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[ When you insert the key and open the door, you'll find inside the room looks small, cramped, just one living space without any doors—you can hear noises of the bustling life outside, as well as other people beyond the thin walls. the space bends on the walls, and a basket sits on the table in the center of this studio room with a blanket folded into it.

Inside, a baby stirs restlessly - you hope she goes back to sleep soon, and you play your flute in hopes of lulling her back to sleep. Unfortunately, a sharp knock sounds from the ceiling - the tenants upstairs don't like what you're doing. You take a more drastic measure, singing softly to your baby as you rock the basket back and forth and hope the tenants don't complain again. ]

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[ Slowly, the scene changes, fading in and out with various silent scenes—the baby cries, and in turn, the upstairs tenants knock at your ceiling again; she finds her way to your flute, tooting happily though no noise comes out; a little toddler, she becomes attached to a stray cat; you decline her request, and she storms out to run away for a little while as you regret; she returns, covered in cat hair and ignores everything you say; then the wall becomes opaque. ]

[ In the corner of the room, a young girl the age of 10 crouches, looking away from you. she holds a cat in her arms, petting the creature constantly.

You wish you could have done better for your baby girl. But, this is what you love to do and maybe you'll get a gig that pays well enough that you two can move out of this shithole - hopefully. You tried your best to rear her, but with how infrequent you're in the house, working odd jobs in the day and performing at the pub at night, you're not sure anymore. You know she is capable of anything if she puts her mind to it - even becoming a princess - but you also know it's not easy to become a princess, and she's horribly equipped for any of that. Then again, if anything your little tyke is tough, and if anyone could be a rags-to-riches princess, it would be her. Thankfully, you've emergency savings - for her schooling, of course. You have a lot of regrets, but maybe it's not too late. ]

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We could kidnap Emi.

[ just. puttin it out there.... ]

We totally shouldn't but it's kinda an interesting thought ta consider where that route would go...

I mean, if Shira and Emi are both down for it--they'd just be modern day Romelle and Julette, right?

[ no need to point out how that ends, ]

Edited 2018-09-30 05:41 (UTC)

I don't really get why ya like that story so much.

If we want to be arrested... Then they might take Shira to the Capital.

That's only if we get caught.

We'd be the prime suspects and Shira-chan would have ta live on the run.

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I think that would prove that we're as bad as they think we are.

No!! Why is everyone like this?!

People suck.

[ welcome to the real fake world. ]

I'm sure Emi doesn't actually believe Shira has the plague!

We can't let them do this!

Because people are weak and scared and simple.

But everyone in this place...

We need to change the way they think.

That is not something we can do in our short amount of time.

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[I'M. SO MAD.]

Edited 2018-09-30 05:36 (UTC)

...You're getting too invested.

[THAT'S NOT HELPING HER RAGE]

They can't treat her like this.

So we'll show em they can't. But you need to settle down, Squeakers; you make that kind of crazy face at them and they're going to call the cops before you can get past their front gate.

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...

[~~fusses~~ scratches his hair a moment before he continues.]

Sorry, it's not that I think you're wrong, Rise-chan. Just, ya know... lets not get too carried away thinking about how ta tear the whole world down when Shira-chan's just sad she can't see her girlfriend, okay?

We'll get ta it.

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Pretty sure Squeakers's been too invested from the get-go.

We need to come up with a way for them to stay in contact while we sort this crap out.

Well.... we did teach Shira to use Cloud Nine to defend herself from bullies... do you think using that on the parents could help calm them down enough to try and persuade them that they're being ridiculous?

Try charming the parents, huh? Interesting approach. Might work.

Probably woulda worked better if we started with that, but it seems like it's something the've thought for a while. Dunno if they can be guilted if they see how sad their kid is...

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