Time To Catch The Wolf! [Neo/Ulv]

Neo's eyes lied on Ulv's face, her expression bearing similar to someone who was ready to pass out. The black eyes certainly prodded at the girl's anxiety, but the smile instantly put the girl at ease. It was a kind smile; one she doesn't remember ever receiving, at least in a very long time. A faint image formed in her mind; a small figure with long flowing red hair, along with a kind smile. It was gone as soon as it appeared, barely giving Neo even a precious moment to process it.

Being given another mark of affection, along with being fed the rest of the soup, the girl felt rather at ease, for the first time in a very long time in fact. Despite being caked in filth and only now having energy returned to her, she felt rather peaceful, especially from the gestures of affection and the food. Though this period of peace and being lulled into a more vulnerable mindset would only be temporary, she at least was able to feel something positive and not have to think too deeply into it.

Though her peace was slightly disturbed by the girl talking about her addiction. Ulv informed her that her candies contained a crippling drug, which really sent the girl into a tizzy. She was immediately confused on something being her reality being challenged; the candy made her feel happy... Mother... That was the only nice thing Mother did for her...

"But..." The girl's eyes were heavy as she slowly began to pass out, "But Mother... Mother..." She wasn't able to even keep consciousness to finish her sentence. The girl was out cold in a mere minute.

The following three to four weeks were like a horrific fever dream for her... Ulv had said it would be long and painful, but that had long vanished from her memory.

A few days of her time was spent yelling and screaming from the more horrifying hallucinations, often from the sensations of things grabbing and touching her in less desirable places, to re-experiencing things and reacting to pain that wasn't really there. Though this time was much different, considering Ulv was putting real effort towards helping her with detoxing.

She had far less of an attachment to reality however, often going off on tangents about things that had zero relevance to her present situation, though it was obviously not directed towards the muscular red head, but sounded like she was talking in a concerned tone towards someone nonetheless. She rarely made an indication she recognized her caretaker despite the amount of times she saw her through the duration of the treatment, either seeing her as someone else or not realizing she was there.

In the latter half of treatment, Neo appeared to be more attentive, though still suffered from negative symptoms. She stopped screaming and carrying on, and had switched over to crying and apologizing instead, but in much shorter bursts as opposed to the hours long of screaming, yelling, and rambling to things that weren't there. She would always forget why she was apologizing, and where she was, and temporarily, even who herself was.

In the latest week, her symptoms had dwindled to more minor disturbances, but she was far calmer and sleepier.

The current day, the girl was coming into waking after finally getting the proper amount of sleep. She appeared confused as to where she was as her tired eyes scanned to and fro.

Is this a dream..?