Third Animus Data Fragment - I've seen enough for one life

[shirley_templar]

[Desmond looks....tired. His face is unshaven and sallow, and his eyes are red. He shakes his head, trying to clear the cobwebs. When he speaks, it's not in English, but an older Italian dialect.]

<<Ugh...did anyone get the number of the goddamn train that hit me? It'll be another month before I'll shake this nightmare.>>

[Desmond looks surprised, as though he wasn't expecting what came out of his mouth. He shakes his head again.]

<<What the hell? Am I speaking Italian?>>

Comments

[backwordscompatible]

<< It's not...completely impossible >>

[Again, she wouldn't lie to him, but she also saw no reason to send him spiraling even further if he was this upset already.]

<< But just in case it is, there must be another way. Meditation, maybe? Have you tried meditation? >>

[shirley_templar]

<< I can't say that I have, but considering that I have nightmares about the Animus when I sleep, you can understand why. >>

[He shakes his head.]

<< I'm sorry, I don't mean to vent, I'm just...a little on edge. >>

[backwordscompatible]

<< It's cool. You'd be surprised how much venting I can listen to when I know I'm not the one in trouble. >>

[Jokes aside, however...]

<< I get why you're worried about the nightmares, but meditation is different. If anything, it's meant to be the opposite. You're supposed to be able to learn how to control your own mind. Keep the negative thoughts either in control, or push them out of your mind altogether. >>