Fantasy So Night Follows Day by TMaskedWriter

[Ramesh_Rocky]

"But that curiosity about her never stopped, did it, Susan?" Suzy-Q asked me. "Now she was someone you cared about, too. You were the first to get the news about Helen because you still get phone alerts about her. And Maria, but you and Maria got along immediately, she's just that warm of a person. You were 'keeping an eye' on Helen before, this is where you started caring BACK about her."

"So, why didn't you go to her then? She needed help then, too."

"She probably wasn't rendered unconscious during any of that. But I was somebody different back then too, you know. Still chained to the role that Chad put us in. Before you freed me of it."

"And now, you're able to visit Helen's Subconscious, and we still haven't figured out how or why."

"I think the Why that your Subconscious has been trying to tell us is that you and Helen both care for each other far deeper down than either of you wants to admit. Maybe, originally, BECAUSE Troy & Julie meant so much to the two of you that of course, you'd both automatically care about THEIR loved ones, too. But it's definitely more than that now."

"So," I replied. "Ok, I care about Helen more than I let on, and she does the same. I think we all got that. And then there's you. You changed. To what, we're not sure."

"I've been thinking about that, too." Suzy-Q said. "And, well, we're on the Enterprise, Bones... or at least Sue is here. Maybe we should scan me."

"Well, it DOES give us an excuse to look around the ship. OK, Suzy-Ho, you have the bridge. Sue, Suzy-Q; let's get you to Sickbay."

As we entered the turbolift and Suzy-Ho went over to the Captain's chair, I stopped and turned before the doors closed.

"And wipe it down before we get back."

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