GAME OVER (S██'s Palace)

[pointzeropercent]

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[beathollow]

Yes!

( she can follow the sound of his voice to him, and manages to gently hook her fingers into his sleeve. )

[speedingticket]

Oh, yes! Yes, that's you!

[ He grabs onto her hand and squeezes. ]

Where are we?

[beathollow]

I'm not sure. ... It could be another palace, or a different part of the Nekiya...

[speedingticket]

A palace...?

[ He whispers this word, like its regular dictionary definition suddenly has no significance here. ]

[beathollow]

Oh. Right. You're new... Sometimes- sometimes people are taken over by the God of Conflict, and part of the Nekiya warps to reflect their psyche. What happened with Dad was... like a baby palace, sort of?

[speedingticket]

[ That's a thing that can happen?! His eyes go wide at mention of the god of conflict and he puts both hands over his mouth. ]

So... Whoever this is, they're in trouble, and we need to save them.

[beathollow]

Yes. ... I also had a palace, and... it's terrifying. And painful. But they need us.

[speedingticket]

...

All right.

[ He squeezes her hand one last time. ]

We can do this.