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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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[ snaps the book closed and places Janta on top ]

What I saw has reaffirmed what I know. That Hail-san is a good person and you are not.

A pair of shadowy hands appear off to the side.

And they applaud.

"Congratulations! You have figured me out. The mystery of mysteries, hahaha!!"

[ stiffens at the sight of those hands, cautiously taking a step back ]

How did Hail-san come to inhabit... your body?

"Who knows how split personalities work... but I've heard it might have been trauma. That really makes no sense though, haha!"

But you've been the one furthering the trauma...

...she only giggles.

The hands stop applauding, and she continues giggling.

Janta is shivering now.

[ ignoring that giggling, thank you very much ]

Janta-kun? What's wrong?

"She just... I d-don't like her..."

Neither do I...

You said there was something I could do here... Will destroying this book really help?

Janta is hesitant. Zwei has since gone quiet.

"It... it makes me sad... it really does... but will forgetting all of the bad things help me? I... I can try to... see past, it but—!"

Edited 2013-08-02 07:22 (UTC)

I... I don't think it's best to wipe the slate clean, but if Hail-san is truly suffering so much....

I'll leave the decision up to you, Janta-kun.

Janta flails a bit.

"Eh?! I—I have never had this much responsibility before!"

Eventually he calms. It doesn't take too long.

"But... what you said before... that Hail is a good person after all... I wonder. Does this mean you think she has something to have been proud of herself for in her past?"

Edited 2013-08-02 19:44 (UTC)

I can't say if she feels proud herself but... she is strong and she has put herself up for another's safety. I think she's very admirable.

But I trust Janta-kun. You're her happiness, after all.

The memory book begins to glow faintly.

Before Janta can respond, he notices this and gasps.

"Ah... it's never done that before...!"

A good sign...?

[ holds the book a little more gently ]

The book feels comfortably warm.

"Yes... I have not seen any other books do that. It's nice to look at."

It's warm...

Perhaps she doesn't want to forget them after all.

"...it might have been what you said that did it. Maybe it's fine to keep these memories now... did you know they had been destroyed once before?"

[ tilts his head, holding the book up higher to inspect it ]

How did they return?

"I amm not sure. She took a lot of memories, and I guess she remembered over time... it was a lot different before!"

Ah... If her heart is willing to accept the memories, I'll keep it as it is.

"Ah... I trust your decision!"

And from the corners of this room, Zwei cackles once more.

[ IGNORING, thank you very much, and moving over to the table, settling Janta down first before placing the book down as well ]

I'd like to leave her some encouragement as well.

Janta tilts his head. The cackling quiets, but there's still that feeling you're being watched.

"Encouragement?"

[ picks up a pencil and taps it again one of the blank pages ]

It's important for her to believe in herself. No matter what happens, I want Hail-san to...

[ writes down in bold, strong strokes: Stay strong. ]

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