savetheearth | Backdated to the 24th

Robyn, her dad.

I....I'm okay. Stable. I think. Maybe. I don't.

I don't even know what-

I should private this. Why is this public, oh no, I need-I just-

[She's never been this noticeably upset, what is being together.]

Just calm down, It'll be okay. Private or not..

[Okay, Dani's also trying to calm herself down but still...]

I gotta go through the teleporter but then It won't be long.

I...right. I need to calm down. I'm....I'm alive, I'm not...

I'm not falling apart...

You won't, I promise!

[Of course it's not long after her teleport she's at the door knocking fairly hard.

She's scared but not enough to knock in a door.]

[That's good.]

[At least Dani is quick to answer the door and just...grabbing her wrist and pulling to the bedroom. Because privacy.]

[There's no real puffiness in the eyes from crying because ghostliness, but there's some tear tracks she hasn't been able to get rid of.]

[Folding her wings against her back, just in case because not knocking things over. Following without any sound although the instant they stopped, Dani pulls her into a hug, wings and all.]

It's okay..I promise.

[She might need it.]

[Correction, she definitely needs it, because she's shaking and she ends up clinging to Dani.]

I couldn't feel...it was just....gone.

[Dani's not letting go until she's sure of things.]

What happened? I won't let it hurt you if I can.

[She shakes her head.]

It's...I don't think you can STOP it.

I should have considered it, I should have realized it was a possibility, with how a ghost is made, level of technology that the world seems to have, I shouldn't be...be so surprised.

[She's quiet for a moment]

I...What's the problem then? I...I don't understand.

[There's a long silence, because it's just...it's so ridiculous and terrifying at the same time.]

I...

I started to....

To melt.

[There is another moment of silence to let her process this idea. Then that hug gets tighter.]

But..but why? Why would you...I mean..That happen?

I...

My body, right now. It's not...it's not a normal body. I don't have bones or anything. It's just...a pile of goo with a shell around it.

That...that makes it easier to understand. And I'm a ghost and that's...it's all...movey. Danny can do a lot of weird stuff. Intangibility and moving body parts where they really shouldn't be. And he's the one I'm a clone of, so... [S-shrugs.]

But there has to be a way to stop it right? A way to keep things together?

Maybe Danny has a idea, you can ask him!

I...I will. Maybe he's gone through this. He doesn't always mention things he SHOULD, but...

It...I was tired and suddenly it was like...I lost all my energy and it started happening. And I-

[Was scared. So very scared.]

That or disappear.

But maybe you should take it easy then...not go too hard on everything until it can be figured out? I mean, unless you have to. I...I dunno..

[She couldn't blame her one bit. The idea was scary.]

[Danielle can't bite back the whine.]

I thought I was done with that.

This isn't fair.

I know...I know. It's not fair but..

[This felt weird, trying to comfort the older girl but..still. Not going to just let things be.]

There has to be something to stop it and someone will find it. Even then, you are not alone to deal with it. I'll stand beside you and others will too!

....

[It wasn't often she'd break. She held herself to such a high standard. Be perfect, be strong, don't show weakness because people will take advantage. She can't be weak because she won't be supported if she falls.]

[Except...that's not true anymore, is it? She has friends, real friends, and that's so new and weird and wonderful and....a relief, honestly.]

...thank you, Dani. I...that means a lot to me.

I'm just....I really thought I was better.

What are friends and teammates for?

[Dani unwraps her wings and pulls back a bit with a tiny smile. She may have not understood how to deal with friends and people she was able to trust without the fear of them turning on her but this felt right.]

I know..but there has to be something to make that fully true. You just have to ask around and there has to be someone who knows..or there's an echo waiting to come about!

Maybe someone does. They might-

[Pause.]

An echo....

Uh huh, I mean, It might work or it could go the other way.

No, I mean...you might be right?

There might be an echo? [Looking at Dani, uncertain, but...thoughtful? A touch hopeful?] It...it might be what happened before.

Given how all the echos seem to cause stranger things to happen, Yeah. A echo might help and could have been what caused it.

But what kind of echo could solve it though or how could it be triggered?

I...I don't know. But...but something happened the first time. With the first echo. I was really bad, and then I....wasn't.

I was still biologically human, I thought it was just changing, but...but maybe? Maybe she got fixed? There had to be people in her world who could do some...doctory...thing?

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[Audio] At least this and then she should be close enought to action. Dang that she moved to Vegas

[Audio] Teleporters are helpful things, truly.

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