A slap across the face snaps her out of it. 

The girl opens one eye to see a dimly scattered glob of gray. Just before she shuts her eyes in sheer pain a gray hand extends towards her. Eyes closed and skull filling with echoing screams, the girl grabs at the hand, and is pulled.

“Don’t let them get you,” says a voice from behind her.

Them?

“Errant Loops.”