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Brune nods, warily, and rolls aside to make room.

"He's locked himself in his office and he's not answering anyone. I suspect something terrible might have happened." Brune studies her carefully. "You're dreaming, too, aren't you, Doctor?"

@Mithical "Well, I was intending to ask you about Dr. Antonelli, but now I'm more worried about you." Brune rolls cautiously over the threshold. "Are you all right?"

Brune knocks gingerly on the door.

Your Brune has escaped again.

"Well, if we're doing that," Brune says, mildly, and he rolls off to go find Dr. Klaus.

Brune jolts out of his trance at Jack pounding the door, blinking owlishly. "Jack, that might not be such a good idea..."

(sorry, back)

(afk for a bit sorry)

Brune is spaced out and not responding.

(same)

54 vs. 70.

Is the janitor still around, or did he move along?

i feel like i'm missing something, then

Have we seen him anywhere in the hallways, at all?

"...down there, it's down there..." Brune has devolved into insane mumbling again.

"He'll understand," Brune insists. "We need to find him. He'll see."

Brune goes still mid-crunch, suddenly on edge again. "We have to get out of here." His eyes flick wildly around. "It's not safe here."

Brune raises an amused eyebrow, briefly calmed down again, and plucks out some blue and pink crackers. "Are these meant to accompany my cheese packet?"

"Yes," Brune grumbles, reluctantly.

"There's no time," Brune complains, but he grudgingly flops back down into the chair. "If we're staying, we need to find Antonelli. We need to tell him about the cipher and Zakkai. I made him a promise."

"Don't call me sonnyjim -" Brune gripes, wriggling around in vain as Jack nabs him. He is one hundred percent certain Jack has used this maneuver many times on drunk bar patrons.

oof, 77 vs. 33 for Dodge

opposed checks maybe? :p

He abruptly pushes towards the door, trying to get past Jack and bust out.

"It's happening again," Brune mumbles, devolving into catatonia again abruptly. He stares at the office in frozen horror. "It's happening again..."

48 vs. 31, i'm afraid

hehe

Suddenly remembering how his office looked the last time he saw it, he looks around. Is it still the same?

"Because the goggles show the real me." Brune's hands twitch. "A monster. The way I used to see myself, before you all showed up. The dreams - all of it. It's all been messages... symbols. We're all the Eldest have left. Don't you see it, Jack? The mad design of it all? We've always been asleep - all along." He sounds slightly unhinged again.

"It's at the bottom of the ocean," he says, fiercely, "and it's down there, too. I need it, Jack."

His hands twitch, as if he suddenly feels blood on them at the statement, and he pulls them back hastily.

"In this world -" Brune presses a hand to his chest. "I have a heart. In whatever... other place... those goggles show, I don't. And I know exactly where it is, Jack. I'm not crazy. I'm not."

Brune stares for a while. "Put on the goggles," he says, at length.

Did I?

He looks frantically around for Antonelli, convinced that he'll understand.

"No!" Brune grabs at the wheels, but only succeeds in slowing a little. "We have to go to the boat, Jack! Not here!"

"No, no." Brune becomes more animated when he realizes where they're headed. "Not there. Jack, where are we going? Get me out of here!"

"...Antonelli will see, he'll understand," Brune mumbles. "He's lost his heart, too."

Brune doesn't protest; he's mumbling incoherently to himself about spiders.

"Spiders in their ears," Brune mumbles, louder. "There are spiders in their ears."

"...down there..." Brune murmurs, insanely. He has not made any motion to push himself along.

@Mithical welp i tried. 77 vs. 53.

Brune's fingers twitch, make a ripping motion, like tearing paper. He stares off blankly into the distance.

Brune has gone almost catatonic and doesn't reply.

"They're down there, they're down there..." Brune mumbles, abruptly subsiding. His eyes glaze over slightly and he stares off into nothing.

"My heart!" Brune roars. "I threw away my heart! It's out there, for God's sake!"

"I threw it away and now I need it, Jack!" Brune bursts out, abruptly, in a mad panic. He flails pointlessly, smacking at Jack's arms.

"It's down there," Brune mumbles, not answering the question whatsoever. "It's down there, I have to get it, Jack..."

Brune subsides into tense silence, but his eyes flick rapidly around and he's still extremely pale. He looks like he would be sprinting out of the room if he could.