断ち切るしかないんだろ 注いだ冬は心のラビリンス 後戻りなんて出来ないから やりきるしかないんだろ 黒い気持ちと手を繋いだって構わない 抱きしめたっていいhI have to break free This pouring winter is my heart's labyrinth I can't go back anymore, so I have to finish this I don't care if you took my hand with dark motives I want you to hold me close
[ Sunrise's eyes widen the moment she sees Richard get chomped on by the tiger, something protective and vengeful rising within her.
...And then she suddenly finds herself in the aisle of seats in front of a stage—not like this venue, but the kind you'd expect in a theatre. She's supposed to be watching a play performed by her troupe back home, where she can show the joy of performances with all the people she cares about. Eli, Mafuyu, Sayaka, Atem, Yoon, Argenti, Yi Sang...Richard, too.
But she just saw Richard get hurt. Even this happiness cannot extinguish her anger.
She tries to look for Haruka but can't see squat (8). ]
[Richard stabbed the tiger! It was self-defense! Haruka has done nothing wrong.
She can keep looking, though, in the fake happiness made from her desires. It doesn't seem like Haruka is interested in coming out to talk—at least not at this moment.]
[The hole gets bigger! As she keeps at it, she'll be able to make a hole big enough for her to crawl through. Good thing she's pretty small, so she won't be here all day.]
[ For some reason, Sunrise finds herself thinking of Five Echoes back home, and the image is one of raw indignation that Sunrise doesn't necessarily understand but can already imagine, nonetheless. ]
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...And then she suddenly finds herself in the aisle of seats in front of a stage—not like this venue, but the kind you'd expect in a theatre. She's supposed to be watching a play performed by her troupe back home, where she can show the joy of performances with all the people she cares about. Eli, Mafuyu, Sayaka, Atem, Yoon, Argenti, Yi Sang...Richard, too.
But she just saw Richard get hurt. Even this happiness cannot extinguish her anger.
She tries to look for Haruka but can't see squat (8). ]
Mr. Haruka.
[ Get out here. ]
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She can keep looking, though, in the fake happiness made from her desires. It doesn't seem like Haruka is interested in coming out to talk—at least not at this moment.]
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She tries to step out the theatre so she can take a look at the rest of the room. ]
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She attempts to kick the wall (17) as an experiment.]
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...
But the wall is just a wall, and she manages to kick a small hole into it.]
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So she's kicking it again (12) to try and get the hole big enough for her to crawl through. ]
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But no, Sunrise is in a plain, barren room. Unfortunately, Haruka is there too.]
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She will, however, approach Haruka.]
Mr. Haruka.
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[Haruka doesn't seem surprised to see her, but he was just sitting there watching her kick through the wall, so... he had plenty of warning...]
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...You were just waiting here?
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[It's his palace! He doesn't have anywhere else to go!]
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I don't need to sell myself a happy ending, though.
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[ It's asked in the tone of a genuine, honest-to-god question. ]
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[Because what's important for them is his image, and they'll assume from there.]
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But what about you?
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What do you mean?
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[...]
It's not exactly my first priority, though.
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[ And...well, if he was, this palace would probably be going differently, she thinks. ]
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