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[lafillebleue]

I’m going to open my eyes, and this is all going to be over.

Ready?

One . . . two . . . two and a half . . . twoandthreequarters . . . three.

. . . [There is silence, accompanied by several moments of harsh breathing.]

It won’t work! Why won’t it go away??

None of the numbers I’ve tried on this phone work either . . . Mooooou, what is this

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[kaitopants]

... Aoko?

2/4

[kaitopants]

You're not...

3/4

[kaitopants]

. . .

4/4

[kaitopants]

Idiot girl, what did you do to get yourself brainwashed?!

[from_thesea]

More people? There's no drones in the house anymore.

[lafillebleue]

Drones?

Like . . . bees?

[from_thesea]

No! Drones, like people who think this place is normal.

You're in Mayfield.

[lafillebleue]

Are you part of the magic trick?

You're kind of convincing.

[cursed_as_hell]

Don't be ridiculous, of course magic is real.

[lafillebleue]

Of course it isn't! It's always a bunch of tricks done by someone up to no good.

[cursed_as_hell]

How can you-

Right, this must be the whole other worlds I keep hearing things about.

Either that or you're straight up crazy.

[lafillebleue]

I'm crazy?

Who are you, going around telling people that they're crazy?

hi daughter

[touchmysquirrel]

My baby girl! [makes cooing noises]

Would you like to see a magic trick?

Hi, Mom. :D;

[lafillebleue]

[Aoko blinks uncertainly, particularly at the cooing noises.]

Baby girl . . . ?

Um. Okay?

[touchmysquirrel]

Well, you can't, you've got homework to do.

[lafillebleue]

. . .

I did it earlier. Before I went to bed.