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[omnischolar]

We're all together.

It's such a strange feeling. I've never met Jean before, but within thirty seconds of meeting him I felt like I knew him. Like he was someone very dear to me. Which I suppose he was, once. Or more than once, if our speculation and Eric's belief that we've had other lives is true.

Speaking of Eric... I'm going to cut this, so no one read beyond this point until you're ready.

I'm scared. I'm really, really damn scared about what's happening with him. Why isn't he healing? Why is this wound, whatever it is, starting to affect him when he's awake, when the shadow's nowhere near? I'd been assuming it was similar to Erin's, but that might not be right. Erin seems to healing--slowly, but healing. Her bruise is fading, and she seems... all right. As well as someone can be expected to be after having their mind and soul fed on by that creature.

We need to find out more about what's going on with him. But I'm afraid to ask him to try to get more information about the wound. When I caught up to him outside the restaurant, he looked so hurt, so lost, so... I don't want to hurt him more.

This entire situation is so infuriatingly intolerable, and there's no clear path I can see to make it better.