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[tasted_the_sky]

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I hate it here.

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[heardyoucall]

[The light is brighter than ever as the energies of the sutra burn. Sanzo grits his teeth. Not yet. Not yet. He would hold it just a bit longer.]

[tasted_the_sky]

[ Cheshire can't deal with the amount of pain he's in-- usually when he's attacked, he's too distracted to think about any scars or shots he endures, the pain not being enough to make him acknowledge it. But this... This was worse than anything..

No, this was almost excruciating as when he first became Cheshire. ]

I--- I don't want to be Cheshire anymore...!!

[heardyoucall]

THEN WHO DO YOU WANT TO BE?

[He strains, holding the sutra where it is.]

ANSWER!

[tasted_the_sky]

[ Cheshire lets out a shrill cry before going limp in the sutra's hold, his strength being sapped without much resistance. ]

[heardyoucall]

[The sutra's glow fades as it slowly lowers Cheshire to the ground, retracting back to Sanzo's shoulders as he will the movement to end.]

...

[tasted_the_sky]

[ Once he's lowered to the ground, the crazed hedgehog slowly curls into a fetal position, hugging his knees to his chest and shaking violently. ]

[heardyoucall]

[Sanzo approaches him slowly, cautiously.]

Oi.

[tasted_the_sky]

[ Tightens the ball, muttering incoherently to himself. ]

[heardyoucall]

...

Cheshire.

[tasted_the_sky]

[ His eyes shoot open and he's on all fours nearly immediately, growling-- but not advancing. His teeth are clenched. ]

Don't fucking come near me.

[heardyoucall]

Calm down.

[He grits his teeth.]

I was trying to wake you up.

[tasted_the_sky]

Yeah, thanks.

[ He covers his head. ] I hurt all over. I feel everything.

[heardyoucall]

You didn't kill me.

[tasted_the_sky]

Yeah, thanks for reminding me. [ He shivers. ] I couldn't even move, asshole.

[heardyoucall]

Do you remember what you said?

[tasted_the_sky]

... [ Lowers his head, his ears folding a bit. ]

No. I don't. Okay? I don't remember. I.. I lose it and I can't remember what's going on in that moment. It passes like a second and I'm left with the pieces.

[heardyoucall]

You were frightened. Said you wouldn't do it anymore. Said to let you go...

But it didn't seem like you were speaking to me.

[tasted_the_sky]

[ Cheshire looks extremely uncomfortable for a moment. ]

N-no, I don't think so. I don't think I said that.

[heardyoucall]

...do you think I'm lying, Cheshire?

[tasted_the_sky]

You could be. Everybody does it. Everybody. [ Looks away. ] I do it all the time. My friends do it. They did it...

[heardyoucall]

What crime did you commit, Cheshire?

[tasted_the_sky]

I don't know what you mean.

[heardyoucall]

Cheshire...

[He shouts angrily.]

DON'T YOU FUCKING LIE TO ME YOU LITTLE PUNK ASS RAT!!

[tasted_the_sky]

[ The sudden increase in volume is nearly enough to send Cheshire back into psychotics, his teeth bared. ]

SHUT THE FUCK UP AND LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE!! I'll-- I'll rip you apart, I don't need someone like you around me-- You're just like them!!

[heardyoucall]

You mean the ones who did this to you? The ones who punished you by ripping your mind out of your skull while you pleaded and begged them not to?! AH? IS THAT WHAT YOU SEE, CHESHIRE? IS THAT WHY YOU RIP AND TEAR? BECAUSE YOU SEE THOSE ANIMALS HURTING YOU AGAIN?