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[suchpersistence]

[There's a yawn, the sound of a hand hitting the journal almost methodically. Then, a sleepy voice:]

Hm? That's strange. My alarm hasn't rung yet. [A pause. Another yawn.] Maybe I'm just growing accustomed to having proper amounts of sleep again. [After all, she hasn't been sleeping very well ever since her father...no, it was too early in the

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[gotcharm]

N-No way.... Senpai?

oh god i think i forgot to mention this in my ooc intro, but mitsuru's from mid-december!

[suchpersistence]

[And now, a more familiar voice emits from the strange ... journal. Communication device. Whatever it is. What a peculiar dream. She speaks more to herself than anything, but of course the journal picks up on it:]

Now I'm hearing Takeba's voice as well.

good to know!

[gotcharm]

Yeah, it's me.

Okay... I know this is going to sound really crazy, but this isn't a dream.

\o/

[suchpersistence]

Elements of a dream usually claim as such, yes.

[gotcharm]

[.... this will be fun]

This is a place called Paradisa, it's a magical castle that can take people from anywhere, and trap us all here.

... Geez, there's got to be a way to make this sound less insane.

[suchpersistence]

...Magical castle?

[Well, this is certainly a more interesting and pleasant dream than recollecting her father's death repeatedly...]

[gotcharm]

Pretty much.

Here... pinch yourself, okay? This is real, although I've been hoping for the past few days that it was just a dream.

[suchpersistence]

Why would I want to do that?

[gotcharm]

Isn't that the test to tell if you're dreaming? I promise, you'll feel it.

[suchpersistence]

And if I don't wish to know?

[gotcharm]

That doesn't really sound like something you'd do.

For better or worse, it's best to know the truth, right?

[suchpersistence]

True. We did agree...

[Still, she sounds reluctant.]

... but it's such a pleasant dream. [She pinches herself, not too roughly, and she makes a muffled noise of annoyance at the accompanying twinge of pain.] I ... [and now starting to sound slightly conflicted!] ... resolved to keep my awareness of the truth, to keep fighting despite of it, but....

Is this all ... is this all what you really want me to believe, Yukari?

[gotcharm]

Yep, for now we're stuck here. I've only been here a few days so... I'm not really an expert, but I'm sure it's real.

And we do need you to believe that it's real. After all, we're going to need you if we're all going to find a way out of here, right?

[suchpersistence]

This reality exists beyond the door of the room?

[gotcharm]

Yeah, there's a whole castle with tons of people that have been brought here, just like us. Beyond that there's even a town.... well, you'll see it soon enough, I can't really do it justice.

[suchpersistence]

[Sounds of the bed moving underneath her...she's standing up! For good measure, she decides to pick up the strangely communicative journal -- but because she's still somewhat convinced that this is some altered form of reality, getting changed from her nightdress isn't very high on her list of priorities.]

Mm. Then I suppose it's time to see what lies beyond the door.