CHAPTER 5

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CHAPTER 5

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Almost half of the non-fairy population of Aira Niluc is gone.

Some may be feeling the absence of their fellow participants in this story. Others will stay focused on the wish they want to get. What never changes is that the story goes on, bringing you closer to the end -- and to another chapter. What will it bring this time?

Snow!

Snow as far as the eye can see, a cold blanket covering the new area. Some winter amenities are now available, ready for perusal! But that's not all there's to find: everyone also will find reminders of their homes, of people they know, of happier times.

Of their wishes.

Who will try to reach their wish this time?

[[Welcome to Week 5! Feel free to make top levels at your discretion, and remember to note it in your header if you plan on investigating any locations. However, please try to keep investigations to Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday! You can also privately contact Hamelin at your leisure.

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[biqe]

[ As light as it is, that sound still manages to make him jump like he was caught in the middle of doing something wrong. ]

A-ah... Good morning. Did you need me for something?

[gemuinemanagement]

No
But it felt wrong to see that and not let you know
Are you OK

[biqe]

Oh, that was... You were able to see that image too, you mean? In the mirror?

[gemuinemanagement]

[A nod.]

Your friends
Right?

[biqe]

[ He looks back to the image but it's already faded away. ]

...Yes, those were Ix and Mileena.

[ It may or may not have been very clear depending on how far away Suga was standing before the image started fading, but it's worth noting that they both looked like teenagers — many years younger than Phil. ]

[gemuinemanagement]

[bold of you to imply that phil doesn't look like a teenager]

I see
It's the same as with me?

[He gestures to the mirror, which is now showing a young girl who can't be older than eight or nine.]

[biqe]

Oh... That's... the friend you spoke of, right? Shii-chan?

[ That makes sense; he remembers she'd left when Suga was young. ]

That's how she was when you last saw her?

[gemuinemanagement]

Yes
She'd be 20 now

[So these are nothing more than illusions crafted from their own memories.]

[biqe]

Right. It was a long time ago for you.

[gemuinemanagement]

Is that not how it is for you

[biqe]

No, the last time I saw them before coming here was... [ ...Well, time was a murky thing in the Devil's Vortex, but. ] ...probably a few days at most.

[gemuinemanagement]

Oh
Are they also mirrites?
Where they look one age forever

[biqe]

No, though they both have mirrites of their own.

[ ... ]

The first Ix and Mileena were both older than me. These two are... different people than the original ones were.

[gemuinemanagement]

Oh
So they're ecsoflektions?

[no one has corrected his spelling yet.]

[biqe]

[ Honestly, at this point he's less concerned with the spelling than he once was... mostly he's just impressed that Suga still remembers it at all.

He nods, though he feels a little uncomfortable revealing things like this behind their backs, given... everything about the situation. ]

...Obviously it's a little different than exoflecting people from other worlds, but yes. They are.

[gemuinemanagement]

That must be difficult
It's hard not to project your feelings about the first versions onto their copies
But that also isn't fair to these versions

[biqe]

[ hahahahahahahahaha oh no one knows the half of it ]

...No, it... it isn't fair to them.

[gemuinemanagement]

[Suga reaches out and pats Phil's shoulder once.]

But I think it's human and natural
It doesn't make you a bad person

[biqe]

[ ...

He touches Suga's hand lightly, then gently pushes it away. ]

That's... not the case. This Ix in particular has gone through a great deal of suffering solely because of me. Because of selfish choices I consciously made. I did much worse than simply project my feelings for the first Ix onto him.

[gemuinemanagement]

[Ah.]

But you're doing what you can to make up for it now, right

[biqe]

I'm... trying to, as much as I can. But it's not going to undo any of it. The best I can hope to do is mitigate some of the damage from the ripple effects of my own actions.

[gemuinemanagement]

It's impossible to undo the past
Hamelin said it was simple once
I told him if it was that easy I wouldn't need a wish for it

[biqe]

Mm... The best you can do is change how everyone else remembers it happening.

[ Though that's at least said with a soft, self-deprecating laugh that implies he's well aware that there's actually nothing good about that. ]

[gemuinemanagement]

That doesn't save anyone
Or make you feel any less guilty in the end

[biqe]

Well, that was supposed to be a joke.

...Trust me, I know.