IMPORTANT NOTE: This takes place the night before the encounter on the bridge. Actually, I guess it would be the morning of, because it's midnight. That's why Tamra's still alive

>Nighttime Electronic Watch Report #253234657657575765<
>Date: May 21, 2025<
>Time: 12 A.M.<
>Electronic Eye #34534543<
>Position: Sector: 3535333 Dorm: 36<

>Sound: crying<
>Sound: door opening<

>Sabine<
Tamara, sugah, Ah'm right across de hall, ya know, an' Ah can't get no sleep wit ya cryn' like dat.

>Sound: sobs<

>Tamara<
I...I...I'm sorry Sabine...I....

>Sabine< Don' sweat it, Sugah. Ah was jus' wondern' why ya were cryn'.

>Sound: Sobs<
>Sound: Sniffs<

>Tamara<
I...had a nightmare...

>View: SABINE moves and sits on bed in room next to TAMARA<

>Sabine<
What did ya dream about?

>View: SABINE puts arm around TAMARA.<
>Sound: sobs<

>Tamara<
I was running away from the hounds! They were yowling the death cry! And then I heard a voice in...in...Prowl-Gab! And then there was fire! And smoke! And flashing lights! And I was surrounded by the hounds! Then, I heard a whisper...it was my mother....I'm sure of it. She told me I had failed her and that she wanted to see me suffer! Don't ask me how I knew it was my mother's....I just somehow did....an' den the hounds made the death scream. Then suddenly...they...they...they were upon me. I was screaming in pain. I'm sure I felt it...I know I did. Like a thousand needles, and swords. Then I woke up.

>Sound: Sobs<

>Sabine<
Ah used to have nightmares like dat all the time. Dey're no fun. Your momma left ya here when ya were one year old?

>Tamara< Yeah...but why Sabine? Why did she?

>Sabine< It's 'cause she wanted ya to have a chance to live, Sugah. Ya just gotta keep talling yoself dat.

>Sound: crying<

>Sabine<
Shhh...It's s'alright. Dere's no hounds here. Ya've got twelve different X-Teams here protectn' ya.

>Tamara< Sabine?

>Sabine< Oui?

>Tamara< What did you do when you had nightmares?

>Sabine< Ah'd tell myself stories...like mah maman et papa used to tell me.

>Tamara< Can you tell me a story?

>Sabine< Oui. What kind of story would ya like?

>Tamara< A happy story.

>Sabine< Ah've never told anyone a story before, 'sides mahself. Here goes...it's a story mah momma told me a long time ago. Once upon a time there was a princess. She was a beautiful princess, who owned every treasure in the world. She lived in a palace with many friends, enough activity so that she was never bored and a handsome prince at her side. But she was unhappy.

>Tamara< Why? If she had everything, why was she unhappy?

>Sabine< 'Cause the princess couldn't touch anyone, Sugah.

>Tamara< Why?

>Sabine< She was born dat way, same as Ah was born with the power to pull objects into mah hand an' ya were born wit tigah stripes on your face an' hair an' can attack like one too. Anyway, 'cause of dis, she could nevah be happy. Until one day, her friend told her the secret to happiness.

>Tamara< What was it?

>Sabine< She had ta truly be honest wit herself. When she did, she would see a silver butterfly. Now, she thought dis was ridiculous. Who eva heard of silver butterflies?

>Tamara< What did the princess do?

>Sabine< Well, she continued living in misery, 'till her handsome princes couldn' take it anymore. He spied her while she was walking out in the falling snow one day. He reached out an' touched her. And he kissed her. There with the snow falling all around and the silence of the world as it was blanketed in white. An' a miracle happened.

>Tamara< What?

>Sabine< The princess wished so hard that she wouldn't hurt her prince, dat she didn't. She had managed to control it!

>Tamara< Was the princess happy?

>Sabine< Yes, very happy. So happy she began ta cry. Den, a funny t'ing happened.

>Tamara< What?
>Sabine< With her eyes misted from her tears, the falling snow looked just like silver butterflies.

>Tamara< And they lived happily ever after?

>Sabine< Well, no, silly, dat's only for fairy tales. She lived for each day as happily as she could, takn' in bad with the good. There are no fairy tales endings here, Ah'm afraid.

>Tamara< Oh...

>Pause: 5 sec<

>Tamara<
Have you ever seen a silver butterfly, Sabine?

>Sabine< No...Ah haven't.

>Tamara< Is that why you're so sad?

>Pause: 5 sec<

>Sabine<
Yeah...Ah guess so...

>Tamara< Maybe I'll dream of silver butterflies! If I see one, then maybe I won't be sad anymore!

>Sabine< Maybe...

>Tamara< And if I see another one, I'll catch it and give it to you! That way you'll be happy again.

>Pause: 2 seconds<

>Sabine<
....T'ank you. But Ah don' t'ink...

>Tamara< I'll find one for you, you'll see!

>Sabine< T'ink ya can sleep now, Sugah?

>Tamara< Yes...I...I...I think I can. Thanks Sabine.

>Sabine< Anytime, Sugah. Bon Suoir. Bon Nuit.

>Tamara< 'night Sabine.

>End Eye Watch Transmission<