[ He is quiet for a moment as he tries to figure out how to articulate it. ]
It's mostly voices. Whispers. I thought it was in my head until I started seeing things... shadows... always just out of the corner of my eye. It didn't stop when I went out to the outlands, so it's not confined to the housing building.
[ARE YOU FIXIN TO TALK BACK TO HIM, SON? Koltira grinds his teeth. He knows it's a kind gesture, and he's missed Artemis. But there's so much wrong right now, there's so much howling in his ears--]
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It's mostly voices. Whispers. I thought it was in my head until I started seeing things... shadows... always just out of the corner of my eye. It didn't stop when I went out to the outlands, so it's not confined to the housing building.
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It must be something else.]
... I don't know. That could be any number of things.
[Still, his uncertainty is obvious.]
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Have you ever dealt with anything like this before?
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Is it... normal for them to effect other people?
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No.
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[ He pauses for a moment to rub at his temple before speaking once more. ]
Any ideas about what could be causing this?
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No.
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[ He almost snaps at Koltira in response to that tone, but bites it back. A sigh is audible as he squeezes his eyes shut for a long moment. ]
I managed to get a hold of a couple bottles of brandy, if you want one.
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... Another time, Artemis.
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Alright.
[ His tone is flat, as though to suggest his current state of displeasure. ]
[ Click.]