Ray said nervously.


    It only dawned on him now, how weird his request was to intrude upon people like this, but hey, it was still better than just killing someone. And being a baby was not an option he ever wanted to consider again. Then it occurred to him that the other person might not understand him. He wasn’t sure how this worked, since Vorm never explained anything.


    Try to think thoughts at me, maybe that works?


    “WHO ARE YOU?”


    When Ray next regained his awareness, he seemed to be sitting in school.


    He said tentatively to the body’s owner, Your thoughts were so powerful you knocked me out, could you hold back a bit, please? I’m Ray by the way, nice to—


    “GO!”


    “Ray felt as if death itself was caressing him with its icy hands.


    He lost all hope and said dejectedly,


    He could call for Vorm to help, but if the owner was so hostile, he didn’t feel like being here anymore. He would rather just die. That reminded him of Vorm.


    But there was no answer. He tried to feel for the spot where Vorm was, but it felt very muted, barely perceptible. He wasn’t sure why it was like this, but he understood there wasn’t going to be a Vorm to help him this time.


    “the deathly chilling voice swept over him, making his mind quiver and shiver. Why was this guy so much stronger than him? Vorm always kept telling him how weak his soul was, maybe that was why? Or was it because a body’s original owner was naturally stronger in their own body than an intruder? He didn’t know, and right now, it didn’t even matter.


    Ray felt miserable, and wanted to leave. He couldn’t handle this kind of hostility, he would rather go and be a baby instead. The more he thought about it all, the more upset he became. After a while, he answered tearfully, on the verge of crying.


    No way would Ray ever admit that he himself asked for this.


    “There was a shift in the desolate, frozen lands of the voice where a hailstorm suddenly came alive and raged, wanting to kill and destroy. Ray thought he was about to die, but it was not after his life. Yet, he still felt as if he was frozen in ice and snow.


    “the frosty voice demanded.


    But it was too much for Ray’s fragile mind, at last, he broke down and started sobbing.


    “Don’t cry,”


    Sob sob.. kill me… sob sob… I don’t want to be here anymore hic… you hate me… sob sob…


    “…


    “but the voice was still deathly cold, void of the tiniest warmth.


    Ray reached a breaking point, his thoughts and emotions all boiled over as he lashed out wildly in a mess, bawling uncontrollably. He didn’t care anymore, and poured out all his grievances and indignation to this unfeeling, icy guy that hated him.


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    Ray kept on and on, wailing and crying as his speech became more and more incoherent, slowly quieting. The icy voice stayed silent as Ray kept blabbering and mumbling, crying himself to sleep.


    “ a cold, uncaring voice called him.


    Ray was immediately wide awake. He recalled what had happened before he fell asleep. He felt ashamed for his outburst, he wanted to kick himself. So stupid, breaking down like that, crying. It always just made things even worse, as he would get pushed away and ignored like an infectious disease. His anger surged. As if it was up to him! If he could, he would never ever cry. And now, he was still here, the cold voice still hating him. He was starting to tear up in shame and anger, about to curse out the ice-guy—


    The voice continued unfeelingly, “don’t cry anymore... I won’t kill you and send you back to that AI... It’s okay for you to be here, don’t cry.” That was what the voice said, but it sounded as if it wanted to freeze everyone and everything into an unending sleep, from where there was no escape.


    Ray swallowed back what he was about to say, his anger evaporating. He didn’t dare to say anything. Maybe he wasn’t going to be shoved aside this time? Maybe he wasn’t hated? Hope was too scary.


    “the icy voice said again, trying to be soothing, but being deathly sharp and frosty instead.


    Ray gathered up all his courage and asked,


    “but the voice was still bitingly cold.


    Ray didn’t believe him.


    he asked tearily.


    “the voice trailed off.


    There was silence for a little while, then the voice said again, carefully and tentatively,


    This time, the voice was still cold, but instead of the deathly chill in the middle of a desolate frozen land, it was like a soothing cold in the heat of a summer that cooled Ray before his emotions could boil up again. Ray sighed in relief, it seemed to be fine, for now. However... The ice-guy might not hate him yet, but if he didn’t pull himself together, the ice-guy would surely get fed up of him soon enough, so he tried to move on.


    “


    Ray was shocked out of his own misery.


    “The deathly chill in the voice returned, but Ray was too bothered by that name to be frightened again.


    “


    “the icy voice was indifferent, as if talking about the weather,


    Oh, I’m sorry…


    “No more questions, I need to get ready.”