Daniel
Happy to be out of the mental hospital and back at work, he decided to not question the voice. Finding her suggestions useful he happily listened and even questioned her. They worked together for two weeks, choosing to treat the voice as a part of his subconscious. The work went faster with her help, words and concepts he had long forgotten she remembered. Languages and cultures he had only briefly studied she seemed to know. As time passed he started having doubts about the voice. Various things she knew, Daniel could not recall having learned. Remarks about old earth civilizations were far too familiar than what he ever dealt with. If the voice was not part of his subconscious what was it. Daniel considered an alien influence but Janet had evaluated everything, drugs but he varied his diet and had not eaten anything he had not made or from the base. The other thought was that he had snapped and had created an alternative personality. If he was crazy: This thought haunted him. He remembered the drugs, being manhandled, every thought dismissed as it came from an insane person. Swallowing his fear he went home and decided to try and talk to this voice. Going into his apartment, he grabbed a dagger from his collection and sat down n the floor mediation style.
Taking a deep breath he asked shakily " Voice who are you, what do you want?"
Daniel waited then the voice spoke " I don't know"
Catherine
The two weeks she and Daniel worked together were bliss. Daniel was intelligent, curious, patient, and respectful. Working with him allowed her to stretch her intellectual powers and interact with the outside world albeit with only one man. She mastered seeing and hearing through Daniel's eyes and ears, and had a basic familiarity with his body movements. His friends kept their distance unsure how to interact with him. Hammond had called into his office confirmed Janet's orders and told him he was glad to see him doing well. No apology or attempt to explain their lack of looking for a different explanation for his illness. Catherine noticed a certain unease creep into her interactions with Daniel. Sudden silences, glance around the room. After two weeks it came to a head on Friday afternoon Daniel went home grabbed an old Egyptian knife and sat on the floor.
Daniel asked " Voice who are who, what do you want?"
Catherine started he was actually addressing her directly as a separate entity. She was ensure how to respond before deciding on honesty.
" I don't know"
Daniel gripped the dagger tighter his knuckles gong white " Are you a part of my mind or are you a separate being ?"
Catherine waited trying to figure out how best to word this
" I am a spirit who wandered the earth for thousands of years until I tried to help you and am now trapped in your head"
"What do you mean, are an alien who came here thousands of years ago, a parasite with sentience?"
" All I know is that I have wondered the earth for centuries, until I saw you cowering against the wall, I reached out wanting nothing more than to help you than I felt a great vacuum and darkness. I woke up in a dark void inside your head and have trapped here ever since."
" So your trapped in my head, have you ever tried to leave, can you see, hear or anything at all"
" I have tried with no luck, and I can only see and hear through your senses"
Daniel grew silent for hours it seemed he did not move. I wanted to speak reassure him but I held my tongue knowing he needed time.
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