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from @isatswap's story. specifically wherein loop acquires a dagger

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buddy its november

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A memory of pity was very striking! @isatswap art again

(You got the broken doll again.) (This doll will never see the end.)

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we used to be falling in love..... but now we're only pauling a blart.....

(@isatswap's Loop, who I have chosen to call Sloop)

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wow did you know that being unmedicated and also having irl problems sucks completely unrelated (/j) the au might be on a sort of a hiatus. half from the aforementioned unrelated thing half because....its just been a long time, chat. isat is still near and dear to my heart but its not enough to drive me fully when im writing. also i accidentally made 7 more au ideas so i might turn this blog into General My Aus Page. actually tell me if you wanna see that in the comments or whereever. anyway the point is that feefee talk probably wont come out anytime soon. because its long af. maybe i could try posting it piece by piece to pretend im productive? also maybe tell me what you think about that. if you care. i dont know how to finish posts

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First of all, a little spiel (if you dont care about the spiel you can just scroll to the cut, dont forget to read the content warning!):

Remember that one poll? Sorry, had to break my promise. The feefee talk is crabbing MASSIVE which means my adhd is in full force while im working on it. Which means it might take a while longer. However, i cant just do nothing the whole time, so decided to write the siffrin fight instead, since its much shorter. I hope you understand.

Spiel over!

(full game in stars and time spoilers, also cw suicide)

Why couldn't it be me?...

TTOS version of the act 6 battle from ISAT

<BATTLE START!>

Siffrin: One thing, before we begin.

(Siffrin swiftly runs around you.)

(Your pockets feel lighter.)

Siffrin: I'm taking this back, thank you!

(Siffrin shows you their dagger.)

Siffrin: It's not good to take what isn't yours, after all!~ Siffrin: Now we can properly begin.

<Exchanging blows, until....>

Siffrin: AH!--

<Loopback.>

(Siffrin looped back.)

Siffrin: .... Siffrin: Haha! Siffrin: Here is a thing to remember: Siffrin: [If I die, I can loop back!] Siffrin: Not sure about you, though! You've really burned yourself out in the House! Siffrin: So try Not Dying! Otherwise....Hahahahaha! You will not be back.

(....)

(Keep fighting, keep fighting.)

<Exchanging blows, until another death.>

Siffrin: Lights! Camera! Action! Hahaha! Siffrin: ... Siffrin: You know, in a way, I'm very proud of you! Siffrin: You got what you wished for, starlight! You now have a family, you've learned to not be afraid to show your face, you saved Vaugarde! Siffrin: And all that was needed was for me to be left with nothing! Siffrin: The perfect cosmic robbery~! Siffrin: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

<Exchanging blows, until another death.>

Siffrin: From main character, to stage director, to retiree, to no one at all! Siffrin: ... Siffrin: The Head Housemaiden... The one you call Scary Lady....

Siffrin: She always spelled doom for my quest. Siffrin: Each time, same thing, same words... Siffrin: "Something's broken, something's failing, rotting!!!" Siffrin: And when I first saw what happened to you after you truly spoke to the King.... Siffrin: After I talked to your party.... Siffrin: I decided to follow them out of curiosity.

<Another death.>

Siffrin: And then I saw you. Curled up. Sad. Alone. Frozen. Siffrin: I was relieved! I thought, maybe, there was a silver lining to all this! Maybe I was just spared from a hopeless ending! Siffrin: ... Siffrin: But then.... BUT THEN...! Siffrin: You and your stupid friends pulled through! Siffrin: Despite everything that happened, you got your happy ending!!! Siffrin: Why?!? WHY?!? Siffrin: WHY DID YOU GET IT AND NOT ME?!? Siffrin: WHY MY SCRIPT WAS TAKEN AWAY FROM ME?!? Siffrin: WHY HAS THE UNIVERSE FORSAKEN ME?!?

<Another.>

Siffrin: AND THE CURTAINS OPEN ONCE MORE.

Siffrin: You know. Our stories were not so different. Siffrin: Stranded in a country you can never call home. Siffrin: Forgetting almost all about your previous life. Siffrin: Then hope. Actual allies. Siffrin: And then....

(Siffrin swiftly cuts their eyepatch off of their face.)

Siffrin: Loss. Again. Siffrin: But it's fine, because you don't matter, as long you did it for them. Siffrin: But....I don't have them anymore, do I? Siffrin: This family of yours? Complete strangers to me. A mockery of the people I used to be with. Siffrin: And I'm also a stranger to them. Just some weirdo under a tree. Siffrin: Because that's what I am now, aren't I? A nobody, here just to give people directions. Siffrin: Can you even imagine how it feels?

<Another.>

Siffrin: I loved my family. Siffrin: I can never forget them. Siffrin: And yet they are gone! Not a trace, not even shallow copies, nothing! Siffrin: Nothing but a simple memory! Siffrin: But you...! YOU HAVE EVERYTHING!!! Siffrin: CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW IT FEELS, STARLIGHT?!? Siffrin: HAVING EVERYTHING TAKEN FROM YOU JUST SO SOMEONE ELSE CAN HAVE IT ALL!!! Siffrin: MIRABELLE....ISABEAU....ODILE....BONNIE.... Siffrin: THE HOUSEMAIDEN, THE DEFENDER, THE RESEARCHER, THE KID...!!! Siffrin: THEY WERE MINE!!! Siffrin: WHY?!? WHY COULDN'T I HAVE MY GOOD ENDING?!? Siffrin: AND WHY CAN YOU HAVE IT INSTEAD OF ME?!?

<More attacks, until...>

Siffrin: AH--!

(Siffrin flinched!)

(Seeing the opening, you strike.)

Siffrin: ...

(Siffrin can't fight anymore.)

(You've won.)

(...)

Siffrin: ... Siffrin: You.... Siffrin: ....Loop. Starlight. Siffrin: Or whatever your real name is. Siffrin: Let go of my hand.

Loop: (...) "No."

Siffrin: ...Why not?

Loop: "Why should I?"

Siffrin: ..... Siffrin: Isn't it obvious? Siffrin: I wanted to kill you! Siffrin: Out of some pathetic spite towards a person who isn't even real anymore!!! Siffrin: I can't even take your place! It was just for petty revenge! Siffrin: You....you don't want someone like that walking around. Siffrin: You should just let me kill myself and get on with your stupid life!!!

Loop: (You laugh.) "That's kind of dramatic, isn't it? Killing yourself just because you lost."

Siffrin: Haha.... Siffrin: Rich coming from you, starlight. Siffrin: ...Maybe it is. But I want to do it. Siffrin: Dying is the ending I want.

(...)

Siffrin: Starlight, please. Just let me die. I don't want to be here. Siffrin: There's nothing left for me now. Siffrin: You've won. You don't need a guide anymore. And so I should be gone. Siffrin: I can't go back to how it was before, because that past is gone. Siffrin: I can't go back to my friends, because...they aren't even my friends, are they? They don't recognize me and I barely recognize them. Siffrin: There's nothing left for me to do, no script to follow, no Universe to lead me.... Siffrin: ....

(Siffrin sighs.)

Siffrin: Why did it have to be you? Siffrin: I knew I could do it if I only endured just a little more. Siffrin: If only that blinding star could do the same.

Loop: (Oh, Siffrin...) "But don't you get it?"

Siffrin: ... Siffrin: What is there to get?

Loop: "The reason I succeeded, maybe?"

Siffrin: What..?

Loop: "It's thanks to you!"

Siffrin: ...?

Loop: "You did endure, despite being betrayed by your guide." Loop: "You managed to stay by my side until the very end." Loop: "Yeah, you didn't tell me everything, and yeah, you sometimes were mean to me because of the grudge you had..." Loop: "But despite that, you managed to stick it out." Loop: "Only because of that I managed to win."

Siffrin: .... Siffrin: Hah. Siffrin: I can't believe it.

Loop: "?"

Siffrin: Now you're the one guiding me, in a way. Just like last time.

(You laugh.)

Loop: "Isa sends his thanks, by the way." Loop: "All of them do."

Siffrin: Thanks...? For what?

Loop: "Who else helped them get all the way to Euphrasie?" Loop: "They told me to say thank you, for bringing them to me." Loop: "For saving me."

Siffrin: ....So.... Siffrin: ....You weren't lying before....

Loop: "Yeah, see? It is all thanks to you."

Siffrin: ...Starlight.... Siffrin: Why couldn't it be me?

Loop: "I don't know." Loop: "Maybe it was in the script." Loop: "Maybe it was what the Universe wanted." Loop: "Or maybe it's no one's fault."

Siffrin: ....

Loop: "I'm sorry, Siffrin." Loop: "And I also thank you" Loop: "Without you, I would've given up a long time ago." Loop: "Thank you for helping me, this whole time. And I hope you can forgive me."

Siffrin: ...Haha. Siffrin: There's nothing to forgive you for, Loop. Siffrin: You're not the one, after all. Siffrin: ...

(You share a moment of silence.)

Siffrin: ...I think you can get off of me now.

(Oh, right.)

(You help Siffrin up, and they fix their eyepatch back on.)

Loop: ...Siffrin, we can--

Siffrin: Loop.

(They put a hand on your shoulder.)

(You flinch.)

Siffrin: … Siffrin: Please. Siffrin: You're going to have to talk to them, from now on. Siffrin: No more keeping how you feel from them. We both know where this leads. Siffrin: And if one day, no matter what you do, everyone's paths and yours diverge… Siffrin: You'll have to learn to be okay with it. Siffrin: We can't… We can't do this again. Siffrin: Hold them hostage, against their knowledge, against their will, just because we're lonely. Siffrin: Learning to talk to them… Learning to let go… Siffrin: It'll be hard. It'll feel impossible. You might think you'd rather die than share how you feel. Siffrin: After all, isn't bottling things up the reason you managed to break the loops? Siffrin: You didn't have to tell them anything until the very end, and it turned out fine, didn't it?

Loop: (…) "But…" Loop: "But if I had talked to them earlier, then maybe…"

Siffrin: Yeah, dummy. If only you had been strong enough to talk to them, maybe this whole story wouldn't have happened at all. Siffrin: If only I was strong enough.... Siffrin: ... Siffrin: Oh well. It doesn't matter now.

(They let go of you.)

Siffrin: ...I think it's my time to go. Don't worry, nothing bad is gonna happen to me.

Loop: "Where will you go?"

Siffrin: Oh, starlight.... Siffrin: ...I don't know! I think I want to see Vaugarde again, like it is supposed to be. Siffrin: Haven't left this town for months, you know?

Loop: "But....But I--"

Siffrin: Ah, starlight. Siffrin: I know you want me to come with you. With your family, together. Siffrin: ....I don't think I am ready for that yet. Siffrin: I want to be alone, for at least a little bit.

Loop: "...."

Siffrin: Awww, don't make that face! I'm sure you'll do just stellar without me!

(...Against your better judgement, you laugh.)

Loop: "It's been knife knowing you, Siffrin."

(He laughs alongside you.)

Siffrin: Hahahahaha! Siffrin: ...Don't worry, Loop. Siffrin: Somehow, I'm sure I will see you all again. Siffrin: After all, it would be rude to not accept all the thanks in person. Siffrin: And I have this coin I'll have to return to you.

Loop: "And I have yours."

Siffrin: Yeah! So I promise I will come back!! Siffrin: I super duper promise!!! Siffrin: Just don't forget me, okay?

(They bow to you, taking off their hat, and then leave into the wilderness.)

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while im in the salt mines i went and fixed every typo (and also added a link to the navigation post that i accidentally skipped oops. maybe you missed a post because of this)

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siffrin is freaking it nothing style

sorry the feefee talk post is taking so long im being actively put into the incinerator as you read this post. i promise im working on it

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found a bug on the side of the road what does she do about it

(small odile is from ageswap isat au by @tealgoat @basilpaste @startagainaprologue @pixxyofice and @the-bitter-ocean wow thats a lot of people hi)

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gonna put ttos sif into situations now

who the FUCK is this

(consequence by @riggedbones)

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feefee talk narrowly outdid the fight. thanks for your input :>

its gonna be in like a month though theres so much text

whatever, go my community interaction scarab

i could do the act 6 fight or i could do the talk with the party as the next post of the au but i dont know which one rn

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whatever, go my community interaction scarab

i could do the act 6 fight or i could do the talk with the party as the next post of the au but i dont know which one rn

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(mega in stars and time spoilers like ALL of them)

also to be clear, <()> is memory text

Like A Shooting Star

TTOS version of the act 6 fall from ISAT

Mirabelle: Tell us what you wished for, come on.

Isabeau: Tell us!

Odile: Tell us! I could yell this at you if you don't!

Bonnie: Just tell us already!

Loop: (…) "…But…" Loop: "But I don't want to say it."

Loop: "I'm scared to say it."

Bonnie: Scared…?

Mirabelle: What are you scared of?

Loop: "I'm scared that…"

Loop: "That if I tell you, something terrible will happen."

Isabeau: ...

Bonnie: Hm…

Odile: Okay, but…

Odile: But we REALLY wanna know, Loop.

Odile: I still have some fight in me, I think we could kick your butt again so you tell us?

Isabeau: Yeah! If we do, you'll say it eventually, right?

Bonnie: We should try it out.

Mirabelle: Everyone, violence is NOT the answer!

Mirabelle: ...But I am in the mood for more butt kicking if you don't spit it out right now, yes.

(Against your will, a nervous laugh escapes you.)

(Everyone grins your way.)

(…)

(If you say it, something terrible will happen, you think, but…)

(...)

(Could it be worse than what already happened?)

Loop: "..."

(You breathe in. And out.)

(And in and out.)

Loop: (Surely not.) "I, um..." Loop: "I wished..." Loop: "I wished to visit more places with Mirabelle."

Mirabelle: Oh... OH!!!!! Mirabelle: Hihihi, that is so sweet of you, Loopie! I would also love that! Bonnie: That's a very cute wish, Loop.

(Oh!)

(Oh....)

(Your heart feels tight.)

(You want to cry.)

Loop: "...But..."

(But that wasn't it, was it?)

(If that was all your wish was, then you wouldn't be here.)

(You wished for that, yes, from the bottom of your heart, but…)

<(You've admired Mirabelle ever since you've met her...)>

Loop: "Deep down, I wished...."

<(She was always trying to make you feel like you belonged among this group, not caring that you were this different from everyone. And you've learned a lot of things from her, and even if you forgot, she was happy to explain it again, not matter how many times.)>

<(You'd like to continue travelling with her, learning more about this country, and to learn more about her life as well.)>

Loop: "I wished...!"

<(You want to stay with them!)>

Loop: "I… I wished I could just stay with everyone…!!!"

Bonnie: What...?

Mirabelle: Oh, Loopie...

Loop: "When we win against Euphrasie, then our journey ends, doesn't it?" Loop: "Isabeau will go back to the House, Bonnie to Bambouche..." Loop: "And I know that Mirabelle and Odile will probably continue travelling..." Loop: "But they at least have places to go after that!" Loop: "But I-- I don't have anywhere to go to! I don't have a home!"

Isabeau: ...

Odile: Loop...

Loop: "If we win, then you'll all leave!" Loop: "And I don't-- I don't want that at all!" Loop: "I just want to stay with all of you!!!"

Isabeau: Loop...

Loop: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I know it's not fair! I know you have your own journeys to go back to!" Loop: "And I know I should be fine with leaving, because you're fine with it, too!" Loop: "I-It's fine that this journey meant more to me than to all of you!" Loop: "And that, as soon as this journey is over, you'll forget me!" Loop: "But I didn't-- I don't wanna be alone!"

Isabeau: Loop.

Loop: "And I didn't mean to do that, I didn't mean to trap everyone here, but I--"

Isabeau: LOOP!!!

Isabeau: Loop... Isabeau: Is that really what you thought…? Isabeau: That we didn't care for you? That we'd forget all about you, as soon as this journey is over?! Isabeau: I don't want to forget the times we all had together. Isabeau: And I wouldn't want to never talk to any of you again, either! Isabeau: And--And I don't have to stay here to Change! I would love to leave, to keep traveling! I've been thinking that for a while!!! Isabeau: But… But it's just wishful thinking, isn't it? I don't…  I don't know if everyone...

Odile: Heh... Odile: It's true that I have a home in Ka Bue.... Odile: But.... I don't wanna go back there. Odile: It's been fun travelling with you doofuses. I don't think I can go back to travelling by myself after this. Odile: Plus how can I miss out on all the invaluable knowledge Mirabelle has.

Mirabelle: Hihi!

Mirabelle: But… Yeah, I…  It's the same for me. Mirabelle: I have connections with all of you I've never had with anyone else! Mirabelle: Even if it's just for a bit, I want to keep traveling with everyone! And after that, I want to keep in contact with everyone! Mirabelle: I want to meet Nille when Bonbon goes back to her. I want to see how Odile grows up and what she thinks about Vaugardian culture. I want to see Isabeau change and become what he always wanted to be. Mirabelle: And I want to get to know you more, Loopie! Talk to you more, be with you more! Mirabelle: I want to be with everyone for a long, long time!!!

Bonnie: I.... I never knew we all agreed on this. Bonnie: I wanted to go back to Nille, but I could continue journeying with you after that. Bonnie: I even wanted to ask some of you about this, but never found the courage, I guess. Bonnie: It's.... genuinely fun to travel with you all. Bonnie: I don't think I've ever had so much fun with friends, even through all the hardships we faced. Bonnie: And now that this quest is over, nothing is stopping us, right?

Isabeau: Loop! Isabeau: We want to stay with you, too. Isabeau: It's not just you!

Mirabelle: This journey won't be over yet, not if we have anything to say about it!

Bonnie: And even when it ends, it won't be the end. We'll all stay in each other's lives for a long, long time.

Odile: Yeah!!! Odile: So stop being stupid and thinking we'll forget you or whatever, because we won't, you dummy!

Isabeau: Loop!!

Bonnie: Loop!!

Mirabelle: Loopie!!!

(The world around you went back to normal.)

(You're exhausted…)

(Your entire body hurts.)

(After all those battles, after everything, walking around is all you're managing to do right now.)

(But you feel refreshed, too.)

Odile: ...So, in the end... you love us so much you wished to stay with us so hard you almost broke the world? Odile: I'm impressed... but also I'm concerned now.

Loop: "Hmrf."

Bonnie: Yeah, I thought my parents had issues, but this is something else.

Loop: "Hmrnghrgh."

Isabeau: I think it's sweet!

Mirabelle: Right? Ending the world for love is what good stories are made of!

Loop: "Rhghhmghmmghhrm."

Loop: "I'm sorry." Loop: "For everything."

Bonnie: Which is?

Loop: "For saying all those things yesterday."

Mirabelle: Good start!

Isabeau: I think I'm speaking for everybody when I say we forgive you, but we reserve the right to be mad about it later.

Mirabelle: Definitely!

Odile: Oh, I'll be mad! Odile: Later. After a good meal and a good night's sleep. I don't think I have the energy to be angry now.

(You nod.)

(It's fine even if they don't forgive you for a bit.)

Bonnie: ...And?

Loop: "And, uh, for unknowingly trapping you all in time."

Isabeau: ...Well, that one should be fine, right?

Mirabelle: Right, we don't remember anything from that, so it's not an issue.

Odile: Though now I have a lot of questions for you.

Bonnie: I think those can wait for later.

Odile: Of course. You still have things to apologize for.

Loop: (Um...) "What else??? I'm sorry....."

Isabeau: Apologize for not talking to us about everything, dummy!!!

Odile: Yeah, dummy! We could've helped, dummy! Odile: ...Not sure if I could've helped actually. Odile: The adults could've helped, at least!!!

Bonnie: We could have. If you had talked to us about it!

Mirabelle: About the loops, about how you felt, about how you wanted to keep traveling together!

Loop: "W-Well, uh, well…"

Loop: "None of you said you wanted to keep traveling together either!!!"

Mirabelle: Oh!

Isabeau: Well… That's true... Isabeau: But this is YOUR apology tour. We can have one later.

(Ha!)

(You surprise everyone by laughing.)

Bonnie: Oh!

Isabeau: Heh!

Mirabelle: Hehehe!

(Everyone laughs with you.)

(…)

Bonnie: Okay, that was cute and all, but we need to decide what we do next.

Odile: You wanted to check up on your sister, remember?

Bonnie: Oh, right! Bonnie: Probably need to get back to Bambouche to make sure she is okay. Maybe should send a message in advance actually so she doesn't worry about my absence in the meantime. Bonnie: And after that... Well, we will see, I guess. I don't think she will mind me travelling more once she knows I'm okay.

Mirabelle: Maybe she will even want to join us!

Loop: "Sounds good to me!"

Isabeau: Actually, there is another issue.... Isabeau: Odile, you don't need to go back to anywhere for sure, right?

Bonnie: Yeah, otherwise you travelling with us will be something called a "kidnapping".

Odile: Yeah, I am completely free. Odile: I-I think at least. Maybe we should also do something about that so that I'm not counted as missing or something.

Bonnie: Good suggestion!

(...Wait, did she leave without notifying anyone???)

(...You'll have to worry about it later.)

Isabeau: ....Wait. Isabeau: WAIT.

Mirabelle: What is it?--

Isabeau: THE HEAD HOUSEMAIDEN!!!

(AH!!!!)

Mirabelle: OH!

Odile: OH!!

Bonnie: AH!!!

<Kings walks up to the party from down the stairs.>

King: Hahaha! Don't worry about me, everyone!

Isabeau: H-Head Housemaiden! You're okay!!

King: As good as ever! I was just staying away for a little bit. King: You all seemed like you needed to talk, so I was patiently waiting for you all to finish your conversation!

Odile: How considerate of you.

Mirabelle: REALLY considerate of you, King! Mirabelle: Sorry for forgetting about you for a bit.

Loop: "Also, sorry for throwing you earlier."

King: Hahahaha! Don't worry! King: I haven't had this much fun since reading the last issue of "The Cursing of Château Castle"!!!

King: I do feel awfully dizzy though. I have a wicked headache, like I've been using Crafts too much! King: Have I said anything strange?

Odile: You sure did.

Mirabelle: It felt like you were taken over by whatever was happening to the world…

Loop: (...) "You..." Loop: "You said the things you always say when I come and talk to you." Loop: "About how the world is rotting." Loop: "And you can't do anything to help."

King: Huh! Interesting! King: Well, I don't feel like saying it now! King: Or at all! The air is nice and fresh. King: It's just a beautiful day, isn't it?

Isabeau: It is!

Mirabelle: Well, there's that I guess!

Bonnie: Hah!

King: … King: Travelling one… Loop… King: I'm sure you must have a lot to talk about with everyone. King: But be sure to talk to me when you're all done! King: So I can happily bless you and your companions' new journey!!!

(...)

(Before that, though....)

Loop: "....Everyone, I...."

Loop: "I think I have one more thing to apologize for..."

Mirabelle: What is it, Loopie?

Loop: (You grab the rims of your hood.) "I'm sorry for....."

(You take the hood off.)

Loop: "I'm sorry for not trusting you enough to see my face."

Mirabelle: !!!

Isabeau: Woah!!!

Bonnie: Ah!!!

Odile: WHAT?!?

Mirabelle: You-you're....

(....You immediately want to hide back.)

Mirabelle: You're so lovely!!!

Isabeau: So cool...!

Bonnie: Wow...

Odile: I have so many questions.

(...Hah, of course!)

(They are your friends, Loop, come on!)

King: Oh my! King: ...Well, my words still stand. Come to me after you've talked to everyone!

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its almost done...

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Vixul: How did you wind up all the way over here?

Not sure what you're talking about! Perhaps you asked the wrong blog. Or maybe you can elaborate

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finally finished all the dialogue from the next post. now i just need to draw all the pictures

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(in stars and time major spoilers, also cw for suicide/self harm.)

The World, Reversed

Siffrin's POV after the knife talk

(...)

(You sit under the tree, still holding your neck.)

(It hurts.)

(You try to scream but no sound comes out.)

(The pain leaves you only after the nightfall.)

(You fall on the grass, tired.)

(Hahaha, so that's what it's like! Being forced to be The Guide!~)

(Good thing you didn't try to get out of this job earlier!!!)

(....)

(Or maybe you should have. Maybe The Universe would smite you dead.)

(Maybe you didn't have to experience this again.)

(Loop took something from you once more.)

(You don't have your dagger anymore.)

(You can't carve.)

(You can't fight.)

(You can't even stab yourself anymore.)

(One of the last things that you had to your name, gone, just like that!!!)

(Because this blinding star can't just can't wait to die and move on to the next loop!)

(Because of them!!!)

(Because of this... THIS...)

Siffrin: THIEF!!!!

(You hit the ground in frustration.)

(Your breathe heavily.)

(Is this what you wanted? Change God, The Universe, whoever else?)

(To see this Guide squirm and yell pathetically while no one can hear them!?!)

(Wasn't it enough before!?!)

(When will it be enough!?!)

(....)

(No one answers you.)

(You finally find the strength to get up and climb up the tree for your usual ritual.)

(You look at the top of the House.)

(When will it finally end?)

(You suppose you can only wait and see.)