Shanan London had never been a drug user in her youth. Nor had she ever taken heavy medication for prolonged illness or injury. Thus, this floating, detatched sensation was entirely new to her. She felt as though she were disconnected from everything physical. She was a whisp... a cloud... She floated merrily, blissfully amidst a sea of swirling color. All around her was warmth and bliss. She no longer held the fear, worry, anger, or tension of her former existence. All memory of it was completely removed from her. All she knew was that she never wanted to leave this place.<br/><br/>At least... until the pain started. With a shattering sensation, her world of bliss was sundered. She found herself in utter blackness, her every thought and sensation overcome with pain. She felt a pounding ache spreading through her entire being. She found herself once more tied to a physical body, wishing she could detach again. Her body burned and ached. It wasn't until she she felt the pounding pressure on her chest that she realized... her body was burning for air.<br/><br/>This realization brought no change, however. She still burned, unable to draw in the breath she needed. As the burning began to fade, she felt herself slipping again, returning to that same blissful oblivion she'd floated in before... only now she feared it. She knew what this meant and she wasn't ready to die yet. A voiceless, resounding scream sounded in her head and she reached deep within herself for the will to push against the black curtain that descended upon her. With a mighty force of will, she surged against it and felt the ragged, painful hacking of her lungs as she drew in her first breath.<br/><br/>She coughed and hacked, spewing water from her lungs that burned her nose and throat. she felt the pressure on her chest rescind, sensed movement near her, but before she could attempt to determine the identity of her rescuer, blackness descended once more. She felt her limbs become weighted, her eyes rolled back, casting her into a warm, oppressive blackness, and her body went limp. This time, she sensed nothing; No black void, no warm, swirling colors... the blissful oblivion did not return. The world around her simply faded as consciousness left her.