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While on the plane ride towards Chicago, Seras tells Pip about the nightmares from her past, and Alucard gives her some dream-based coaching on how to move towards the future.
A private plane, somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean. Integra is asleep. Seras wishes she were. And Pip… [You are now free to move about the cabin.] Pip is on the move.
Pip: Mignonette? Are you okay now, or did you just fall asleep? [sniff] Neither. Gotcha.
Pip: But, come on, why did you freak out in the first place? Who ever heard of a vampire being scared of coffins? Seras: Captain, if you’re just going to tease me, you can leave now.
Pip: Aw, mignonette, relax. A little teasing never killed anybody. Seras: New subject, please. Pip: Fine, fine. So did you read up on this woman we’re visiting? Seras: I didn’t realize there was anything to read. Pip: Well, you’re in luck! I went through the file on her, and only remember the good bits.
You now have more than enough information to positively identify Ann. (But if you aren’t in the mood for puzzles, just keep reading.) Some time later… Pip: Did you know capitalism could get this bad***? It’s the Great Depression, she’s in a foster home. Maybe eight years old at the time. She sleeps in the… Continue reading What Dreams May Come 5/27
Seras: Captain…Pip…thanks. You’re good at distracting me. Pip: C’mon, Seras, it can’t be that bad…You do sleep in one of these things, right? Seras: It’s different. Pip: Well, how? Seras: It’s…complicated. Pip: Try me.
Seras: Pip…do you want to know why this freaks me out so much? It’s a painful story. Do you want to hear it? Pip: Mignonette…I’m missing an eye. I know a little bit about pain.
Seras: When I was nine years old…my parents were murdered. Pip: Aw, Seras, that’s… Seras: In front of me.
Seras’ story, and the scan in the first panel, is from volume 7, chapter 4. Shine first referred to these nightmares all the way back in ’05. (This arc has been waiting in the wings for a long time.) Seras (narrating): It was my father they were after. He was a cop. You make enemies.… Continue reading What Dreams May Come 9/27
Seras: I don’t remember what happened next. It feels like I’m locked in that moment. In the nightmares I scream and I scream but it doesn’t make any difference because I’m still trapped and I can’t change it and I can’t save them and I– Pip: Seras! Easy, Seras. Stay with me.