[ Royce hasn't slept, so he's not in the best of shape, but he knows how to push past it. He'll sleep when they're safe. When he can close his eyes and not see Gwen twitching and choking on her own blood. He'll be fine. He packs all his stuff up, and ushers Alfie out the door, and he's only a little sluggish.
He doesn't see her at first. He thinks she might be gone, only - she isn't. Gwen isn't even close to being gone, no - they're ten feet from the house, and she comes out of nowhere, rushing them both with cry that sounds more pained than angry.
Gwen - or the anomaly that looks like her - bypasses Alfie completely to slam into Royce, knocking him to the ground, but this time, he doesn't pass out entirely. His head spins as she pins him, his nose dripping blood, swimming in and out of consciousness. He doesn't hear what she says straight off, but Alfie will. The Gwen anomaly, normal but faceless to him, pins Royce to the ground and sobs. ]
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He doesn't see her at first. He thinks she might be gone, only - she isn't. Gwen isn't even close to being gone, no - they're ten feet from the house, and she comes out of nowhere, rushing them both with cry that sounds more pained than angry.
Gwen - or the anomaly that looks like her - bypasses Alfie completely to slam into Royce, knocking him to the ground, but this time, he doesn't pass out entirely. His head spins as she pins him, his nose dripping blood, swimming in and out of consciousness. He doesn't hear what she says straight off, but Alfie will. The Gwen anomaly, normal but faceless to him, pins Royce to the ground and sobs. ]
Royce - Royce, please --