Re: Nurses Station
((This is a tad long, but it kinda had to be. Important post for Simon and Ellisia.))
Simon simply nods and watches them go. Sometimes he wondered about other people. He always watched and listened, but somehow felt he rarely really understood what was going on. He did, and then he didn't.
Anyway, he had a job to do. He stepped into the room and passed the barrier. Ellisia's eyes shot open before his first foot landed. That empty presence was back, but who was this? This wasn't Mia. She tried to get up once again, but only managed to sit half way up. Her limbs were still numb from the toxin. Simon walks calmly over to the opposite side of the room and sat down. "Hello again. How are you feeling?"
Ellisia quickly scanned the room, the others had left. But she did recognise this person after all. This was the one she had chased all across Etheiria, and ultimately her reason for coming to this world. She was certain now, Mia was no alternate form. They were two very separate beings after all. She frowned at the boy sitting across the room. "You... why do you show yourself now? Here to mock me, or finish me off?" She says with contempt. She was helpless in the face of the enemy once again, and this time there was no one around to help. Where were they? Had they really left her all alone, and allowed this shadow dweller to creep up on her? She eyed her bag in the corner of the room. Her broadsword was inside, for what little it would do even if she could reach it.
"Neither. I came to apologise." Simon replies. Ellisia responds only in silence. She was more than fed up with manipulative shadows toying with her. Simon leans over to the bag, and draws out the sheathed sword. Ellisia's eyes lit up with fury at the sight, but quickly turned to confusion as he handed the weapon over to her. Simon continues, "I am sorry for the trouble I caused in your world. I was only looking for a way out. I did not mean to hurt anyone."
Ellisia thought this person must know that she was still no threat like this. It was typical behaviour for these creatures. "Is that so. And how do you relate to the other shadow here?" She asks sceptically.
"In no way what so ever." Simon replies as flatly as ever.
"Am I to believe that it is mere coincidence that two greater shadow beings inhabit the same place, that you are totally disconnected from the malice thrown on these people?"
"Yes. If you would. I don't know where that woman came from, but we are not alike. This has been my school and home for over six years now. She turned up the other day. If you came here to hunt a dangerous shadow, you would seem to have found one, if not the one you expected."
"Oh, and what are your goals here then?" Ellisia loses the frown and returns the blank face she was talking to. Was this 'boy' serious? There was no way to know with these shadows. They seemed to make a habit of misleading and toying with the truth.
"I just want to be left alone. My exams are coming up, and being decapitated would rather mess up my studying."
"I imagine the time it would take to reform would throw your schedule right off track would it?" Ellisia says almost sarcastically. can't help but raise an eye brow at the notion of a shadow dweller worrying about exams like this.
"Reform? Oh no, it would be troublesome because I would be dead. I am but only human after all miss. I'm afraid you seem to have me confused with some form of shadow demon. I was born on this world, little over eighteen years ago and not far from here either."
Ellisia's frown returned. Was it not enough to poison her? Now these shadows insisted on sitting beside her bed trying to make a fool of her and spinning nonsense. "Human teens do not wipe out a city garrison of soldiers, they do not destroy buildings, they do not incapacitate a mid ranking Spirit Knight! I've heard quite enough of this."
"Please calm down, your not well and getting worked up won't be helping you. Indeed. I did nothing. I merely ran while your soldiers insisted on trying to restrain me. I would have gladly gone to your courts and explain my case, but my shadow you see makes such things much more difficult." Simon continues to state in a matter of fact tone, though he notices Ellisia's frustration and growing exasperation at his story. "I am doing my best to explain this clearly."
"Your... shadow?" Ellisia begrudgingly asks with tired eyes.
"Yes, my shadow was the one that hurt your men. I wish I could stop it, but there is no way I know of. Anyone that comes close is at risk. A soldier attempted to question me, I suppose I appeared suspicious, and when I stepped away he made to grab me. There was nothing I could do. It was not long before the situation escalated. Had I not found a way back home, I don't know what would have happened. Again, I am truly sorry for the mess I made. I never wanted to hurt anyone."
Ellisia sighs as deeply as her weakened lungs will allow her. Now she didn't know what to think. She didn't want to let herself be duped by a shadows simple prank, yet she was aware that some times there are exceptions, and being over zealous or over accusing could blind her from the truth as much as any trick. She could sense the shadow there. That much was certain. Though the strange explanation he gave, did make some sense thinking back to the reports of the incidents. The subject never made any hostile actions, always fleeing or desperately trying to negotiate before brutally attacking with an unseen force. Ellisia grips the broadsword to her chest and lets herself slide back down into the bed exhausted. If he intended on killing her, he would have done so before the conversation, and neither could she stop him. If there was any more to say, she could do no more to stop that either.
"I don't know what you are, but if your not planning on killing me, and your speaking the truth in what you say, then I'd appreciate being allowed to get my rest."
"Oh my, didn't I say when I came in? I'm Simon. Siphon asked me to look after you while he was busy. I one hundred percent promise not to kill you. I brought you some flapjack too."
She didn't recognise the name, but it would do. Right now she didn't much care. Any normal human would be dead fives time over from the poison that hit her, and even with the spirit holding her together her nerves had been severely fried by the snakes neurotoxin. "I'm not quite up for food right now. Save it for me..."
"Yes of course."
She drifts back into her sleeping state of repair. Why did they have to send a babysitter with a otherworldly shadow?
