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[... He's awake. He's awake and he's inside somewhere and that's not where he was last, so he bolts outdoors as fast as he can, heedless of the weather or the fact that it's the middle of the night. It's wet, but he doesn't care - he hops on Regal and flies out of town as fast as he can, heading towards Ilex Forest.]

[Regal can tell that Tobias isn't doing well, but he can't make it there before he has to land. Tobias takes shelter under a tree, and types out a brief message to the network.]

im awake again if anyone was looking for me went home or something

i dont want to talk about it

[That's it. He curls up on the grass and starts crying, and Regal tries to comfort him but Tobias just stiffens when he's touched, so Regal just sits next to him awkwardly and tries to rest.]

[Then again, since the biannual weirdness has just ended, it wouldn't be surprising if people are in random places, so if someone has managed to end up on Route 34 near Ilex Forest, it's not exactly hard to spot the giant bird near the side of the road.]

[[ooc; Just as a warning, there's going to be spoilers in this post for the end of Animorphs!]]

Comments

[wing_attack]

... I'm sorry.

['His girl'... he just laughs at that. He can't really help it. The idea of Rachel belonging to anyone is just ridiculous.]

More like I was hers. If you can even call what we had.. a romantic relationship. But she took care of me. She helped me stay connected to being human. Even when I wanted to fly away... even when I wanted to cry but couldn't... she was there. She was... probably the bravest of any of us. And she died... she died fighting. I guess that's the way she would have wanted to go anyway...

[anexcitableboy]

[Jimmy shrugs. It's one of those things he doesn't even know how he feels about. Especially now, removed from it all, the messy weeks before coming to this world seeming more and more like some kind of dream.]

[But something Tobias says makes him nod.]

I think that's the best any of us can hope for. To go out how we want. And all the stuff she did for you? It's still there. I know it sounds like a lot of dimestore card bullshit, but we keep people with us by remembering'em and living the way they'd want us to.

[Not that he's great at taking his own advice.]

[wing_attack]

[The idea of a dime store almost makes him smile. That's right. Jimmy's from a way different time than he is.]

... True. I just... I wish she'd come here instead. She'd like it here.

[anexcitableboy]

Yeah, there's a couple people I kinda wish were here, too.

[Jimmy reaches over and squeezes Tobias' shoulder briefly, wishing he could cheer him up. He knows it's not that easy, though.]

I dunno how it all works. Thinking about it gives me a headache and makes me wanna lie down. But who knows?

[wing_attack]

I've traveled through time and to different planets, so I know about getting headaches from this stuff.

But... all I can do is... keep going, I guess.