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Delirium didn't know where to go anymore, everywhere was wrong and it had gone so quiet. She preferred the screaming, she knew all about screaming but the silence was killing her. Delirium stumbled through the trees towards her home, the asylum. "Barnabas," Delirium called out, the german shepherd following her swiftly. He wouldn't let her out of her sight, not until it was safe.

She couldn't find Samara, John, Abby and oh god... her pirates. "Ragetti?" Delirium called out, approaching their home. "Pintel? Roshaun!"

Delirium turned at the sound of a crack, a twig breaking behind her. She was dead, she was dead, oh gods it would hurt. It would..."Wha-" Barnabas barked a warning at the man as Delirium stared at him confused. He wasn't her pirate. "What are you doing here?"

[[Timed to Post Halloween Plot]]

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Delirium's grip slackened on his jacket. "It's not your fault," Delirium said, quietly. Pintel had disappeared and someone had m...taken her Roshaun away from her. And when she found that someone she was going to keep him alive, the mind was so easy to break and she knew all the neatest ways to do it. He'd suffer as she suffered.

"i nEED to sEE hiM, i nEED...." Delirium said, her breath catching. Her heart felt heavy and trapped, confined in a human chest. She could feel the barbed pierce of metal inside it, Despair had her hook in her and she could feel her sister twisting it. "Oh goDs, i nEEd... whERe's mY TwinKLe? haVE yOU SEEn him? i nEED to be thERe, hE's so aLOne anD spARKLy."

Delirium gripped his jacket tighter, her vision was swimming and she could feel her legs going. "I need to see him, please?"

Jaw clenching tight, James swallowed. It was his fault. He drove the blade into the pirate’s chest, and he had seen him slump against the tree, as he had returned to human form. His gaze shifts a fraction, and he can only hope she can’t see his guilt, he thinks it must be impossible because he feels like it’s practically radiating off of him.

His heart was wrenched as her voice suddenly pitched unevenly, and she pleaded to see Ragetti. He had been taken to the clinic, he thought. “.. –the clinic. The doctor, took him away...-“ He wasn’t sure how to put it, surely there would be some examining, or something. Funerals. That’s what funerals were for. Her words were quickly becoming nonsensical and James didn’t understand. Sparkly? What did she mean. He wanted to tell her to calm down, but found her couldn’t.

For the second time his coat was pulled on tightly and though he didn’t yet touch her, James's hands hovered as though he was going to put them on her shoulders to steady her. “Delirium. You can’t see him. I’m so sorry.” He said quietly, firmly, feeling absolutely wretched as he spoke, eyes downcast.

"nO, i waNT to sEE hiM!" Delirium said, pushing him hard in the chest as she let go of his jacket. She looked furious, unsteady and unstable in both mind and body. She couldn't collect herself, all she could think about was Ragetti bloodied and alone. She couldn't let him be alone, she had to be with him. "TakE me to hiM now!"

Delirium moved forward again to push the stronger man. She didn't care anymore, she didn't care about social nicities or politeness or rules. She was Chaos, she was Insanity and she wanted her pirate back.

Already exhausted, added to the writhing guilt in his stomach that made him feel slightly ill; the first hard shove took him by surprise and made him stumble back a step or two, it left a slight sting where he had been shoved. “Delirium.” He began once again his voice firm, his best attempt to calm her down. “I know you wish to see him now. But there's..just- There’s isn’t any way, right now.” She was becoming quite frantic, and focusing on trying to settle was better than focusing solely on his own guilt.

She shoved him roughly again but this time he was somewhat more prepared; shoulders squared. Perhaps were he not constantly thinking about ..what he knew to be true. He wasn’t sure what else to say, and now part of him was ..glad he didn’t have to tell her whom had killed Ragetti, he wasn’t sure if he could stand it. However, it also rendered him rather speechless. All he could think to do, was apologise, of course she didn’t know the extent as to why; but the least of all was that she couldn’t take her to see Ragetti now. He didn’t think it would be right. “I’m sorry.” He said, quietly. Though it almost felt useless he'd said it so often to the poor girl, he meant it.

He kept appologising, she wanted to sew his lips up and make him shut up. Sorry wouldn't bring him back to her, Sorry wouldn't make her sister come for her either but why did he kept saying it over and over again. The more rational side of her was calm but the insane and paranoid side of her stared at him in anger.

"You'RE soRRY? SOrry," Delirium repeated, her face tightening with fury. He'd done it, he'd done it and couldn't tell her. She'd felt sorry for him, she'd liked him and he had done it. He'd killed her pirate or was she just...imagining it. No, he'd done it. She knew it. "You. You. You!"

Delirium launched herself at him, shrieking in frustration and anger. Her hand caught his face, her nails scratching the soft flesh of his cheeks. She hit out at him blindly, tears in her eyes. She didn't care anymore, she didn't care.

James knew he would have more to say when he not plagued by guilt, that he'd be far more eloquent then too. But, all he could hear ..and subsequently all he could then say for that matter was sorry. He was truly sorry, but all that would help her, would be to take responsibility, to admit what this woman deserved to hear. It wasn't right to keep it from her. But, he wouldn't forever and he knew, without using it as an excuse his confession, without doubt would first have to be to the law.

He watched, with a stirring of dread as her expression changed, as though she'd managed to pull the thoughts from his mind, his guilt out into the open. "No- I." He retorted weakly, he couldn't admit it to her yet. Yet, he wanted to remind himself over and over. Not yet, but he would. He had to. But her assurance was only more certain.

So certain she lunged at him with a speed he hadn't expected, and at once she's ..grasping at his face then scratching,it stings and he has no clue just how deeply her nails could possibly claw as he’s more intent on trying to get hold of her thin wrists and pull her hands away from his face and back toward her. “Delirium please!” he blurted at once, he had no idea how to calm her in such a state, she had an unexpected strength and all he could do was feed her more lies ..if he said it was an accident, that would imply he had guilt to explain. “You must calm down, please.” His voice was slightly uneven, both from the shock of her actions, and that he did not know what he could offer her, until he could tell her the truth.

His voice was like acid to her, every word he said just enraged her even more. How dare he be indignant, how dare he try and tell her what to do when he'd murdered her pirate. Delirium shrieked something uncomprehensible as he pulled her hands away from his face, holding on to her wrists tightly.

"Get oFf mE!" Delirium screeched, trying to pull away from him. Delirium kicked out with her legs, trying to hurt him. She wanted him dead, her life didn't matter anymore- she just wanted him dead.

She had every right to be angry. She had every right to hate him with all she could, and whilst already felt a writhing guilt for what he had done, restraining her seemed even worse. Lying to her, and when, though her own accord Delirium had discovered the truth he was forced to restrain her, clutching her wrists though firmly, though he could not find it within himself to be too forceful with the distressed girl.

He couldn’t apologise again. She didn’t want to hear any of that, he’d already apologised so often it seemed useless now, all he could do was to was stop her from actually hurting herself in her thrashing anger. Her kicks caught his shin on the left and he winced. “Delirium ..you must calm down.” He felt utterly useless in the situation, everything he said was useless at least, and he was sure all he could do would be to restrain her until her hysteria had faded enough that she could be taken to her home.

"nO! nO! muRDERer, i'LL kiLL yoU! TuRN Your skiN insiDe OUT, kEEP yOU ALivE AND iN paiN." Delirium said, wrenching one arm loose and punching Norrington hard in the face. She hit out at him, limbs flailing in anger and rage. She no longer cared anymore, all she could see was the hate and pain. Delirium kicked out as hard as she could. "GeT OFF mE!"

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