Eralonia walks down the long, stretching hallway, and Nova prances behind. They have told Tulka about what had happened... but not without struggle. Since Eralonia could not speak human (and Nova could) There were many difficulties getting through the language barrier. And, of course, since Tulka is mute, they had to decipher her writing and hand signals. Also because Nova laughed until she dribbled at the words "but", "behind", "rear", "bottom", etc. But, after a long, hard, 13-hour conversation, they were off.

~Finally. I feel like I am about to regurgitate.~ Eralonia sighed. Nova skipped. //That was fun! Tulka is such a sweetie-pie!//

Eralonia rolled her eyes as they passed the infirmary. The door was open a crack. Curious, she peered inside quietly. There was the faint outline of a person (slightly invisible, kind of like Morris... but not a ghost.) shoveling sprinkles into their mouth.

//AH! RAINBOW SPRINKLES!// Nova was off like a shot to the sweets. Eralonia expected the person to scream, but they just giggled stupidly and pat Nova on the head, feeding her sprinkles. Eralonia let out a breath and followed in after her, jumping onto the cot. She assumed this person was a on a lot of anesthetics.

~Uhm...Hello- Nova, don't accept candy from this person. They are clearly drugged with numbing medicine. Possibly hallucinating.~

//Wuh?// Nova said, her mouth already filled with sprinkles. She chewed them slowly. Eralonia sighed.

The person giggled. "Hee hee.... silly kitty." She gave Eralonia some sprinkles. ~Ah, no thank you. I am not feeling well.~

"Thanks for visiting, kitty...." The person mumbled. Nova gave her a sprinkle-tinted grin. //Anytime! What's your name?//

Eralonia looked to Nova. ~They can't understand you. The potion wore o-~

"Nobody. I'm Nooooo-body..." The person mumbled, then smiled, dazed.

Eralonia looked at @Nobody, shocked, then shook her head. ~I am too tired and hungry to be surprised at anything today... I wish to sleep. Come, Nova, we must depart in haste. I feel as if I may collapse.~

Nova smiled. //Kay-kay! Byeeee, Nobody!// Nova waved her paw, then walked off with Eralonia.

"Byyyyeee....." Nobody said, distracted... then promptly fell asleep, sprinkles falling to the floor.

{I have gotten off the train awhile ago, and now I'm in what seems to be a never-ending field. Good thing I don't get tired. It stretches on for miles.... and there are dandelions as far and long as the eye can see.} *sigh*

{I wonder how Scilph is doing. I wonder how Jessica is doing. I wonder how Blackie and Nova and Eralonia are doing. I wonder how Atlantica and Pacific are doing. I hope everyone is alright... but I'm sure they aren't. Life always finds some sort of way to screw you over. S' what you learn when you lived as a rotten street rat.}

{Ugh.}

{Well, high point is Journal's power is infinite... and I can't die... so until I've found Scilph, I'll make these every day.}

*silence*

{...hm? I see... a small hut in the distance... I-I'd better steer clear of tha- oh no. Someone's coming out... I've turned solid. I look like a human now.}

*faintly* HEY! ARE YOU ALRIGHT?

{YES, I AM! B-BUT I COULD USE SOME WATER... *whisper* ugh, why did I say that?! aughhh...}

*faintly* WELL, COME OVER! DON'T BE SHY!

{...looks like I need to. Wish me luck....}

*click*

The two cats were in one of the main offices, where they were brought by staff. They were witnesses of the situation, and an intern had been assigned to interrogate them. He was confused, thinking it was a joke, and was leisurely flipping through a magazine.

Eralonia was rapidly explaining the situation. ~So you see, one wanted the operation whilst the other pleaded for a special pill, now both are in this state.~ The acne-faced idiotic intern only stared, dumbfounded, at the white cat. Eralonia hissed, frustrated, and hopped off the desk. turning to Nova. ~He doesn't understand a word I'm saying. The worst part is there is Morris' extra speech potion on top of the shelf, but I cannot reach it...~ She sighed and lay down.

Nova looked at Eralonia, concerned. She held her head high. //Right.// Puffing out her chest, she got on her haunches and lept up on the shelves. The intern gasped, trying to grab the cat, who was scrambling to the top shelf. She was too high for him to reach. He jumped up and down, trying to grab her. Nova stuck her tongue out playfully, and lapped up some of the potion.

~Wonderful, Nova! Brilliant! Bring it down here!~ Eralonia cheered.

//Ah... AHAHA! I talk hooman now! Blah blah blah, I'm a hooman! Hahahaha!//

The intern was blinking rapidly. "B-but.. how is this...? B-but..."

//HA! You said "butt"! Hee hee!// The intern fell over. Eralonia pranced up to him. ~He's out cold. Amazing. Fantastic! Now we can get help and tell them what has happened! Nova darling, bring down the potion!~

//Yess'um!// The galaxy cat said cheerfully, and kicked the potion down. The glass bottle smashed, and the potion went into the vent on the floor.

//Oopsie.// Nova slowly looked at Eralonia. She was fuming.

~You.... You... YOU UTTER FISH-FACED TWIT! DAUGHTER OF A WHORE TWO PENCE PIG! THAT WAS OUR TICKET TO JUSTICE AND THE SCHOOL NOT BEING SUED! ARE YOU HAPPY?!~ Eralonia closed her eyes and exhaled.

Nova's mouth slowly opened in a frown, her chin wrinkling, tears welling up. ~No. No, don't you do it.~

//waaaaah....//

~NO, DON'T YOU DARE!~

//WAAAAAAAHHHHHH!// Nova was crying and screaming at the top of her lungs.

Eralonia sighed as a tear fell on her tail, turning that patch of fur galaxy colored. Nova saw it, promptly stopped crying, and didn't say a word. //Well... i-it's not all bad.// She sniffed.

~What?~

//I-I drank some potion. I'm speaking hooman MEOW!// She laughed at her own pun.

Eralonia's ears perked up. ~Yes... yes, that is right! YOU can tell them what you saw! Beautious! Glorious! We may be able to help after all! We must go to Tulka IMMEDIATELY! Come, my space-furred friend! We must depart!~ Eralonia pranced off, Nova following behind.

//Ha! Behind!//

In Dorm 667, Eralonia was laying on the bed where Jessica once lay. She had been pleased to find that she had left. The cat assumed that she had woken up, then Scilph would be happy. Wonderful. Everything would go back to normal. But she hadn't seen Scilph, Blackie, or even Morris for awhile. He hadn't fed her and Nova for about 3 days, so every morning and evening they went to hunt. They found that they could live well on their own.

Nova hopped onto the bed, purring. Eralonia smiled. Nova was such an innocent creature. Not a care in the world. Eralonia, on the other hand, was the responsible one. Not exactly grumpy, but she has a good head on her shoulders. Nova was whimsical and distracted, pawing at some dust floating above their heads in the sunbeam coming from the window.She then lay down on her back, and promptly fell asleep. Shame, because it was about time to hunt for food.

Eralonia just thought she'd do it herself. After all, maybe today she'd get to go to the buffet on the ground floor! A feast they'd have. Wonderful. She got on her haunches and jumped off the bed, opening the window and scurrying off, ignoring the small Post-It note on the table....

She was daydreaming about all the amazing food they'd have-Salmon, Salmon Roe, Salmon scales! She really loves salmon-when her ears stood up. She froze, stock-still.

A scream, a shout, a struggle.

Eralonia bolted to the source of the noise. She needed to find out what it was. The fighting grew louder and louder when suddenly-

It ceased. Eralonia paused for a moment, then stalked a bit closer to where the sound had come from. Suddenly, a door flew open, barely hitting her. She yelped and went off like a shot, behind the door. A half-human, half-metal monster screamed "GET THE OPERATION ROOM READY! PREPARE THE SUIT! WE NEED TO BEGIN NOW!" Eralonia peered at the creature from behind, and noticed she was carrying someone. Atlantica? Or was it Pacific? And she was holding... a pill? She slowly came out from behind the door and trotted by the mechanical beast. It didn't seem to notice her. Everything around them was hectic, more cyborg-people scurrying around with equipment.

Eralonia looked back up to Atlani-cific, to see that one eye was blue. Strange. She thought the other eye was- green. The other eye was green.

MEEEEOOWW!

Nova came sprinting down the hallway, meowing at the top of her lungs. The cyborg-beast turned, seeing the cats... but barely took notice. She continued yelling at the others. Eralonia smacked Nova on the head.

~That was very foolish of you, CUR!~ Eralonia growled. (in Catspeak, or course.)

/I-I'm sorry!/ Nova sputtered. /Wh-when I woke up you were gone and it was scary and I don't like being alo-o-o-one!/ Tears slipped down her fur. Eralonia sighed, patting her head.

~We cannot go quite yet. The metal beast was carrying Atlantica... or Pacific. I don't know what their intentions are, but I can only assume they are not good. We will not attack until-~

/Oh, I know what they're doing!/

Eralonia turned to the grinning feline. She looked like the Cheshire Cat. ~What?~

/Mhm. Atlantica and Pacific talked about it a lot. One wanted a pill or a black box, y'know, the one that Blackie ate? Oh, and the other wanted some kinda surgery. I dunno./

~YOU COULD HAVE TOLD ME THIS EARLIER, YOU PIG-HEADED FOOL!... ah. I am sorry. ahem...~ Eralonia noticed more tears welling up in Nova's eyes/ ~Ah, uhm, what else did they say?~

Nova sprung back to life, chipper, and tears gone. /Well, one wanted to fuse their souls, another wanted to be in two separate bodies, 'cuz one got hurt and the other got really really scared-ed, an-/

~So THAT'S what they cyborg meant by "operation"!~ Eralonia purred, ignoring Nova's babble. ~Hmm. So I assume it's intentions are good... No need to attack. BUT, we still shall observe what happens.~

/Hee hee. You said "butt"./ Nova giggled. Eralonia sighed.

~Come, you foolish cur. We must observe the operation!~ Eralonia darted down the hall, following the metal character. Nova followed behind- /Ha ha! "behind".../ -still giggling about...

/AHAHAHA! "BUTT"!/

~Fly-bitten codfish.~

{*sigh* I'm so torn.}

{Right now, I'm in a train, in one of the boxcars. There's no doubt in my mind that this is where Scilph is going. She didn't bring Journal with her, so I have it with me. I left a note for Eralonia and Nova... they'll be fine. I'm sure they will.}

*brief silence*

{...things were a lot simpler when I was a street urchin. I never thought I'd end up here, with such amazing people. But.. everything that's happened... I can see why Scilph blames herself. With her running away and Jessica in a coma and the Soul-Fusion or Body-Separation with Atlantica and Pacific and Blackie eating the box and Eralonia with the Speech Potion and our dorm collapsing- just all of the past few events have been extremely overwhelming. I don't know what to think.} *long, slow exhale*

{By the way, I can't actually breathe, smell, taste, or feel anything. I can pick things up in my solid form, I just can't feel them. I miss the feeling of eating...}

{Best of luck to me on my journey. Best of luck for Pacific and her new body. Best of luck for everyone.}

*click*

{I'm horrified. Scilph won't move from beside Jessica's bed. She keeps whispering "Must be perfect, I need to be perfect..." I don't think she can hold on much longer. She refuses to talk to her Journal, so I will tell her what she has said. Let's see...}

*muffled conversation*

{She refuses to acknowledge that you want her to take a load off. Frankly, I can't blame her either. This is a big deal for her. I've been her only friend for sixteen-something years. Jess wa- is, her first human (I guess) friend... Poor Scilpy- no, SCILPH, has been through a lot. And, Atlantica, I don't mean to be rude, but you're kind of being an insensitive thunderjerk right now. I know that you truly have everyone's best intentions at heart, but you don't know when something is an extremely big deal. NO amount of pom-poms or nice words can change that. I feel like deep, deep down inside you know that, but don't allow yourself to believe it. That isn't healthy. You need some doubt in your life.

{And another thing. I know that you know this soul-fusion-plan-thing is an AWFUL, AWFUL idea. Scilph thinks so too. I-I know there is another way to do this. *sigh* Moving ON....

{She ALSO refuses to let Jess out of her peripherals. I'm not going to take her to the infirmary, because we don't need another "Time-Freeze-Scream" Incident. Kapeesh? Sometimes, I feel like Jess is the only thing keeping her alive, but the thing that's killing her as well. She's been looking at the needle on the bedside table more and more often. It's... it's scaring me. To even TOUCH Jess would set the poor girl off....}

*shouting*

*muffled*{Scilph, no, I-I just-}

*muffled* IF YOU THINK I'M LETTING HER GO, YOU'RE DEAD WRONG! I AM NOT LEAVING HER UNTIL SHE WAKES, AND EVEN THEN I MAY NOT LEAVE HER! I MUST BE PERFECT! EVERYTHING MUST BE PERFECT!

*STATIC*

{Scilph, p-please, just calm down....}

NO! EVERYTHING HAS BEEN A DISASTER, ONE AFTER ANOTHER! I WILL NOT TOLERATE THIS ANY LONGER!

*BUZZING*

{Sci-scilph, don't do thi-!}

IF YOU WANT JESSICA AND I TO LEAVE, FINE! WE WILL! BLACKIE, COME. WE ARE DEPARTING FROM THIS VILE HELLHOLE OF A PLACE!

{SCILPH, NO!}

*door slamming*

{She left. She left and took Jessica with her. Oh no. Ohnononononononono.... I need to go find her. Oh no.}

*click*

*muttering*{I'm beginning to think Mattie is a certified nutcase... but I have no one else to talk to besides Eralonia, so...}

{Hi again. I'm not sure if I exactly "have my eye on them", but yes, I believe I do show fancy to at least two of the four girls.... three? I don't know. *sigh* Two of them share a body. Three bodies, four girls. So... that may be a bit of a problem... *cough cough*}

{Ah.... most compatible? Uh-uhm, lets see here.... One is my roommate- AH! D-DON'T GET THE WRONG IDEA!}

*muffled* Morris? What are you doing?

{N-nothing, Sci- uhm, that's her now. She's nice, but can be kinda overbearing, I guess. She doesn't quite know what she gets into. I truly love her company. She and I've been friends for a long time.}

{Anyway, next one... she's in a coma, currently, but is usually the happiest person you could meet. She's extremely caring and was Sci- I mean, the first girl's, first best friend (besides me) or friend at all. Not to mention, she's quite gorgeous. *ahem* a-anyway...}

{The two who share a body are polar opposites. And I mean, no similarities in personality. At all. One is bubbly and joyous, while the other is cold and serious.}

{The happy one is such a pleasure to be around. She can light up a room, but is clueless and not careful. Sometimes, she can frustrate me... but I still enjoy her very much. Anyway, the serious one is.. slightly cruel. But extremely resourceful and capable of doing things on her own. She has a good head on her shoulders. Since both share a body, they both look the same, except for their eyes.}

{And about the question? The first I LIVE with, so I see much of her every day. If she were going, I'd go with her. I'd be very worried about the second, because she's currently in a coma. And the last two share a body and wouldn't be very well off moving away from here. They aren't in any condition to leave... I can't choose one. I'm sorry, It's just very difficult. So... yeah, that's about it. I hope this helped you a lil' bit... and thanks for offering assistance. That's nice of you.}

*click*

@Matching by Mattie

{I seriously need some help. There are three- well, four -girls in my life that I... think that I love. And I don't know if it's possible for ghosts to feel love, but I know I'm feeling SOMETHING. And I don't know who, if any, that I love... Can you help me, please?}

{I-I have spent minutes, wh-which turned into hours, which t-turned into days in the school archive. I have b-been researching any possible cure, r-reversal, or... anything. Every book mentioning something of the b-box I have taken. I need to s-save them. I c-can't lose them. I can't l-lose any more.}

*thumping*

{B-Blackie...? What is thi-}

{It's the box. Blackie... you took the box?}

*silence*

{No. No. Why did you do- NO!! Th-this is...}

*crash*

*click*

{After I read Atlantica's Journal, I rushed straight to her room. She was collapsed on the floor. I got her onto the couch, and called the infirmary again.}

*sigh*

{Atlantica, you idiot. Why would you ever think this was a good idea, you ignoramus...? You knew the consequences, but you did it anyway. All for your sister...? She wouldn't even truly be alive. Only you would be there. Don't you get it? You're killing her off!}

{That's it. I'm going to research a way to reverse this. Atlantica, I'm doing this for you AND Pacific.}

{*muffled* I wish she would know better... why do I-}

*click*