Skyler Nieves

Blake couldn’t imagine how Skyler felt these days. The intensity of everyone’s heightened panic had gone from deafening to numbing her sensitivity, and that was with her weak empathic abilities. For Skyler, the pain alone must’ve been brutal. She could see it in her eyes–girl needed a break, and there was no way for Blake to give her one. “I just asked if you’ve eaten today, sweetie. You okay?”

“Eaten? I honestly don’t know how I can really think much about eating.” Skyler looked into her mom’s eyes. Her head pounding from all of the emotions clashing around them. There were victors and losers. People who felt lost, which Skyler sympathized with... There were people who knew where they were going. Lake Grimstone had always been Skyler’s home...

“You shouldn’t be out here.” Elizabeth said, staring at Skyler with worry. It was dangerous out near the Town Hall. So much had been happening and she didn’t understand how Skyler was just standing there. Elizabeth knew that a lot of the buildings had been torn down, but surely she could have found a safe place to hide? “It’s dangerous.” Elizabeth’s voice was mixed with concern and sternness. Of course, the girl looked like an adult, but Elizabeth knew that she wasn’t. Not really. “Where’s your mom? Your brother? Your father? We should find them.”

“I don’t know where any of them are.” Skyler admitted softly, as she could feel the worry of the older woman. Of course it was dangerous, but it was hard to focus with such a cloudy head with everything around her. “Where do I go? Is there really anywhere that was fully safe anymore? The government and The Rising Power are fighting and it is chaos.”

It was difficult for Michael to focus on what had just happened. It was like he was living in a nightmare he couldnt wake from. He had to stay focused, but he was struggling. He had to make sure people were alright. He asked a girl if she was okay, but she looked as dazed as he was. He gave her a soft smile when she turned his attention to him. “Are you okay?”

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He felt sort of cloudy, but it was better than feeling the panic from others around her. It gave her something to focus on, hold onto. She looked at him and offered him a smile that seemed to falter a little. “I just feel lost and confused. I know that I am not the only one. But, there are a lot of emotions that seem to be mixing right now...”