[The second the light comes on, he dives/falls down the stairs so fast she only gets a few words out before he's already in a heap on the floor at the bottom of the staircase]
[He clambers to his feet, eyes wide, body rigid with tension. His breathing is rough and mechanical, like he's forcing himself to do it. He starts to tremble, subtle at first, but it quickly mounts into violent shaking.]
[—Then, abruptly, it stops. Like a switch being flipped, his whole body relaxes at once, tension dropping from the lines of his shoulders as if he'd just released a weight. The shaking vanishes, the white-knuckled death grip on the lantern becomes casual and easy. He exhales a relieved sigh.]
I mean, medicine fits for him. Probably would have been a doctor if it didn't mean having to talk to so many people. Crying wives, panicked kids, and all that.
No. Doesn't even remember killing that guy, just knows he did.
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". . . What . . ."
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...Cloud Nine.
1/2
He's alone in the darkness.
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d̷͖͔̘͉͓͉̬̤̃̍o̯͉̦̍̓͑ͨ̍̕͝n͕̦͖͉̝ͯ̽'͉̪̪̔͂͂ͧ̈̕͘͡t͓̳̙͖͒̓ͧ̀ͩ͗̃͛͜ͅ ͕͕̦͇̮͙͍ͦ̉ͣ̽̀ͨp̗̼̗͈̭̥̣͓ͪͩͬͭ̕a͍̜̱̼̠̬͉ͣͫ̒̚͠ͅn̶̗̠̺̘͓̒ͬ͆ͧ̉̒͑ͪͅi̱͓̭̳̜̟̰ͨ̋͊͂̓͌c͔͚̹̤̘͔̳̥̎ͦ́ ̡̛͔̮̗̝̙̠ͣ̀͛̃͋ͅd̴̷̠͇̻͖͓ͨ̅͑͂̀õ̧͉̠̺͓͖̺̰̯̯ͭ̇͠ñ̛̲͙̪͍̘̈̅͡'̸̸͕͎̣̝̳͖̟̞͑́ͧ͊̒̓t̵̙̭̟͈̬̿ͮ͋̐͂͑ ̴̧̜̟̑̂ͧ̅͑̓̈ṕ̨͙̪͔̣̘͙̩ͨ̓̿̓̔̇͠a̵̱̞̱̱ͣ́̑͌ͭ̈͋̚̚͠͝n̵̛̞̤̻̠͓̺̦͆͋ͩi̹̣̦̐̐̎͗̅ͤͥ̀ͮ̀̕c̸̵̩ͨ̓̏ͨ̔͒̊̉ ̩̇̓͌͡ͅͅd̨̪̟͑̾̇͛ͪ͗̐̕o̳͚͖̣̫͆̿͂ͦͮͫ͝ň̜̖͍̱̹͕̲̍̑͋'̸̠̼̦̉t̹̪̀̃̋̐͊̊ ̮͈̞̪̺̇ͯp̷̧̩̜̲͛̎͂ͥ̒̑̅a͓̟̖̺͎ͧ̓͐͊n̶̞̬͒̀i̵̶͓͙̠͖̮͗̀̌̈̈́̈c̶̸̝̹ͤͮ̒͞ͅ ͓̣̱̎̆ͥ͞͡ͅd̸̲̘͍̘̜̩̞͖̖ͫ͒ͯ͌͆̿ͦͨ̓̒ͯ͐̌̌ͫ̍̎̚͠o̟̭͉̬̺̝͇̮̳͕͈̻͎̫̟͚ͪ̒̄ͥ̆͊̎ͪ̊̏̏͐̒ͪ͢͞͠ͅͅn̵̨̙͓͍̲̹͔̜̹̩̯͖̱͉̫͚̰͙͒͂͊͆͒̏ͥ͌ͭ̆ͦͬͩ̾͗͐͞'̨͙̜̳̹͕͚̼͓̘̭̗͓͍͙̙̥̜̃̓̇ͪ̓͐ͩ̃͝ţ̵̹̱͓̞̰͎͕̣̥̗̫̦̝̖̣͊ͪ͋̈ͥ̀ͮ̒ͬͨ̋́̇̔͡͠ ̵̹̱̬̜͖̫̬̖͍̏̈̌̇̉̈́̀̀͌͂ͨ͡ͅp̷͍͚̬̗̼̋͌͗̊̑ͯ̉̽͐̌ͫ̓ͭ͌̚̚͢͟͠a̧̛̋̿ͥ̈́̍ͮ̾̕͏͏̬̺̬̠̖̩͉̗̺̗̣̝ņ̡̨̻͇̲̮͔͚̫̣̹̏ͮ̆͊͛ͪ̋̌͋ͯ̎̑͂͌i̛͓̪̱͍̠̜̙̲͇̰̤̙ͣͣͣͤ̋̂̀͝c̴̑̾̈ͩͧ̇̂ͣ̉̀̏ͯ͗͛͏̠̗͙̞̜̩̲̰̺̠̼͈̳̯̝̼͓̣ͅ ̸̷̢̡̥̖͓̯̙̰̩͉̯̳̥̯̰͎̣͙͇̦̺̾ͨ͊̔ͬͬ̅͌d̸̲̘͍̘̜̩̞͖̖ͫ͒ͯ͌͆̿ͦͨ̓̒ͯ͐̌̌ͫ̍̎̚͠o̟̭͉̬̺̝͇̮̳͕͈̻͎̫̟͚ͪ̒̄ͥ̆͊̎ͪ̊̏̏͐̒ͪ͢͞͠ͅͅn̵̨̙͓͍̲̹͔̜̹̩̯͖̱͉̫͚̰͙͒͂͊͆͒̏ͥ͌ͭ̆ͦͬͩ̾͗͐͞'̨͙̜̳̹͕͚̼͓̘̭̗͓͍͙̙̥̜̃̓̇ͪ̓͐ͩ̃͝ţ̵̹̱͓̞̰͎͕̣̥̗̫̦̝̖̣͊ͪ͋̈ͥ̀ͮ̒ͬͨ̋́̇̔͡͠ ̵̹̱̬̜͖̫̬̖͍̏̈̌̇̉̈́̀̀͌͂ͨ͡ͅp̷͍͚̬̗̼̋͌͗̊̑ͯ̉̽͐̌ͫ̓ͭ͌̚̚͢͟͠a̧̛̋̿ͥ̈́̍ͮ̾̕͏͏̬̺̬̠̖̩͉̗̺̗̣̝ņ̡̨̻͇̲̮͔͚̫̣̹̏ͮ̆͊͛ͪ̋̌͋ͯ̎̑͂͌i̛͓̪̱͍̠̜̙̲͇̰̤̙ͣͣͣͤ̋̂̀͝c̴̑̾̈ͩͧ̇̂ͣ̉̀̏ͯ͗͛͏̠̗͙̞̜̩̲̰̺̠̼͈̳̯̝̼͓̣ͅ ̸̷̢̡̥̖͓̯̙̰̩͉̯̳̥̯̰͎̣͙͇̦̺̾ͨ͊̔ͬͬ̅͌ď̢̡̪͙͍ͦ͐ͣ͑ͧ͛͌̆̋͗̿ͪͫ̅̚͞͠ͅo̷̢̧͓̮̜̲̻̺̝̽̎̉͗̊͜n̢̹͙̝͓̝̰̙͉̺͙̠̺̲̊̆͂͒̃ͦ̏͊ͭ͗̒ͩ́̀̚͢͠'̋̏́̈ͥ̇̌͊͏̗͉͇̟̼͍̭̣̱͕̹̤̳̥̘̹͓͕͝ţ̺̣̱̩͎̩̟̝̪̞̼̬̝̘ͮͨ͆͋͘͞ ̷̧̢̫͙͈͉̠͉̦̼͕͕̞̺͎̘͍͆ͦ͛̽͆͐̅̅ͪ͋ͦ͒ͩͣ̈́̾̄ͣ͞p̶̡̠̣͈̯̠̻̘̺̙͉̿̇̊̋͗͋ͭ̾ͧ͑͝å̛̺͎̝͈̻̩̞̞͍͓̓͐ͤͩ̉̈̓̔͟͠͝ͅn̛̰̬͚̻̜̱̲̟̭̰̥̞͉͇̤ͮ͋̊̈́̾͗͌̀̆͞ͅį̷̸̵͚̗͚̥̜ͥ̅͊̚c̶̟̪̗̠̠̘͖̠̻͉͓̐͛̊ͫ͘̕ ̡̖̳̞̱̱͈̳̻̤̪̭͐ͥͨ̚͠͠d̸̲̘͍̘̜̩̞͖̖ͫ͒ͯ͌͆̿ͦͨ̓̒ͯ͐̌̌ͫ̍̎̚͠o̟̭͉̬̺̝͇̮̳͕͈̻͎̫̟͚ͪ̒̄ͥ̆͊̎ͪ̊̏̏͐̒ͪ͢͞͠ͅͅn̵̨̙͓͍̲̹͔̜̹̩̯͖̱͉̫͚̰͙͒͂͊͆͒̏ͥ͌ͭ̆ͦͬͩ̾͗͐͞'̨͙̜̳̹͕͚̼͓̘̭̗͓͍͙̙̥̜̃̓̇ͪ̓͐ͩ̃͝ţ̵̹̱͓̞̰͎͕̣̥̗̫̦̝̖̣͊ͪ͋̈ͥ̀ͮ̒ͬͨ̋́̇̔͡͠ ̵̹̱̬̜͖̫̬̖͍̏̈̌̇̉̈́̀̀͌͂ͨ͡ͅp̷͍͚̬̗̼̋͌͗̊̑ͯ̉̽͐̌ͫ̓ͭ͌̚̚͢͟͠a̧̛̋̿ͥ̈́̍ͮ̾̕͏͏̬̺̬̠̖̩͉̗̺̗̣̝ņ̡̨̻͇̲̮͔͚̫̣̹̏ͮ̆͊͛ͪ̋̌͋ͯ̎̑͂͌i̛͓̪̱͍̠̜̙̲͇̰̤̙ͣͣͣͤ̋̂̀͝c̴̑̾̈ͩͧ̇̂ͣ̉̀̏ͯ͗͛͏̠̗͙̞̜̩̲̰̺̠̼͈̳̯̝̼͓̣ͅ ̸̷̢̡̥̖͓̯̙̰̩͉̯̳̥̯̰͎̣͙͇̦̺̾ͨ͊̔ͬͬ̅͌d̸̲̘͍̘̜̩̞͖̖ͫ͒ͯ͌͆̿ͦͨ̓̒ͯ͐̌̌ͫ̍̎̚͠o̟̭͉̬̺̝͇̮̳͕͈̻͎̫̟͚ͪ̒̄ͥ̆͊̎ͪ̊̏̏͐̒ͪ͢͞͠ͅͅn̵̨̙͓͍̲̹͔̜̹̩̯͖̱͉̫͚̰͙͒͂͊͆͒̏ͥ͌ͭ̆ͦͬͩ̾͗͐͞'̨͙̜̳̹͕͚̼͓̘̭̗͓͍͙̙̥̜̃̓̇ͪ̓͐ͩ̃͝ţ̵̹̱͓̞̰͎͕̣̥̗̫̦̝̖̣͊ͪ͋̈ͥ̀ͮ̒ͬͨ̋́̇̔͡͠ ̵̹̱̬̜͖̫̬̖͍̏̈̌̇̉̈́̀̀͌͂ͨ͡ͅp̷͍͚̬̗̼̋͌͗̊̑ͯ̉̽͐̌ͫ̓ͭ͌̚̚͢͟͠a̧̛̋̿ͥ̈́̍ͮ̾̕͏͏̬̺̬̠̖̩͉̗̺̗̣̝ņ̡̨̻͇̲̮͔͚̫̣̹̏ͮ̆͊͛ͪ̋̌͋ͯ̎̑͂͌i̛͓̪̱͍̠̜̙̲͇̰̤̙ͣͣͣͤ̋̂̀͝c̴̑̾̈ͩͧ̇̂ͣ̉̀̏ͯ͗͛͏̠̗͙̞̜̩̲̰̺̠̼͈̳̯̝̼͓̣ͅ ̸̷̢̡̥̖͓̯̙̰̩͉̯̳̥̯̰͎̣͙͇̦̺̾ͨ͊̔ͬͬ̅͌ď̢̡̪͙͍ͦ͐ͣ͑ͧ͛͌̆̋͗̿ͪͫ̅̚͞͠ͅo̷̢̧͓̮̜̲̻̺̝̽̎̉͗̊͜n̢̹͙̝͓̝̰̙͉̺͙̠̺̲̊̆͂͒̃ͦ̏͊ͭ͗̒ͩ́̀̚͢͠'̋̏́̈ͥ̇̌͊͏̗͉͇̟̼͍̭̣̱͕̹̤̳̥̘̹͓͕͝ţ̺̣̱̩͎̩̟̝̪̞̼̬̝̘ͮͨ͆͋͘͞ ̷̧̢̫͙͈͉̠͉̦̼͕͕̞̺͎̘͍͆ͦ͛̽͆͐̅̅ͪ͋ͦ͒ͩͣ̈́̾̄ͣ͞p̶̡̠̣͈̯̠̻̘̺̙͉̿̇̊̋͗͋ͭ̾ͧ͑͝å̛̺͎̝͈̻̩̞̞͍͓̓͐ͤͩ̉̈̓̔͟͠͝ͅn̛̰̬͚̻̜̱̲̟̭̰̥̞͉͇̤ͮ͋̊̈́̾͗͌̀̆͞ͅį̷̸̵͚̗͚̥̜ͥ̅͊̚c̶̟̪̗̠̠̘͖̠̻͉͓̐͛̊ͫ͘̕ ̡̖̳̞̱̱͈̳̻̤̪̭͐ͥͨ̚͠͠d̸̲̘͍̘̜̩̞͖̖ͫ͒ͯ͌͆̿ͦͨ̓̒ͯ͐̌̌ͫ̍̎̚͠o̟̭͉̬̺̝͇̮̳͕͈̻͎̫̟͚ͪ̒̄ͥ̆͊̎ͪ̊̏̏͐̒ͪ͢͞͠ͅͅn̵̨̙͓͍̲̹͔̜̹̩̯͖̱͉̫͚̰͙͒͂͊͆͒̏ͥ͌ͭ̆ͦͬͩ̾͗͐͞'̨͙̜̳̹͕͚̼͓̘̭̗͓͍͙̙̥̜̃̓̇ͪ̓͐ͩ̃͝ţ̵̹̱͓̞̰͎͕̣̥̗̫̦̝̖̣͊ͪ͋̈ͥ̀ͮ̒ͬͨ̋́̇̔͡͠ ̵̹̱̬̜͖̫̬̖͍̏̈̌̇̉̈́̀̀͌͂ͨ͡ͅp̷͍͚̬̗̼̋͌͗̊̑ͯ̉̽͐̌ͫ̓ͭ͌̚̚͢͟͠a̧̛̋̿ͥ̈́̍ͮ̾̕͏͏̬̺̬̠̖̩͉̗̺̗̣̝ņ̡̨̻͇̲̮͔͚̫̣̹̏ͮ̆͊͛ͪ̋̌͋ͯ̎̑͂͌i̛͓̪̱͍̠̜̙̲͇̰̤̙ͣͣͣͤ̋̂̀͝c̴̑̾̈ͩͧ̇̂ͣ̉̀̏ͯ͗͛͏̠̗͙̞̜̩̲̰̺̠̼͈̳̯̝̼͓̣ͅ ̸̷̢̡̥̖͓̯̙̰̩͉̯̳̥̯̰͎̣͙͇̦̺̾ͨ͊̔ͬͬ̅͌d̸̲̘͍̘̜̩̞͖̖ͫ͒ͯ͌͆̿ͦͨ̓̒ͯ͐̌̌ͫ̍̎̚͠o̟̭͉̬̺̝͇̮̳͕͈̻͎̫̟͚ͪ̒̄ͥ̆͊̎ͪ̊̏̏͐̒ͪ͢͞͠ͅͅn̵̨̙͓͍̲̹͔̜̹̩̯͖̱͉̫͚̰͙͒͂͊͆͒̏ͥ͌ͭ̆ͦͬͩ̾͗͐͞'̨͙̜̳̹͕͚̼͓̘̭̗͓͍͙̙̥̜̃̓̇ͪ̓͐ͩ̃͝ţ̵̹̱͓̞̰͎͕̣̥̗̫̦̝̖̣͊ͪ͋̈ͥ̀ͮ̒ͬͨ̋́̇̔͡͠ ̵̹̱̬̜͖̫̬̖͍̏̈̌̇̉̈́̀̀͌͂ͨ͡ͅp̷͍͚̬̗̼̋͌͗̊̑ͯ̉̽͐̌ͫ̓ͭ͌̚̚͢͟͠a̧̛̋̿ͥ̈́̍ͮ̾̕͏͏̬̺̬̠̖̩͉̗̺̗̣̝ņ̡̨̻͇̲̮͔͚̫̣̹̏ͮ̆͊͛ͪ̋̌͋ͯ̎̑͂͌i̛͓̪̱͍̠̜̙̲͇̰̤̙ͣͣͣͤ̋̂̀͝c̴̑̾̈ͩͧ̇̂ͣ̉̀̏ͯ͗͛͏̠̗͙̞̜̩̲̰̺̠̼͈̳̯̝̼͓̣ͅ ̸̷̢̡̥̖͓̯̙̰̩͉̯̳̥̯̰͎̣͙͇̦̺̾ͨ͊̔ͬͬ̅͌ď̢̡̪͙͍ͦ͐ͣ͑ͧ͛͌̆̋͗̿ͪͫ̅̚͞͠ͅo̷̢̧͓̮̜̲̻̺̝̽̎̉͗̊͜n̢̹͙̝͓̝̰̙͉̺͙̠̺̲̊̆͂͒̃ͦ̏͊ͭ͗̒ͩ́̀̚͢͠'̋̏́̈ͥ̇̌͊͏̗͉͇̟̼͍̭̣̱͕̹̤̳̥̘̹͓͕͝ţ̺̣̱̩͎̩̟̝̪̞̼̬̝̘ͮͨ͆͋͘͞ ̷̧̢̫͙͈͉̠͉̦̼͕͕̞̺͎̘͍͆ͦ͛̽͆͐̅̅ͪ͋ͦ͒ͩͣ̈́̾̄ͣ͞p̶̡̠̣͈̯̠̻̘̺̙͉̿̇̊̋͗͋ͭ̾ͧ͑͝å̛̺͎̝͈̻̩̞̞͍͓̓͐ͤͩ̉̈̓̔͟͠͝ͅn̛̰̬͚̻̜̱̲̟̭̰̥̞͉͇̤ͮ͋̊̈́̾͗͌̀̆͞ͅį̷̸̵͚̗͚̥̜ͥ̅͊̚c̶̟̪̗̠̠̘͖̠̻͉͓̐͛̊ͫ͘̕ ̡̖̳̞̱̱͈̳̻̤̪̭͐ͥͨ̚͠͠d̸̲̘͍̘̜̩̞͖̖ͫ͒ͯ͌͆̿ͦͨ̓̒ͯ͐̌̌ͫ̍̎̚͠o̟̭͉̬̺̝͇̮̳͕͈̻͎̫̟͚ͪ̒̄ͥ̆͊̎ͪ̊̏̏͐̒ͪ͢͞͠ͅͅn̵̨̙͓͍̲̹͔̜̹̩̯͖̱͉̫͚̰͙͒͂͊͆͒̏ͥ͌ͭ̆ͦͬͩ̾͗͐͞'̨͙̜̳̹͕͚̼͓̘̭̗͓͍͙̙̥̜̃̓̇ͪ̓͐ͩ̃͝ţ̵̹̱͓̞̰͎͕̣̥̗̫̦̝̖̣͊ͪ͋̈ͥ̀ͮ̒ͬͨ̋́̇̔͡͠ ̵̹̱̬̜͖̫̬̖͍̏̈̌̇̉̈́̀̀͌͂ͨ͡ͅp̷͍͚̬̗̼̋͌͗̊̑ͯ̉̽͐̌ͫ̓ͭ͌̚̚͢͟͠a̧̛̋̿ͥ̈́̍ͮ̾̕͏͏̬̺̬̠̖̩͉̗̺̗̣̝ņ̡̨̻͇̲̮͔͚̫̣̹̏ͮ̆͊͛ͪ̋̌͋ͯ̎̑͂͌i̛͓̪̱͍̠̜̙̲͇̰̤̙ͣͣͣͤ̋̂̀͝c̴̑̾̈ͩͧ̇̂ͣ̉̀̏ͯ͗͛͏̠̗͙̞̜̩̲̰̺̠̼͈̳̯̝̼͓̣ͅ ̸̷̢̡̥̖͓̯̙̰̩͉̯̳̥̯̰͎̣͙͇̦̺̾ͨ͊̔ͬͬ̅͌d̸̲̘͍̘̜̩̞͖̖ͫ͒ͯ͌͆̿ͦͨ̓̒ͯ͐̌̌ͫ̍̎̚͠o̟̭͉̬̺̝͇̮̳͕͈̻͎̫̟͚ͪ̒̄ͥ̆͊̎ͪ̊̏̏͐̒ͪ͢͞͠ͅͅn̵̨̙͓͍̲̹͔̜̹̩̯͖̱͉̫͚̰͙͒͂͊͆͒̏ͥ͌ͭ̆ͦͬͩ̾͗͐͞'̨͙̜̳̹͕͚̼͓̘̭̗͓͍͙̙̥̜̃̓̇ͪ̓͐ͩ̃͝ţ̵̹̱͓̞̰͎͕̣̥̗̫̦̝̖̣͊ͪ͋̈ͥ̀ͮ̒ͬͨ̋́̇̔͡͠ ̵̹̱̬̜͖̫̬̖͍̏̈̌̇̉̈́̀̀͌͂ͨ͡ͅp̷͍͚̬̗̼̋͌͗̊̑ͯ̉̽͐̌ͫ̓ͭ͌̚̚͢͟͠a̧̛̋̿ͥ̈́̍ͮ̾̕͏͏̬̺̬̠̖̩͉̗̺̗̣̝ņ̡̨̻͇̲̮͔͚̫̣̹̏ͮ̆͊͛ͪ̋̌͋ͯ̎̑͂͌i̛͓̪̱͍̠̜̙̲͇̰̤̙ͣͣͣͤ̋̂̀͝c̴̑̾̈ͩͧ̇̂ͣ̉̀̏ͯ͗͛͏̠̗͙̞̜̩̲̰̺̠̼͈̳̯̝̼͓̣ͅ ̸̷̢̡̥̖͓̯̙̰̩͉̯̳̥̯̰͎̣͙͇̦̺̾ͨ͊̔ͬͬ̅͌ď̢̡̪͙͍ͦ͐ͣ͑ͧ͛͌̆̋͗̿ͪͫ̅̚͞͠ͅo̷̢̧͓̮̜̲̻̺̝̽̎̉͗̊͜n̢̹͙̝͓̝̰̙͉̺͙̠̺̲̊̆͂͒̃ͦ̏͊ͭ͗̒ͩ́̀̚͢͠'̋̏́̈ͥ̇̌͊͏̗͉͇̟̼͍̭̣̱͕̹̤̳̥̘̹͓͕͝ţ̺̣̱̩͎̩̟̝̪̞̼̬̝̘ͮͨ͆͋͘͞ ̷̧̢̫͙͈͉̠͉̦̼͕͕̞̺͎̘͍͆ͦ͛̽͆͐̅̅ͪ͋ͦ͒ͩͣ̈́̾̄ͣ͞p̶̡̠̣͈̯̠̻̘̺̙͉̿̇̊̋͗͋ͭ̾ͧ͑͝å̛̺͎̝͈̻̩̞̞͍͓̓͐ͤͩ̉̈̓̔͟͠͝ͅn̛̰̬͚̻̜̱̲̟̭̰̥̞͉͇̤ͮ͋̊̈́̾͗͌̀̆͞ͅį̷̸̵͚̗͚̥̜ͥ̅͊̚c̶̟̪̗̠̠̘͖̠̻͉͓̐͛̊ͫ͘̕ ̡̖̳̞̱̱͈̳̻̤̪̭͐ͥͨ̚͠͠d̸̲̘͍̘̜̩̞͖̖ͫ͒ͯ͌͆̿ͦͨ̓̒ͯ͐̌̌ͫ̍̎̚͠o̟̭͉̬̺̝͇̮̳͕͈̻͎̫̟͚ͪ̒̄ͥ̆͊̎ͪ̊̏̏͐̒ͪ͢͞͠ͅͅn̵̨̙͓͍̲̹͔̜̹̩̯͖̱͉̫͚̰͙͒͂͊͆͒̏ͥ͌ͭ̆ͦͬͩ̾͗͐͞'̨͙̜̳̹͕͚̼͓̘̭̗͓͍͙̙̥̜̃̓̇ͪ̓͐ͩ̃͝ţ̵̹̱͓̞̰͎͕̣̥̗̫̦̝̖̣͊ͪ͋̈ͥ̀ͮ̒ͬͨ̋́̇̔͡͠ ̵̹̱̬̜͖̫̬̖͍̏̈̌̇̉̈́̀̀͌͂ͨ͡ͅp̷͍͚̬̗̼̋͌͗̊̑ͯ̉̽͐̌ͫ̓ͭ͌̚̚͢͟͠a̧̛̋̿ͥ̈́̍ͮ̾̕͏͏̬̺̬̠̖̩͉̗̺̗̣̝ņ̡̨̻͇̲̮͔͚̫̣̹̏ͮ̆͊͛ͪ̋̌͋ͯ̎̑͂͌i̛͓̪̱͍̠̜̙̲͇̰̤̙ͣͣͣͤ̋̂̀͝c̴̑̾̈ͩͧ̇̂ͣ̉̀̏ͯ͗͛͏̠̗͙̞̜̩̲̰̺̠̼͈̳̯̝̼͓̣ͅ ̸̷̢̡̥̖͓̯̙̰̩͉̯̳̥̯̰͎̣͙͇̦̺̾ͨ͊̔ͬͬ̅͌d̸̲̘͍̘̜̩̞͖̖ͫ͒ͯ͌͆̿ͦͨ̓̒ͯ͐̌̌ͫ̍̎̚͠o̟̭͉̬̺̝͇̮̳͕͈̻͎̫̟͚ͪ̒̄ͥ̆͊̎ͪ̊̏̏͐̒ͪ͢͞͠ͅͅn̵̨̙͓͍̲̹͔̜̹̩̯͖̱͉̫͚̰͙͒͂͊͆͒̏ͥ͌ͭ̆ͦͬͩ̾͗͐͞'̨͙̜̳̹͕͚̼͓̘̭̗͓͍͙̙̥̜̃̓̇ͪ̓͐ͩ̃͝ţ̵̹̱͓̞̰͎͕̣̥̗̫̦̝̖̣͊ͪ͋̈ͥ̀ͮ̒ͬͨ̋́̇̔͡͠ ̵̹̱̬̜͖̫̬̖͍̏̈̌̇̉̈́̀̀͌͂ͨ͡ͅp̷͍͚̬̗̼̋͌͗̊̑ͯ̉̽͐̌ͫ̓ͭ͌̚̚͢͟͠a̧̛̋̿ͥ̈́̍ͮ̾̕͏͏̬̺̬̠̖̩͉̗̺̗̣̝ņ̡̨̻͇̲̮͔͚̫̣̹̏ͮ̆͊͛ͪ̋̌͋ͯ̎̑͂͌i̛͓̪̱͍̠̜̙̲͇̰̤̙ͣͣͣͤ̋̂̀͝c̴̑̾̈ͩͧ̇̂ͣ̉̀̏ͯ͗͛͏̠̗͙̞̜̩̲̰̺̠̼͈̳̯̝̼͓̣ͅ ̸̷̢̡̥̖͓̯̙̰̩͉̯̳̥̯̰͎̣͙͇̦̺̾ͨ͊̔ͬͬ̅͌ď̢̡̪͙͍ͦ͐ͣ͑ͧ͛͌̆̋͗̿ͪͫ̅̚͞͠ͅo̷̢̧͓̮̜̲̻̺̝̽̎̉͗̊͜n̢̹͙̝͓̝̰̙͉̺͙̠̺̲̊̆͂͒̃ͦ̏͊ͭ͗̒ͩ́̀̚͢͠'̋̏́̈ͥ̇̌͊͏̗͉͇̟̼͍̭̣̱͕̹̤̳̥̘̹͓͕͝ţ̺̣̱̩͎̩̟̝̪̞̼̬̝̘ͮͨ͆͋͘͞ ̷̧̢̫͙͈͉̠͉̦̼͕͕̞̺͎̘͍͆ͦ͛̽͆͐̅̅ͪ͋ͦ͒ͩͣ̈́̾̄ͣ͞p̶̡̠̣͈̯̠̻̘̺̙͉̿̇̊̋͗͋ͭ̾ͧ͑͝å̛̺͎̝͈̻̩̞̞͍͓̓͐ͤͩ̉̈̓̔͟͠͝ͅn̛̰̬͚̻̜̱̲̟̭̰̥̞͉͇̤ͮ͋̊̈́̾͗͌̀̆͞ͅį̷̸̵͚̗͚̥̜ͥ̅͊̚c̶̟̪̗̠̠̘͖̠̻͉͓̐͛̊ͫ͘̕ ̡̖̳̞̱̱͈̳̻̤̪̭͐ͥͨ̚͠͠d̸̲̘͍̘̜̩̞͖̖ͫ͒ͯ͌͆̿ͦͨ̓̒ͯ͐̌̌ͫ̍̎̚͠o̟̭͉̬̺̝͇̮̳͕͈̻͎̫̟͚ͪ̒̄ͥ̆͊̎ͪ̊̏̏͐̒ͪ͢͞͠ͅͅn̵̨̙͓͍̲̹͔̜̹̩̯͖̱͉̫͚̰͙͒͂͊͆͒̏ͥ͌ͭ̆ͦͬͩ̾͗͐͞'̨͙̜̳̹͕͚̼͓̘̭̗͓͍͙̙̥̜̃̓̇ͪ̓͐ͩ̃͝ţ̵̹̱͓̞̰͎͕̣̥̗̫̦̝̖̣͊ͪ͋̈ͥ̀ͮ̒ͬͨ̋́̇̔͡͠ ̵̹̱̬̜͖̫̬̖͍̏̈̌̇̉̈́̀̀͌͂ͨ͡ͅp̷͍͚̬̗̼̋͌͗̊̑ͯ̉̽͐̌ͫ̓ͭ͌̚̚͢͟͠a̧̛̋̿ͥ̈́̍ͮ̾̕͏͏̬̺̬̠̖̩͉̗̺̗̣̝ņ̡̨̻͇̲̮͔͚̫̣̹̏ͮ̆͊͛ͪ̋̌͋ͯ̎̑͂͌i̛͓̪̱͍̠̜̙̲͇̰̤̙ͣͣͣͤ̋̂̀͝c̴̑̾̈ͩͧ̇̂ͣ̉̀̏ͯ͗͛͏̠̗͙̞̜̩̲̰̺̠̼͈̳̯̝̼͓̣ͅ ̸̷̢̡̥̖͓̯̙̰̩͉̯̳̥̯̰͎̣͙͇̦̺̾ͨ͊̔ͬͬ̅͌d̸̲̘͍̘̜̩̞͖̖ͫ͒ͯ͌͆̿ͦͨ̓̒ͯ͐̌̌ͫ̍̎̚͠o̟̭͉̬̺̝͇̮̳͕͈̻͎̫̟͚ͪ̒̄ͥ̆͊̎ͪ̊̏̏͐̒ͪ͢͞͠ͅͅn̵̨̙͓͍̲̹͔̜̹̩̯͖̱͉̫͚̰͙͒͂͊͆͒̏ͥ͌ͭ̆ͦͬͩ̾͗͐͞'̨͙̜̳̹͕͚̼͓̘̭̗͓͍͙̙̥̜̃̓̇ͪ̓͐ͩ̃͝ţ̵̹̱͓̞̰͎͕̣̥̗̫̦̝̖̣͊ͪ͋̈ͥ̀ͮ̒ͬͨ̋́̇̔͡͠ ̵̹̱̬̜͖̫̬̖͍̏̈̌̇̉̈́̀̀͌͂ͨ͡ͅp̷͍͚̬̗̼̋͌͗̊̑ͯ̉̽͐̌ͫ̓ͭ͌̚̚͢͟͠a̧̛̋̿ͥ̈́̍ͮ̾̕͏͏̬̺̬̠̖̩͉̗̺̗̣̝ņ̡̨̻͇̲̮͔͚̫̣̹̏ͮ̆͊͛ͪ̋̌͋ͯ̎̑͂͌i̛͓̪̱͍̠̜̙̲͇̰̤̙ͣͣͣͤ̋̂̀͝c̴̑̾̈ͩͧ̇̂ͣ̉̀̏ͯ͗͛͏̠̗͙̞̜̩̲̰̺̠̼͈̳̯̝̼͓̣ͅ ̸̷̢̡̥̖͓̯̙̰̩͉̯̳̥̯̰͎̣͙͇̦̺̾ͨ͊̔ͬͬ̅͌ď̢̡̪͙͍ͦ͐ͣ͑ͧ͛͌̆̋͗̿ͪͫ̅̚͞͠ͅo̷̢̧͓̮̜̲̻̺̝̽̎̉͗̊͜n̢̹͙̝͓̝̰̙͉̺͙̠̺̲̊̆͂͒̃ͦ̏͊ͭ͗̒ͩ́̀̚͢͠'̋̏́̈ͥ̇̌͊͏̗͉͇̟̼͍̭̣̱͕̹̤̳̥̘̹͓͕͝ţ̺̣̱̩͎̩̟̝̪̞̼̬̝̘ͮͨ͆͋͘͞ ̷̧̢̫͙͈͉̠͉̦̼͕͕̞̺͎̘͍͆ͦ͛̽͆͐̅̅ͪ͋ͦ͒ͩͣ̈́̾̄ͣ͞p̶̡̠̣͈̯̠̻̘̺̙͉̿̇̊̋͗͋ͭ̾ͧ͑͝å̛̺͎̝͈̻̩̞̞͍͓̓͐ͤͩ̉̈̓̔͟͠͝ͅn̛̰̬͚̻̜̱̲̟̭̰̥̞͉͇̤ͮ͋̊̈́̾͗͌̀̆͞ͅį̷̸̵͚̗͚̥̜ͥ̅͊̚c̶̟̪̗̠̠̘͖̠̻͉͓̐͛̊ͫ͘̕ ̡̖̳̞̱̱͈̳̻̤̪̭͐ͥͨ̚͠͠
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"What are you doing up here? Come on, let's go."
It's the voice of a girl?
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Wow, okay . . . Weren't supposed to be up there, but I think you've got that idea now . . .
[starting down the stairs but giving Cobalt a lot of room]
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Haha oops. Sorry!
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You don't have to be okay. I mean, I know what's up there, gives me a few nightmares, too.
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I'm guessing the answer's not "fine" or he probably wouldn't be here.
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Besides, he's a cop or agent or whatever. Kind of part of the job.
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[completely non-judgmental:]
Are all the killers here people he's killed in turn?
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No. Doesn't even remember killing that guy, just knows he did.
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Well, thank you for getting me out of there, Miss...[name?]
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