dec 25, 1985 - Jeremiah Reynolds is diagnosed with Dantemania
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|UNKNOWN TIME, EVENING|Jeremiah: "Do I really have to go to the doctor, Martha? I've been feeling better and I don't feel so sick anymore."
Martha: "Awh, honey. You just need a checkup to see if your condition is getting any better."
Jeremiah: [SIGH] "Of courssssssse... Martha! Martha..."
Martha: "You feeling okay, Remy?"
Jeremiah: "Yes, Martha."
|UNKNOWN TIME, PANDEMONIUM NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS MEDICAL CENTER|
[INTERCOM CHIME]
Staff: "Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds, [UNINTELLIGABLE], Room 4A."
Martha: "Come along, Remy."
[FOOTSTEPS]
[DOOR CREAK]
[DOOR SLAM]
Dr. Jameson: "Ah, Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds! Good to see you, and during the holiday season, no less. I just wish our meeting was under more festive of circumstances."
Martha: "Evening, Howard. We just need to see if Remy's condition is getting any better."
Dr. Jameson: "Let's keep our hopes up, Mrs. Reynolds. Your son made sure of it that two were my first visitors for tonight, and I have quite the backlog."
Jeremiah: [INHALE] "How is... How is... How...?"
Martha: "Joseph, dear."
Jeremiah: "Joseph! [LAUGHTER] Right, heh! How is the boy?"
Dr. Jameson: [SIGH] "He's doing right - just fine, Mr. Reynolds. So, Mr. Reynolds, are you still experiencing auditory hallucinations - hearing things - voices or melodic tunes of any sort?"
Jeremiah: "No, sir."
Dr. Jameson: "Do you have any insomnia - are you finding it hard to sleep at night?"
Jeremiah: "No, sir."
Dr. Jameson: "Do you know what day it is - do you know what's going to be on the news tonight?"
Jeremiah: [LAUGHTER] "I'm having trouble remembering most things already, sir."
Dr. Jameson: [CHUCKLING] "Point taken. Anyway, are you still seeing figures - as in people or entities?"
Jeremiah: [HEAVY BREATHING]
Dr. Jameson: "Mr. Reynolds? Mr. Reynolds?"
Jeremiah: [GASP] "Yes, sir, I am!"
Dr. Jameson: "Is it talking to you?"
Jeremiah: "No, sir."
Dr. Jameson: "Hm. You seem to be showing various symptoms of dementia; Your stumbling movement; The memory loss. Do you know where you are, Mr. Reynolds?"
Jeremiah: "I... I can't. I..."
Martha: "Remy?"
Jeremiah: [UNINTELLIGABLE]
Dr. Jameson: "Mr. Reynolds?"
Jeremiah: "Can't..."
Dr. Jameson: "Out of everything you've forgotten today and are struggling to remember, what is something you have no trouble forgetting?"
Jeremiah: "It!"
Dr. Jameson: "Mrs. Reynolds, can I speak to you outside, please?"
Martha: "Oh, uhh, of course, Howard."
[FOOTSTEPS]
[DOOR CREAK]
[DOOR CREAK]
Dr. Jameson: "Ms- Mrs. Reynolds, your husband. He- Well, I, I don't know how to put this lightly."
Martha: "Please, Howard, just tell me."
Dr. Jameson: [SIGH] "Mrs. Reynolds, to put it lightly ---"
Martha: [GASP] "So, that's it then - three years for nothing."
Dr. Jameson: "Please, Martha."
Martha: [SOBBING] "I can't... Thank you for everything, Howard."
Dr. Jameson: "Merry Christmas, Martha. God bless you both."
[DOOR CREAK]
Martha: "Alright, Remy. It's time to go home. I'll make your favorite jambalaya for dinner before bed."
Jeremiah: "Ah, thanks."
[FOOTSTEPS]
Jeremiah: "Oh, hey, Howard! Merry Christmas!"
Dr. Jameson: "Merry Christmas to you, too,"
[FOOTSTEPS]
[DOOR SLAM]
Dr. Jameson: "Jeremiah."
|UNKNOWN TIME, REYNOLDS RESIDENCE|
[FOOTSTEPS]
[DOORKNOB RATTLE]
Martha: "Deary, baby, honey."
Jeremiah: [COUGHING]
Martha: "Let's get you to bed."
[FOOTSTEPS]
Jeremiah: [SIGH]
[FOOTSTEPS CONT]
[MATTRESS CREAKING]
Jeremiah: [GROAN] [COUGHING] "Martha."
Martha: "Hm? Yes, dear?"
Jeremiah: "Am I... Am I okay?"
Martha: [SCOFF] "Ha... Oh, Remy. You are one of a kind. I love you, dear."
Jeremiah: "I love you, too, Martha."
|UNKNOWN TIME, JEREMIAH'S DREAM|
WANDERER: "Your life is at Death's doorstep, old man."
Jeremiah: [SHAKY RESPIRATION] "What do you want from me? [SOBBING] You've already taken everything. Why can't you just leave me alone? What do you want? WHAT DO YOU WANT?! TELL ME!"
WANDERER: "Your soul is all we want. Give us your soul, and the pain will end."
Jeremiah: [SOBBING] "Why would I do that?"
WANDERER: "Your wife, look at her. She knows you're dying. She can't handle losing you. We, I, could make you live forever. Just give me your soul."
Jeremiah: "No."
WANDERER: "Weak, like all the others."
Jeremiah: "Is somebody there? What do you want?"
GUARDIAN: "My child, be not afraid, for I am but a humble servant to his Holy Name."
Jeremiah: "Have you... Have you come to take me?"
GUARDIAN: "No, not yet. For he has not seen it to be your time. But, it is drawing very near."
Jeremiah: [SOBBING]
GUARDIAN: "As for your pain, I can make it stop, but only for a little while. Use this blessing wisely, and make every moment count."
Jeremiah: "Thank you."
GUARDIAN: "Know that I am always watching over you. The Fallen shall dwell in your home no longer, my child."
|UNKNOWN TIME, POST-JEREMIAH DREAM|
[MATTRESS CREAKING]
Jeremiah: [GROANING]
Martha: "Remy, what are you doing? You shouldn't be walking around right now."
Jeremiah: "Can't we just dance, please? Just for tonight."
Martha: [STAMMERING] "Oh, you... Yes, we can."
Jeremiah: "I love you, Martha, so, so much."
Martha: "Oh, I love you, too, Jeremiah. More than you could possibly know."
Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 25, 1985
Now
~ 40 years ago