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<span class="mu-r">Something tugs at the edge of your consciousness as you think of anything you’re forgetting to ask… if you didn’t know any better, you’d think you were about to wake up! As you get ready to give RED a cheeky goodbye, something wriggles its way into your brain… a question you should have asked last time you met!
The DARKNESS, you sputter with all the urgency and articulation of a mad prospector, w-who started it?! How do you end it!?
A bemused grin forms on RED’s face just as you feel your surroundings smear like fryer grease on a kitchen counter! “Couldn’t tell ya the particulars,” He begins, his deep, rumbling voice fading into static, “But I’d reckon it was a curse… of the DIVINE variety.”
Divine, you repeat, your voice echoing as your vision swims, like… like God?
“<span class="mu-i">A</span> god!” The devil laughs! “Lots of those big-headed sons-of-guns ‘round these parts!”
Taking what you can only assume is an intentionally-long drag of his cigarette, the demon shoots you one last toothy smile as the world around you fades!
“As fer’ yer’ other question, well… kill the pactmaker, break the cu-”</span>
RED!? REEEEED! DAMN IIIIIIT! Y-<span class="mu-i">OOOF!</span>
Your well-deserved fist-wagging is cut short by something warm and fluffy smacking into your face! Gasping for air and clawing at the beast, you’re halfway to a panic attack when you feel a small, but familiar claw resting on your shoulder!
“Hey! HEY! Relax, Ant! You’re okay!”
Freed from your fuzzy prison, you take a long, desperate gasp of air as you wipe a string of drool from the corner of your mouth! Listless and weary from your restless sleep, you flop back onto your pillow and collect your scattered bearings:
To no one’s surprise, the room at the <span class="mu-b">BATTLE’S END TAVERN</span> is still dark, but past the thin door separating you from the public you hear the sound of rattling dishware and faint voices, none of which you recognize… at least from this distance!
A pair of fuzzy arms hug you close, their owner smiling at you with half-lidded eyes and a toothy grin.
“Mornin’...” Purrs Tzah-Tzie as her tail slaps against the bedcovers! “Guessing you didn’t sleep too well?”
You open your mouth to answer, but pause. Could you even trust RED’s word? How would you even describe what happened last night?
Before you can come to a conclusion, your bedmate presses her body against yours and lets out a dreamy sigh. “Just a lil’ longer, kay?”
What say ye?
>Yea, you could snuggle a little longer!
>You gotta tell her about the darkness!
>RED! You’ve got an ARCHDEVIL in you, TT!
>Nah, let’s get moving… people are waiting on ya!
>Why stop at snuggling, hmm?
>Stay silent! She’ll think you disappeared!
>Write-In!
