#efface

Here at Over the Rainbow, every day is raucous and loud; the mechanical ambience is inescapable.

WORKER 1 : Hey, what's going on with that Hollow guy?

WORKER 2 : I mean he's always fucking creeped me out but he's acting weirder than usual.

The workers kept a safe distance between themselves and Hollow as they watched on…

HOLLOW : Fssskk…!

Across from them, Hollow, the dismantler, was taking apart a machine at a blinding pace. Unbeknownst to his fellow workers, Hollow had been possessed by the Black Fairy, Efface.

EMMA : Maybe we should call upon Efface for help?

HOLLOW : Yes. I would like that, if at all possible.

HOLLOW : I wonder how much we could dismantle and destroy with Efface's help… Mmm~♪ I'd love to try it!

EMMA : If you're sure… Efface…

HOLLOW : Mmm…. Ahhh~♪

HOLLOW : I still feel tired, but the results speak for themselves! Look!

Hollow holds his head high, satisfaction written across his features. The results really did speak for themselves, parts of the newly disassembly neatly lined up on the bench.

EFFACE : …It's good that you're so satisfied.

EMMA : Hollow, Efface. Thank you so much for all your hard work.

HOLLOW : Efface, Emma, I'm touched you would go out of your way to help me.

EMMA : You guys seem to be a perfect match for each other, don't you think?

HOLLOW : I can't speak for Efface, but for me personally, it's even better than I could have ever imagined~♪

Hollow's eyes squinted as he turned back to Efface.

HOLLOW : With you by my side, there's no limit to what we can accomplish!

HOLLOW : Thank you very much.

EFFACE : I, too, find it easier to possess those who are on the same wavelength as me.

EFFACE : However… I believe it best for us to leave things here.

HOLLOW : Hm? What's that supposed to mean?

EFFACE : I'm the Grim Reaper. Only tragedy befalls those who get too close.

EMMA : The Grim Reaper?

EFFACE : …Yes.

HOLLOW : I see, I see… The Grim Reaper… What a strange coincidence! They call me the Grim Reaper, too!

EFFACE : I was unaware.

HOLLOW : Heh, heh. Yes, we have the same name, so let's try to get along, shall we?

EFFACE : The same name, perhaps, but that's just it. You are a Grim Reaper in name only.

EFFACE : I am him incarnate.

Efface fell silent, his hands clasping together, as he appeared to pray for something.

EMMA : Efface, what's wrong?

EFFACE : Oh… It's nothing.