[IC] Nobody Will Believe It [SporkoBug and Calle]

[SporkoBug]

_{"I'm... Here. I guess."} Ari replied silently, Dia gripped her in her hands gently, looking towards Ray with narrowed eyes.
"How dare you..." She hissed, storming up to Ray, who barely moved at her presence. "You fucking promised us you would never do this again. Ari needs you, do you want to fucking LOSE her?" She almost screamed, feeling anger flood over her body.

It was a weird feeling, she could almost feel the heat under her skin, but she didn't... have skin... Right? Dia looked down to her hands, where Ari's soft pink spirit seemed to be obscured by a whitish hue. S..Skin? She thought to herself before she let go of Aris' spirit before she stepped back. I need to get to Benjamin. She thought before she moved to grab Ari and moved back towards the way she had come from.
She slammed into the wall and stumbled back with a shudder. She let go of Aris' soul and sat up weakly. "W...what?" She said, flinching as she thought she heard her own voice echo around her. She stood up and moved to push her hand through the wall with a blink, she looked to Ari's wisp before she grabbed it gently, attempting to put it through the wall again, but her hand only crunched under the thickness of the wall.
"FUCK." She yelled out in pain, letting go of Ari.

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Josh watched Vivian leave before he paused, he thought he heard shouting. He moved to stand up and slunk out of the staff room, walking over towards Rays room silently.
He paused at the sight of the guards in front of her room too, who seemed a bit puzzled, as if they heard the yell as well.

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Sara's face flooded a deep red as Marc spoke to her, and for some reason it angered the beast inside her, but for some reason she wasn't able to take control.
"I..." She started before she looked down towards the menu with a tilt of her head. "Hm."
She fell silent again as she looked over the menu more. There were so many to chose from, and she couldn't exactly choose.

"What... Would you suggest?" She asked with a tilt of her head and a smile towards Marc.

[Loksfjoer]

Benjamin sat in the cell with closed eyes, trying to rest. There was little else he could do, except for worry about Dia. Something was wrong with her and he couldn't help her. He couldn't do anything from this place, but he just had to be patient. If he showed everyone he was calm and in control, they would let him out without having to take medicine first. He was certain of that.

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Marc looked from Sara to the menu and examined it for a moment. "Well, I'm always a big fan of apple pie, especially when I drink tea. We could order that."
While he didn't mind coffee, that was something he preferred to drink in the morning or at work. In the afternoon and evening he rather had a cup of tea.

He was glad Sara had opened up to him again and he promised himself he wouldn't make her go back into her shell because of something he said.

[SporkoBug]

Dia stood up, holding her head with her hand as she looked to Aris' wisp. "Keep close to that... traitor." She stared hard at Ray, she turned her attention back to the wall and readied herself.
She sprinted straight towards the wall, passing right through it and through the two guards before slamming into Josh. She stepped back with a look of shock before she turned and ran back towards Benjamin.

She kept running before she stopped in front of the guards, slinking around one of them and moving to jab them in the ribs momentarily before heading back into the room with Benjamin.

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Sara listened to Marc, giving a small smile at his words.
"I like apples," She started, "Apples have been my favourite food since I was little. They always told me the whole 'apple a day keeps the doctor away' saying... But hey, it didn't seem to have happened." She started with a small laugh, her smile wavering for a moment.

[Loksfjoer]

Benjamin didn't notice Dia was back, he sat in the corner with his head in his arms, trembling over his body. He didn't even know how long he had been sitting there... it could have been minutes, it could have been days. It felt all the same. He knew he was able to deal with places like this on good days. The problem was he already had a claustrophobic attack the previous day and while he had gotten over that with the tranquillizer they had injected, ever since he felt like tiptoeing on a line. It was manageable when he kept himself busy, but he needed more room to move.

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"Then we'll go for the apple pie," Marc said. "I'll go order at the counter, you can wait here, or..." he gestured to the books as he got up.
He was glad Sara was talking to him again, but he didn't feel like going into the subject of doctors. What if he'd make another remark that would make distance her again, like in the car? He didn't want to go through that again, he'd much rather see her happy and smile, as she could do here.

[SporkoBug]

Dia was slowly starting to freak out, what was happening? Why did Ray start taking her medicine? Was Ari going to be safe in her wisp form?
She collapsed to the ground with an audible thump, she felt like she was going to have a panic attack. SHe couldn't have a panic attack could she? She was a spirit... She couldn't-
She let out a audible gasp, she felt tears start down her face. Why was she crying? What was happening? She looked down at herself, seeing what looked to be a skin tone, she felt the weight of her body.

_{"Why is this happening."} she whispered out loud, starting to curl up herself.

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Sara nodded to Marc as he stood up, looking over to the books as she slowly raised from her chair.
Books! Her brain just yelled, excitement flooded through her body. She had to stop herself stocking up on books before returning back to her table. She grabbed a few that caught her eye, both on mythology. She slowly walked back to the table and placed the two books down before slipping back into her seat.

She opened one of the books up and looked it over slowly, it was about different mythologies and mythical creatures. She was completely entranced in the book as she read.

[Loksfjoer]

When Benjamin heard a sound he looked up. Dia was back. And she was in trouble. He moved over to her and gently held her. "Hey, Dia, calm down," he said with a soft voice. The changed were visible and tangible; something was wrong, but he couldn't say how or why this was happening. The most important thing was to calm Dia, as she seemed on the verge of breaking.

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Marc stood near the counter, waiting for his turn. He glanced back and smiled when he saw Sara had already found a book to read. When it was his turn he ordered the tea and apple pie and he waited until everything was put on a small platter for him. He paid and took the platter back to their table.
"I'm back," he said, before putting the platter on the table between them and sitting down.

[SporkoBug]

Dia was so unfocused, she didn't even realize Benjamin get close to her. She was rambling quietly under her breath before she flinched at his touch.
"No don't hurt me!" She barked as she flinched away from Benjamin, her eyes full of fear and she didn't seem to realize where she was. Her entire body quivered, she had weight to her body, and she seemed to cast a small shadow.
_{"Everything is going wrong. She's gone. She's taking her meds... She's a wisp..."}

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Sara looked up with widened eyes as he placed the platter down. She moved to put a clean napkin in the book place she was at before she closed it gently to make space for the tea and pastries.
"Oh wow!" She started, beaming happily, "These look amazing!" She said with a bigger smile, before she looked over towards Marc happily.

[Loksfjoer]

Benjamin stared at Dia as she moved away from him. Then he noticed her shadow. "Dia..." he whispered and he moved a bit closer to her again, hearing her whispers. Who was a wisp? But the 'she's taking her meds', that had to be Ray.

"Hey, what is going on there?" One of the guards suddenly said and the door opened. He grabbed Dia by her arm. "I don't know how you got in, but you aren't supposed to be here." He dragged her out and as Benjamin lunged to him the other entered and pinned him down.
"She probably sneaked in when that new guy was talking with us," the other guard said.
"Yeah, that is probably it. That bitch. She seems out of it too, we'll take her to the psychiatrist."
"No!" Benjamin roared as he struggled to break free, but the guard was stronger than him. "Let her go!"

The guard who had grabbed Dia pulled her out of the cell as he called for additional back-up, that came immediately in the shape of the nurse Tiffany, who had visited another padded room after going to Benjamin.
"She looks bewildered," Tiffany said. "I will call the psychiatrist to see if she has time to come now."

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Marc couldn't stop a smile from forming when he saw Sara beam like that. "Enjoy," he said, gesturing to one of the pies. "I took Earl Grey bags with me, I like that tea and I think you will too, but if you rather have a fruit flavour and I can go back and swap it for you."
He opened his bag and dipped it in the hot water, letting it rest as the tea slowly spread.

[SporkoBug]

Dia went to speak to Benjamin as the guards came in, she let out a shout as she was pulled out. It felt weird, gravity... Being dragged...
She struggled more as Benjamin was grabbed as well. "Leave him alone!" She called out, her voice still sounded ghostly.
She glanced up to Tiffany as she showed up, "Of course I'm bewildered!" Her fear suddenly seemed to fade, revealing soft pink hair and the clothes she was buried in, which was her study gear.

"I'm not out of it!" She yelled, struggling, "You guys drugged my friend, you've locked away my other friend! And for whatever reason you have a fucking Memopath in your midst and you don't seem to be fucking doing anything about it!" She felt her anger start to get the best of her.

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Sara moved to grab her pie and her tea, moving to put her teabag into the water and watched it rest. Her eyes held child-like wonder, before she turned it to the pie and started to eat with a bigger grin.
"Oh my god this is delicious." She mumbled loudly. She looked towards her tea before she moved to sip it.

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Ari suddenly perked up as she heard Dia yell, her wisp bubbled aggressively before she looked towards Ray. She darted towards her and shoved Ray out of her body, feeling the effects of the medicine affecting her as well.
She attempted to stand up, stumbling forward and faceplanted, grumbling and groaning in pain.

[Loksfjoer]

Benjamin watched how Dia was removed from the cell and the guards were about to close the door. "Wait," he said quickly, "the deal was that if I'd take my medicine, I would be allowed to leave, right?"
"That is true."
"I'll take them now, give them."
The guards looked at each other and nodded; something of Josh's words about compassion and fear and loneliness had lingered and they decided that since that was the deal they would allow him to leave this cell, if he'd take his medicine.
"If you stay calm and take them, you are free to go."
Benjamin held out his hand and received a cup with a powder that they quickly dissolved with water. WIthout a second thought he drank it and ran out of the cell.

Tiffany looked at Dia with a strict look. "We sometimes have to force medicine on patients or put them in a safe place. We don't want that, but sometimes it's for the safety of other patients. And I don't know what a memopath is, but-" Something collided with her and she fell to the ground.

After tackling the guard who held Dia, who fell against Tiffany, Benjamin grabbed Dia and helped her up. "Run," he instructed her.

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"I'm glad you're enjoying it," Marc said as he too cut a piece from the pie with his fork and brought it to his mouth. "We can come here as often as you like," he said. And of course as often as the psychiatrist would let her leave, but he didn't want to say those words out loud. "I was planning on staying here for an hour or so, read the newspaper, browse the books, and then go to a place to eat. What do you think?"

[SporkoBug]

Dia struggled weakly against her restraint before Benjamin slammed into them, knocking her down before he lifted her up.
She hesitated before she listened to his words, moving to sprint down the hall. She wasn't moving as fast as she wanted to, her body still weak and fresh, but she managed to speed down the hall.

She wanted to turn back and help Benjamin, he took the medication... That was never good. She turned and almost slammed right into Josh as he had turned the corner.
Both of them stepped back and Josh paused at the sight of the woman. "What." He said, grabbing Dia before he heard the sound of footsteps, he moved quickly, pulling her into a broom closet and they both hid there.
Dia was pressed against the wall by Josh, something she hadn't come across in... centuries. "How?" Josh hissed towards her quietly, Dia's eyes held fear and confusion.

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Sara nodded happily to Marc as he spoke, She chomped down on more of her pie before she swallowed.
"Yeah!" She said excitedly, "That sounds like a great idea!" She said with a bigger smile. "I found this book and it's incredibly interesting."

She lifted the book up so that Marc could see the title. "I saw some on spirits too but Mythological monsters are something I love to learn about."

[Loksfjoer]

Nurse Tiffany was about to give Benjamin a piece of her mind about tackling them like that, but Benjamin smiled apologetically before she could begin. "I'm sorry," he said, "maybe the medicine is affecting my ability to assess, I thought I was going around you. I'll be in my room, I feel much better now, thanks."
Benjamin casually walked away, until he was around the corner. Then he started searching for Dia.

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Marc looked at the book. "Mythological creatures are nice, they are the source for many good stories. I'm more of Sci-Fi fan myself." He ate from the pie. "I don't know how you feel about it. If you like it, there's a new scifi movie coming to the theatres soon."
He left it as an open invitation; he wasn't sure how she would react if he would end it with 'would you like to come', when they had just begun with their first date.

[SporkoBug]

Josh listened as the footsteps got further away, stepping out of the broom closet as he looked at Dia.
"You're human." He hissed, Dia stepped out as she fixed her clothes.
"Yes."
"How?" Josh hissed again, glancing sideways as he noticed a shadow come around the corner. He readied himself to strike if it was a guard, he needed answers, but he wasn't going to get them now.

Dia was relaxed, "Ben!" She gasped at the shadow, trying to move past Josh, but he stayed in front of her with a sneer.

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Sara nodded as Marc spoke, "I was never really allowed to get into sci-fi." She said as she chomped on another piece of her pie, "I was barely allowed any ties to Fantasy either. Dad wouldn't allow it." she looked up at him as he mentioned the movie.
She looked back down to her drink and mulled over the idea.

"I've... Never been to the movies." She admitted after a while, "I was never really allowed out when I was a kid, so I don't know a lot of these things." She said with a weak laugh.

[Loksfjoer]

Benjamin rounded the corner and saw Dia in the hands of the new nurse. "We have a group session," he lied as he got closer and tried to move around Josh so he could reach Dia. "I came to pick her up and we'll be on our way."
He didn't like to see her behind the nurse, especially with the look in his eyes, but what he liked even less was that he didn't see her as transparent anymore. Everyone could see her. How was that possible?

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Marc listened to Sara talking about her past, it sounded like she had grown up an abusive home. Being restricted like that was never a good sign. Maybe it was for the best she was with her aunt now.
"Maybe, you would like to go to the movies once?" Marc suggested carefully. He didn't know if this was going too fast or not, but then again, they could go to the movies just as friends.

[SporkoBug]

Josh narrowed his eyes and moved to step in between them as Dia pushed him sideways, giving him an angered stare. "Bug off." She sent him mentally, Josh's eyes widened before he blinked with a sigh.
"I know for a fact you don't but I will use that excuse to the others to keep you both out of trouble." He said, his tone still minorly harsh before he turned and started to walk off, slipping his hands into his pockets.

Dia looked to Benjamin with widened eyes before she looked down at herself and pulled him into a hug happily.

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Sara blinked as he asked about going to the movies, her face flushed red before she looked down at her plate.
"I.." She started, thinking to herself, she breathed in slightly. "I don't think it would be safe." She stated, her voice rather quiet as she seemed to stab at the last bits on her plate.

"I would love to but I don't... trust... them." She started, feeling tears start to well as she thought about things, "B..But thank you though." She said as she lifted her head, a few glistening tear drops dripped from her face as she smiled.

[Loksfjoer]

Benjamin blinked and was about to defend himself when Josh stated he knew it was a lie, but he relaxed when Josh said he'd use it to keep them out of trouble. When Dia hugged him, he hugged her back.
"What happened?" he asked her. "Why can I hold you?" He smiled a bit. "Not that I mind," he added.

If the slight dizziness and headache wouldn't have started, this would have been the best he ever felt since he got in this place.

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"Oh, right..." Marc said when Sara said it wouldn't be safe. He managed a reassuring smile when she thanked him. "Well, you know, maybe we can try to have a movie night at the institute." He handed her a tissue for her tears, it hurt to see her cry, but he loved that smile. "It won't be just us," he continued, "but it wouldn't have been at a movie theatre either. And I'm sure the patients will like to see something other than the nature channel for a change."
While he was certain the psychiatrist had a good reason for showing nature programs on tv, maybe it wouldn't be bad to show something else. Surely there were movies suitable for all patients, or they could have movie nights for small groups, so it would be easier to come up with a movie that wouldn't trigger the audience. The more he thought about it, the more enthusiastic about the idea he became.

[SporkoBug]

Dia watched Josh leave before she enjoyed the hug from Benjamin. She sighed as she pulled away as he asked the question of how he could hold her.
"I..." She started, looking down at herself before looking up to Benjamin with a weak smile, "I have no idea."

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Sara gently took the tissue, moving to wipe her face quietly as she listened to Marc.
"That sounds fun." She said with a small smile, "But I don't know if Aunt Vivian would... allow it." She looked to her nearly empty cup of tea and drunk the rest of it.

She thought the idea was a good idea, but she didn't know if it would work.
"I don't think it would be... too dangerous to watch movies... Somewhere else?" She asked after a moment, looking back up to Marc. "Somewhere it was just you and I, no other people. Crowds make it harder to hold... them down."

[Loksfjoer]

"Right," Benjamin said as he rubbed his forehead. "I'm getting a massive headache, let's go to my room. I think it's best staff doesn't see you. It won't take them long to figure out you are not a registered patient or member of the staff." He started going in the direction of his room. "How were things with Ray?"

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Somewhere with just the two of them? That would be... at his home. It was too fast to invite her there, but Marc kept it as an idea for another date. A movie-date at his place. He could live with that. "You're probably right, I'm the sure the psychiatrist would have organised something like that already if she thought it was beneficial for the patients." He turned to examine the books behind him. "I'm going to go over and pick one," he said. "I'll be back soon."

[SporkoBug]

Dia followed after Benjamin closely, she frowned as he asked about Ray.
She gritted her teeth together, "She betrayed us." She said sourly, "More importantly she betrayed Ari."
She felt her body quiver in anger, "She took her fucking meds. Ari is nothing but a wisp at the moment." She continued, she felt the venom in her words bubble as she spoke.

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Sara nodded to Marc, giving a small wave as he mentioned he was going to look at the books.
She watched him leave and sighed happily to herself. There was a new feeling bubbling in her chest, something she had never felt before- Whatever it was, it was keeping the Beast at bay.

[Loksfjoer]

Benjamin frowned as Dia told him what happened. Not that he understood why Ari had turned into a wisp because of the medication, but that wasn't important. Headache or not, he had to go check on Ray now.
"Let's go," was all he said to Dia as he went to Ray's room instead of his own.

Once he reached it, he opened the door and stepped inside. "Ray?" he asked as his eyes settled on her.

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It didn't take Marc long to find the book he wanted and he returned with a book called West of Eden, a sci-fi novel. He flipped pages until he was about at 3/4 of the book and flashed a smile. "It's not the first time I picked up this book when I come here," he said. "When I have an early shift I often stop here and unwind from a stressful day at work. I love my job, but it's not always easy, is it?"