(Why would you do that.)

[Put your pinkie and thumb out, and place your hand up to your ear!]

(OKAY THAT'S EERIE.) (WHY DID THAT VOICE KNOW THAT????)

(Whatever, you do as told.)

[And think, super hard about this: "I REALLY WISH I COULD TALK TO LUPUS AND LOOP RIGHT NOW!"]

(...You do as asked-)

[SIFFRENT! SIFFRENT! HEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

(OW OW OW OW OW!!!!)

Lupus?!!! Lower your volume!

[SORRY! I mean. Sorry.]

(...Stars, it feels so good to hear their voice!)

[Loopy Goopy said we're going on vacation! Isn't that exciting?!]

[Um. Sadly. Um. You and Siffrin aren't invited. This is a star only trip.]

(Dusk isn't allowed?)

[I... don't know if that was the right move but...] [I told dusk to stay with you.]

(...)

[You don't need to talk it out with them yet!] [But I borrowed their tent, and now he doesn't have anywhere else to sleep.]

[WHAT LUU MEAN IS THAT WE STOLE HIS CRABBY TENT!!!!!!!!!]

Lulu, volume!

(You're about to ask when you feel your hand buzz again???)

Um. I forgot I needed to do something.

Oh??? Okay???

One minute. I'll be right back.

(You quickly run to the trees for cover.) (Once you're sure you're alone and not being eavesdropped on again...)

[SIFFRENT!!! What was that?!]

That was a mini loop, don't worry about it, twinkle.

[I know why!]

(Uh... do they?)

[Yeah, it's cause you missed me SO much you wanted us to be on call again!]

...Yes, Lulu. That's why.

[Hehehe! Silly Siffy! You don't need an excuse, you can call me whenever you want.]

Ok, I'll keep that in mind.

[You could say other things too, dawn.] [Call them your giggle bear! Your silly monkey, your sweetie baby.]

(EW, STARS NO!? Is there anything worse than a parent's gooey cutesy nicknames?!)

(How demeaning, how embarrassing! Lupus must hate that!)

[I LOVE THAT!!!! I want to be your monkey! I want to be your sweetie baby!]

(THEY WANT IT?!!?)

B-But Lulu, that's so-!?

(You can't be calling them those things. You think you'd actually die!!!)

loop 57

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(You didn't)

(YOU DIDN'T KILL HIM ENOUGH)

(WHY WHY WHY WHY DID THE UNIVERSE DENY YOU YOUR RIGHT?!) (THAT WAS YOUR GAME! THAT WAS YOURS TO DO WHATEVER YOU WANTED!)

(WHY DOES HE GET TO CHANGE HIS MIND?! THAT LOWLY COWARD DOG COULDN'T TAKE WHAT HE'S DONE TO YOU SO MANY TIMES?!)

(YOU WERE JUST GETTING STARTED!!!!!!!!!)

(HAMMER CANON ROCKS STAIRS CUT FINGERS FORGE CRUSHED BY YOUR VERY OWN GIANT HANDS FALL INTO THORNS DECAPITATED BOILED IN SOUP-)

(AND MORE! OH, SO MUCH MORE DELIGHTFULLY PAINFUL THINGS TO ENDURE!)

(YOU HATE HIM YOU HATE YOU HATE YOU HATE! HATE HATE HATE HATE!!!!!!!)

(AUUUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

(...)

(.....)

(........At least you managed to kick them while down.)

(You managed to get a few kills in.) (He didn't struggle much.) (You'll give xem that credit, and that alone.)

(You can still feel his blood caked into your glove.) (Hair stuck in what was left of your teeth.) (Your lungs still wheeze, even though they're whole again.)

(You wonder...)

(Will he allow you to kill her again next time?) (If you get there earlier, will they let you kill them for longer?)

I'm okay! I, uh, dropped something!

(Wow!) (Your body is so!!! Normal right now!!!!!!)

(You'd just been breathing hard and crying, but you're completely fine!)

...

(Did she believe that?)

Did... something weird happen in here?

Weird? What do you mean???

Like... oh, what was that word?

Haha, I'm sounding like you, Siffrin.

Nevermind. I'm overthinking things. Are you feeling okay? That bad bleed was one of your more unpleasant ones.

All fine here. In fact, I'm done. I'm going for a walk.

I-I'll come too!

...Why?

Because you??? Just had a nasty bad bleed?!

(You don't need a babysitter.) I'm fine, Mira... I'm doing much better now.

...And I think it'd be nice to hang out? I feel it's been too long since we had some Siffirn and Mirabelle time.

(That is true.) (You haven't had some alone time with her since before the loops.)

Okay. We can go together.

(You obey.) Loop, where is my child.

[...You should take a shower. Eat some food, sleep.]

Why won't you tell me? You said not to worry, but now I'm getting blinding CONCERNED!!!

[CALM DOWN!]

[Just keep breathing. You know, like you just doing.]

(They won't tell you unless you do as asked.) (You breathe until Loop speaks again.)

[Lupus... is on vacation.] [I'm keeping them away from the Labyrinth.]

(Jokes!) (You can do that.)

(You were once meant to be the funny one.)

Hey Mira.

...Yes, Siffrin?

Give a man a match, and he’ll be warm for a few hours. Set him on fire, and he’ll be warm for the rest of his life!

Change, Siffrin! That's not funny.

You're right. It's not even true. I feel cold.

"Change" my mind, huh?

Pfft!

Wait! That's what I said! I told that joke!!!

Mhm.

Oh!!!!!! Curse you, Siffrin. You're rubbing off on me!