[Like most people, Otto's been slightly twitchy all week. But he's got an advantage most don't - whatever's getting into his head has not affected the actuators' cameras. With a second look or two, he can when things are there and when he's imagining things.
That helps most of the time. It helps him shrug off things like the water dripping from his hands, or the smell of the river, or flashes of Sun light in the corners of his eyes.
Sometimes, though, it's nowhere near enough.
It starts with her voice, distant. Otto tries to ignore it. He knows better, doesn't he? But stranger things have happened, both here and before. And he just can't escape the sound. By the time he actually sees her, turning a corner, he's started to think that somehow, maybe - ]
Rosalie...?
[He follows, picking up speed, to the greenhouse.]
Rosie! Wait, I - I'm sorry!
[Where - he starts to move frantically between the rows of plants. It's as if she's just right there, he knows she's there!
After that, he's noticeably withdrawn for the rest of the day. If hallucinations are continuing, it's not obvious - at least, not until he suddenly turns to a mirror hanging on the wall of the sitting room and lashes out with an actuator, smashing it.]
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That helps most of the time. It helps him shrug off things like the water dripping from his hands, or the smell of the river, or flashes of Sun light in the corners of his eyes.
Sometimes, though, it's nowhere near enough.
It starts with her voice, distant. Otto tries to ignore it. He knows better, doesn't he? But stranger things have happened, both here and before. And he just can't escape the sound. By the time he actually sees her, turning a corner, he's started to think that somehow, maybe - ]
Rosalie...?
[He follows, picking up speed, to the greenhouse.]
Rosie! Wait, I - I'm sorry!
[Where - he starts to move frantically between the rows of plants. It's as if she's just right there, he knows she's there!
After that, he's noticeably withdrawn for the rest of the day. If hallucinations are continuing, it's not obvious - at least, not until he suddenly turns to a mirror hanging on the wall of the sitting room and lashes out with an actuator, smashing it.]
That is enough!