[Day 2, Night - A House South of Town]

[direstnews]

[Written into the ground alongside one of the houses to the south of town tonight are a series of strange letters, forming a rough circle near the wall. A figure of approximately Loki's build, not there during the day's exploration, leans against the wall at the corner. The door to the house is open.]

[Some hours after the sudden switch from day to night, Loki stands in front of the door, a candle before him, a kitchen knife in one hand and a spoon in the other. He checks the mirror set carefully in the darkness, nothing yet visible in its surface. Then he strikes the knife with the spoon's handle, and he holds his breath - and he waits.]

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[overclocking]

[Really? REALLY

You know what.

He's just gonna stay down here for a while.]

[soul_sister]

[There are questions, honestly, a lot of questions. What's it doing out over here? Who put it here? Is it related to just what happened?

All of them things to worry about.

So clearly the right thing to say, right now, of all of those questions in her head.]

I'll only accept three years. You get the rest.

[overclocking]

[...


SITS UP]

It's your fault it fell!

[soul_sister]

YOU made me do it!

[overclocking]

Stop blaming me just because you screwed up!

[STANDS UP IN A HUFF]

[soul_sister]

How did I screw up? It's nice of me to volunteer for any time at all! You're the one who broke it.

[overclocking]

[...

Takes the ammo box off.

Puts it down at her feet.

CONTINUES SURVEYING THE AREA >(!!!]

[soul_sister]

[BUT THAT.]

Chrono!


[In the rubble and half covered by flung loam you spot something drawn on the ground.]

[overclocking]

[/IGNORE!!!

He pauses when he gets to the spots on the ground, though. Is that...?

Stooping down and clearing some of the rubble off of it.]

[soul_sister]

[You hear distantly. "ARG WHY DO WE HAVE ALL THIS?" as someone VERY STUBBORNLY hefts it.]

[And that... that sure looks like a summoning circle...]

[overclocking]

[Yeah, it... sure does.

He also doesn't realize he's stepped inside it until it's too late.]

[soul_sister]

[Hasn't noticed yet.]

[DROPS IT WITH A HEAVY THUNK.] Okay, fine I give! I'll take all seven. Come get this. [RUBS HER POOR BACK.]

[overclocking]

[... Tests the edge of the barri--


NOPE]





Rosette...

[soul_sister]

What?

[overclocking]

[BANGS ON THE BARRIER, WORDLESSLY]

[soul_sister]

[What is... I didn't even PUT ANY UP!...

Coming over to investigate...]

[overclocking]

[Upon investigation, there's some kind of summoning circle on the ground...

... And your tinydemon sure is stuck inside of it.]

[soul_sister]

[Hovers, careful not to step or cross over it.]

Are you all right?

[overclocking]

I-I'm fine...

[Presses a hand to the barrier...]

I can't get out.

[soul_sister]

[Reached through carefully and circles her hand around his wrist. She tugs, gently... and comes across resistance as his hand is stopped firmly.




She pulls back her own hand without the slightest issue.]

[soul_sister]

[So it really...]

[soul_sister]

[CRACKING THE FUCK UP.] S-so HAHAH T-the mirror! [OUTRIGHT GIGGLING.]

[overclocking]

[oh my god fuck you POUNDS THE BARRIER]

This isn't funny! Get me out!

[soul_sister]

[Wiping the tears from her eyes. I. IT'S GONNA TAKE A SECOND TO STOP LAUGHING LONG ENOUGH.] Okay, I [HEHEH]

[Toes the circle to try and smudge it.]

You can thank your savior by carrying her equipment.

[overclocking]

[His hand falls through as the barrier dissipates and he stumbles, righting himself.]

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