- IC CONTACT POST FOR MASKORMENACE -

[slightlyoffchilt]

"Hello.

You've reached the direct line of Doctor Frederick Chilton. As I am not available at the moment, you might assume I'm quite busy with something pressing. State your name and business, and I will return your call."

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[flowerette]

[ Raina managed to muster up a weak smile to try and reassure. Really, it wasn't as though she wanted to stay apart from him. Her instinct was always to go to his side first. But if the Watsons took care of her physical stability and Raina herself took care of her own mental stability, it would give Chilton a head start on the bigger picture -- using his unseen hands to start moving their pieces out on the board and going in for a larger attack. She could join him immediately in this upon recovery. It was the best move -- emotions aside. ]

Soon. We'll see each other soon. I'm taking it day by day for now, but I will call you up every evening. We will be in touch.

[ Raina paused, her eyes drifting away from the camera for a moment. ]

Frederick...

[ There was a monumental pause before: ]

You are the best thing to happen in my life.

[ A confession. She had, after all, seen him die -- hallucination or not. She lost him without telling this to him, and now that she had a second chance -- well she felt compelled to say it -- emotional vulnerability or not, he needed to know. Just in case. Just in case this was the hallucination and he really was still dead.

Raina looked back at the screen and felt a tightness seize her chest. It became harder to breathe, anxiety welling up inside of her. Raina recognized this as the sign that she needed to go lest he see her in the middle of another panic attack. ]

I need rest.

[slightlyoffchilt]

Give me a call again, yes. Every evening -- or even sooner. [He said, urging. Pleading.] Once you've recuperated enough. Once you've rested. The very moment you've accumulated the requisite strength -- [He exhaled, audibly. Chilton recognized this behavioral pattern, though he seemed powerless to curb the impulse of anxiety.]

It isn't my intention to henpeck.

[But it gnawed at him, the fact that he couldn't take care of her. The fact that she wanted to heal on her own schedule. The fact he didn't protect her.]

You're essential, Raina. To me. Please know that. I'll -- I'll await your call.