Royally F*cked.

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Well. That was lovely.

A hand smacked into her forehead and she heaved a sigh. Of course, her chest was heaving and she had a hand planted to her chest, mouth open and gasping for breath. Her face contorted and her cheeks were flushed, lips dry. It took her a second to realize that she was in a large pair of arms. Bwah? Her eyes rolled around on their own and she let out a loud low groan. Fake. All of it. Her face scrunched up in an effort not to cry, and she succeded, letting out a ragged breath instead.

Her chest hurt, her sides hurt, even climbing the fake tree made her hands hurt. She watched his lips move and shook her head as the words entered her head. Talk about lag, yo. Trust. Of course. Phenyo glared up at him and nearly fell over, grabbing at him when she was planted onto her feet. Phenyo looked down for a moment before feeling a hand on her head, brush against her ears.

A quiet hitch in her breath and her eyes drifted closed for a moment before a funny sounding 'murr' growled out the back of her throat. Batting at his hand she stood up and bent over to rest against her knees, ignoring the screaming pain in the chest as she slowly caught her breath. Standing up she looked up and glared at him. "Dun pet my ears.. er... Hair" Phenyo slurred out, waving a hand by her ears and pulling the tie out of her pony tail. Panting lightly still, wincing when she moved, she plopped herself onto the ground and sat back, leaning on her arms. Again, ignoring the ache in her chest she sighed and closed her eyes.

"Sorry." She muttered, feeling a tiny bit better after that run. Even if she hated Lartech now. Maybe it was with that bathroom thing, locking doors and unlocking ones to herd her here.

Bitch.

Blowing out a steady stream of breath, she took another breath and began breathing normally, a hand running up to brush the tingle away from her ear, glaring over at Dyerlich while she did it. Her hair fell  down her back in messy purple waves, unbrushed from her ... bath?

"So, what's this place for besides false hope?" She asked, acid in her voice but a bit of a smirk on her lips.

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She hadn't expected that had she? This was the perfect room for tricking people, and when you could unlock and lock hallways at will, well...this was always fun. However he hadn't counted on the place being active. No doubt some people had been in here using it...no doubt for more...foliage filled environments. Phenyo hadn't known what trap she was walking into didn't she?

Dyerlich held her up as she nearly became intimately familiar with the ground. She needed this. She needed to run then, she needed to get this all off her chest. He would let her, but he hoped she didn't think he was going to let this be a habit. He would not be chasing her all over the complex.

An eyebrow shot straight up at her sudden...change. She...did she purr? He had heard Lartech do that before, more so when you scratched her back...er...what you could reach of it anyway. He smirked as she tried to catch her own words but he had caught it. Ears. Did touching her ears then mean something, or did they just incite some feeling in her? Reference all Elvish medical books and anatomy books. Look for mention of the ears. Dyerlich ordered his dragon, who just replied with a small grunt. That wasn't very lady like. Please...of course. He tacked that on, remembering he needed manners with her.

"Just relax and take your time." Dyerlich told her quietly as he watched her carefully. A slight frown crossed his face at her...word for Lartech. That was uncalled for..but perhaps he was just a little bit frustrated then.

"Think of it as a training ground of sort. We can create any sort of environment, even holographic people for scenario situations. It helps to make people think they're really in a zone fighting, or having to negotiate, use their powers and so forth. It can be dangerous as the safeties can be removed and then it can be a fight for your life in here. I personally like creating a nice mountain top. Cold, brisk, a good climb to the summit can really get the blood rushing." Dyerlich explained to her, making sure she could keep up with his words.

"So it can be used basically for recreation and military applications. It all depends on what the person inside wants. If you don't have a dragon, you simply go to the panel and go through the list of scenarios and environments. Though, you need a high clearance to remove the safeties to make it deadly." Just in case she thought of turning on a volcanic environment to kill him.

Safety first with Phenyo around.

"So what's the deal with you ears?"

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Damn right Safety first with Phenyo around.

Blowing out another puff of air, she looked up at Dyerlich while he explained what this place was. Ha, a nice mountain top for a good climb. Got the blood pumping. So does running for your life.Not 'your life' in a literal sense, but the general idea. It hurt her pride to figure out she had been herded here like a head of cattle. Quietly looking away Phenyo smirked humourlessly, hmm, safety off maybe she could progra-- Nope. A quick look over her shoulder to glare at Dyerlich, one step ahead of her.

She could still try though.

Just not today.

Her limbs felt like jelly, so before long of sitting on her butt, Phenyo laid down on the cold ground and closed her eyes, hear arms behind her head, cushioning it from the hard ground. Even if she seemed really dense, getting her head smacked against something hard never did feel nice. At his question, an eye popped open to look up, up, up and glare at him. "What's the deal with my ears?"

She repeated, slowly sitting up. Rubbing at her torso, none of this could be good for her poor middle. Wincing and rubbing at her chest she cleared her throat and looked around again. Nope, no escape. Straight answer.

"They're very sensitive." She nodded, running a hand through a tangle of purple hair, "Kinda like... Hmm... A 'Soft Spot'." Phenyo said and gave a nod, then shot him a glare. "Don't touch 'em." Not that she could stop him if he was so intent on it. One of his hands was as big as her face, or her bottom, if she remembered correctly. A hand went to her ear to brush away the tingling that was still there from his accidental brush. Jerk. He'd kill himself laughing if he ever found out that was the spot to pet on her and -- Shit.

Telepathy.

"Goddammit!" Phenyo cursed, stamping her foot. She'd never remember that! Well, she eventually would, but she would never remember any of that stuff! Sighing and putting a hand to her face she just glared at him through her fingers. A blush tinted her cheeks and she stood up, planted her arms across her chest and looked away. There hadn't been a point to revealing that, he'd probably go out of his way to touch her ears now, which she personally found too big and too pointy she thought.

Maybe they acted like antenna and gave him better reception to her thoughts, she thought darkly, looking at him for a moment to glare at him. Clearing her throat of any awkwardness, Phenyo grumbled and looked around. "So, since I don't think a nice mountain walk would agree with me. My limbs feel like jelly and my ribs ache, have anything... More nice?" Like an executioners chamber. It seemed suiting.

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Oh he had to be at least one step ahead of her at this point. Not that he didn't trust her, but it was that...he didn't trust her all the time. She was just a little bit of a fighter, though, if only she knew what awaited her if she did kill him. Yes, Roman wouldn't look too fondly on THAT little bit now would he? That would be ground for death or TRIM. Maybe both even.

That wasn't something he wanted to happen.

Dyerlich nodded at her repeated question. It was a fair question, something strange had happened and she had tried to hide the fact it was her ears but...she had been just a little out of it so...he got to know what was going on.

"Ah, how interesting." His voice sounded bored, and even his eyes were dull. It was like he just didn't care. Of course he was gonna touch 'em though. Just not now. Later on he would have a little fun with that but for now he would leave them be. There was something fun about her ears. Something she wasn't telling him. And her thoughts had...she caught her thoughts. She stopped herself. Oh this was going to be fun.

A chuckle escaped from Dyerlich as he shook his head. Poor girl just had no clue what to do. However, her next action made an eyebrow raise in question. Was...she blushed. That was an honest blush right there, it had to be. She was actually blushing.

And here he didn't think she'd blush for any reason.

"Of course child, you can create any environment." Dyerlich strode to the panel as he began to scroll down the list. The strange grey room suddenly began to fade until they were standing on sand. There was an ocean not far from them, calm rolling ways splashing against the shore. Palm trees surrounded them while the sun beat down on them. Dyerlich looked...very out of place at this point. He pressed another button however and it was gone. There were trees now...lots of trees. Everywhere. They were in a small clearing of some sort it seemed, it wasn't as hot as the beach, perhaps a lot cooler despite the sun shining down on them. "Like I've said, you can make whatever Environment you want."

The beach would have been wrong perhaps, Phenyo would have looked very odd with her bruises and scars and what not while dressed in a bikini. It was probably better to just go somewhere she didn't need to change her clothes for.

"Would you like to look through the list and pick out something?"

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Yes... "Interesting" She repeated after him, bouncing slightly on the balls of her feet and looking around. A quiet yelp and she looked around, clearly freaked out, when she was on a beach. The hell? Did she get hit in the head and... Nope.

Phenyo could only stare at Dyerlich, looking oh so out of place and rather entertaining to her. Her nose twitched at her effort to hold back a giggle and she quickly turned around and watched as the environment changed into a forest. Still very impressed by the device she looked around and blinked a few times before running a hand through her hair and sighing.

"Look through the list? Um... This is nice. I've never... seen one before." She said simply, looking up. Smiling slightly, opening her arms, only a little put out that it was all fake, but it still felt nice enough. Of course she was a little embarrassed that she'd never been in a real forest before, read about them, sure, but never actually seen one. Phenyo knew that if she had been born forever ago, she'd have lived in a forest. Maybe it was 'cause she was an elf.

"How come you're so interested in my ears?" Phenyo asked, turning around slightly, her hands going up and protectively cupping over them. "You're not gonna cut 'em off, are ya?" A frown drew her lips into a line and she could only leer at him, her green eyes little slits. "That'd really suck if you cut 'em off. I'd have to go kill myself if you did something mean like that."

What the hell? Phenyo lifted an eyebrow and looked around. She knew she had said that, but it was so out of character and so damn random that she had to look around and over her shoulder. It was true she would probably go commit suicide if she got mutilated in any form, but might not go so far as to kill herself over a missing ear point. Even if it'd suck and she'd no longer have any hot spot to get her purring. Clearing her throat and looking around, Phenyo smiled at him and looked around.

"So... A forest. Can you make it rain?" Her eyes bright and a small smile was on her face. She'd only read about rain, too. And Snow. Never have seen either of them before.

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How had this girl never encountered holographic projections before?

Well, she might have of course, but how had she not ever been in a holographic simulators. They were so popular after all, whatever company had created them was probably just rolling in cash at this point. They were amazing creations after all, as they could make such...interesting things. Not just the environments either, but scenarios, and even creatures. Heh. Many a Boziag Lightning Bla'aghs had died by his claws.

Ahem.

"Never seen a forest hm? Pity. They are tranquil." Dyerlich looked about the rather peaceful setting and shook his head. It was nice here. One could barely tell it was fake. There were so many angles to make it feel real, things didn't disappear in your arms, the smell was all there too, not to mention it LOOKED real. IT tricked all the senses. Hell, even if you ate some of the foods here, it would taste real. Heh.

Dyerlich could only blink as he shook his head. "I have no desire to cut them off. Just you had...I think you made a purring noise." He was sure he had heard it. Why would he cut them off? She needed the no doubt. However he did smirk slightly at her next few thoughts. The last one interested him the most actually.

It was a hot spot to get her to purr eh?

Tonight might be fun.

"Yes, I can make it do anything. I can even change the colours of the trees. However..." He started tapping on the panel for a moment, which looked like it was hidden in a tree. There was a bright flash of light off in the distance and a rumbling slowly filled their ears. The sky had suddenly become grey, filled with large dark clouds that suddenly began to pour water from them. It was a light rain however, nothing too heavy. It was just like rain, it beaded along skin, it soaked clothes, it was just like there was real rain on them. "Rain is rather nice...snow is good...hail is...interesting though."

Heh. That would surprise her. Hit her with some hail. No though, just rain for the time being, and maybe some snow afterward.

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Traveling like Phenyo did left plenty of everything unseen for her.

"How could I have seen a forest? They're not exactly on space stations y'know." A 'duh' look was written all over her face and she could only tap her foot impatiently. She knew this place was all fake, but it was so... Dang pretty! Sighing slightly Phenyo looked up at Dyerlich and nodded slightly. "They are very tranquil. Too bad it's fake." She murmured combing her hair with her fingers and shuffling her feet slightly.

"Why would you change the colours of the trees!? How pointless is that?" Phenyo whined, glaring at him and pursing her lips before poking out her tongue and turning away. Squeaking in surprised when the sky rumbled. "The hell is that!?" she asked, her hands covering her ears, obviously it was much louder for her because of her better hearing than the average humanoid. Looking around and all but curling in on herself in her standing position, she froze and looked at Dyerlich.

"I take it this is rain?" It reminded her of a shower. Only she was clothed. And getting slowly wet, and cold, and with someone else.

And in a forest.

Okay, it was nothing like a shower. At all. It was a nice sprinkling of fake water for the fake trees and... "...Hey, when you turn this off will I still be all wet?" An eyebrow was raised in question and she tilted her head like a puppy, her purple hair falling down over her shoulders, making her ears poke out. She looked far younger than she actually was, looking little more than a child than a grown adult.

"Really. If the water stays turn the rain off." Her voice was grumpy, " Erm... Please."


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"I thought you had been to other planets as well. Trees can come in all different kinds, even on other planets, but they are still basically the same thing." They did what they had to do. They ate one type of molecule and produced another. Plus they were usually brown. A tree. They had to be elsewhere, in fact he KNEW they were on other planets too. "You're not supposed to look at it like it's fake. You're supposed to look passed all that." She had to stop focusing on the fake part.

"I was merely stating what the simulator could do." There was that twitch of annoyance in the back of his mind, one that just wanted to slap the hell out of Phenyo. Another part told him to relax and just let her be for now. "Static electricity. It's lightning, which travels so fast it creates a sonic boom basically. That noise is what is called thunder." He explained to her, much like he'd explain to a child almost. She was a frightful one wasn't she?

"Yes. It's rain." He smirked a little and shrugged his shoulders. "Why would it stay? This is just a holographic representation. Feels so real, tastes real too, but it's all just a trick of light and atmospheric conditioning." He could only smile as he looked at her, she resembled a drenched cat almost. Ears poking out, head tilted, wide eyed and just...really young.

"It won't stay. Now then. Snow." A few more buttons were pressed and suddenly the rain began to stop. The clouds turned a much brighter white and it became rather cool, but they never left the forest. Then...small bits of white...fluff began to fall. Things were so quiet as Dyerlich looked up at the snow as it started to fall...and stick to the ground, trees, and of course them as well.

"Snow. Frozen water actually. Beautiful though." If he left it on, it would just keep snowing. However, it wouldn't overflow the room, it would get to a certain point and then wouldn't go any higher. Right now it was a light snow, despite the flakes being rather large. He could make a blizzard in here if he so chose it.

"What do you think?"

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Phenyo paused.

Nope, no other planets, at least, no other planets where she saw some trees. Well, trees there weren't made into ceilings. She thought darkly after crossing her arms over her chest and shivering slightly from the cold, the fake rain making her uniform uncomfortable and stick to her. Lightning. She didn't like it. She didn't like the thunder either. Shivering slightly and looking around, she couldn't help but feel that if she walked to far in one direction she'd step into the wall and bash her face in.

"But it is fake! How can I not see it as anything but fake? What? Tastes? People lick tre-" Phenyo paused and walked over to the nearest tree, stuck her tongue out and licked up the branch. Scrunching her face up she made a face and wiped at her tongue. "Tastes like a house-plant." She stated with a nod and then firmly planted her arms across her chest, hugging herself while glaring at him.

"Snow?" Phenyo looked around and held out her arms when the rain stopped and then quickly hugged herself again glaring up at the fake sky. There was no way she could look at this and not go 'Faaaake', maybe before she knew that it really was just a high-tech room, but now. Everything was fake. Even if it did taste like houseplants and was near freezing. Frowning and pacing while holding her arms she grumbled at her feet.

"I know what it is, I can read y'know. I've just never seen it before!" a huff and she walked over to him, to stand close glaring ahead and shivering slightly in the cold. All but pressed against his side, not really caring if he was actually warm or not.

"I think it's fucking amazing. Turn it off now. I'm cold. And I don't see the point of this." Phenyo stopped moving for long enough to look up at him. "Can you catch a cold here? Like..." Phenyo paused and pursed her lips, moving a finger to tap it against them, and trail down the red tattoo to poke her chin, "if you were to catch a cold here, because you were play camping out and playing half-real army and you caught a cold... Would you keep it?"

Her eyebrows shot up. "Can you get sick here? Like... if I were to run around naked, would I get frostbite? Or hypothermia?"

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Poor girl just was so...well she didn't have much experience with environment then did she? She must have been in space mostly, boarding other ships and what not, invading their spaces and all. However, she would become a lot more familiar in time wouldn't she? The girl would learn a lot while she was here...no...he hoped she would learn...so very much. Because if she didn't , she would fail. Failure...Death...T .R.I.M all of it was not very good for anyone here. That was...no matter.

She would pass, he would die trying to make sure that happened.

"Just making sure in case you didn't." Did she have to be so...well he wasn't really sure what she was doing. She was being kind of uncouth really, just out and out rude to him, who was being as civil as possible to her. Even nice. He hadn't yelled, hadn't raised his voice, he hadn't insulted her or hit her.

Though, she was pressed up against his side for whatever reason. "I was showing you weather." Like he said, she was rude. So very rude. Well that was alright, let her just be...rude then. Whatever. "Yes actually. Remember, this is real cold and all." He smirked ever so slightly at her last sentence. "Yes, you would, and we couldn't have that." He told her as he patted her on the head and turned off the snow, clearing the skies again. Their clothes were suddenly dry again for that matter.

It was still a little cold however, maybe just brisk.

"Now watch this Phenyo." Dyerlich was quickly running away, dashing from her to disappear into the forest. The room hadn't looked that big after all. You see, I might look like I'm thirty, forty feet away from you in the forest, but actually we're maybe ten feet away. A psychic link, as she wouldn't hear him. The room was just that good. It was a marvellous piece of technology after all.

Dyerlich ran back to her, stopping in front of her and reaching to the panel, shutting off the machine. Everything simply faded against and Dyerlich stretched his arms out as he looked to her. "Any other environments you'd like to see?"

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Phenyo was far from being impressed. Technology. Big whoop.

Of course it'd be impressive though, she had to give it that. Huffing slightly and folding her arms across her chest Phenyo watched him levelly, of course tweaking an eyebrow when he ran away and mentally talked to her. Still creeped her out, she was positive she'd never get used to that feature of being a psychic. Other voices in your head coming from someone real and not just a pretend thing in your head.

Phenyo did her best to look unimpressed. Of course drying off suddenly made her give a quiet sigh of relief, no luck on making her un-cold though, so of course she simply glared at him. What did he expect her to do? Be amazed at technology? Phenyo gave a mental snort and looked around, jumping slightly when Dyerlich appeared right in front of her. Spooky. For a tall lanky white ghoul of a man he sure did move fast. Made Phenyo worry a little.

Hmm. This was nice, back to the same old room. The one that she fell from the fake tree in. An eyebrow twitched at the memory and she bit on the inside of her lip, glaring darkly at the ground. This placed sucked beyond all reasoning, there was no way anyone would willingly go through with this unless they were masochistic. Phenyo peeked up at Dyerlich, he had to be masochistic, and very sadistic. She wouldn't be surprised if they had an S&M room just waiting for the candidates to accidentally stumble upon.

Eww.

Of course he asked her the question. Any other environments she'd like to see? A lovely smile played on her lips and she blinked up at him, still smiling. "Yeah! my room. May I return to it please?" An honest question, maybe a little more bubbly than it should have seemed, but the last thing Phenyo wanted to do was explore a fake environment. Smiling again she turned and began walking to the door, tapping her food impatiently.

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Just wait till you get a dragon Phenyo, you'll have a hard time with that voice in your head. Dyerlich...joked actually. He was teasing, mostly Lartech who wasn't paying much mind at this time, but it was still...him trying to be funny. At least, funny for something like himself. Big scary evil creature from a strange eddy in space and time. Not exactly one to have a sense of humour.

Dyerlich was rather disappointed by all this. She wasn't even the least bit impressed. Well. Nothing helping that then was there? He just shrugged his shoulders and decided it would be best to leave her be then. He was trying to reach out to her and connect, more than just a 'I'm your mentor and you better listen or I'll hurt you' sort of way. That wasn't seeming to be something that was going to happen any time soon.

Give it a year though and things might change.

"Very well." Dyerlich looked over at the door and gave Lartech a little mental nudge to have her open it. The door slide open with ease. Dyerlich strode quickly by her, exiting before she had a chance. He did decide to be mean and his hand brushed softly over her ears.

"And I will have you know I can gain no sexual pleasure from torturing people." She really had to be careful with what she said...well...what she thought anyway. "As for sadistic, yes, I'll agree to that." He wasn't going to really give her a chance to respond as his quick stride started up again and he was gone around a corner. She hadn't learned telepathy yet, so she wouldn't be able to send him a message that way.

A small reprieve then.

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Frowning a little, Phenyo suddenly didn't look forward to having a dragon. She'd never have her thoughts to herself again! She could already tell she'd be rotten at the telepathy thing. Huffing lightly, she frowned and let her head droop down, moving away from him slightly when he stopped in front of the closed door. Letting out a funny squeaky moan when he brushed a hand against her ears after the door open. Jerk, he did that on purpose. Phenyo sneered at him and looked away for a second after all but rushing out the door. Wouldn't do well to get locked in, she'd knew for a fact that she'd go insane if she had to go into that room again.

Of course then he spoke again. Which made her stop for a moment and blink up at him. Wha'? Why did she need to know that? Thinking it and being curious about it in her head was one thing, him out and out saying it like that made her want to look around. Phenyo would never remember if she spoke the questions out loud by accident or if he was reading her mind again. She'd try not to think, but that was always so much more tough because you always thought of silly things, like ducks and lemons.

Phenyo paused and shook her head at her own train of thought, looked up and saw an empty hallway.

Hrm.

She'd have been more than willing to head back to her dorm, but she'd run here through a maze of open and closed doors, though she was sure she could follow the main hallway and recognize something. Though she had another idea. Closing her eyes slightly, she tilted her head and listened for Dyerlichs breathing, she'd follow that.

So, eyes half closed, feet quiet and her head tilted to the side, Phenyo began to walk slowly, almost falling in some cases because of her sore ribs. " Dyerlich! I give up! I can't follow you. Please help me? Pretty please?" She could hear him fine, but it would be a much less pain in the butt if she was at least a foot or two away.

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He wouldn't tell her that she could have her thoughts, if she could hide them very carefully. For a Dragon, they could find them, they had such minds, very powerful and strange minds for that matter. Dyerlich smiled though after she made a squeaky moan, which just made him pleased. It was so adorable, how she ended up as a bounty hunter who...had other jobs on the side. That wouldn't be coming up much after this though, he was going to ensure that she stayed away from all that life.

Ducks and lemons filled her mind for a moment. Why dogs and lemons?

Dyerlich wasn't actually expecting to lead Phenyo back to her room, so really he had left. He was headed for the dragon pen actually. He decided he wanted to take Lartech out for a nice flight. Stretch her wings and what not. He did enjoy flying, since he couldn't fly on his own. Well. Maybe he could improvise a hook up for his spikes so he could glide but...not fly naturally. And really he didn't want to try gliding on his own. That sounded like trouble to him, landing would probably hurt and all.

You mean I have to take you BACK too? You wanted to go back to your room, so go back to your room. Oh wait. I forgot! You ran away and you never kept track of your turns and doors. Sigh. Would he help her then? Would he help her to get back to her room, or would he just let her go about running around like a lost little child.

Alright my child. You will find me here. Images began to flash through her mind. Always two at at time. There was one, a sort of cutaway map for her to see the complex, most of it anyway. He conveniently forgot the dorm area of course. Then there were images of corridors that she had to go through, doors and little things that she would be able to recognize. Even if they moved too quickly for her to really see, she'd have this innate sense of where she had to go, and what she had to look for.

Phenyo would feel like she was walking not on her own power, but that her legs had a mind of their own. He wasn't controlling them, but he had placed in her mind an innate need to get to him. Just a suggestion that she should get to him. He was already in the dragon pen, having been walking and doing all this already.

Is little Dyerlich having some trouble with his candidate? Been a while since you've been with anyone hasn't it? Lartech teased as he reached her enclosure, causing him to chuckle. "And I suppose your love life has been better?" He asked her as he took a seat in front of her. But of course. Just the other day I was playing Rooster and the Chicken with another dragon. I won though, because the cock never fertilized the eggs. Dyerlich closed his eyes, two fingers pinching the bridge of his nose. THAT was probably the single most disturbing thing she'd said before.

"Thank you for that. I needed to know exactly that." Lartech just gave him a smile as he reached over and patted Dyerlich roughly on the head. Of course boy, I knew that was exactly what you wanted to know. Now you're more educated. Oh! Maybe I should have that talk with you about the birds and the bees. Lartech pondered as she scratched underneath her chin. Dyerlich only gave a sigh as he let her go on with this. No stopping her now.

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Phenyo snarled softly, her eyes squinting against the white of the corridors.

What a jackass.

Huffing and putting her hands into the pockets of her pants, which was oddly more comfy than letting them hang down, she toddled in the general direction from which she had run. His voice filled her mind, but she ignored it. He could have told her that, could have said that she had to get to the dorm on her own. Fine, she'd find it herself. Phenyo rubbed an arm and looked around, a pang of being alone made her frown and look down.

Purple hair made a curtain around her face and she snarled again. Find him there. The last thing she wanted to do was find him. Puffing out a breath, she continued to walk, watching the images, and ignoring the innate urge to walk to where ever she was supposed to be walking. She felt like she had to. Like she needed to.

But it would be a trap, and she'd get burned for it.

Phenyo hated it here.

"Fuck you, Dyerlich." She whispered, a bit of a broken voice. Not her usual strong one. It was amazing. It'd been a day and a half and already she was tired. A humourless smile pulled at her lips, maybe it'd taken a day to throw her into depression. Or her flame went out. No matter, she'd be back to normal tomorrow, hopefully without Dyerlich there to stare at her when she woke. Stare at her dreams.

Perhaps she could craft one so she dreamed of killing him in gruesome and disturbing ways, that would make her feel better. Perhaps even make him worry a little.

Then again, if she killed him she'd get sent to TRIM.

Okay, no killing him for real.

Offering another snarl, Phenyo used ever ounce of will power to ignore the urge, the need to walk to Dyerlich. She knew where he dorm was from the cafeteria, if she found the one she recognize, which couldn't be too far away, she'd find the dorm and her room and she could crawl onto the bed and sleep. Maybe with Dyerlich so far away he wouldn't be able to haunt her dreams.

It took a good half hour of wandering until she found the cafeteria. A bright smile stole her lips and her pace quickened. Her middle hurt like a wicked bitch but the idea of laying down on anything swam in her head on a sweet tendril of hope. Even the ground looked nice. Wincing when she turned the wrong way, Phenyo found the right hallway and gave a sigh of relief. Finally. A soft snarl left her lips, the damn feeling still there. She'd ignore it though unless it got painful. She'd have to follow that if it started getting painful.

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Mess with her a little bit Lartech. Have some fun with it. Dyerlich was feeling rather different right now. He wasn't sure if he much cared for Phenyo's attitude. Though, it was good she had attitude and personality. Better than a drone ready to serve at every command after all. Dyerlich waited, still keeping a close...third eye out for Phenyo. Just what was she up to anyway.

Now that isn't nice Phenyo. Dyerlich told her with a small smile. So much meanness, and for what? He was just trying to help her out. Well alright. Sort of trying to help her out. Maybe not so much really. Eh heh heh. Well, couldn't blame a guy for trying though right?

Dyerlich raised an eyebrow as he paid attention to her thoughts. Oh dear. She was really thinking wasn't she? Her thoughts were interesting to him though. Just the ideas that she was making up. Hah. As if she was able to control her dreams. She wasn't one who had lucid dreams after all. Well, not on purpose anyway. Perhaps once in a while, like most people did.

Leave her along Dyerlich, she's been through enough, and she hasn't even met Roman yet. Lartech chided the man, who just sighed and waved his hand dismissively. Well if she said he should, then perhaps he should. Slowly for Phenyo that feeling would fade. It was then just...disappear completely.

Do me a favour Phenyo. Have a good sleep. I won't be joining you, I promise. Then...that presence in her mind would disappear completely. He didn't want to hear any sort of retort from her at this point. He really didn't. For all he knew it would just be animosity and hate. Then he might have to punish her and that wouldn't do anything at all. She would just live through it and she would just be herself, snarky. No point to having that after all.

"Let's go for a flight. Clear my mind a bit."