CYOA - W6

[afflictionmods]

ic date: thurdsay, w6
ic time: 2am - 5am

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[exofractured]

[Agreeing with Flat is not happening, even if he's right, so Phantom will definitely opt to talk to the bird instead. This may as well happen.]

Hello. Lethe, is it? And you are?

[afflictionmods]

I'm a bird.

[...Yeah.]

I'm not really sure about anything else right now.

[superstructure]

[ Honestly, this is absolutely on the normal side of things for Julius. This is fine. ]

You're not familiar with the house we're in, then?

[ Or anything else, apparently, but may as well start sort of small. ]

[afflictionmods]

I think I’m a part of it, or it’s a part of me… But I don’t know anything for certain, I’m sorry.

[They’re just here. As a bird.]

[escardos]

So I think that it'd be nice to keep them around. Maybe we might be able to bring them back with us, too!

[ flat grins happily. ]

We have to find the other parts of Lethe, so they can get their amnesia cured.

[exofractured]

And do you have any idea what that would entail? Will you object to breaking the wall in the attic or not?

[afflictionmods]

Me? No… I think it should be fine, now that I’m like this. It is nice of you to ask, though.

[escardos]

It's exciting! Almost like we're going hunting for secret treasure. Or like a haunted movie where we could all perish and only leave behind a video tape as a cautionary tale!

[ what. ]

[superstructure]

[ what. ]

Hopefully the former. [ pause ] Should we check the attic, then?

[mirrite]

I'm up for smashing a couple of walls if you are.

[It's probably a good thing he doesn't know what haunted movies are...]

[afflictionmods]

You seem quite eager to destroy things…

[They’re not judging, just. Wary.]

[exofractured]

Don't worry. It's only because he has a simple nature.

[Reassuring??]

[mirrite]

Hey! Can you blame me after Saturday?

[He's got some anger he would like to work out and smashing a wall is better than smashing Flat's head in, okay.]

[exofractured]

Not at all. It was a compliment.

[Phantom's just jealous he can't smash a wall with his noodle arms.]

[afflictionmods]

It doesn't sound very complimentary...

[The bird just doesn't understand romance, it's fine. The shuffle a bit, not leaving their perch on Flat's head, before speaking up again.]

A-and I'm very sorry about turning the lights off, earlier.

[exofractured]

...I was only startled, since Flat didn't think to warn anyone. As I suppose is his nature. You don't need to apologize.

[Maybe not even Phantom can hold a grudge against a house-bird, it's fine.]

[afflictionmods]

[Well, the house-bird does look relieved, for as much as a house-bird can look relieved.]

Okay. I didn't want you be bad enough, but if you're not then that's great...! Now... should we go to the attic?

[superstructure]

[ He'll nod and sidle his way up to the attic and yank on the child leashes on the rest of them. Is anything different about the attic, or is it the same as Marcus left it? ]

[afflictionmods]

[Everything is same as it was before! Boxes and walls, ready to be destroyed.]

[superstructure]

[ Well... okay.............................. guess it's time to... use the shears on the wall..... or kick it in.... or both........... destroy ]

[afflictionmods]

[Well, the wall is just a wall, so Julius and Marcus and their random odds and ends are enough to knock a hole in it for them to step through.

On the other side of the wall is a brightly lit hallway unlike any other hallway in the house - it looks more like the hallway of a hospital than of a home, and it stretches on and on.

Surely there’s an end, though. Looking down the hallway, Lethe is very, very quiet. The house-bird doesn’t have much to add.]

[exofractured]

[Phantom didn't have anything to add to wanton destruction beyond watching in appreciation, but now they're getting somewhere. He glances towards Lethe cautiously.]

This is... part of you too, correct?

[And therefore, not any more dangerous than the rest of this? Just a little doubtful, he steps through to look around. Any doors in this hallway?]

[mirrite]

At least someone here is on my side.

[superstructure]

[ wow

also the sooner you learn to ignore it, the easier it is, my guy ]

[mirrite]

Good to know.

[Baww now he can't make Flat mad though--]