[And that night, something very strange occurred.]

[thevineintervention]

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[12npcs]

[You aren't where you just were a moment ago. You remember it very clearly: who you were talking to, or fighting with, or what book you were reading.

Now? It is bit like you blinked and never opened your eyes again. The world around you is dark and devoid of boundaries or shapes. Little swirls of light and after images dance in front of your straining eyes. Your ears cling to the comfort of the sound of your clothes and your breathing over the overwhelming nothing around you.

All you know is that you are standing and you are very, very alone right now.]

[thevineintervention]

[ She blinks, and reaches out before her. Her hands are still wet and sticky with blood and she was about to- about to . . . well, that didn't matter much, did it? It was all but done anyway.

Still, there's a bit of frustration in not seeing things to the end, particularly when she had stayed so carefully sober all day. ]


. . . My lady? Is this your work, then?

[12npcs]

[Your voice echoes in the darkness.]

[thevineintervention]

. . . aah? I really should like to greet my host, if I may . . .

[12npcs]

[Your own voice comes back to you, wavering and a little distorted. Working like no acoustic you've ever experienced, whole words are picked and spat back with whispy edges of something else in the tone.]

greet may really

[thevineintervention]

For ward or back then? Mmm, or perhaps still...

[12npcs]

[The world simply seems to settle around you, quiet and still. Nothing moves, and that suffocating silence crawls heavily into your ears.]

[Night 2]

[12npcs]

[You dream that you sit up in the middle of the night, your room absolutely photorealistic. The shadows are deeper, the colors a little more washed out. As you look out the window, you see a figure missing arms walk through the empty, still courtyard with stiff, awkward steps. It vanishes to the south....]

Re: [Night 2]

[12npcs]

[You have a dream about sharing a tender lunch under a willow tree with Tempest. You feel like you might become closer soon.]

Re: [Night 2]

[12npcs]

[You have a dream about a fierce game of Twister with Chrysos. You feel like you might become closer soon.]