"The worst part, is he can vary the strength." Vanesa commented.

"As in, He can keep you completely aware and yourself, just with the inability to say no to him." She added. "That is the frustrating bit."

"However, so long as that awareness is there. That is what matters."

♫They say it's not the kids, the parents are the problem // Then if you taught the kids to parent that's the problem solved then!♫

Vanessa nodded.

"Agreed." Was all she said before sighing lightly. She wasn't interested in the death of th eplanet, just hte Humans.

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No one was sure how to revive Lyrei, and it was getting to be immensely frustrating. It'd been a few days by this point, and the medteam were getting to be rather desperate for information. Hal, Vanessa, and Ty had been trying to plan out as best they could, with what information Vanessa had brought in, but there had been absolutely nothing concrete thus far.

Terra was up on the roof, as wasn't too uncommon for her, trying to get a read on where they could possibly be, before freezing as someone else came up to the roof. She didn't even notice them as her hands gripped the railing tightly, and they were able to see some leaves and a couple of the small vines in her hair wither and die.

♫They say it's not the kids, the parents are the problem // Then if you taught the kids to parent that's the problem solved then!♫

She didn't say anything, couldn't for the moment.

"... I..." She started, shaking her head. She didn't move for a few seconds, about twenty, before taking a breath to try and steady herself a bit.

"Someone stole some of my mana." She told him honestly.

♫They say it's not the kids, the parents are the problem // Then if you taught the kids to parent that's the problem solved then!♫

"... There is only one way that it could happen." She told him as she leaned against the railing.

"And it is difficult, extremely." She then said.

"I need to speak with Sharp, as ... I'm reasonably certain he'll be quite interested in this information." As she pushed away from the railing, he was able to see a few more leaves fall from her hair.

♫They say it's not the kids, the parents are the problem // Then if you taught the kids to parent that's the problem solved then!♫

She paused a moment before sighing, heavily.

"I don't happen to have a phone, if you could get him up here, that would be much better." She told him hoinestly.

"I am not incapable, but I fear doing stairs right now would be ... more than I should be doing."

♫They say it's not the kids, the parents are the problem // Then if you taught the kids to parent that's the problem solved then!♫

"Go do that then. I'll just stay here and continue marking down my Nexus information." Vanessa stated simply, plainly, and almost coldly. Then again, that was pretty much her default.

When Hal reached the roof, he found Terra sitting on one of the benches she'd made sure was up there, looking rough around the edges, with some of the flora in her hair wilting, falling. She waved lightly as she felt Hal's arrival.

"Hey." She sound, sounding about as tired as she looked.

"I would have come down to you, but I don't trust my balance at the moment." She told him simply.

♫They say it's not the kids, the parents are the problem // Then if you taught the kids to parent that's the problem solved then!♫

"A nexus is gone." Terra answered honestly as she met his gaze.

"Just... gone. And yes, I felt it. It was fast, and it felt like part of me was just.... I don't even know how the hell to explain it." She admitted.

"I can't think of how to put it into words."

♫They say it's not the kids, the parents are the problem // Then if you taught the kids to parent that's the problem solved then!♫

Terra was silent for a moment before sighing, heavily.

"The last time this happened, I had advance warning... this ... this came out of nowhere." She then said before shaking her head.

"And it is more certainly not ideal. I will recover, yes, but for the moment I feel like absolute hell."

♫They say it's not the kids, the parents are the problem // Then if you taught the kids to parent that's the problem solved then!♫

"Beneath Stonehenge." Terra answered.

"I'm not sure if it had ever been documented, as it was one of the newest, and sometimes they take centuries to be discovered." She told him honestly.

"So I'm not going to be surprised if it wasn't known, however, I do know that any being quelled so suddenly is not a good thing."

♫They say it's not the kids, the parents are the problem // Then if you taught the kids to parent that's the problem solved then!♫

Terra just sighed, heavily.

"Even if I were to utilise your usinque skillset, your mana cannot do much for me, unfortunately. I have but to just sit and wait." She answered.

"Certainly not ideal, I know. If you truly want to help, fund out what happened, and stop it front happening again."

♫They say it's not the kids, the parents are the problem // Then if you taught the kids to parent that's the problem solved then!♫