Category: Chapter 21
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EX — Sublucanus / Ortus Solis
Hanako steps through an impossible, endless hallway, lined with books. Walking somewhat aimlessly, looking and nothing, she comes to a door in the side, one that definitely wasn’t there before. Opening it, she is greeted by a familiar sight. Kotori was sitting at a desk in the middle of a room that was all too…
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6 — Band Geeks
Alice closes the door on the April shower crawling through the skies over Mitakihara, giving the raindrops on her coat some time to sink in the rug underneath her feet before she steps into The Smile. She doesn’t usually come in through the main entrance, but she’s come to enjoy catching Tada in his usual…
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5 — The Girl and The Serpent (pt. 1)
There was nothing to do but sleep. Aoi had been around the cell and tried everything out. The Grief Seed dispensary indeed produced one for her, which she didn’t touch. A toilet and shower were on one wall. She watched the shower water bead up on the hydrophobic floor tile and skitter into the middle…
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4 — Process of Elimination
Yosuke: S-So, I was wondering… (while Koharu is hastily searching the drawers of the wardrobe in Aoi’s room, Yosuke doesn’t get much further than rearranging some pillows, too embarrassed to touch any of Aoi’s personal belongings, let alone rummage through her closet) Koharu: Hmm? (opening a door to find several immaculate white, frilly dresses neatly…
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3 — Old Friends, New Friends
On the phone on her way to New Eden, Yuzuki has a difficult time deciding how fast to walk. She must hurry to this emergency meeting. Unfortunately, she was in the middle of telling Emiri over the phone everything that had happened with Ikana. She doesn’t want to mention what’s happened with Aoi. Emiri hardly…
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2 — Gone Girl
Alice Rinju has tried and failed to get Yui to stop pacing the gym floor for forty-five minutes now. No combination of tea, pastries, cherry-orange milkshakes, words, or even the assembly of summoned friends has successfully gotten Yui to even pause her stride. Not that she blamed Yui, of course. It was out of concern.…
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1 — A Gilded Cage
Aoi awakens on a narrow bed in total darkness. This isn’t her bed at New Eden. Mercifully, her Soul Gem is tucked into her hand. It isn’t much good for light. It is mostly black. Her recent memory comes back to her before long. She was lying in her bed in the gym basement when…