♥ v2

[screwthatnoise]

A cold, delicate hand grabs yours and pulls. It pulls, and it pulls... there's a sense of urgency in this icy grasp, as well as a trace of reluctance. Abruptly the hand let's go, right as your vision fades to black, and for a brief moment, only a brief moment, your senses disappear. There's only the eerie sensation of weightlessness before your feet are settled back on solid ground again.

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[screwthatnoise]

There seems to be no source...

"I know you. Only as well as that echo knows you though. Vanilla, right? ♥"

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[phantompass]

[ that echo...? ]

Yes, that's correct.

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[screwthatnoise]

"How many times are you prepared to die for me?"

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[phantompass]

May I at least know who I'm dying for?

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[screwthatnoise]

"Really?!"

She sounds exasperated, oh c'monnnnn.

"Hail!"

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[phantompass]

Hail-san—? Why?

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[screwthatnoise]

"You could say she's falling apart, and I'm merely planning a hostile takeover. This is a heart, you know?"

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[phantompass]

[ oh, he's in Hail-san's heart. that's... a new concept to him. ]

I don't think she'd like that very much.

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[screwthatnoise]

"Oh, but I would love it."

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[phantompass]

Zwei-san, I believe I can safely say that not many people are concerned about what you want.

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[screwthatnoise]

She chuckles.

And she doesn't respond again.

Off to the side, a stuffed bear, much like the one in the icon, watches you with interest, bobbing its head back and forth. Sadly it doesn't have arms or legs, but hey.

It calls out to you in a small, cute voice.

"...h-hello!"

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[phantompass]

[ oh no cute things... ]

Oh, hello. [ a small bow ]

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[screwthatnoise]

"Vanilla... Vanilla, was it?!"

It sounds a little nervous, but excited.

"You're here, too! That's great. Another friend to help...!"

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[phantompass]

[ walks over to it and carefully picks it up ]

Are you a friend of Hail-san's too?

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[screwthatnoise]

The stuffed animal feels warm.

"I am more than that. I am Janta, the representation of Hail's happiness!"

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[phantompass]

Her happiness... [ will consciously be more delicate with him now ] Janta-kun, if it's alright for me to say, you don't look very complete.

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[screwthatnoise]

"N... no."

Janta pauses.

"Something happened... this heart is worse than before. And because of that, my limbs were taken from me..."

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[phantompass]

[ worse? but he thought she would be happy now that she was with Aomine and Kise... ]

Is there any way I can fix you?

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[screwthatnoise]

The doll nods.

"I think... everyone has found the parts of me I need. But there are other things, like... how Coping is hurt, and how there is someone murdering people outside. There are some things in the library that I think would be more manageable for you. But! Hopefully that's it!"

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[phantompass]

I'll do whatever I can to help.

[ he assumes the door will lead outside, so it's time the brave the hallway? ]

Janta-kun, I'll be relying on you for directions.

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[screwthatnoise]

Time to brave the hallway indeed.

Janta bobs its head again.

"Understood! I will do my best. I know the floorplan of this heart... unless it's changed."

The darker part of the hall is cold.

The room it leads to is dark and musty, much like the hall, but this time the darkness, and this coldness—it's denser. Along the perimeter of this entry room sit small piles of rubble—from the walls? the ceiling?—in a strangely organized mess. With every step the floor boards beneath your feet creak. Located to the immediate right of you is a decrepit fireplace.

There are many places to go from this room, too.

Straight ahead of you is a grandiose staircase leading up.

On either side of this staircase is a giant door hanging wide open—perhaps leading to the same room of an extravagant size? The light from that room occasionally flickers.

To your left is a large archway opening to a hallway that leads into blackness.

To your right is a similar archway opening into a similar hallway.

And, of course, behind you there's the hallway you just came from.

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[phantompass]

[ he's drawn to the flickering light immediately and wanders close to take a look inside ]

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[screwthatnoise]

You get sight of a creepy room that looks like this (only, the nurse is no longer tending to a body that's on a gurney, but a body that's laying on a bed. It seems to be the same person though.)

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[phantompass]

[ catches sight of the nurse and wants to call out to her, but something doesn't seem quite right ... no, have to focus on finding the library ]

Is the library on the second floor?

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[screwthatnoise]

Janta nods.

"The second story. The doors will be right there."