> a view of the sky, an odd mix of color as it turns dark.
> ahead is an empty road as the last bus for the night completes its route. the lines on the asphalt are fading, the new eco-friendly paint easily stripped away every winter.
(link:"★")[> inside the bus are a measly 7 passengers and 1 driver.
> a view of the passengers riding the bus. all of them are spread out through the length. some are reading, using their electronics, or have dozed off.
(link:"★")[> as the bus advances down the road, the dull hum of tires on asphalt lulls the remaining waking passengers one by one, until only a single passenger and the driver are left awake.
(link:"★")[> a view of the remaining passenger. they're dressed in street-style clothes and have white hair. they've been staring out the window for some time now, watching the scenery blend past the glass. the seats across the aisle from them reflect in the window against the dark exterior.
(link:"★")[> gradually, their eyes inch further closed, until...
(link:"★")[> a black screen, a blaring horn, a screeching, a crash...
...
[[★->meeting]]]]]]]> a ringing in the ears.
(link:"★")[eeeeeeeee(text-style:"blur")[eeeeeeeee](text-style:"blurrier")[eeeeee...]
(link:"★")[...
...
(link:"★")[> relative silence. a black screen.
(link:"★")[(text-colour:#dee2e6)+(text-style:"fidget")["ugh..."]
(link:"★")[> blurry vision as the individual wakes up. a rustling of clothes.
(text-colour:#dee2e6)["what's...?"]
(link:"★")[> scanning the room, it appears to be an empty warehouse. scattered on the floor is an assorted pile of colorful bodies.
(text-colour:#dee2e6)[//!?//
(those are... the other people that were riding the bus...?)]
(link:"★")[> just as the thought occurs, one of the other passengers begins to stir.
(text-colour:yellow)+(text-style:"fidget")["aghh..."]
[[★ watch silently->meeting.a]]
[[★ run to them->meeting.b]]]]]]]]]> as you begin to truly ponder your current situation, a groan breaks through the room. you both turn to locate its origin.
(link:"★")[> the passenger with red hair stirs across the room.
(text-colour:#f76707)[...(text-style:"fidget")[//ang sakit//]...]
> she curls closer into herself on the floor, cradling her head in her hands. the only parts to note of her simple clothes are her black armbands and white snapback hat (currently askew) with a large yellow star shape on the front.
> the person dressed in yellow steels himself, carefully pushing off the floor with a grunt to make his way over to her.
(link:"★")[(text-colour:yellow)["excuse me, are you OK? where does it hurt?"]
> as he begins to tend to the newly awakened passenger (text-colour:#dee2e6)[(is he a med student?)], another stirs nearer to you.
(link:"★")[(text-colour:lime)["//mnngh...//"]
> the passenger dressed in green begins to wake.
> their face scrunches up before quickly being covered with their balled fists. their legs are splayed out, causing their large green skirt to appear much fuller than it is.
[[★ reach out a hand->meeting2.a]]
[[✿ ???->LOCK1]]
]]]> your head still feels fuzzy and you feel a little nauseous, so you decide to watch from where you're sitting.
(link:"★")[> he was laid face-down on the floor so you hadn't gotten a good look at his face. as he lifts his head, you see he has an eyepatch over his right eye as well as a large star-shaped clip affixed to the side of his hair. an incredibly long black and yellow striped scarf trails behind him, past the length of the white blazer he has drapped over his shoulders. the rest of his ensemble is quite unremarkable - a black tanktop, black shorts, white thigh-high socks, and strap sandals.
(link:"★")[(text-colour:yellow)["//ugh//, i feel sick..."]
> he scrubs his hands up and down his face and shakes it slightly, assumedly willing away his nausea.
(text-colour:yellow)[//"mmmrgghhhhhh..."//]
> he drags his fingers down his face and catches the bottom of his eye, pulling down the flesh. he scans the room before spotting you.
(link:"★")[(text-colour:#dee2e6)["h-hello?"] you blurt out.
(link:"★")[he lets his hands fall from his face, a light //slap// against his thighs.
(text-colour:yellow)["hey- uh. where... is this?"] he asks, then gestures around the room with a weak hand. (text-colour:yellow)["and are they all... OK?"]
(link:"★")[(text-colour:#dee2e6)["ah- i'm not sure about either of those, really."]
[[★->meeting2]]
]]]]]> you push up off the ground and sway a bit with the sudden movement. you quickly shake it off and make your way towards him, careful not to tread on the others.
(link:"★")[(text-colour:#dee2e6)["hey hey, are you alright?"]
(link:"★")[> he was laid face-down on the floor so you hadn't gotten a good look at his face. as he lifts his head, you see he has an eyepatch over his right eye as well as a large star-shaped clip affixed to the side of his hair. an incredibly long black and yellow striped scarf trails behind him, past the length of the white trenchcoat he has drapped over his shoulders. the rest of his ensemble is quite unremarkable - a black tanktop, black shorts, white thigh-high socks, and strap sandals.
(text-colour:yellow)["who's..."]
(link:"★")[(text-colour:yellow)["//ugh//, i feel sick..."]
> he scrubs his hands up and down his face and shakes it slightly, assumedly willing away his nausea.
(text-colour:yellow)[//"mmmrgghhhhhh..."//]
(text-colour:#dee2e6)["h-hey there. are you OK?"]
(link:"★")[> he drags his fingers down his face and catches the bottom of his eye, pulling down the flesh. he looks up at you.
(text-colour:yellow)["f-fine, i guess. uh. where... is this?"]
> he lets his hands fall from his face, a light //slap// against his thighs. he turns to look around the room. (text-colour:yellow)["and are they all... OK?"]
[(text-colour:#dee2e6)["ah- i'm not sure about either of those, really."]
[[★->meeting2]]
]]]]](set: $name to (prompt: "Enter a name.", ""))
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(text-style:"fidget")[<img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/570739807983239169/909473766227189810/dasiysm.png"/>]
[[✿ begin->opening]] [[★ character list->characters]] [[🐞 jump->jump]]<img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/570739807983239169/909501656138395678/iconW.png"/> (text-colour:#dee2e6)[Nace (they/them)]
<img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/570739807983239169/909501658604666920/iconY.png"/> (text-colour:yellow)[Dandy (he/him)]
<img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/570739807983239169/909501645937856522/iconO.png"/> (text-colour:#f76707)[Marigold (she/he)]
<img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/570739807983239169/909501642964086894/iconG.png"/> (text-colour:lime)[Ten (they/them)]
<img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/570739807983239169/909501638618791936/iconBl.png"/> (text-colour:#74c0fc)[Neela (she/her)]
<img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/570739807983239169/909501652652941322/iconR.png"/> (text-colour:#f783ac)[Hina (he/they)]
<img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/570739807983239169/909501649146482779/iconP.png"/> (text-colour:#ae3ec9)[Gladys (she/her)]
<img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/570739807983239169/909501634713886810/iconBk.png"/> (text-colour:#868e96)[Kaala (he/him)]
[[★ begin->opening]] passage jump. spoilers
[[begin->opening]]
[[meeting->meeting]]
[[meeting.a->meeting.a]]
[[meeting.b->meeting.b]]
[[meeting2->meeting2]]
[[meeting2.a->meeting2.a]]
[[meeting2.b->LOCK1]]
[[meeting2.c->meeting2.c]]
[[meeting2.d->meeting2.d]]
[[meeting3->meeting3]]
[[meeting3.a->meeting3.a]]
[[meeting3.b->meeting3.b]]
[[meeting4->meeting4]]
[[meeting4.a->meeting4.a]]> you reach out a hand to the passenger in green, hovering just above their shoulder.
(text-colour:#dee2e6)["are you alright?"]
> as soon as your voice registers in their ears, you see their eyes snap open from behind their fists.
(text-colour:lime)["nh, what? who-?"]
(link:"★")[> they suddenly sit up, knocking your hand away in the process. they frantically look around, causing their already skewed glasses to further slip down their nose.
> as they take in the sight of the remaining unconscious passengers scattered about, their expression deepens into pure horror.
(text-colour:lime)["(text-style:"fidget")[ah...] (text-style:"italic","shudder")[ahh...]"]
> their eyes snap shut and they cover their mouth, likely taken over by a sudden wave of nausea caused by their haste.
(link:"★")[(text-colour:#dee2e6)["p-please stay calm!"] you shout, moving to kneel in front of them.
> their shoulders shake and you can hear the frantic whistle of their breaths over their hand.
> as you rattle your brain for how to help this individual, you hear the sound of footsteps approach behind you.
(text-colour:yellow)["what's happening?"]
(text-colour:#f76707)["you OK?"]
> the other waking passengers stop beside you, the yellow one also kneeling down.
(text-colour:yellow)["hello, can you hear me?"]
(link:"★")[> the green passenger pauses for a moment before giving a sharp nod.
(text-colour:yellow)["great, that's great."] he pulls his coat from his shoulders, draping it over the panicked passenger.
> he goes through the process of calming fear and anxiety, a practiced air about him.
[[★ watch uselessly->meeting2.c]]
[[★ turn to the red passenger->meeting2.d]]
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(text-style:"fidget")[<img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/570739807983239169/909473766227189810/dasiysm.png"/>]
(text-style:"subscript","smear","expand")[TURN BACK]> you sit and watch as he gradually works the panic from the newly awakened passenger. you want to reach out a comforting hand or say something supportive, but stay silent for fear of making this inherently troubling situation worse.
> he seems to know how better than you do, anyway.
(link:"★")[> you can't help but observe the new addition as they calm down. they have an impressive amount of green hair, tied off to the left in a volumous french braid. one smaller braid hangs from the right of their face, perfectly balanced asymmetry. their clothes are quite simple, having only one accessory (other than their glasses) in the strap choker with a star charm seated at their throat.
[(text-colour:yellow)["...just take it slow, alright?"]
> you snap back to focus as he helps the green passenger to their feet, tightly gripping the borrowed jacket around their shoulders.
(text-colour:lime)["s-sorry."] their voice is strained. (text-colour:lime)["i'm- fine, now."]
(text-colour:yellow)["you can lean on me if you need to."] they eye him in response before shaking their head.
(text-colour:lime)["it's fine."] they state simply as their eyes slide closed, curling the jacket closer.
(link:"★")[(text-colour:yellow)["i'm sure we'd all like to... compare notes, or something,"] you turn to him as he begins speaking. (text-colour:yellow)["but since four of us are up now we should really check on the others."]
(text-colour:#dee2e6)["right!"]
(text-colour:#f76707)["got it."]
> you all move around the room, gradually rousing and guiding the other passengers through their pain and confusion to the best of your collective abilities.
> eventually, you're all awake and mostly functional.
[[★->meeting3]]
]]]> you gently remove yourself from the pair to speak with the red passenger.
(text-colour:#dee2e6)["how are you feeling?] you ask in a hushed tone.
(text-colour:#f76707)["er, OK i guess?"] her hand moves to rub her neck.
(text-colour:#f76707)["not the //worst// headache i've ever had. still hurts though."]
(text-colour:#dee2e6)["do you have headaches often?"] your helpless curiosity, the at present unknown situation, and desire to break the air overtakes any sense of social politeness.
(text-colour:#f76707)["mh, i get a lot of migraines."]
> you bob your head twice, once for sympathy and once for acknowledgement.
(link:"★")[(text-colour:yellow)["...just take it slow, alright?"]
> you turn your head to see the green passenger being helped to their feet, tightly gripping the borrowed jacket around their shoulders.
(text-colour:lime)["s-sorry."] their voice is strained. (text-colour:lime)["i'm- fine, now."]
(text-colour:yellow)["you can lean on me if you need to."] they eye him in response before shaking their head.
(text-colour:lime)["it's fine."] they state simply as their eyes slide closed, curling the jacket closer.
> you look over them curiously. they have an impressive amount of green hair, tied off to the left in a volumous french braid. one smaller braid hangs from the right of their face, perfectly balanced asymmetry. their clothes are quite simple, having only one accessory (other than their glasses) in the strap choker with a star charm seated at their throat.
(link:"★")[(text-colour:yellow)["i'm sure we'd all like to... compare notes, or something,"] you turn to him as he begins speaking. (text-colour:yellow)["but since four of us are up now we should really check on the others."]
(text-colour:#dee2e6)["ah!" (why didn't i suggest that first?)]
(text-colour:#f76707)["sure thing."]
> you all move around the room, gradually rousing and guiding the other passengers through their pain and confusion to the best of your collective abilities.
> eventually, you're all awake and mostly functional.
[[★->meeting3]]
]]> you all took it upon yourselves to look over the largely featureless room you find yourselves in; unfortunately, no exits could be found. other than the lights in the ceiling and the odd moddled spot on the floor there's not much else of note in here.
> you all gather near a wall.
(link:"★")[(text-colour:#ae3ec9)["alright, so..."] the bus driver, an older woman with glasses and a dusky purple sweatervest. she was the seventh one to wake up.
(text-colour:#f783ac)["w-what now?"] someone with pink hair and a pink hoodie. he was the sixth one to wake up.
(text-colour:yellow)["maybe start with the last thing we remember?"]
(text-colour:#74c0fc)["hnm? shouldn't we start with names first?"] a woman with blue hair and a white blazer. she was the fifth one to wake up.
(text-colour:#ae3ec9)["information first, introductions second."]
(text-colour:#f76707)["couldn't we just do both at once??"]
> the helpful person in yellow sighs and pinches the bridge of his nose.
(text-colour:yellow)["i don't really care what order we go in."] his hand drops, gesturing towards you. (text-colour:yellow)["what do you think?"]
(text-colour:#868e96)["why do they get to decide?"] a man with long black hair and a black apron. he was the last one to wake up.
(text-colour:yellow)["they were the first one awake. seniority? i don't know. don't make a fuss, it'll take longer."]
> the man sighs and crosses his arms, allowing you to speak.
> you want to hear...
[[★ information first->meeting3.a]]
[[★ introductions first->meeting3.b]]](text-colour:#dee2e6)["i think i want to exchange information first. it's more pressing right now."]
(text-colour:yellow)["fine by me."]
> you all exchange information, and are frustrated at the lack of details you have to work with.
> everyone boarded the bus on their own, except for the blue and black passengers who boarded together. the woman in purple regularly operates the bus you all took that night. the only people to board the bus that night were those currently present.
> everyone attests to having fallen asleep at some point - no clear order is able to be established since you were all minding your own business, but it can be safely assumed that the driver was the last to fall asleep. what that means is... uncertain.
(text-colour:#f783ac)["so..."]
(link:"★")[(text-colour:yellow)["right now our working theory is between 'mass hallucination' and 'kidnapping'. which..."]
(text-colour:#ae3ec9)["one is //significatly// more troubling than the other."]
> an uncomfortable and opressive silence falls over the group.
(text-colour:#74c0fc)["well, uh!"] the woman in blue claps her hands. (text-colour:#74c0fc)["why don't we introduce ourselves now, then?"]
(link:"★")[> you all exchange names. the group is as follows:
(text-colour:#74c0fc)[Neela], (text-colour:#868e96)[Kaala], (text-colour:yellow)[Dandy], (text-colour:lime)[Ten], (text-colour:#f783ac)[Hina], (text-colour:#ae3ec9)[Gladys], (text-colour:#f76707)[Marigold], (text-colour:#dee2e6)[Nace]
[[★->meeting4]]]](text-colour:#dee2e6)["i think i want to do introductions first. it'll make talking easier."]
(text-colour:yellow)["fine by me."]
> the bus driver shakes her head.
(link:"★")[(text-colour:#74c0fc)["okaaay, i'll start then!"] she waves her hand above her head and grins.
(text-colour:#74c0fc)["my name is Neela! i'm 23 years old and was born November 1st, which makes me a Scorpio! i love everything scary and the occult but also cute and fluffy things. nice to meet you~"]
(text-colour:#868e96)["we just need your //name//, not your whole dating profile."]
(text-colour:#74c0fc)["so mean!"]
(link:"★")[(text-colour:#868e96)["i'm Kaala. i'm an artist. not that it really matters, but she's my sister. pardon any rudeness shown to her."]
(text-colour:yellow)["ah, i thought you two looked related."]
(text-colour:#74c0fc)["we're twins!"] (text-colour:#868e96)["we're twins."]
(link:"★")[(text-colour:yellow)["i'm Mindeulle, but you can call me Dandy. i respond to both. i'm a street medic, so feel free to come to me for any first-aid."]
(text-colour:#f76707)["i figured you were a nurse or a med student or something?"]
> Dandy makes a face and crosses his arms.
[(text-colour:yellow)["i'm more interested in people than medicine."]
(text-colour:#dee2e6)[(?)]
(link:"★")[(text-colour:lime)["m-my name is Ten... nice to meet you."]
(link:"★")[(text-colour:#74c0fc)["aww, is that all? tell us more!"]
[(text-colour:lime)["uhn? i'm not really... interesting. let's see..."]
(text-colour:lime)["a-ah! i like reading novels in my spare time..."]
(text-colour:#f783ac)["any specific genre?"]
(text-colour:lime)["mostly mystery and r...romance."] they look bashful.
(link:"★")[(text-colour:#f783ac)["um, i'm Hina."] they give a small wave. (text-colour:#f783ac)["i'm a math major. i spend any free time i have online or playing videogames. nice to meet you..."]
(link:"★")[(text-colour:#ae3ec9)["my name is Gladys. if i'm remembering your faces correctly i'm the operator of the bus you were all riding in. i don't quite know what happened, but i apologize if i brought harm to any of you."]
(link:"★")[(text-colour:#f76707)["i'm Marigold. do NOT shorten my name. i work part-time as a clerk at a grocery store."]
(text-colour:lime)["w-what kind of grocery store?"]
> Marigold makes a face.
(text-colour:#f76707)["a... normal one?"]
> Ten laces their fingers together and dips their head to hide their grimace.
(link:"★")[(text-colour:#dee2e6)["i'm Nace, i'm a quick learner. i hope we all get along for as long as we need to."]
[[★->meeting4]]
]]]]]]]]]]](text-style:"smear")["and i'm $name!"]
> you all turn with a start towards a new voice.
(link:"★")[> above you, about 8 feet in the air, hovers some manner of creature.
> it has a head shaped like a daisy, but with 3 small petals at the top and 4 large petals at the sides on either side. its face is a yellow circle with deep beady eyes. you think you see fangs in its mouth from this distance. its body is green with a thin yellow oval-shaped belly in the centre. its hands and feet are clawed paws, somewhere between a monkey and a cat. it has a prehensile tail like a monkey, but with the thick base of a lizard's. nothing specific seems to be keeping it in the air, simply levitating in place.
(link:"★")[> it's both cute and menacing.
> everyone reacts.
(link:"★")[(text-colour:lime)["a-ahh!"] (text-colour:#74c0fc)["what's this??"]
(text-colour:#f76707)["what the hell!?"] (text-colour:yellow)["fuck!?"]
(text-colour:#868e96)["uh-?"] (text-colour:#f783ac)["oh, oh no..."]
(text-colour:#ae3ec9)["what... is going on??"]
(text-style:"smear")["mhm, mhm, all good questions and or statements, yes!"] the creature crosses one arm and puts the other to cup their approximate chin.
(text-style:"smear")["yes, yes... well!"] they snap their fingers. (text-style:"smear")["why drag it out? it'll just be a hassle later. let's get to the core of the matter:"]
(link:"★")[(text-style:"smear")["all of you are here to participate in a little game!"]
(text-colour:#f76707)["like... like //SAW// or something??"]
(text-style:"smear")["oh, no, nothing so gruesome. raw blood and gore certainly has its place, but i find it //boring// now."]
(text-colour:#f783ac)["p-pardon?"]
(text-style:"smear")["granted!"]
(text-style:"smear")["ahaha, just kidding. i'm not running a trial here."]
(text-colour:#74c0fc)["this is..."]
(link:"★")[(text-colour:#868e96)["crazy, totally."]
(text-style:"smear")["yep! crazy, ridiculous, outrageous, insanity, impossible, inhumane, shall i go on?"] it was counting off the list on its fingers.
> it grins.
(text-style:"smear")["don't worry my friends!"] they kick off on the air, flitting about above your group. (text-style:"smear")["my methods are tried and true, and i can almost certainly guarentee no bodily harm will come to you in my hands!"]
> suddenly, it stop its loop-de-loops.
(text-style:"smear")["of course,"] you almost feel as if they're staring directly at you. (text-style:"smear")["that's only in //my// hands."]
(link:"★")[(text-colour:yellow)["what do you mean by that?"]
(text-style:"smear")["other than the conditions needed to see out the game, i have no intention of binding your free will here."]
(text-style:"smear")["so as long as it doesn't break the rules, you're free to do what you like!"]
(link:"★")[(text-style:"smear")["no matter what it is."]
(link:"★")[> there's silence as the implication catches up to each of you.
(link:"★")[(text-colour:#f783ac)["th-there's no way any of us would do anything like that!"] Hina gives a nervous smile, strained as if someone is forcing them to. (text-colour:#f783ac)["right, guys?"]
(text-colour:#74c0fc)["right! i could never do something like that!"]
(text-colour:#f76707)["'course not."]
(text-colour:#ae3ec9)["it's unimaginable."]
(text-colour:yellow)["um,"] Dandy half-raises a hand to cut in. (text-colour:yellow)["you guys are forgetting something. what are the //rules// of your game, $name?"]
> it smiles.
(text-style:"smear")["i'm so glad you asked! it's simple, really."]
[[★->rules]]]]]]]]]]](align:"=><=")+(box:"X")[=
the rules to the game are as follows:
1. all participants are automatically considered (text-style:"smear")[willing], and are bound to the rules of the game.
2. unless otherwise specified, all participants must have a (text-style:"smear")[partner] to enter a room. if they do not have a partner, they must (text-style:"smear")[stay behind].
3. unless otherwise specified, all participants will partake in a (text-style:"smear")[vote] to determine the fate of one participant every (text-style:"smear")[3 rounds].
3a. in the event of unexpected (text-style:"smear")[death or mortal injury], a vote will not be held regardless of if the game is on round 3 or not. a vote will be held on the next following round.
4. when pairs can no longer be formed, the game is (text-style:"smear")[over].
5. (text-style:"smear")[$name] can modify, add, or remove any rule as long as it's in the spirit of the game.
[[★->meeting4.a]](text-style:"smear")["it's simple, like a game of tag!"]
(text-colour:#f76707)["you-"]
(text-colour:yellow)["you can't do this!"]
(text-style:"smear")["mmh, i already am though?"]
> it puts out its arms in a grand gesture.
(text-style:"smear")["my dear friends, we're already playing!"]
(link:"★")[> a heavy atmosphere falls over your group. desperate battles rage on in the minds of your unwilling companions.
(text-style:"smear")["ahh, but..."]
> $name turns towards you and Ten, tilting its head slightly.
(text-style:"smear")["i haven't heard much out of the two of you."]
> it reaches out a hand, almost diplomatic.
(text-style:"smear")["is there anything you'd like to share before we truly get started?"]
(link:"★")[> for the first time since $name appeared, you look over at Ten.
> they look...
(text-colour:lime)[(text-style:"subscript")["...terrible."]]
(link:"★")[(text-style:"smear")["hm? you'll have to speak up, i can't hear you from here."] it cups a hand to a (nonexistant?) ear.
(text-colour:lime)["it's terrible."]
$name suddenly looks very bored.
(text-style:"smear")["ah, i thought you would've had something more interesting to say."]
(text-style:"smear")["what about you, then?"] they look at you directly.
(text-colour:#dee2e6)[(what //is// there to say?)
(you could protest, but $name doesn't seem perceptive to that.)
(going along with it is an option? though that may concern your companions.)]
(link:"★")[(text-colour:#dee2e6)[(or maybe...)]
(link:"★")[(text-colour:lime)["it's terrible, terrible, //terrible, (text-style:"fidget")[terrible!]//"]
(text-colour:lime)["(text-style:"fidget")[awful], (text-style:"fidget")[miserable], (text-style:"fidget")[wretched], (text-style:"rumble")[DEMON!]"]
(text-style:"smear")["okay!"]
> with a quick snap of $name's fingers, Ten suddenly collapses. you're only able to catch them in time because you had been looking at them.
(text-colour:#dee2e6)["what's- what did you just do?"]
$name sighs.
(link:"★")[(text-style:"smear")["//oh//, don't get all worked up."] it waves a hand dismissively. (text-style:"smear")["time's up!"]
> they snap their fingers again, and a wave of drowsiness falls over you.
> you feel your muscles loosen and hear some of the others already dropping to the ground.
(text-colour:#dee2e6)["w-wait..."]
> the last thing you recall before falling asleep is trying to shift Ten's weight to not cause injury,
and the sight of $name smiling sweetly at you all.
(text-style:"smear")["our new friends."]
[[✿->signet1]]]]]]]](text-style:"blur")[(align:"=><=")+(box:"X")[=
when light begins to draw,
lay the blanket over the bed.
with each delicate resting head,
a view of the stars above.
soil, water, food, love.
and with enough time,
their petals will soon be mine.]
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