Even then, this one has a way of eluding her.
[What can't elude her is Nick. Thanks to their devices (and the damned synthetic that's around for not having one), it doesn't take much for Rey to find out where he's been.
[By the time she arrives at Hope's temple, she is paler than usual. Perspiration beads down her face as well. If it were possible, she'd almost look sick. And Rey has never been sick a day in any of her actual many lives.]