#moonsart

(Under the Favor tree, a familiar pair of piercing eyes look your way as you approach.)

Loop: “Hello stardust!~” 

Loop: “Need help in this wonderful new loop?... You look like you need it.” 

(Loop looks you up and down as you sit down. It was easy to tell, especially to the one who already knew. You were panicked, confused, and tired.)

“Stop messing around. You know why I’m here.”

(You glare at them and their usual antics. You did not have the strength nor the patience right now for this. Yet they had to push you a little further.)

Loop: “Well do I?~”

(They were TOTALLY feigning innocence! It was, for lack of a better word, SUPER ANNOYING!!!)  

“LOOP! STOP MESSING WITH ME! You know why I need help… I don’t even know why they are here…”

(Loop sighs.)

Loop: “Fine! I don’t know why they are here Stardust! Did anything different happen this time that doesn’t usually happen?”

“No! No…? Well…”

Loop: “They touched you. That’s the difference. YOU brought them back with you.”

(They take a deep breath… It’s like they were nervous to say what they were going to say next.)

Loop: “Admit it. They know now. What are you going to do about it? Loop back? It could happen again, you know.”

“But!- I can’t tell them everything! They would hate me! Can’t I just loop back!? Even if this happens again it’s better that way right!?”

(Loop tensed up. They gripped their own arms for comfort as they fought their own, same old thoughts.)

Loop: “...No. If they will hate you for looping without them knowing. Looping to make them forget. If they knew you did it now, it would make it worse. Wouldn't it?”

(You could tell at that moment they were serious for once… Maybe they had a point?)

“...I-... That’s probably true…” 

(You admit it hesitantly. Loop laughs as they loosen back up.)

Loop: “ I do make excellent points!~ Of course I’m right!~” 

(They look away… As they say, one last point of advice.)

Loop: “Just don’t do anything stupid… Do what is right. Now go! They will see me if they don’t because they are looking for you!”

(With a lot of conflicting thoughts, you leave the Favor tree and you head back to town.)

(Your family… Bonnie was the first to see you. You felt indifferent… Empty…? Hurt..? You didn’t know… Until-)

Bonnie: “FRIN! There you are! We were so worried! And- And- I couldn’t find you- And I was scared!”

(Bonnie ran to your side… They- They- were- CRYING!?)

(And it was YOUR FAULT!!! You promised- You promised not to do it again!) 

(SIFFRIN YOU ARE SO STUPID! YOU MADE BONNIE CRY!)

(You hug them… They hug you back.)

Isabeau: “I’m so glad we found you! Where were you? You got to stop running away!”

Mirabelle: “Yeah! We were worried, and you just left!”

Odile: “I agree with them, Siffrin. Don’t leave us without saying something!” 

Bonnie: “Yeah dummy! You got to trust us more!”

(They were worried… They shouldn’t be… You made them worry after all… You hug Bonnie tighter… and tighter, and tighter… Until you snap back into reality by a yelp of pain from Bonnie. You let go.)

Bonnie: “That was really tight! That kind of hurt!”

(You couldn’t stand to look at them.)

Bonnie: “Are you okay?”

(You stare in disbelief! You hurt them, and they were worried ABOUT YOU!?!?)

“I-... I’m fine! Stop worrying! Are you alright?”

Isabeau: “There is that fake smile again… That’s what I’m talking about guys! Siffrin clearly isn’t telling us something! …all- all because they are worried for us…”

Odile: “I agree they are not telling us something. Siffrin you are not telling us something… It’s only a matter until I figure it out, you know.”

Mirabelle: “Why can’t you just tell us!? I know you don’t like saying anything… But please… We wanna be able to help!”

(Why couldn’t you tell them? Oh yeah. They will hate you if you tell them…) 

(Over and over… Their concerned words sound as if they repeat… there is no need to listen…It doesn’t matter… Since it all loops this will just repeat too…They are just characters now after all… Characters in your perfect play…)