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@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ Motes walked these streets because she knew there was a bar there — granted, o
But there had so far been nothing.
This was a test. It was a test and Motes knew it, for she was both subject and scientist. She was the one studying and the one studied. She walked the world in the hopes of being seen by the test's other subject and scientist, her shadow, and they each watched themselves, took note in changes. How was she feeling now? And now? How about now?
This was a test. It was a test and Motes knew it, for she was both subject and scientist. She was the one studied and the one studying. She walked the world in the hopes of being seen by the test's other subject and scientist, her shadow, and they each watched themselves, took note in changes. How was she feeling now? And now? How about now?
At first, there had been terror and excitement in equal measure. They were two sides of the same coin, after all: expectations amped up with adrenaline.
There was terror because Motes — this Motes — knew what lay in the future for her. There would be pain, yes, and if she were unlucky, enough time to quit.
There was terror because Motes — this Motes — knew what lay in the future for her. There would be pain, yes, and if she were lucky, enough time to quit.
If she were unlucky, if she were not at the top of her game...well, no one knew. Not even In The Wind, who knew more about this stuff than just about anyone, knew what lay in store for a cladist whose body died in the Rift without them merging back down. Would they still be able to quit with some glimmer of consciousness? Or would they haunt the dreaming world, here, their spirit unalive, yet unable to die?