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85th Floor: Illustra Conference Room

"Nicolas?"

She questioned, her look of concern falling to one of incensed agitation. That conniving little dipshit! I should have KNOWN...Morgan sent us home not TWENTY minutes ago and he just COULDNT quit with it, could he? Had to run to SOMEONE ELSE to bitch and moan, didnt he? And he couldn't go to just ANYBODY... he had to go to KAREN with his ridiculous delusions... and DRAG ME THROUGH THE MUD in front of the woman who's SUPPOSED to HELP me?? She thought, as Karen spoke again. Haleigh lowered herself warily into a chair.

"So.... the T.O. of the Six has been to see you.... I'm sure he had MANY nice things to say about me. Did he paint me out to be the wicked bigot bitch of the East? What you SAW? you mean what he's SHOWN you. He's a TELEPATH... how do you know he hasn't manipulated a 'replay' to his liking? He's probably up there in his room LAUGHING about how he played YOU and TRUMPED me."

she sighed, slumping to forward to rest her face in her hands for a moment.

"You know what? FINE. I don't care. You can tell him he WINS. I'm a racist and a Cassadine and WHATEVER ELSE he wants me to be... because frankly, I'm sick of TALKING to him. I'm SICK to death of defending myself to HIM... I dont give a DAMN about him and I don't have to prove ANYTHING to him."

She said, sitting up and leaning back in her chair... She took another sow sip of tea, her facial expression softening, along with her tone.

"Hmm... I feel oddly liberated. Funny... if that NEANDERTHAL was right here with us... I'd probably trying to leap across the table and strangle him.... such a CAVEMAN... no, really. [sarcastically animated] Me Nicolas. Me have BIG STICK. [heavy sigh] honestly. He halts ALL progress to wage some bogus personal vendetta. I'm trying to save a man's LIFE here... and he's got to blindside me with a LOW BLOW that wasn't even RELEVANT."
 
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The T.O. of the Six! LMFAO!
Illustra-85th floor

<< The doctor sat and listened, not moving. not saying anything. Putting her hand over her face as the woman went onto a tyraid about NOTHING and EVERYTHING all at once and all of this from Karen asking Haleigh to be seated?>>

You arrogant child. Do you think I am THAT MUCH of an amateur that I could be FOOLED by a "Telepathic Illusion"?

<< The doctor had enough of this woman's volatile, "never wanting to admit her wrong" attitude. and Karen slammed a solid round paper weight on the table.>>

BE QUIET!


Just CLOSE YOUR MOUTH for once. This outburst is completely unecessary.I've had about ENOUGH of you and your unwillingness to SHUT YOUR MOUTH and LISTEN and LEARN and it's TIME that you did just that!


<< holding up her hand...>>

<<ZAP!>>

You're going to SIT THERE and we're going to TALK about what your problem is and don't bother trying to leave, or anything ELSE that requires the use of your powers. they're SCRAMBLED.


<< the doctor's tone was forcefull, clear and sharp. she was VERY serious.>>

Morgan telephoned me after the fallout in Alycia's office, so you see, I already KNEW what was going on. When Nicolas came to me, I could feel and OBVIOUSLY see with my training as a th erapist that he was on the verge of breaking down. I was MORE than disappointed to see that it was in large part BECAUSE OF YOU.



<< continuing to sit, the Doctor remains focused.>>

You're a bully. You've been that way for ages and until you met Morgan, Alison and joined the Six...you were used to having the upper hand. You dont have that anymore. YOu werent expecting to encounter people with the will and the POWER to resist you and CHALLENGE YOU and You have been slapped in the face with REALITY more than once while being apart of this team but every so often, with those who you THINK you can exercise dominance over...you take that opportunity. You did it with Blaze and now you're doing it with Nicolas.

It is NOT part of Nicolas' job description to take your racist remarks NOR is HE your subordinate. You are EQUALS and a RATIONAL person would remember that but based on what I've been told...you've been anything BUT rational as of late...ever since your precious secret about being connected to Stavros came to the surface.


You're used to lying, deceiving others and using information to suit YOUR needs and you've had to adjust...to LEARN along the way that your behavior doesnt CUT IT in every social circle you are apart of.

the fact that you went on the DEFENSE about NICOLAS without even giving me the chance to lay a neutral platform of discussion SHOWS that your conscience...what little of it there may be...can even realize that your behavior was a disgrace.


even now, you act like an unstable wild animal who lashes out at ANYTHING that is beyond their control or understanding.

<< pausing for a moment.>>

Clearly you've become unbalanced lately. It's not hard to guess that this most likely began when Alycia steam rolled over you after she found out your secret. You don't like when people don't listen to you. You don't like it when they can MATCH and ONE UP YOU and Alycia, a HUMAN with just as much drive and tenacity as any super human blew you out of the water....you began to take this...passive agressive route. you displaced your anger ....brutaliziing Blaze and later choosing a most INOPPORTUNE time [ the death of Stavros] to make some misguided "stand" against Alycia for what was a justifiable act of self defense.

NOW, in the face of Ethan Cruise...a contract killer whose actions could change ALL of our lives for ever... you want to act as though YOUR supposed epiphany about "no more death" should dictate the decision of Spellbinder or the feelings of the others? and when people disagree with you... when you're challenged for YOUR behavior and questioned as to WHY people should listen to YOU all of a sudden in light of the things YOU did toward Alycia, the person that ETHAN was trying to kill....you have NO BETTER SENSE than to resort to racial slurs?

Not only are you unraveling, you're betraying the parts of yourself that you have worked so hard to hide and all the while, you're becoming a BURDEN to this team and a RISK.

You need to STOP deflecting and take a look in the MIRROR and see what YOUR problem is instead of trying to tell OTHERS what their problem is.
 
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[ MorningStar followed Spellbinder and Guardian's directives silently, first creating interferance so their discussion could not be overheard, then emitting a strobe light effect from her hands to disorient Ethan and add to the confusion and nightmarish conditions he was experiencing.

Suddenly Ethan came back to reality - the horror of what he'd seen showing all over his face. She'd been in this position many times before, though when she did it on behalf of the police they liked to call it "interviewing" instead of "interrrogating" - but it amounted to the same thing. She walked slowly to where Ethan sat. She leaned forward so that her face was inches from his, her hands on the arms of the chair. She cocked her head slightly, looking deeply into his eyes, trying to read him. She made her body glow in a way that would be comforting, that would make him want to trust her. She spoke softly, rhythmically. ]

"Ethan..."

[ It was sing-song, the way you hear your name called in dreams. She ran a finger slowly down his right cheek. ]

"If you tell us everything you know, we'll make the pain stop."
 
Haleigh fell silent as Karen responded... slamming the paper weight down and opening a long-winded assault. Haleigh didn't flinch. didn't blink. didn't speak.

Oh.... struck a nerve, have I?

She thought. She watched Karen through narrowed eyes as she was called a bully, a racist, and a liar.... and further admonished for being unstable, unbalanced and passive aggressive and if THAT wasn't bad enough, a burden and a RISK to the VERY cause that took nearly everything from her. The curious thing was that she didn't say ANYTHING... she just politely waited until the doctor was finished, as if, maybe, to prove she COULD listen. And when Karen was done... silence fell over the two for a second.... and then Haleigh stood up from the table.

"I don't have to TAKE this. It's nice how you criticize ME for belittling a man incessantly provoking me while you're in here LIGHTING UP THE NIGHT talking down your nose at ME. I don't NEED this. I'm 'clearly unbalanced' so what? You've come to take a shot at me as well? WELL I've got NEWS for you, Doctor. I don't NEED my powers to turn my back on you. I KNOW what my problem is... and I can SEE you aren't going to be much help with it. I Knew... I KNEW it was a bad idea look to you for help... and NOW I know it wasnt just my PRIDE talking. I'm leaving now, thanks for the verbal abuse."
 
Illustra-85th floor

You're not going ANYWHERE.

<< Karen lifted her hands and extened them forward, trapping Haleigh in a golden field and removing ALL possibility of movement as she mystically bound her.>>

it's about TIME you faced the music and you're GOING to answer for what you've done.

You can't turn your back. you can't escape, you HAVE to face THIS...ALL of it.

YOU made the choices that have lead to this moment and now you will give an account for them now SIT DOWN!

<< Haleigh's body had no choice but to obey.>>

You STILL don't get it, do you?

You shut down EVERY TIME you're forced to be held responsible for your words and actions. You've been in this mode EVERY SINCE Alycia went over you're head but you couldnt understand there was MORE at stake than your foolish pride or even the love of your sister....and even now, instead of realizing that your choices and actions have had a negative impact on everyone around you, you want to play the role of victim?

Have you ever ONCE given thought to those who YOU have harrassed and abused? the lives you have RUINED? all the things you seek to Blame Alycia or even Nicolas for...YOU are just as guilty of YOURSELF MANY TIMES OVER.

Instead of pointing fingers and finding excuses, why not try ADMITTING and DEALING with YOURSELF.
 
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85th Floor: Illustra Conference Room

Haleigh glared at the Dr.... all manner of respect or courtesy gone from the predatory, caged tiger look that dominated her eyes. she couldn't leave... Karen saw to that and even made a point of forcing her to sit down. to this injustice, Haleigh only further buckled down. Karen could control her body... but if ANYTHING in the world was indomitable, it was her will.

"Oh? Answer for what I've done? Answer to who? YOU?? Piss off."

She snapped, without breaking eye contact. It was a completely brazen comment brought out by anger that was deep seated and unbridled, and it was clear that while Haleigh would NORMALLY have at least attempted to be polite and respectful with the Doctor, that was gone now.

"What do you want from me? You want me to cry and tell you how sorry I am? how ashamed i am? Well Im NOT. Yeah... thats it. I just DONT get it. Yep, that's what's wrong with me. Youre so clever, aren't you Karen? Not clever ENOUGH.... though... not clever enough to realize that you can MAKE me sit here and you can MAKE me listen but you CAN'T MAKE me break myself down... you CAN'T MAKE me play along with your DR. PHIL HORSESHIT. I'm sorry Nicolas woke you, Karen, I'm sorry you WASTED you TIME coming here. But I don't NEED another person judging me.... I've got ENOUGH people doing that and I cover the task FINE all by myself anyways.... and I don't WANT to fight with you.... so its FINE by me if you don't want me to leave. We can just sit here and STARE at each other... but I OBVIOUSLY can't talk to you... because you've ALREADY formed an opinion on me and there's nothing I can say... because I'm never gonna change your mind."
 
Illustra-85th floor

<< slowly standing up, Karen looked at the young woman with a rather detached glare.>>


Do you think it matters to me if you "answer" to ME? Honey my life will go on whether you get a grip or NOT.

Haleigh, you don't fool me. I've dealt with patients far more cantankerous and FAR MORE obstinant than you. You can insult me all you want, apparently when push comes to shove that's what you do BEST. But that STILL doesnt change the fact that YOU have a problem and you can't STAND the fact that someone can see through you.

<< walking around the table, the doctor intended to prolong this.>>

I know such spells that would PULL from you ALL of your secrets, your dreams ALL of the things you THINK are so well hidden. I could FORCE you to face yourself and all the UGLY therein , to EXPERIENCE all of the maladaptive behavior you bombard other people with and let YOU see what it feels like...but i think we BOTH know that you're not well right now...you're WEARY and it shows in your unbalanced behavior as of late.



you keep lashing out as if you're being so scrutinized...but from what i can tell...the ONLY person having passed judgement lately is YOU. First on Alycia, then Nicolas who you KEEP bringing up in this conversation. You've been rude with Morgan and Alison as well. Morgan came to you once, you shut her out. ALISON warned you that things would be as good or as BAD as you made them and so far, your choices, your ACTIONS proove that you dont CARE how bad things get.

Your fatalist, devil may care mentality may save you from combat situations but they DONT save you from interpersonal relationships. You're friendship with blaze...gone. your professional relationship with alycia...gone. your standing with the six...DECLINING. How long before your relationship with ZACH begins to suffer from this...VACUUM? What man wants to deal with a woman who is ready to self destruct everytime things dont go her way?

<< turning around and walking back.>>

there's a difference between a strong will and hiding behind a WALL..a wall you've spent YEARS building up and reinforcing.


you can insult ME all day and all night. you can "shut down" and yet the problem will remain and how do you think before Morgan and Alison have to make a descision about you? You'll be RIGHT back where you were over a year ago...and it will all have been because of choices YOU made.

Nobody is judging you. That's just your own dilluted perception. Nobody is out to "get you". People call things as they see them. They could be wrong, but you certainly havent CARED enough to proove them wrong now have you?

People want to see you get some HELP because you've been acting like you've lost your MIND over the past 24 hours. Morgan cared ENOUGH to tell you that you need help, as did ALISON, who DESPITE the rudeness you've sent HER way has remained long suffering.....how different is THAT from a year ago when she would have just as soon KILLED YOU than look at you? Delilah has no reason to "judge" you, despite YOUR constantly WRITING HER OFF and then there is Persephone, who is now your half sister. Instead of delilghting in this new opportunity to bond with her, you've been so busy acting like a JACKASS that you've neglected your sister in her new form just as you did in her OLD form when you CHOSE to make the life that you did that lead you away from her.

Your choices...these outcomes.
 
Limbo Interrogation

Ethan didn't know what to do. He didn't know where to find anybody. They were all either missing, captured or dead. Suddenly the coldest voice he had ever heard pierced his hearing like a knife he turned to face the woman who could apparantely see him. He recognized the voice immediately. Morgan Victoria, and it was just like he dreaded, she wanted nothing to do with him. He did succeed in killing Alycia, he had collected his bounty, but the world has changed. The MASTER MOLD was unleashed and the Six didn't stop them. They raided Illustra. Morgan had outted him as a Mutant. He was speechless.

"Morgan.. I, I didn't know this would happen! This isn't what I wanted!"

As she revealed herself, hordes of demons and psychic hounds swarmed his body, tearing him to shreds and gripping into his flesh and tearing at his bone. He looked down to see scarlet red as he was now looking at his own bones. The pain was excruciating and he screamed out in a deep and painful cry as he now found himself BACK in Limbo. He was tied up by chains of an uncomposed energy. They seemed to be on some kind of mountainous area where he could see the dark and evil skies of Limbo. He was shivering and looked back down on his body, and he was fine. He wasn't dead. Delilah Trevalen was standing in front of him with Ava, Alison and Morgan behind her. This was his interrogation. Delilah spoke to him in a cold and even tone as he fought back tears.

"Trevalen... what do you want to know..."

He bowed his head. He was beaten, he needed to tell them everything he could. He didn't know they were so against Mystech, that their work along with Alycia was protecting the world. Their plans were the same, their alleigances were the same, and he needed to give them anything he could to help them continue their work, even if it meant his death.. He whispered softly to himself.

"I didn't know... I just didn't know..."
 
Illustra - to 85th floor

Haleigh sat still, with a steely glare, apparently unimpressed by Karen's threats of spells. But when Karen suggested Haleigh was the only one doing the judging, Haleigh smiled wickedly.

"Oh, is THAT so? You mean to make out like you DIDNT come here with the EXPRESS purpose of telling me about myself? My BULLYING, RACIST, LYING self? my UNSTABLE, UNBALANCED, PASSIVE AGRESSIVE self? You mean to tell me that you dont STAND THERE and look at me and SEE a BURDEN and a RISK?? HA. You're a joke.... you can't even decide one way to attack. I can't believe people PAY you to 'treat' them. I wouldn't pay you if I was criminally insane."

She replied, with a scoff, and moving on with great sarcasm to target Karen's next tactic.

"You know, it's funny you should say that... because I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Everybody else I can scare off.... but Zach.... he's tough. I've TRIED getting rid of him... but that boy's got a hold on me like a damned pit bull. I'm running out of ideas. Maybe YOU can help me.... you didn't have much trouble driving YOUR man away."

In all honestly, Haleigh had inadvertantly revealed that she might have done things purposely, with the intent to push everybody away. But behind all that bravado... there were some things even Haleigh couldn't hide... or didnt want to.
 
Limbo

:: As Delilah drug her finger along Ethan's cheek, Persephone could see the man shaking with fear. A small smile crept along her lips as her piercing blue eyes glared violently at him. Hearing him ask Delilah what she wanted to know, it was obviously their attempts to bleed him dry of information had succeeded. But of course, it was way too much fun not to continue this little 'interigation game'. ::

"Eager are we...?"

:: Persephone's voice echoed, now taking a small step forward and withdrawing a single Mystic Dagger. Dragging it along her finger tips, the goddess wasn't about to use it against him, or even attack him. It was just another technique to scare him straight. ::

"You wouldn't LIE to us, now would you?"

:: With lighting fast speeds, Persephone through the weapon straight at Ethan's face. The dagger's razor sharp point stopped milimeters away from Ethan's retna, hovering in mid air. ::

"Because I could get a little knife happy..."
 
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The "Joke" is on YOU sweetheart if you think ANYONE in this building is going to risk their lives on account of your demented, self destructive behavior. Zach may be putting up with you..even showing PITY, or MAYBE he's one of the RARE FEW that can see somewhere in that TOXIC cesspool you call a personality a possible HEALTHY core? Maybe he wants to keep hope alive so you dont wind up going the route most people like you do.

<< the doctor turned as Haleigh rebutted in the way she expected. looking at Haleigh as she placed her hands on her hips, the doctor's intimidating eyes looked THROUGH the young woman. her comment about Christopher meant nothing, as Karen was GLAD to have driven that evil man away.>>

your defenses are retread. your strategy can't cope with the REALITY of the situation.

You ARE a bully, obnoxious, inappropriate and MORE and those are just your SURFACE flaws.

The things i stated before are TRUE. OTHER people don't tell you because THEY might be impressed or intimidated by you, miss g.i. jane, but i'm NOT. you're just another weak little girl who doesnt know how to maintain a HEALTHY relationship , let alone nurture any lasting friendships. ANYONE who enters into a prolonged relationship with winds up leaving..or DYING because of the SAME THING..... You're a vacuum, TOXIC.

You ARE a burden...that's why you're not on the current mission. You ARE a risk...that's why you are dangerously close to being asked to LEAVE this team. You better WAKE UP sweetheart because you are ILL EQUIPED to shut ME up. I'm not the one with anything to lose. YOU are. You've lost MUCH already and you're too stubborn, too FOOLISH and too reliant on your pride to realize that.

So used to mistreating and ABUSING people are you that you KNOW deep down...you feel you don't have what it takes to maintain HEALTHY friendships and relationships with people so instead of using the "strength" you claim to have, you take the route that MOST cowards like yourself do and you DRIVE EVERYONE AWAY...some you brutalize, others you BETRAY, and others you verbally abuse...and if all else fails, you KILL THEM. It's easy to wallow in your own mental malfunction when you THINK you don't have to be held accountable to anyone....something YOU crow about ALL THE TIME.

The truth is, no one here wants to be BOTHERED. NO ONE in their right mind would put up with your CRAP and although you had reached a new level in your interactions with Morgan and Alison...they BOTH are convinced that you are losing your mind and are no longer FIT to serve on this team.


<< smiling at Haleigh as she went toward the door.>>

I certainly have BETTER things to do than waste my time on an ill tempered RAMBETTE who thinks she's an army of one. In MY professional opinion, you are not fit to return to the Six. I will make my FORMAL recommendation to Morgan and Alison that you be REMOVED from Illustra immediately.

Oh but before i go, allow me to show you why i'm one of the most successfull psycho therapists on the east coast..and why people like YOU who THINK they are so tough are the most FUN to CRACK!

<< turning around to face Haleigh, the doctor's cape sweeps behind her as she lifts her hands. the room grows dark as Karen ignites a spell. thunder crashes as the doctor's elegant voice rises above the winds. she gestures>>

Let the truth from within, Destroy her Might
Her worst Fears, her weakness, Now she will Fight
Brought forth from her maladpative mind and black heart into the Night,
Twist Her, BREAK HER, End her plight!

<< sweeping her hands forward and out toward Haleigh, an odd, rushing "harp" sound is heard as a flash of golden light can be seen throughtout the entire conference room. Karen herself disappears in billowing blasts of smoke and Haleigh must now be faced with the TRUTH about herself. She will be FORCED to see herself for who and what she REALLY IS without any "spin". all the faults, the weaknesses and tendencies. Her mental defenses and "discipline" to resist psychological manipulation are DESTROYED and she is STRIPPED to her core self as she is cast onto the ASTRAL PLANE.>>

<<On the astral plane with NO control over what she sees or feels, she will be FORCED to relieve all her memories as they ACTUALLY happened, not as she "sees" them with her own spin. every life she took, every person she battered and abused, all the of things that SHE accused others of and yet SHE did herself. she will RELIVE all of the worst moments in her life and she will be forced to watch them from an objective perspective..seeing just how maladpative she actually is. all of these things will coelesce into a "real as life" scenario of what will happen to HER if she continues on this path. she will see herself being forced out of the six, ultimately exposed for being a mutant and captured by the government. Alycia Barnett will supervise over her BRUTAL EXPERIMENTATION...in which she will DIE a painfull, humiliating death. No one comes to her aid, no one mourns her loss, she is remembered as little more than a traitor to america, a domestic terrorist who was reviled by everyone she knew. her death will bring COMFORT AND JOY to the masses and will be looked upon with APATHY by those whom she once served with in the Six.>>


<< Psycho Therapy is the most intense, EXTREME forms of therapy. it involves reacing DEEP into the psyche of the patient, KNOCKING OUT all of their defenses and forcing them to see themselves as they REALLY ARE. this is one of the most extreme examples of why Dr. Victoria is legendary for her results. using her magick to BOLSTER normal therapy techniques and FORCING people to seem themselves for what and who they really are. for those who truly want to recover, and start FRESH...this is where it begins. Psycho The>>


<< Haleigh's physical body remains in the conference room and cannot move, she cannot leave the conference room. she will STAY and suffer through this spell...and if she is anywhere NEAR as "strong" as she think she is...she will LEARN.>>
 
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Illustra - to 85th floor

Haleigh smiles knowingly as Karen responds, confirming EVERYTHING she just said.

"MMHMM.... and who made THAT judgement? It was YOU, wasn't it? So maybe you'd like to readvise your previous statement... about me IMAGINING being judged?"

But when Karen takes to attacking Haleigh's ability to maintain a relationship... Haleigh stops smiling. She frowns and struggles to move, her voice turning from a taunt to a growl.

"SHUT UP... you SHUT UP! You don't know what you're talking about..... I CAN... I just don't want to...."

Karen turns to leave and Haleigh senses a final reprieve from this onslaught.... and reverts back to confidence and sarcasm.

"Oh, FINALLY. Thank God.... I thought you'd never tire of criticizing me. Oh, your PROFESSIONAL opinion, is it? Well, now that they have YOUR permission to exile me.... wonderful. I think that's exactly what they were waiting for. Thanks for your help-- NOT!"

What happens next takes Haleigh by surprise. For all her posturing, she didn't think Karen would actually USE magick against her. She could tell she was on a different plane... and she couldn't move or speak... she could only watch, as if from third person, as her life flashed before her.... and every corrupt, questionable thing she ever did played out like a movie in front of her. She was stoic as she watched her past... these actions, these flaws were not new to her... she saw them every day when she looked in the mirror. It was her FUTURE path that had the most profound effect. Being cast out of the six is hurtful, but not devastating... but being captured.... experimented on... under the watchful eye of Alycia... THAT gets her attention... and like when you drive by a bad car wreck and HAVE to watch... Haleigh can't bring herself to look away, even through the torturous experiments... and her own final moments:

Alycia Barnett makes an appearance in the lab... Haleigh is strapped down to a bed and being subject to magnetic pulses so strong that her pale, weakend body shudders and falls limp. She is barely conscious... and she seems to know the end is near. Even now, she is defiant and abrasive... cold and standoffish to the very end.... and now, certifiably insane. Her own laughter gives Haleigh chills... it is shrill and emotionless, robotic.

"They say I'm going to die soon Barnett... are you going to do it? Come on.... it'd be kind of poetic. COME ON!"

She shouts, as she uses her last bit of strength to surge forward, breaking her binds but causing those standing by to adminster a subduing dose of magnetic flare... too subduing, it proves.... and the sound of her own flatline fills the air.

That's not the end of the montage either... the worst comes as each of the six goes about their lives... unmoved... as Haleigh's funeral service is held... and no one attends. Haleigh winces... because in spite of EVERYTHING... she didn't imagine it could get that bad. Well... I got what I wanted... Every ONE of them is still alive... but at what cost? I lost myself along the way.... not to mention that i DISGRACED myself..... and what's worse... essentially... I still LOST them... all of them.
 
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<< down the hall on the 85th floor, sitting quietly in a small alcove Karen "watches" from a scrying pool. The pulses, twitches and small "spikes" from haleigh's physical body indicate reaction from what she's being subjected to. Haleigh certainly does a good job at stifling her emotions but she cannot escape what she's being forced to experience by the spell.>>

I hope that she gets something out of this. that she LEARNS.

<< Karen says softly as she sits in the alcove.>>

<< she can't afford to coddle or pet her patients, when it comes to turning them around, she has to be hard...even BRUTAL. members of the six were not used to her being this way and in Haleigh's case, Karen KNEW it would come down to this moment because Haleigh would rely on her "defenses" even to the expense of HERSELF.>>

This is for your own good. You dont want to be you're own greatest enemy...

<< after a while, the spell runs its course and Haleigh's astral form, her mental essence are returned to her body, with all the feelings and sensory inupt for the spell INTACT with clarity. she is back in the dark conference room, but Karen is not there. she is no longer held by the mystic binds but her POWERS are still scrambled...if she wants to get anywhere...she'll have to walk and she'll find that her body is a bit weakened from the intensity of what she just went through.>>
 
85th Floor: Illustra Conference Room

The spell ends and Haleigh's awareness returns to her body in the conference room. She can tell immediately that she's been released from Karen's hold but her powers are still on the fritz, she finds, as she can't retreat or scan for Karen on Illustra's security network. She looks around... it appears Karen has left.

Though her body is achey and feels heavy, Haleigh tries to stand and leave the room... she only gets a few steps before stumbling and falling to her knees, her body shuddering uncontrollably. Okay... so maybe she had a point... maybe I went about things the wrong way... so maybe i've got inadequate coping.... She stays there for a few seconds.... and then with slow, steady determination, pushes herself back to her feet. She uses the doorway for support and then, out in the hallway, she walks along the wall. She makes her way towards the elevator slowly... unaware that she isn't alone. She stops midway down the corridor, leaning against the wall and burying her face in her hands.

"How am I gonna fix this?"

Her quiet voice, muffled through her palms, asks no one in particular.
 
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<< Karen quietly steps out of the alcove, still in her regal black flying suit, the moonlight from the alcove casts over the doctor as she stands with her hands on her hips.>>

<< she see's Haleigh is in the midst of reflection and questioning and waits a few moments. as she spoke, her voice was cold, yet elegant as it echoed down the silent hall. >>

It can get better you know. The wonderfull thing about the human psyche is that for most of us, we possess the ability to process and CHANGE accordingly. Just because you've done things one way for so long..its not too late for you to realize and try a BETTER way.

You're young...you still have time to change. Your life doesnt have to be defined by the mistakes of the PAST , nor do you have to continue making those SAME mistakes now and relying on FLAWED defense mechanisms.

It shouldnt BE ABOUT "defending" from/against your friends..your family.

I think you knew that deep down but were too entrenched.


My spell pulled you outside of "yourself" and allowed you to see things as they REALLY WERE and where they would GO if you didnt change.
 
Nicolas re-entered his own mind in his quarters. He sat for several inutes trying to calm himslef further, trying to settle wht heeded to be done in his mind and for the team's sake. he finally decided upon a course of action, but he would wait until morning, when he would put it into action. As for now, he settled into bed after a long shower, and settled into his best sleep in days. He didn't even need it PHYSICALLY, but he found that it help to soothe his mind that much more.
 
Limbo

[ Delilah turned her head to Ava. Damn, she was good at being the bad cop. Or maybe crazy cop. Maybe she should join the force…Delilah almost laughed at the thought of the goddess in uniform blues. Instead she just smiled. ]

“Now Ava, I’m SURE our guest wouldn’t be so deceiving as that, would you Ethan?”

[ She turned back to the dark-haired man. ]

“It IS okay if I call you Ethan, isn’t it? Good. Now...”

[ She stood tall and turned, glancing quickly at the others as her back was turned to Ethan. She began to pace in front of him, her arms crossed in front of her, one finger to pursed lips. ]

“We know that Stavros Cassadine hired you to kill Alycia. But you have another agenda for being here as well.”

[ She turned to face him. ]

“Who fed you your information about the Six? Who knows what we are?”
 
Limbo

:: Looking to Delilah, Persephone's eyes shifted to a startled Ethan. Holding her hand out, the dagger immediately returned--just as fast as when she threw it--to her hand. Holstering the weapon, Persephone crossed her arms along her chest and waited for the man to speak. ::

"Tick tock, Ethan. I sure some hungry demons who would love to have a midnight snack, right about now."
 
Haleigh spun around a recoiled as if she'd been hit as Karen spoke, exhaling quickly and running her hand through her hair.

"Oh, Karen.... you startled me...."

She listened as Karen gave her a few words of encouragement. She could agree with it... but she knew there was so much more to it than that.

"I think we BOTH know that's remarkably easier said than done... most especially in my case. I just dont... know where... to start."

She gave a soft laugh that provoked a cough.

"Yeah, well... I might have NEEDED the change in persepective.... but I can't say I thoroughly enjoyed your methods."
 
illustra-85th floor

<< Karen's eyes were always the most intimidating feature of her bewitching face. she could pierce even the strongest facade with her trademark disapproving glare. but as haleigh spoke honestly and from her heart, Karen's facial expression SOFTENED.>>

start right here, right now.

<< the two women stood in the dark hallway of the 85th floor.>>

remember what youve seen from my spell. remember it clearly. it will take work, a conscious effort on your part as you will be moving OUTSIDE of your "comfort zone." transition is never easy for any of us but its a part of growing and evolving.

its OKAY to feel awkward and perhaps even lost. when you finally let go of something, there's a vacuum there. the TRICK is to work to fill it with something BETTER than before...itll be EASY to revert back, especially when things get a little rough but you must REMEMBER tonigiht.

Better to go through this NOW than to crash and burn later...alone and uncared for. We BOTH know you really dont want that and its OKAY for you to want or acknowledge the NEED for friendship and BONDS with those you work/live/play with.

But you need to show yourself to be friendly as well. there are some people here who you have things to sort out with. thats going to be apart of this process too.

I'll be checking on you soon, but for now, I think I've done all i can.

<< as Karen flings her hands up, a rushing harp sound is heard as her cape spreads out and with a chime, she disappears in the blink of an eye, leaving Haleigh there alone. the power scramble effect finally comes to an end as well.>>
 
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