Jacob sighed as Ashlynn got up and walked away. After she was gone, he started talking to where she was sitting. "Yeah...yeah, go on. Go back to the Academy. Leave the crazy vet to his ruminations. Your life'll be a lot easier that way." Finishing his coffee and leaving more than enough to pay for it, he stepped back outside the cafe and jammed his hands roughly into his pockets, head drooping as he walked. What the hell did the doctors say it was? He'd seen it on a few guys before. Thousand-yard stare. Yeah, that was it. [i] And it's not a thing, for that matter. As for living in the past....kinda hard not to do when the past shows up in your dreams, and when you close your eyes, or when you hear fireworks or anything like that![/i]

Jacob leaves Scenario 8/End of Scenario 8
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Scenario 9

Simply wandering around to keep his mind from wandering too far off again, Jacob's concentration was broken when he heard a scream coming from not too far away. [i] Oh, not this shit again...[/i] Taking off in a run, he turned a corner and found the source of the screams just as Kyo plunged his blade into the man's skull. What the hell was with this Academy's students and getting into shit like...wait wait wait, he just witnessed a murder. This...this wasn't...

Bursting forward towards the dome, Jacob pounded on it with his fists alongside Carolyn, to little effect. It would take a Psion of pretty decent power to stop this. But right now, he was more worried about the living man inside the shield. Was he still going to attack? What was the best way to subdue him? Should he try to talk to him? Half a dozen scenarios ran through his mind in a flash, and he made a snap decision: "Hey....hey, you alright in there?" His voice was calm and sincere. "Listen, I need you to talk to me. What happened? Why...why'd you kill this guy?"