( for all of his flaws and the darkness that lurked deep within his mind, if there was one thing james was resilient at was just surviving whatever was thrown at him. even if this place was a strange mess of being pushed into one thing to another, he did his best to keep a level head [even if it came at the expense of appearing so cold and detached from everything].

little by little, even if he didn't want to engage with others or be a part of things, he was forming bonds with others. familiar faces had been seen here and there, and while he wasn't truly the best at providing reassurance to anyone, it did bring him some sense of familiarity and care for this world and its territories. how much of it was just him trying to survive was left up for debate.

what did seem to finally affect him was being brought back to a place that felt far too familiar, far too painful to what he had seen in that town, the town of silent hill. the agonizing views of past sins, the reminders of his own failings, and the cold terrifying monsters that seemed to take his visions and contort them into something gruesome to nag at him endlessly. he was self-aware enough to realize that this forest, full of dead trees was not a vision of his own mind, but it was nonetheless still disorienting.

it was in that disorientation and seeing the figures on stilts that he seemed to appear aimless, bumping into anyone nearby without a word, coming across as rude. instead he was truly seeing visions of the past, haunting his mind and movements. it was finally then that he walked far too to one of the mines, a gas releasing and ensnaring him a haze before he immediately bolted off with what strength he had. whoever happened to be close enough would witness the mess he had made of himself. )

Get away....run from here.

( it's the most polite thing he's said so far. )

( since a good portion of this event seems to rely heavily on closed interactions/scenarios, feel free to hit me with what you've got! I am also 100% down to write a closed starter exploring any of james' past horrors/trauma given the landscape. feel free to hit me up at pinkwestwood (@) discord or fuels for contact. )