That Sinking Feeling

inside of this place there is a body. a warm mass shrouded within concrete. it is you. silently, it rests. the (text-colour:red)[flesh] and (text-colour:red)[sinew] supporting empty metabolism. it's dark here. you realize that you ought to be thinking. [[how do i do that?]] [[let me be]]

inside of the mass, a twitch. you are drawn inwards, a (text-colour:red)[flame]. searing, singing, singed still dust this thing, this consciousness incubator inwards you fall, a traveler in the dusk eyes wide open, [[seeing nothing]] (if: $empty is true)[[[open your eyes->open your eyes]]]

the blood pumps, the thing stirs slightly, but that does not concern you. here you are, facing yourself. you are fine company, a rider in the dark [[let me be]] [[where am i?->how do i do that?]]

(set: $empty to true) [[return->how do i do that?]]

before you there is concrete your eyes adjust to the dim coming from a small slat near the floor a blinding ray of light a hum drifts from the opposite direction enchanting, you feel at peace in its grasp [[approach slat]] [[investigate the melody]]

you use your arms and legs to move yourself towards the light it reeks of stale [[hospital]] air moving your nose closer, you detect dirt, and sweat and (text-colour:red)[food] what a gift it is, to have a body and to be you remember being [[nothing->awakening]], and you feel it within you, in the middle of your arms, and your legs, just behind behind your teeth, you feel [[the hum->investigate the melody]]

(enchant:?page,(text-colour:red)) (set: $hospital to true) get me out of here it hurts and i can't feel myself and all of these things are hard and sting my nose please get me out of here please i can't bear it please we have to go get me OUT i want OUT please why are you just sitting there, you can do something get us GONE i don't want it anymore i [[CAN'T TAKE IT->approach slat]]

it often happens like this. you forget, and you need to be reminded the inevitability of it all the show must go on your time is up, traveler and i thank you but i am (text-colour:red)[hungry] you have no hope of understanding so think your last and go back to that [[which you came->awakening]]