Interaction Booth
A featureless, almost unnerving room of red, with a slight elevation in the middle. Although it seems to just be something bizarre...it's possible there is more to this place. The left wall has been destroyed, leaving a spreading abyss.
⚇ : (loud screams and the sounds of things being thrown around, glass shattering, etc. emit from the center of the room.)
☆ : "WOAH WOAH WOAH HEY I THINK WE CAN JUST YELL THEIR NAME"
☆ : "HITORIIIIIIII! CAN YOU HEAR US??????"
☆ : "HITORIIIIIIII!!! IF YOU STILL WANT TO TALK TO US YOU CAN!!!!"
Paradi: Someone bursts into the room, wings fluffed-up in annoyance at all the noise.
"Alright! Alright! Oh, dear...you all are being rather desperate. Why is that snail so important, anywho? Hm~?"
⚇ : "i, personally, have plans for them. none of your business."
⚇ : "whats so important about us that youre coming in in this state?"
☆ : "...that's not Hitori."
Paradi: "Hmm..."
They scritch their own chin.
"Amusement, I would say. Although, you all have the potential to do wondrous things, should Wren's little ploy fail. That would leave you with your full powers back...It's good to make sure nothing's gone too awry!"
⚇ : "i hope you kill yourself one of these days."
☆ : "So true actually"
☆ : "normally I wouldn't say that but this is Paradi you can tell them to kill themself as a treat"
⚇ : "if you arent going to bring them here, or at the very least give us some sort of helpful hint or some bullshit like that, then leave. ive already fucked enough things up today."
∴ : "oh its the bird"
Paradi: "...Oh, dear deity, anything more I could tell you would spoil the show...and it would be much more fun to watch you all see it unfold naturally."
They coo, wings unfolding. "I suspect that snail to show up...soon enough. That one seems to gravitate to you all, not that I know why. Ta-ta~."
They fly out in one fell swoop.
☆ : "Oh thank god they're gone"
☍ : "What an ass."
☆ : "well uh. should I keep yelling for Hitori?"
⚇ : "dont bother. the narrative would be damaged."
⚇ : "or do, i dont care."
☆ : "I think it'd be nice if they still managed to show up..."
⚇ : "theyre gone. they arent in the hallway anymore."
☆ : Despite that, he continues yelling for Hitori. He doubts that they'll hear, but it's worth a try in his eyes.
015's Dorm
Hitori: The'yre lying in their bed, a little bit out of it.
...Man, they really do feel kind of awful...
...But, faded and distant, they hear a cry. And something in their brain lights up.
A voice in the mind, both their own and not their own, pushing them to get up again.
...A curiosity grips them, and they do.
Interaction Booth
Hitori: Creaaak.
"W...Were you guys...making noise?"
∴ : "hitori! yeah we were!"
☍ : "What's up, doc?"
☆ : "Yes actually! :3"
Hitori: "Oh- uh- oh dear!! Is something wrong? Did, ah,"
They waddle in fully, closing the door behind them. "Did something bad happen...?"
☆ : "Well, just because we didn't want an apology doesn't mean we didn't want to talk with you!"
⚇ : "just didnt want you getting the wrong idea."
☍ : "There are, as things stand, a couple things that need some clarification..."
□ : "I don't know did something? I got juice."
Hitori: "Oh!! Well, uh...I'm here, if you wan't me. It was weird though...I was trying to sleep, but something kinda called me to come here again...was that one of you?"
⚇ : "i dont think that was. i think it was... something else. cant say what, yet"
☆ : "Possibly me :3"
⚇ : "...should i ask the question i was saving?"
☆ : "Go ahead!"
□ : "Probably, good idea to anyways."
∴ : "considering they're here now, yeah probably"
Hitori: They tilt their head. "Question?"
⚇ : "hitori. how much do you recall about the heroes of calamity?"
Hitori: "...The heroes of calamity?"
They think about that for a moment. Scratching their head, frills twitching.
"I...dunno. My brain feels all fuzzy when I try to think about what I know...those guys especially. I've uh...struggled to remember a lot about myself since I got here. But I'm Hitori! And I'm cool! And I'm purple! ...I think."
☍ : "You are cool! No worries about that. What do you remember, anyhow?"
□ : "That you are buddy."
⚇ : "could you try to think a little more? ...you remind me of someone, is all."
∴ : "true true."
☆ : "...Perhaps if you looked in the archive room you could find some information on them. Regardless, what do you remember?"
Hitori: "Well, uh,"
They tap their foot. Think think think. Thinking is hard.
"Well...my name's Hitori, but my last name keeps slipping my mind. I'm somewhere in my 20s, and I think I was a part of some sort of organization...we were fighting something, but I forget what. And I think something blew up? ...And after that something blew up, I woke up here. But that's all I can recall about me."
...Their expression looks more uncertain as they ponder.
"...It's weird, though. Paradi said I just showed up for no reason. I didn't even do anything wrong...how is that possible? Did they mess up that badly?"
☆ : "Huh. Interesting..."
⚇ : "...can i just say it outright? how much will it fuck up if i say it outright?"
☍ : "Mm... I don't think you shouuld..."
□ : "About like, 2 fuck up maybe, not too much...probably."
□ : "Or 20, take your pick."
Hitori: "Eh? Say what outright? Did you figure out something!?"
They perk up, thumping their tail a little.
☆ : "I mean, it might be useful If ya did!"
⚇ : "i think you may have a connection to one of the heroes of calamity. but i do not want to speak too soon, lest i break something in the narrative, or falsely assume what that relation might be."
⤧ : "oh interaction booth we’re really in it now"
Something a deity said didn't make it through. Only silence is heard.
Hitori: "...? Did they...say something?"
They're still perked up, but a little perplexed.
☍ : "Oh, buddy..."
⚇ : "you know what? we cant help you anymore."
⤧ : "OH WE’RE REALLY IN IT NOW HUH"
⚇ : "theres nothing we can do. just keep listening to the voice in your head."
⚇ : "just leave me here to die."
□ : "That's not entirely true, but I don't think we can help in any meaningful way."
☆ : "Hitori, check the archive rooms, try to read a bit more on the heroes of calamity if you can. I don't think we can say much beyond that."
⚇ : "THEY WONT BE ABLE TO READ IT."
☆ : "It's worth a try, perhaps."
⚇ : "THEIR EYES ARE ALL KINDS OF FUCKED. THEY WONT BE ABLE TO READ A THING."
Hitori: "I-I- Gah-"
The chaos suddenly unfolding before them sets them off-balance, and they take a step back.
⚇ : "if lotus was still here, maybe we would have a chance. but look what happened!"
□ : "Calm it, if y'all wanna fight, do it later."
□ : "We don't have any answers, is what they're trying to say...I think."
☆ : "Hey. Take some deep breaths. You're scaring them."
⚇ : "the only advice i have is dont tell anyone about your lucky coin, let alone (god forbid) let anyone take it away from you. thats all i can say, i guess."
□ : "Good thinking."
Hitori: "G-Guys...I'll...be fine. You all will be fine, too. I'll...try to do what I can. Just hold in there, alright? I know you're all powerful gods and stuff, but...I care about you all, too! I'll see if I can read anything."
A bashful smile is on their face as they look up.
⚇ : "dont bother."
□ : "Come on."
⚇ : "your eyes will just block it."
☆ : "We care about you, Hitori. Go do your best out there, alright?"
∴ : "mm. keep your head up hitori."
□ : "We appreciate it anyways, knock it outta the park."
☍ : "Listen to yourself... and face fate head on, yeah? You've got this, buddy."
⚇ : "...and ask mx-z0 about "wren", if you can."
Hitori: "I can still see! Hahah...but, thank you. I'll do this, I know I can! And...I can end this stupid game!"
With a fist in the air, they race out of the room...to where? Who knows.