#loop 59

What are you talking about?

We DO have more time. We're in a time loop, we have as much time as we need.

...No. No we don't, dawn.

I… I didn't break my promise. I haven't and won't make any more deals.

(That's... good.) (A huge relief, really.)

(Dusk is scaring you, but whatever this is can't be that bad.)

I...

Stars, dawn I... I didn't tell you what the deal I made was.

(Your stomach drops.)

(You sit up, alert.)

Siffrin?! You're up!

Oh Change, you've been-

What do you mean? What did you do?

Uh-?

...If I'm dead the garden reopens.

But that's not all of it. That's not enough to make you this upset!

O-Oh. Um. Okay.

Sif is... Oh, Change. He's doing worse.

Cracked Blood Curse.

(You don't care what they have to say you don't care you don't CARE WHAT DID DUSK DO WHAT DID THEY BLINDING DO)

(You hold his hand.)

(They gasp and gasp and gasp)

(He collapses into your hand, gripping your hand so tight it hurts and throbs.)

(You try to pull it back, at least a little, but they won't let it budge.)

(You haven't seen cry them this hard in a long while.)

(What happened?) (Was leaving them alone for one loop that bad?)

Hahahaaaa...

HAHAHAH!!!!!

OH STARS! I don't know if it's better or worse that you're back NOW!!!

(You look at them pleadingly.) (What's he going on about?)

(Dusk is over you, staring.) (You refuse to look at them.)

(You need to redo floor 2, this time without any errors.) (Odile can't get injured this time.) (Dusk can't… lose…)

(Skipping ahead is a smart move now.) (Why go to the Clocktower when Lupus isn't there?) (What's the point of dinner? Sleeping?)

(You need to finish the Labyrinth-)

(...)

(...?)

(You felt something wet.)

(But it's not raining.)

(You decide to glance up-)

[COULD YOU STOP DYING FOR TWO MINUTES?!!!]

[...AUGH!] [Stars. Can you at least TRY not to interrupt my vacation?]

[The child star is getting annoyed.] [Which means I'M annoyed.] [Get good, dawn.]

[...]

[Sorry.] [It's always annoying when Siffrins loop suddenly like this.]

[Take care, okay?!] [I worry! I worry too much! You're making me SICK!!!!]