[Penumbra leaves. The door is left open but the magical shield of glowing symbols remains.]
No, they woke me and tried to explain some...reality stuff I didn't understand, but I tried to fight them so they knocked me out again.
[He looks over and sees...]
Oh no.
[She's changed even more. And they have her in chains!]
Why did they...?! You're Alliance!
[That they're caging and chaining up someone who's registered is...]
[He goes over and tugs on them, but they're fixed pretty tightly. After a moment, he gives up, falling over into a sit in front of her, looking like he's about to burst into tears. But instead of crying, he crawls up close to her, fearlessly, completely unafraid of her hurting him despite her cursed form. He throws his arms around her neck - they doesn't even fit all the way around, and buries his face against the feathers there.]
[It's as much to try to comfort her as it is to seek comfort himself.]
Whatever's happening to you, it seems to be happening more when you're upset.
[He pets the feathers of her shoulder.]
I know this is...really bad, but we're together now. So you don't have to be upset about us being separated at least.
[Even though he's terrified, he wants her to be able to calm down. Wants her to not suffer from...whatever this is. And if they're together, they can be together to just deal with whatever happens next.]
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No, they woke me and tried to explain some...reality stuff I didn't understand, but I tried to fight them so they knocked me out again.
[He looks over and sees...]
Oh no.
[She's changed even more. And they have her in chains!]
Why did they...?! You're Alliance!
[That they're caging and chaining up someone who's registered is...]
[He goes over and tugs on them, but they're fixed pretty tightly. After a moment, he gives up, falling over into a sit in front of her, looking like he's about to burst into tears. But instead of crying, he crawls up close to her, fearlessly, completely unafraid of her hurting him despite her cursed form. He throws his arms around her neck - they doesn't even fit all the way around, and buries his face against the feathers there.]
[It's as much to try to comfort her as it is to seek comfort himself.]
Whatever's happening to you, it seems to be happening more when you're upset.
[He pets the feathers of her shoulder.]
I know this is...really bad, but we're together now. So you don't have to be upset about us being separated at least.
[Even though he's terrified, he wants her to be able to calm down. Wants her to not suffer from...whatever this is. And if they're together, they can be together to just deal with whatever happens next.]