Danged curse

Rick is slightly taken aback by Misty leaving the infirmary, and gives a little sigh. He didn’t agree with Jason a hundred percent either, but that didn’t mean he wasn’t willing to try something new. Under normal circumstances, he’d probably refuse Jason, but Jason was desperate…and if Rick didn’t help him, he’d go somewhere else…

…Jason can’t believe that it’s happened all over again as Katie finds him. He’d tried so hard…he’d found one thing that could help, and what happened? Katie had to come running…again.

He wanted to apologize…or yell…or something. But instead he just remains silent, being helped back to the infirmary. He doesn’t even try explaining what had happened.


As Rick sees Katie coming, his heart skips a beat. “Jason…what happened?”

Jason curls up on the bed, fighting the urge to cry like a child. It had failed. That’s what had happened.

Distracted by Misty, Rick leaves Jason alone for a moment, now doubly confused. What on earth was she doing? And why on earth was he so irritated with her? He was…he was extremely irritated.

As Katie’s fear rises, Rick almost becomes angry. At what, he wasn’t even sure, but it didn’t feel good. It wasn’t like him to feel this way… he was just….very…upset.

But as Katie calms and Misty questions him, suddenly he realizes that he’s fine. What…how…. He furrows his brow. How bizarre was that?

“I think…I felt…something.” He looks to Katie. “Did you…” He furrows his brow, trying to figure it out. “Upset…emotions…you draw from Jason…he throws them you draw them…out.” Rick’s eyes widen and he looks back at Misty. “That’s it, isn’t it?” His head swings back to Katie. “You draw them out. But it’s not just Jason.” He almost laughs as another puzzle piece is discovered. “You draw them out, but….” He squints, trying to figure more of it out. Katie’s own expressions had implied she didn’t know what was happening. “But…you don’t know it? You don’t feel it?” He fishes for the answer. “You don’t…need it. You don’t…absorb them.”

Rick snaps his fingers. “That’s it… Katie… do you know what you can do with this?” Suddenly he realizes that he’s forgotten all about Jason, and quickly shifts gears, going to his young friend. “What happened, Hotshot?”

Jason is almost too upset to even answer him. “It didn’t work.”


“How…what happened?”

Jason shrugs, remaining curled up on his side. “It came back up. With everything else.”

“Mm.” Rick purses his lips. “Made you sick, huh?”

“Yeah.”

“So…your emotions won’t allow anything to suppress them, will they….” Rick sighs. “I was afraid of that.”

“You just keep on being afraid,” Jason mutters. “Nothing is going to work. It’s one danged curse to have, and I’ll testify to that.”