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( People have probably had enough of being woken up in the middle of the night, so if your bracelet is safely off, you won't notice a strange message coming through. It almost sounds like someone is rubbing a blanket up against their microphone; the video feed shows a pitch dark room, moving every now and then ... almost as if someone is thrashing around a bit in bed. Because that's exactly what is happening right now. Every now and then the strange static is punctuated by feverish murmuring.

Hermione Granger is having a nightmare. )

No.. Not Harry, I swear I'll be good, I promise..

( Her voice is low, begging, pleading, whispered. You wouldn't catch it unless you turned up your volume to try and discern what the strange muttering was. )

I did everything right, I swear; I just forgot .. please, don't .. it's not .. I won't --

( More thrashing. The video feed is obscured as the whispering reaches a crescendo and then --

A muffled scream. If you're in Odin house, you probably heard it, especially if you room nearby. If not, it's a little alarming as the video feed cuts out just as Hermione finds the lightswitch and floods her bedroom with light.

About twenty minutes later, there is a text post for the morning. )

Does anyone know if it's possible to brew sleeping potions here?

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[She could brow-beat her for being hard on herself later. She was tired for now.]

Alright then. I'll see you soon for that. Don't worry about it. Bad dreams are pretty common. We just don't always wake up in the middle of them. You're probably having sleeping problems here, which won't help.

( They could both yell at each other. Meanwhile, Hermione will just nod, before remembering Samantha couldn't see her. )

It's likely the stress of being here.

( Nevermind that she had night terrors at home. )

Thank you.

Stress like this place never makes anything easier, Hermione. It can really make things a lot harder. I'll try to help if I can, but like I said you probably want Euri's shop for this one.

I understand. I've been talking to them.. ( But Draco is being difficult. ) And I don't think it'll be a problem.

Good to hear...

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Just, on an unrelated... if you say anything. Well... that's over again for now. I think we'll have better luck keeping me locked up next time.

( Hermione paused for a long time. Then she nodded to herself. )

Samantha, it's all right. Really. I have ... had a friend back home with a similar condition. There were ways to manage it. I have some ideas that may help you, once I'm in a position where I can help you.

We're trying some things already, and more soon... but I won't knock more help at this point. If you've had experience with this sort of thing, I'm not going to turn it down.

I'm tired of hurting people.

I don't believe that things like this are your fault.

( Her response is automatic, she's clearly put a lot of thought into this. )

Hurting people is all about intent. You clearly don't want to hurt people. It's .. different.

I know several people don't. I'll put you on that list. But, it's important to me that I be responsible for this on some level. It gives me a reason to stop it, to keep trying.

But, you should ... you really need to understand. She isn't another person inside of me, and it's nothing magical. All the magical things are gone, locked away when I got here thank god or this'd be a lot worse. It's like a biological switch in me that turns off all of the impulse controls and turns on all of the temptations, ramps my libido to ten.

Imagine all those random thoughts you get. You see a train coming and you think 'I wonder what would happen if I tossed this guy gabbing and annoying me into it. Most people have those thoughts. They're horrified, but they turn them off, shut them away and pretend it never happened. Hah hah, it's just a joke.

That part of me? No impulse control. A random desire gets into my head, I do it. Usually without much hesitation. Add to this a demon's personality and a psychotically raging libido... well, you should get the idea. It's me, but it's me without any control or limits to make me behave humanely.

( Hermione is quiet for a few seconds, turning this over in her head and maybe saving this part of the conversation to look at later and study. This is just another part of Sam. It's interesting, but it's part of her that she obviously has to learn to live with. )

I think I understand.

But I still don't think it makes you a bad person or anything to be afraid of. A lot of other people could be the same way, if they were raised under certain conditions. If learning to adapt and live with that part of you is part of being close to you, I don't mind.

I want to try and help.

Well... if by 'living with' you mean 'finding the best ways to lock me up or dope me once a month so I don't violate, torture and kill you and everyone else around me?' Then yes, that works. I would prefer people don't try to get themselves accustomed to that part of me. I want it controlled, not free.

Thankfully it's only new moons around here.

Ah, well, I meant 'being friends with you', but I didn't want to seem presumptuous. But I'll keep the new moons in mind.

Well... just don't try to be friends with the other half is all. It doesn't end well. We can take the rest a step at a time.

All right. For now, I think .. I'll try and get a few more hours of sleep. ( Or not. ) Thank you, Samantha.

You're welcome. Sleep well, if you can.

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