Catelyn | OTA and a closed tag for Robb

[onlyvengeance]

Who: Catelyn Stark
Broadcast: no
Action: a nice dose of hallucinations, for the most part
When: now

A. Hallucinations, OTA

[ At first they were faint, such that she wasn't even certain that she heard them. But a mother knew her children's cries. They were distinct to her, even when they were only small babies. And though she knew in her heart that none of her children would sound like infants, still she heard them. And as time wore on they only got louder and louder, and the compulsion to find them grew more and more urgent. So in earlier stages, she'll simply stop at seemingly random points, listening intently. Later, she will find herself doing things like ripping up the deck plates, or trying to, growing more and more frantic. She may not recognize people that she should. And these moods are chaotic and come out of seemingly nowhere, so you might find her to be perfectly lucid as well. ]

I will find you, my sweetlings. Nothing will hurt you now.

B. Closed to Robb, in the Iskaulit gardens

[The voices did not follow her here to the gardens. And though she was not given to praying in the godswood at home, preferring the ritual of the sept and voices raised in song, she felt compelled to seek the green space and it's quiet here and now. She has closed her eyes and is singing in her heart, seeking a calm she struggles to feel in any other way. And even here it is fleeting. Though it is ship's night and she should be sleeping, she cannot. ]

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[bryces_pup]

[It's hard to miss a rather frantic looking woman searching for something or other in a near panic. Riona watches her for a long moment, trying to ascertain what this woman is searching for. As soon as she mentions "sweetlings", Riona moves towards her, now genuinely worried.]

Are your children lost? Do you need help in searching for them?

[Though, the more she thinks about it, the stranger it seems. This woman doesn't seem to be a native, but she's never seen her around the fleet.]

[onlyvengeance]

[ Riona's is not a face Catelyn has seen before, but in this state, she might not recognize it anyway. She does, however recognize the question as a question, and that is a step in the right direction. ]

I...I keep hearing them, you see. They need me. But I cannot find them.

[ Her tone is plaintive, pleading. ]

[bryces_pup]

Oh dear. It'll be all right, I can help you search. Where did you hear them? How many should I be keeping an eye out for?

[She's listening for them now, but she hears nothing. How very odd...]

[onlyvengeance]

I have five children, three boys, and two girls. But they....they should not be babes, and yet they are. I can hear them. But they are in different places.

[bryces_pup]

[...okay then. Now she's got a feeling she knows what's going on.]

I see. My lady, if you don't mind my asking: are you a newcomer to the fleet that docked here just recently?

[onlyvengeance]

Yes....is that important?

[bryces_pup]

It may very well be. My lady, if you're part of the fleet, then they wouldn't have brought your children with you. Not so young, anyway. [She's never seen it happen, at any rate. There are a couple children in the fleet, but they're not that young. Not babies, anyway.] I'm part of the same fleet, and I've noticed since coming to this place that I've been seeing and hearing people that aren't actually there.

[onlyvengeance]

[ She is trying to pull herself together, and failing, because what she knows and what her senses are telling her, cannot be reconciled. ]

They ...they shouldn't be small children. But...but I died so I should not be here either.

[bryces_pup]

[Oof. That's never an easy thing to hear about anyone. This place should not have to be someone's last chance.]

You are not the only one who has died and found themselves here. Atroma possesses some... powerful abilities. As for your children: are you hearing them right now?

[onlyvengeance]

[ She concentrates for a long moment, focusing on what she knows to be real. ]

I don't. Not anymore.

I...thank you.

[She's a little embarrassed now. ]

[bryces_pup]

[Riona smiles, trying to be reassuring.]

Happy to help. I wish I could say how long it'll last, but it won't be forever. [A pause.] Ah, I apologize. I rushed in without even introducing myself. My name is Riona. May I have yours?