Outburst

"I'm so glad you woke up! I was sooo confused," Blue cried, her voice cracking with a mix of relief and lingering fear. She wiped her eyes, and JJ winced slightly as she rubbed her own aching head.

"Wh-what happened?" JJ asked, her voice barely above a whisper. The memories came in fragments, scattered and sharp like shards of glass. She remembered Rui, the strange sensation of energy coursing through her, the pain—

Blue sat up, her wings fluttering anxiously. "You were just laying there quiet, and then he said he was going to figure out why you couldn't use your skills," she sniffled. "But before he left, he gave you something... a gift, he called it. And then he gave me this creepy grin—it seemed nice, but also... creepy."