#loop 51

(WHAT.) (WHAT WAS THAT.)

(THE DIRECTOR IS ANOTHER YOU?!)

(HAHAHAAA!!!!!!!) (And you thought YOU were self-absorbed!)

(Stars, you need to talk to Loop!)

Siffrin, you're-

Can't talk.

...?

No.

O-Oh-!

Loop?!

Shut up, shut up!?! Did you not hear blinding hear me?

But the Director, he's-

LOOP 51

(You lift the nearest painting-)

Chomp!

I… what are you talking about?

Don't get too cocky, you're no #43. Now THAT actor could bring the water works!

Haha… that's one skillset you understudies have that I don't. It's a powerful tool, isn't it?

(They have no grip on reality.) (They're insane.)

This isn't a theater play, it's real. You MURDERED an actual PERSON!!!

The world's a stage, Tragedy! And besides, aren't you being a little dramatic?

(YOU'RE DRAMATIC?! YOU?!?!?)

[Careful, dawn.]

The Prequel dies all the time! Who cares?

I care! It matters, he's dead! You can't just kill someone and pretend it never happened, loops or not!

…

Hah, no, it really doesn't. See?

Agh!

Oooh, my neck feels twisted in ways it shouldn't.

(DUSK?!)

Can you breathe with me?

[...]

Just... breathe in... and out...

Right. Right, you truly are me.

[Stardust...?]

Teehee~!!! Oh, Siffrin! If it's all real, then I'm doing my job right!!!

(You didn't loop.) (You didn't.) (But you looped.)

(The Director…)

Dawn, why did you- how?

…

Ah.

Say what, Double Tragedy?

Say what exactly?!

What? Before? You mean when I-

Gaaugh!

Waugh, Loop, don't scream in my brain!?

(The Director!) (You grab a hold of your knife-!)

Don't mind the acting coach! Answer my question, actor!

I'm not acting?! Get away from me!

(They're backing away…?)

No, no, no, I'd love it if you asked. Go ahead. You "had" to say it, so say it!

…Fine. You really can't expect us to not notice our own face. You're-

SNAP!

THUD.

(Dusk just?!)

(DUSK!?!?!)

(Oh stars, oh stars, they're not breathing) (You turn them over and-)

(Oh fuck.) (That's not how heads work.)

You. You did that.

… <- Director staring intently.

(You heard a snap.)

They're dead, you killed them.

… <- subtly different expression.

(FAE JUST KILLED DUSK?!!) (DUSK IS DEAD HES DEAD HE JUST DIED THEY KILLED HIM) (HE KILLED THEM IN A BLINK OF AN EYE HE'S BLINDING DEAD!!!)

(SCREAMING) (THERE'S SCREAMING AND DUSK IS DEAD AGAIN!) (OH STARS, OH STARS!!!)

(THE DIRECTOR!) (ITS HIS FAULT ITS HIS FAULT ITS HIS FAULT)

Hmmm… Here.

(A h )

(He's ) ( He has you in his hands )

(You should move.) (You need to move and get away.)

(He's g oi n g t o k i l l y o u.)

(Y ou can't breathe you can't breath can't move can't escape)

There. That's better framing.

(What)

No, see, I get the vision. Harsh shadows help enhance the intensity, hiding the actor to let the audience interpret the amount of emotion at their discretion.

Okay, stay with me. Last time I was crushed by a giant rock by the door.

Oh... that's horrible... I'm sorry, dawn.

(...It hasn't fallen yet.) (It took a moment last time.)

Stay cautious, I don't know when it'll fall.

click.

Teehee~! And here I thought we were stuck on reruns!

Director!

Yes!!! Yes, it's me, the wonderfully horrible Director!

And two tragedies, for the price of one? What a bargain! That's a KILLER sale!

(...)

...

…Hah….?

(...) (Dirty cheat.)

Also, you had gotten #7 wrong.

(You sigh.) (This sucks.)

I told you this game suuuucks.

Nevermind that. I want to do sudoku.

...You like sudoku?

No, but I'd play it a lot with Lupus. They're surprisingly good with numbers.

(Huh. You didn't know that.)

[Great, another thing we have in common...]

(...You don't think Loop meant to broadcast that.)