[accidental video]

[pencilpremonition]

[Not long after the assembly...]

[Becca has a PDA with video function now, but she's had that for a little bit. That's not the important thing. She tosses it onto her bed and it turns on accidentally. She sits down with a memory charm, which she puts on eagerly. Almost immediately, her eyes go wide, and she tips over onto the bed, drawing her knees to her chest. She cries out in fear and remembered pain, shuddering horribly as tears fall from her eyes.]

[WARNING: Becca just got back a memory involving a physically abusive childhood. While she won't dump this on just anyone who responds, there is a good chance it might come up at least in passing. PLEASE indicate your limits when responding so I can keep her responses within your comfort zone. I can keep threads completely trigger free if that's what you would like, but please tell me what you need. Please exercise caution when reading comment threads to this entry as there may be triggering content in the individual threads.]

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[kingdomsgambit]

Becca.

What is the matter?

[video/locked]

[pencilpremonition]

It hurts...it hurts so much...

[She whimpers and shudders, but reaches up with shaking hands to start unbuttoning her uniform shirt. She shrugs it off, letting John see her. She's wearing a camisole underneath, so he's not seeing anything inappropriate. What she's showing him is a collection of horrific burn scars, small circular ones that cover her whole torso, her shoulders, and her arms. Everywhere that would be hidden by a long sleeved shirt, basically.]

I... I remember now... They hurt so much...

[video/locked]

[kingdomsgambit]

[ John stares at the image before him with wide eyes full of understanding pity. ]

[ He swallows. He tries to ask her about the scars, but stops. ]

Becca, you must breathe properly. What hurts? Should I take you to the infirmary?

[video/locked]

[pencilpremonition]

[She tries to take a deep breath and lets it out slowly.]

No. It's...just remembering... Remembering how I got them... They're all healed now...

[video/locked]

[kingdomsgambit]

I'm... sorry. Do you want to talk about it, perhaps?

[action]

[savedbyasong]

[Shion is at the other side of campus when he checks his PDA and sees the video from Becca, he makes his way over to the dorm as soon as he can, his PDA only sends text and that wouldn't be a comfort at all even if she could read it through her tears.

He knocks when he gets to her door.] Becca it's me, Shion.

[action]

[pencilpremonition]

[The door opens and she moves to hug him right away. She's not crying any more, but she still seems pretty shaken.]

[action]

[savedbyasong]

[He wraps his arms around her, worried for her.] What happened Becca?

[action]

[pencilpremonition]

That memory charm...

[action]

[savedbyasong]

[The memory charm he had got for her, using the money John had given her... What had she remembered...] Do you want to talk about it?

[Video]

[frozenmemories]

[Have a very concerned looking Cirno]

Becca...? Are you okay?

[video]

[pencilpremonition]

I...will be...

[still curled up on her bed and crying though]

[Video]

[frozenmemories]

Where are you? I'm coming over!

[Have a blur of video as she takes off from her dorm, heading into town. She sounds determined.]

[video]

[pencilpremonition]

Black 2-B.

[Video to Action]

[frozenmemories]

I'll be there as soon as I can!

[She had flown as fast as she could and then went the rest of the way on foot. She needed to be stealthy sense she wasn't from this school. It took quite a few wrong turns and wrong rooms but before too long the door opens a bit and a whisper from it]

Becca..? You in here?

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[greenspaces]

Are you okay?

[audio]

[pencilpremonition]

[weakly:] I'll live.

[audio]

[greenspaces]

But that doesn't mean you're okay. [ She's not very good at this, but... ] I know we don't know each other very well, but...do you want to talk about it? Or I could tell you a story?

[audio]

[pencilpremonition]

A...story sounds really good...

[audio]

[greenspaces]

Okay. Do you like princesses? And fairy tales?

[afraid_of_my_shadow]

[Alex is knocking at her door in practically no time at all.] Becca? B-Becca?

[pencilpremonition]

C-come in...

[She's choked up with tears, but at least her voice is strong.]

[afraid_of_my_shadow]

[Alex lets himself in, heading to Becca's side and kneeling next to her.]

... D-do you w-wanna talk about it?

[pencilpremonition]

I...remember...my scars...

[She pants heavily and closes her eyes, starting to sob.]

Oh god I've even showed them to people...everybody knows...

[afraid_of_my_shadow]

[Alex frowns swallowing a bit. He indicates the sweatshirt he wears over his school uniform, tugging the sleeve.] I've a-always used this to hide mine... w-would it m-make you feel b-better if I took it off? Th-then you wouldn't be the o-only one at least.