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[ He's going to try touching the fish before it swims away. ]
[ Karen doesn't answer, as she sits at the kitchen table, but she smiles sadly.
So, probably yes. ]
So, probably yes. ]
[ It manages to avoid being touched, almost as if it's magic and doesn't want to be touched.
It comes back, though, still searching for food. ]
It comes back, though, still searching for food. ]
[ FIDGETS WITH HER DRESS. ]
Helping you out won't hurt her will it...?
I know it's scary, but sometimes change is good.
Helping you out won't hurt her will it...?
I know it's scary, but sometimes change is good.
.... [He nods and looks around.]
[Let's take a look at those photos.]
[Let's take a look at those photos.]
[ Though the door opens on something dark and cave-like, stepping through the door, you end up suddenly on the bank of a pond ]
Glass roses are beautiful, but they aren't alive. It's better when things are alive, don't you think?
[ May smiles ]
You're a very sweet kid. No, it won't hurt her. It might hurt you for a while, though.
[ May smiles ]
You're a very sweet kid. No, it won't hurt her. It might hurt you for a while, though.
[ The two frames are in slightly different condition - one with a light coating of dust on the back, as if it's been flipped down for a while, and the other dust-free.
Now that you're closer to the coffee table, you can also see that there's a drawer set into it right below the photos. ]
Now that you're closer to the coffee table, you can also see that there's a drawer set into it right below the photos. ]
Oh...
[Wow. She'll walk down to the pond to get a closer look at the fish then.]
[Wow. She'll walk down to the pond to get a closer look at the fish then.]
[ The fish swims in circles, as if expecting to be fed. ]
That's okay, because sharing pains and letting others be who they can be... That's what friends do! I don't mind if it helps~
[Let's open up the secret drawer first.]
[ Is there any place to get koi food around? ]
[ May nods ]
You'll need to remove the roses.
You'll need to remove the roses.
[ no, just the knife on the shore ]
[ There are five more framed photographs in the drawer.
On top, face-up, is a photograph of a woman with long hair and Japanese features, in a kimono, who despite seeming quite solid and real, has a watery quality about her. She is most certainly not human. Touching this photograph will briefly fill the room with the scent of hibiscus and water lilies.
Below, the other four:
A photograph of Dare, the girl from downstairs in the lobby, looking like she's trying to be tough but also trying not to laugh. Touching her photograph fills the room with the scent of apples.
A photograph of a tall man with angular, inhuman features and curly red hair, his arms wrapped around the shoulders of a small Japanese woman with multiple fox tails peeking out under her robes and a rose in her hands.
A photograph of two very little girls playing in a garden - one is slightly older, with similar features to the couple from the previous photograph and vivid red hair, and the other is slightly younger, and the other looks like the girl on the sofa.
A photograph of a woman and child, very old, the fashion speaks of the 1950s - the woman has pale blonde hair and looks like Lucky but more so, and the little girl looks very much like the girl in the previous picture, but not quite. ]
On top, face-up, is a photograph of a woman with long hair and Japanese features, in a kimono, who despite seeming quite solid and real, has a watery quality about her. She is most certainly not human. Touching this photograph will briefly fill the room with the scent of hibiscus and water lilies.
Below, the other four:
A photograph of Dare, the girl from downstairs in the lobby, looking like she's trying to be tough but also trying not to laugh. Touching her photograph fills the room with the scent of apples.
A photograph of a tall man with angular, inhuman features and curly red hair, his arms wrapped around the shoulders of a small Japanese woman with multiple fox tails peeking out under her robes and a rose in her hands.
A photograph of two very little girls playing in a garden - one is slightly older, with similar features to the couple from the previous photograph and vivid red hair, and the other is slightly younger, and the other looks like the girl on the sofa.
A photograph of a woman and child, very old, the fashion speaks of the 1950s - the woman has pale blonde hair and looks like Lucky but more so, and the little girl looks very much like the girl in the previous picture, but not quite. ]
[Looking around for food... and then looking around for Karen.]
What does it eat?
What does it eat?
[ there is no food, just the knife on the shore ]
It's a fish, but it's not a fish. It eats life, in tiny drops.
It's a fish, but it's not a fish. It eats life, in tiny drops.
[So many people you're burying away Lucky.]
[Leaving the drawer open and flipping up the face down photos.]
[Leaving the drawer open and flipping up the face down photos.]
[ The dusty photograph is of a very handsome man with pale skin, and tousled dark hair that has bands of brown in it, like a tabby's coat. His eyes are piercing green, he has cat-like slit pupils, and pointed ears. All in all, even without the more obvious unnatural traits, he doesn't look quite human. He's smiling roguishly at the camera.
When you touch the frame, the room briefly fills with the scent of musk and pennyroyal.
The other is of a woman who looks nearly identical to Lucky. Her features are slightly less angular, her hair is cropped short and layered, with the top layer a natural brown and the underlayer dyed amethyst purple. She's grinning brightly, clearly much more outgoing than Lucky.
When you touch the frame, the room briefly fills with the scent of cotton candy and ashes. ]
When you touch the frame, the room briefly fills with the scent of musk and pennyroyal.
The other is of a woman who looks nearly identical to Lucky. Her features are slightly less angular, her hair is cropped short and layered, with the top layer a natural brown and the underlayer dyed amethyst purple. She's grinning brightly, clearly much more outgoing than Lucky.
When you touch the frame, the room briefly fills with the scent of cotton candy and ashes. ]
[ I guess we'll go check on that then. ]
[Welp, she's done stranger things. Picking up the knife.]
Life huh?
[and making a small cut on her hand to let the blood drip into the water.]
Life huh?
[and making a small cut on her hand to let the blood drip into the water.]
[ It's a knife made of silver, both handle and blade. It's simple and worn, like it's been kept close for a long time. ]
[Hmmm.]
[Handkerchief to brush away the dust and let's leave out the photos on the table instead of all hidden away.]
[Handkerchief to brush away the dust and let's leave out the photos on the table instead of all hidden away.]
[ When your blood falls, it seems to turn into solid gems rather than droplets. The fish eats them as they sink, then turns and swims deeper into the pond.
Despite the pond being shallow, the koi seems to swim down, out of sight.
But that's impossible... right? ]
Despite the pond being shallow, the koi seems to swim down, out of sight.
But that's impossible... right? ]
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