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Hey, is anyone awake for this?

[ A squint at the screen, and a deep frown, while Kaidan looks like he's contemplating something. ]

Actulaly, is anyone...not falling asleep a lot? I'm... I'm pretty sure I'm one of the few around here that hasn't fallen asleep much. At least -- no more than normal? [ This time, he looked to the side, off the screen, before looking back. ]

If you are, or if you're... waking up a lot, what's...going on? Anyone have any ideas? A culprit? Hell, I'd even take a place to start. [ Hell, he'll take some information about what's inside at this point. His fingers drum against the side of the comm, jostling it, before he stopped, realizing what he's doing. ]

Anyway, let me know. Uh -- especially if you're not asleep. We should probably start figuring out who's affected, and go from there. You can reply here, or comm me and let me know. We could divide things up, and start to resolve it. Normally these things work themselves out eventually, but... I'd prefer sooner, rather than later you know? I'm getting worried.

[ And then he moves to cut off the comm, a soft murmur as he does so, before it shuts off: ] Today, of all days?

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Well, just about as much as normal. What we couldn't change was the...scenery.

And being in a place can change you, for better or worse. How...how is it familiar?

[The more he described it, the more she was able to remember what she had seen before waking up.]

It sounds a lot like the...images I saw when I was able to sleep.

[She has never dreamed before. It was one of the many natural requirements she had to give up to become a rain summoner. The only times she was able to view images were in the form of memories her partners would allow her to see through their link with her.]

You couldn't change the scenery, you had to act out a certain part, and it just felt weird all around to. In my case, I remember missing some of my usual senses....

Your senses? Like... could you not hear?

[ This sounds... awful, actually.]

I mean, yeah, essentially, we had to relive things over and over, and things...could get wildly out of control. I had to kill people I cared about multiple times, and -- [ A soft sigh, and a pause. ] I don't know if I'll ever be able to get over that, you know?

Hearing nor speaking. I had to use telepathy to communicate with others, but I couldn't do it unless I lost myself to the dream.

[It was difficult to explain. She has never used telepathy before except whenever she called out to her rain partners. In this case, she was able to speak to some people, not all neither.

She would've gotten lost in her own thoughts over it until she heard the other man's explanation about his experience in the other dream-related situation which will leave her silent. Just imagining a situation like that hurt her even if she didn't experience it like he did.]

Yeah. It sounds...really painful. Experiencing a situation like that...I don't think I can fully imagine the pain you must have felt -- still feel -- after escaping. [A pause.] I'm sorry.

Oh, it was...what it was, you know? It's not that bad, comparatively.

[ Come on, he's facing extinction, he can put on a brave face. ]

But the sentiment's appreciated.

[He's very brave. She can tell by his remark that he may have gone through worse. Normally, she would pry, but for now it doesn't seem like a good time to. Not now.]

Thank you for being so honest with me about it too. Not many people would've. It just proves that you're stronger than most too.

[That's why she'll add.]

I think your partner will be okay. We'll find a way to bring him and everyone back from this sleep coma. Hopefully our conversation is enough to point you at the right path. Since you have more experience than I do. I'm going to try and sleep, and see if I can find anything out. There has to be a way to wake them up in that world.

[She was now more determine than ever to find it. Now that she knows a situation like this has happened once before.]

It's... thanks. I'd appreciate it. I'm...

Let's just say I don't think this will take him out -- but... the encouragement's appreciated. We'll all have to work together to do this. So... I'll do everything I can on my end, too.

I'm counting on you to. Many of us are. We're the only one who can, I think.

[Hopefully it won't put much pressure on him after saying that, but she believes he's a capable person after talking to him.]

Good luck! Hopefully, we'll get the chance to talk again in better circumstances next time.

[And she does mean that.]

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