Aya watched as the dog walked over and plopped himself down beside her. She wasn't sure what that meant. He wanted to come with her? That seemed like as good a guess as any.

[color=mediumspringgreen]"Alright,"[/color] she said as she placed her hand on top of his head, [color=mediumspringgreen]"this can be a little disorienting at first, but you'll get used to it. I'll count to three."[/color] Though, that was really more for Aya's sake than the dog's. [color=mediumspringgreen]"One… two…"[/color] She took a deep breath and closed her eyes. [color=mediumspringgreen]"Three."[/color]

In the next instant she felt all her aches and pains fall away, and she was weightless. She looked around her to see the now-familiar sights of the astral plane. It was as though she was in the middle of the night sky, and the constellations had come to life around her. Pinpricks of starlight outlined objects, giving the faintest hints of their colors on the physical plane. Aya frowned when she looked down at herself to see the bruises and redness still on her arms, but at least the pain was gone. Remembering the dog, she turned to him, relieved to see him in full color. She hadn’t been sure if it’d actually work.

[color=mediumspringgreen]"Well?”[/color] she asked. [color=mediumspringgreen]”How do you feel?”[/color] Max had said that the dog spoke english, right? Aya wondered if that meant he’d be able to talk to her in this world, or he was still limited to barks and growls. Either way, he didn’t make bad company. Aya pushed herself to her feet, her spirit leaving the shadow of her body. [color=mediumspringgreen]”You’re gonna have to stay close to me. I can only bring you back to your body if I’m touching you… is someone crying?”[/color] Somewhere in the distance she heard the very clear sound of a girl crying… which was odd to say the least because she hadn’t heard anything like that before jumping to this side. She felt her skin begin to crawl as she got a [i]Paranormal Activity[/i] vibe.

[color=mediumspringgreen][i]I swear, if this place is haunted on top of everything else I’ve been through today…[/i][/color]

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