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[Mary looks... well, alive, which is a bonus, but also frazzled and exhausted, with pale skin, dark circles under her eyes, lips chapped, hair falling out of her ponytail.

But more than that, she looks haunted.]

I'm back. I'm alive. [Her lips press together in a thin line. She bows her head and talks to her knees.] No thanks to those monsters.

I don't know if anyone else made it out... there were no- [sniffing hard to avoid tearing up.] -shelters. Nothing Darkness proofed. [Head still bowed tightly.] I don't know if any of those people I fought with made it out alive, but if they didn't, I'm going to tell you all right now.

[She finally looks up, eyes welling now with tears she refuses to cry.]

They hunted us. They bound us, put collars on us, they put us in cages. They chased us and hunted us down like we were fucking dogs and we couldn't-

[she claps a hand over her mouth, breathing hard to rein in her emotions. When she opens her eyes again, there's something chilling and deadened in her eyes.]

When I died at home- the first time, before I came here... it was a demon. A demon pinned me to the ceiling and burned me alive in my baby's nursery, and I didn't feel as violated as I did those two days. In that cage. [She shakes her head intently, looking away.] Those monsters kidnapped children. They wanted to see every one of us die like dumb fucking animals.

I wonder what would happen if I prayed for them. [There's a weird look in her eyes. Something you wouldn't leave your children alone with.] It's the Christian thing to do.

Would I get their souls into Heaven, or their heads on a plate?

[With a last ugly look at the NV, she turns the ~~public~~ feed off.]

[Private to Jinx]

I found a plus one.

[Private to the angels]

Did you hear my prayer? [The one she whispered as she lay dying.] Please, tell me none of you- tell me you didn't go there. Please.

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Praying might be the Christina thing to do, but I prefer in dealing through less higher powers. And I can assure you, we will be doing whatever we can to see these people receive the full penalty for their actions.

If this really has happened before, what will be different?

The Newcomer Political Party was not formed then, and the Newcomer population as a whole was also not united. This time there are people who will be working against this, instead of hiding and hoping it gets better.

I hope you're right, Mr. Creed. I can't stand the thought of this ever happening again.

I can't, either. People hunting other people should never be allowed in any place or time. This is a travesty, something that I couldn't even believe happened, when I first heard of it.

Believe it.

[She looks utterly haunted.]

[He's so awkward with this emotional stuff. Is he supposed to ask if she's okay? He already knows she's not okay.]

...When this is done, maybe you'll sleep better at night.

Maybe the Core will send me to Candyland and buy me a magical pony.

...I'm sorry, that was rude.

Candy Land? [He does not understand your pop references. But anyway.]

No, it's fine. Politeness is not something one should be worried about in a time like this.

Okay.

[She rubs her arms and hugs herself nervously.]

They'll find a way to suppress it. They'll try to shut us up. They want us to understand that we're just bugs to them.

[She can still hear that foul man's voice in her head.]

They can try. But they will never succeed. We won't let them get away with this, and they will see that these bugs have stingers.

You guys will have to do all the stinging for me.

[Mary herself packs quite the punch, but she doesn't feel like it now. She feels (and looks) like a light wind would knock her over.]

Um, with all due respect, can I be in touch with you later? I can't right now.

[He nods.] When you can. Don't rush, we're not going anywhere right now. I hope you feel better, soon.

Thank you. I hope so.

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