*He won't /hear/ anything, but he'll sense an urging to keep going.* Darnell: M-mom... *tears in his eyes - is this hurting her? Is he going to lose her again? . . . but what choice does he have? He huffs a soft sob and slaps his hand down on the shiomai, the pendant caught between the stone and his palm, /willing/ this to work but to spare his mother!* *The white shimmer begins to form again, and as that starts to happen Brogan's black form materializes again. He /dives/ towards Darnell with a desperate cry! He hits Darnell, and all will go black for him. He'll find himself sitting in a black place, nothing around him, no light, and yet he's able to see. The pain in his chest is still there, and his brand aches, and after a moment he'll find his mom materializing before him.* Darnell: */cries/ out, trying to dodge without moving his hand as Brogan dives at him, but he doesn't make it, and all goes black. Shuddering, he straightens and looks around, then watches the form materialize, tears on his cheeks* Mom... *reaches for her* Rosalyn: *smiles and reaches for him, taking his hand. Yes, he can feel her here.* Look at you, my little boy, all grown up... Oh Darnell, I'm so proud of you. Darnell: *sobs, wanting to pull her to him, to /hug/ her, afraid to somehow lose her if he does* M-mom! I-I miss you...I love you! Rosalyn: *softly cups his cheek* I love you too. I always have, and I always will. Darnell: ... *can't help it, he finally pulls her into a /TIGHT/ hug!* I love you! I love you! *has to just.../cling/ to her for a moment, just a moment...at least...* Rosalyn: *HUGS back, just clinging back for a long moment. Finally, reluctantly, she shifts back* You can't stay here, Darnell, there is still so much you can do. Darnell: *reluctantly shifts back as well* Where /are/ we? What happened? How are you even /here/ at all? Rosalyn: Your pendant drew me to you. I could feel that you were in danger. This place is...an in between, a place for the dead. Go back, son. You have too much to live for yet, and you have a choice to continue on yet.
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Darnell: M-mom... *tears in his eyes - is this hurting her? Is he going to lose her again? . . . but what choice does he have? He huffs a soft sob and slaps his hand down on the shiomai, the pendant caught between the stone and his palm, /willing/ this to work but to spare his mother!*
*The white shimmer begins to form again, and as that starts to happen Brogan's black form materializes again. He /dives/ towards Darnell with a desperate cry! He hits Darnell, and all will go black for him. He'll find himself sitting in a black place, nothing around him, no light, and yet he's able to see. The pain in his chest is still there, and his brand aches, and after a moment he'll find his mom materializing before him.*
Darnell: */cries/ out, trying to dodge without moving his hand as Brogan dives at him, but he doesn't make it, and all goes black. Shuddering, he straightens and looks around, then watches the form materialize, tears on his cheeks* Mom... *reaches for her*
Rosalyn: *smiles and reaches for him, taking his hand. Yes, he can feel her here.* Look at you, my little boy, all grown up... Oh Darnell, I'm so proud of you.
Darnell: *sobs, wanting to pull her to him, to /hug/ her, afraid to somehow lose her if he does* M-mom! I-I miss you...I love you!
Rosalyn: *softly cups his cheek* I love you too. I always have, and I always will.
Darnell: ... *can't help it, he finally pulls her into a /TIGHT/ hug!* I love you! I love you! *has to just.../cling/ to her for a moment, just a moment...at least...*
Rosalyn: *HUGS back, just clinging back for a long moment. Finally, reluctantly, she shifts back* You can't stay here, Darnell, there is still so much you can do.
Darnell: *reluctantly shifts back as well* Where /are/ we? What happened? How are you even /here/ at all?
Rosalyn: Your pendant drew me to you. I could feel that you were in danger. This place is...an in between, a place for the dead. Go back, son. You have too much to live for yet, and you have a choice to continue on yet.