"No, no, NO!"
"What? What happened?"
"The stupid elevator. It's stopped, you moron!"
"Hey, hey, I'm sorry. I knew it was stopped. I just don't know why you're freaking out."
"I'm claustrophobic, Corbin!"
"You never told me."
"I thought you knew."
"Hold me, Corbin. Hold me like you used to. When the nightmares came and I woke up screaming."
"Have the nightmares left, Sailor?"
"Corbin... Hold me closer, Corbin."
"You still have them. I shouldn't have left. I can't believe this. I shouldn't have left you alone!"
"They've gotten worse. It's not just my father and mother anymore. My sister, my friends, you. I wake up shaking, screaming, I can barely breathe."
"Stop, Sailor."
"It's bad, Corbin. It's worst when it's you. If it's you, I feel like I'm the one who's being tortured, just watching those stupid nightmares and I can't. I CAN'T!"
"Talk through it, just like we used to. You'll be okay."
"They strap you to a table, nameless, faceless, heartless merchants of death bind your wrists and ankles to a table. They torture you. I don't know what they do, but all I can hear are your screams, filled with terror. Then they step away. You're screaming still, but the sound is empty, hollow. Then they close your eyes and cover you with a sheet and I realize that your scream is nothing but an echo. I wake up screaming. Just like always."
"Are they every night?"
"Every night, Corbin. Every night. It's horrible."
"What have you been doing to calm yourself down?"
"Nothing. There's nothing to do. I just sit in bed, shivering. Trying not to scream."
"Sailor..."
"It's not your fault. It's not your fault."
"Your heart... It sounds just like I remember. Strong and steady. I could stay with you forever."
"Sailor... you know you can't say that. Not to me."
"I know, I know. But I want to. Please. Just this once."
"Let me kiss you."
"What?"
"I just... Let me kiss you."
"Fine. But you have to hold me when I sleep. Promise."
"I promise."
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