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[Action in Balamb Garden]

[ Mid-Afternoon in Balamb, and Terra is almost going out of her way to avoid people. Well, if she's spotted before reaching her destination, she'll chat someone up, but ultimately, the girl is heading into the Training Center.

Not to fight, no sir, just for a little quiet time. Why she chooses her quiet spots in there who can say? Nonetheless, if someone DOES happen upon her, she could be found deeper into the Training Center, perched on a large boulder with a book in her lap. She is also talking quietly, almost whispering.

She's not alone. Seated beside Terra and curiously looking over her shoulder is an ethereal woman. Shiva. Anyone who comes into audible range of her lowered voice would hear her talking with the GF(s). ]

"Have you decided?" [ This from Shiva, apparently, as Terra shakes her head at the GF. ]

"I'm not so sure about this 'ballroom dancing' ... although it was pretty to watch when I first came here."

[ She pauses, and both she and Shiva seem distracted a moment, listening to something. Terra finally smiles, nodding. ]

"It's a little easier now that I understand how things work here, for the most part. Plus I have you and Shiva to help me, Quetzacoatl."

[ Don't mind her. She's just a weird girl being...weird. ]

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[ waves a hand. he's aware to pretty much everything, so while he doesn't understand why they're there, it doesn't bother him. ]

Afternoon--go on, didn't mean to interrupt.

[ Terra shakes her head. ]

"Oh, I'm sorry. It's no interruption." [ She laughs a little. ] "I didn't expect to see other people come this way. I was just looking at the class schedule for this quarter." [ ... With Shiva and Quetzacoatl :D ]

With "Shiva" and "Quetzacoatl". Both are... well, they're gods. Shiva, a Hindu diety, and Quetzacoatl being a Mesoamerican diety.

But they aren't really gods, not to you, are they?

"Gods?" [ Terra glances at Shiva, who offers absolutely no help in enlightening the situation. Rather, the corner of her lips lifts slightly in amusement. Apparently she finds a baffled half esper pretty funny. ]

"... no, no they're not ...at least I've never thought of them as such." [ Friends, perhaps, even family - or half-family but... ]

No, didn't think so. Who do you think of them as? You're close to them, very close.

Um...

[ She glances away uneasily. ] ... who do I ... [ Yyyyyeah, if she said 'I think of them as family, he'd probably think she was crazy :I If she said she thought of them as friends he'd... probably think she was crazy.

Dilemna. ]

... Terra Bradford. Not Tina. Come now, you can tell me the truth. I'll believe you. Ha--the things I've seen, you wouldn't believe.

[ She glances back at her name - her real name, not the one she'd been registered for classes under. The way he says it, he probably would believe her, but she looks to Shiva regardless, passing a silent question to the GF. She untenses after hearing the response, and glances cautiously to the Doctor again. ]

... and you won't tell anyone? [ After people got riled up from that newsletter, she was wondering just how safe it was around Garden lately - for people who were different anyway. ]

[ he mimics zipping his lips and smiles. ]

[ She giggles a little at the gesture. That was one worry off of her mind, the other being the absence of other people. ]

I guess... they're a little different from - - or maybe I should say I'm a little different? [ She hesitates another second, then closes her eyes, shifting from human to esper form. ]

... but I guess they're the closest thing to family that I have here.

Whoah!

[ oh, that was a surprise, and he looks at her with wide eyes. he tilts his head, looking at her from all angles, before leaning forwards. ]

Then you're not fully human, part-Guardian Force.

[ Voice now an amalgamation of her voice as her normal voice and a more feral tone, she chuckles softly, a little embarrassed by the reaction. ]

"Quetzacoatl says that ... it's not entirely true. We... Shiva, Quetzacoatl and I... we think something happened when I was pulled here through the Time Compression. Something was torn away.

They think that's why I can't remember anything."

That does make sense. It would make sense for part of you to be jarred away, especially given the circumstances of this world.

[ he goes over and sits next to her. ]

You remembered your name through your dreams, anything else?

"No... not really. Just..." [ Pause. ] "I have recurring dreams -- or nightmares rather -- about a man... I can never see him well, but I always recognize him by his laugh."

[ She tenses, shivering slightly at the reminder. ] "... I don't know who he is, but whenever I hear him in my dreams, I'm...terrified."

[ Thank heaven he isn't here. Although if any clowns show up she makes no apology for the damage that would ensue if people don't get out of her way :D ]

[ he places a hand on her shoulder, and leans over, so she turns to him. ]

Mind if I try something?

[ She tilts her head curiously, puzzled by the gesture, though automatically faces him with her hands on her knees. ]

...? Try something?

I ... suppose not, but...what are you going to do?

Do you know what a physic ability is?

It's ... some sort of ability using the mind, right?

Like how I speak with Shiva or Quetzacoatl when they aren't summoned?

[ he grimaced and shrugged slightly. ]

Well--not quite. I'll be able to scan and go through your memories, there's a chance I might be able to see the frayed ends and try to piece them together. But it could take time, multiple tries, if you'd like.

You can do that?

[ ... How? Still, if it was a chance of recovering her memories... if there were even any memories to recover anymore... she nods slowly. ]

All right...

[ he reaches over, pressing his thumbs to her temples gently. she probably won't feel it, but the door is open between both of them; if she happens to tread into his mind, he won't feel it. ]

[ She resists the urge to jerk back at the touch, closing her eyes instead. The cool presence of Shiva at her back adds to her strength as the GF lends her her support.

If she does tread into the Doctor's mind, it's an accident - regardless, John can easily see there are frayed mental pathways - parts of her where Quetzacoatl and Shiva are junctioned, taking up space in her head. But deeper in, past the surface thoughts, the path ways break - some look simply frayed, while others seem to lead to nowhere - literally where another part should be there is just a gaping hole as if something got forcibly ripped out.

And if he were to attempt to mend the first visible part, he'll probably see Terra's personal bogeyman as well - man dressed in garish attire, painted face like a clown. Bits and pieces of memory, echoes of screams and pain, blood and fear - nothing specific unless he tried probing to see though. ]

[ he forces out a breath. oh, fears, pain, blood--he was hoping for something better than this. his voice is deeply regretful. ]

Oh, Terra...

[ ... that's not a good tone. She may not have a full grasp of these inflections and such, but she can easily pick out the regret in his tone. ]

... What is it...? [ She almost doesn't want to know the answer. ]

[ Ooc: Oh! Also it's fine if he was poking around and saw this (http://lastesper.livejournal.com/1870.html) at some point, if you like. ]

Terra--what do you think defines life? Good, bad, a mix of both?

[ooc: alright! she might hear the TARDIS's song when he uncovers/repairs her memory, btw.]

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would you like him to uncover anything?

Sure! Teal deer ahoy!

whoo~

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