Heart Game: Duality - Round 2

[idolpro]

Your sleep is restless, and it's hard to settle as your eyelids refusing to stop twitching, and you can feel an itch at the back of your mind, flashes of uncomfortable thoughts dipping in and out of your dreams, constantly interrupting your tries to relax. ... Are you even asleep?



...



Apparently you were, because you wake up with a start, cheek pressed uncomfortably to steel flooring and flickering lights overhead. Unfortunately, you don't feel very rested at all.

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[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[One child Duality, get.]

What are doing here anyway?

[flamebound]

You asked that... I don't know.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Did I? Guess I'm just a bit distracted.

This place isn't exactly safe.

I'm taking you back to the dorms.

[flamebound]

I'm not afraid.

Which way is that?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Turns in the direction back where they came from, opposite of the direction where he met Emet]

Back there. To the elevator.

We're taking the cats with us.

[flamebound]

That's good. The cats are important.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

You're also important.

[flamebound]

...

[barely nods]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

... They already managed to destroy your self-esteem at this age.

[flamebound]

They?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Your parents.

[flamebound]

My parents— but mom is nice!

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Someone can be nice and still fail. Happens all the time.

[flamebound]

...

[He turns to hide his face from view, going quiet.]

She always tries to protect me...

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Did she really...?

[flamebound]

[Defiant:]

Yes! Even if dad hit her.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

. . .

Do you know if your mom is here somewhere?

[flamebound]

I don't know the way home from here.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Home...

[A pause]

What's home for you right now?

[flamebound]

...home is... mm. Home. Where I live?