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My hand. My face. My face. My face.
*Bites onto my tongue to distract myself*

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Do you want me to fix the feeling?

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No...
*Holds my eyes open with my hands, fighting my eyelids trying to close automatically*
Do you... really look like that now?

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I don't know what you're seeing. Can you describe it?

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*Closes one eye, and keeps the other held open*
Heartbeats. Breath. Blink. Energy. Movement.

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That's not inaccurate. Are you processing everything very well?

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There's too much.
*Squeezes my broken hand, wincing and distracting myself from the stimulus*

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Close your eyes and try to relax for now.

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I can't—I won't—I'm not like them. I have to. I have to see.

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You can, I just think you should recover first. There's no shame in taking a break.

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*Breathes heavily*
What if I end up like Dawn... like Shion?

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If you do, then we'll all find a way to help you, just like we're doing for them. That's why you put yourself through this, to help them. I know they'd do the same for you. Shion already has, in a sense. And I'll be with you no matter what happens, doing everything I can to help you.

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I can't lose my eyes. I can't lose them. I can't lose them. I can't lose them.
*Digs my fingers into my eyelids, holding them open in shaky grasp with all my might*
I have to see. Have to learn.

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Be careful then. You don't want to accidentally rip them out. Besides, there are other ways to see. Maybe I can teach you some while you rest them.

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...Fine.
*Clenches my eyes shut, balling your shirt up in my good and and holding myself close to you*
I won't lay down though.

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*Smiles*
Deal.

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*Takes a deep, shaky breath*
Mom's going... kill you...

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I know. So we'd better make sure you learn a lot before that.

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*Wipes away a drop of blood rolling down my face*
Don't let her... find out.

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Ah... I can't promise that. She deserves to know, but I'll wait until you're back to full health before telling her, okay?