[It wasn't supposed to be like this; there was always some Shimmer in the body that gradually subsided and provided that little itch. The itch drove the user to seek more and the cycle would continue. Slow and gradual absence was necessary to allow the body to adjust, and it was never an easy proceed, but having Shimmer returned at a quick and high dose was equally as dangerous. He wasn't so removed from the effects of Shimmer to not learn intimately what it did and how it worked.
He knew. For the first time in several months, he experienced a wave of helplessness to watch Jinx suffer. There was no need to see to understand the sounds that came from above. He could close his eye and imagine what she was doing.]
Jinx, I need you to concentrate on my voice. It will be over soon as your body is flooded with Shimmer again. Once it does, I need you to come down from your perch. I can't come up there to be with you, but I am here.
[If he absolutely needed to, he could scramble up to her. It would be ungraceful, but he remained committed to being a fissure-folk and those skills did not atrophy completely. He shifted to walk around under where her hammock was, letting her hear the gentleness of his footfalls.]
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Date: 2024-03-14 04:50 am (UTC)He knew. For the first time in several months, he experienced a wave of helplessness to watch Jinx suffer. There was no need to see to understand the sounds that came from above. He could close his eye and imagine what she was doing.]
Jinx, I need you to concentrate on my voice. It will be over soon as your body is flooded with Shimmer again. Once it does, I need you to come down from your perch. I can't come up there to be with you, but I am here.
[If he absolutely needed to, he could scramble up to her. It would be ungraceful, but he remained committed to being a fissure-folk and those skills did not atrophy completely. He shifted to walk around under where her hammock was, letting her hear the gentleness of his footfalls.]