Main Campfire | Afternoon | Thursday | August 5

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Jonas had not disappeared. The only reason he knew something was possibly amiss was the fact that he kept seeing shadows lurking just out of sight, their images passing by the corners of his eyes and disappearing.

It was strange. He thought it was a hallucination at first but he kept seeing them. Jonas frowned, coming to stand near the main campfire, a little tense. It didn't feel like a good day to relax.

In the distance, he thought he saw...something that looked like a bug but it was way too big to be a bug. Right? It had to be. Jonas frowned and crossed his arms. A shadow seemed to appear near a cabin and he turned, hoping to see something.

Nothing. Despite the heat, Jonas shivered.

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"There aren't?" he asked, frowning now. "Maybe...they've all gone home? It's close to the weekend."

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"...maybe," she said hesitantly. That wasn't normal, either, though. "I mean, I hope so. Or maybe my telepathy's acting up."

Also not normal.

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"Does that happen often?" He didn't know how telepathy really worked.

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"...no," she said, hesitantly. "First time for everything, though. I mean, I can usually keep tabs on specific people 'cause brain signatures are like fingerprints, and everyone has a different one? But I also have a real good idea of how many people are thinking on the island. And I can't hear as many today as I could last night."

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"Could they be sleeping?" Jonas asked, going for the least likely but most hopeful.

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"Your brain still buzzes when you're asleep," she said with a little smile. "Even if they're all just...knocked unconscious, I'd still hear them. But no, it's like people are just gone."

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"I haven't noticed anything myself but I haven't gone far," he said, scratching his chin and watching as another shadow appeared in his peripheral vision. "Should we worry?"

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"It's probably nothing," she decided.

Didn't really answer the question, though. "Um, this is gonna sound crazy, but is -- are you seeing weird things, at all? I slept okay last night and I still keep seeing these weird things out of the corners of my eyes, too."

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"Yes! Shadows!" he said, grateful that he wasn't going insane. "It looks like shadowy figures but when I turn to see them, they're not there."

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"Yes!" Sookie's eyes were wide. "Like little figures. Like someone's sneaking up on you or something. Oh, God, I'm glad I'm not losing my mind."

Of course, that just meant that all signs pointed to the island being crazy.

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"You're not losing your mind," he said, trying to sound reassuring. "I - I don't know what it means but it's not just you. Could it be a new weather pattern?"

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"It's nice how you're trying to find reasonable explanations," Sookie said with a little smile. "I hope it's a new weather pattern."

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"If I think of the unreasonable and strange things, I'll scare myself," he admitted with a slight blush. "I don't want to be scared."

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"You shouldn't have to be," Sookie said softly. "Maybe we're just overreacting."

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"I hope so," he said, closing his eyes when he saw another shadow from the corner of his eye. "It's getting...it feels strange."