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[chaotic_dirge]

[Vincent is off in a forested area not far from town. He's seated under a tree, thinking and watching leaves fall.]

Yet another alternate reality... but something about this was different from others. As if we were living out a set story, each time...

[It's not as if they have the exact same fairytales on his world, after all, but there had been

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[happyends]

Huh? Are you talking about what happened a little while ago..?

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[chaotic_dirge]

Yes, I'm referring to... the latest experiment.

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[happyends]

That one was about stories, wasn't it.. I was lucky enough to not get caught up in one, but one of my friends did. Luckily she's okay though..

[ She giggles, even if there's something nervous about it. ]

I don't think many people got hurt, so it's a good thing.

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[chaotic_dirge]

No stories I personally know, but... there was a sense of familiarity to them.

[Since he's familiar enough with stories that have similar tropes, even if not the exact same ones.]

It's rare to have an experiment cause so little harm. Perhaps that was fortunate.

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[happyends]

Huh? You really didn't know any of them? Some of them seemed pretty familiar to me, like the Wizard of Oz and some others.. But I think someone else mentioned too that these weren't fairytales from his own world, so maybe they're specifically from a world like mine..? [ She seems to think about it. ]

And I'm actually really glad it was such a good experiment. As long as everyone's happy, it's okay.

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[chaotic_dirge]

I haven't heard of that tale, either. Perhaps they only came from certain worlds... [Not his, at any rate, that he noticed.]

That's for the best if worse is yet to come.

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[happyends]

... Hmm.. what do you mean, 'if the worst is yet to come'? It sounds a bit omnious..

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[chaotic_dirge]

Not all experiments end as benignly as this one... especially with the day that's approaching.

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[happyends]

The day that's approaching..?

[ For a moment she's quiet, but then she seems to realise. ]

Ah! Um, do you maybe mean Halloween? That's at the end of October, right?

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[chaotic_dirge]

It is... and all of its experiments are nightmarish.

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[happyends]

Huh..? [ Her tone turns a bit more worried. ]

Do you mean something bad happened during Halloween before?

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[chaotic_dirge]

An experiment that had profoundly disturbing effects upon us.

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[happyends]

Um.. I'm not sure I get exactly what it means, but it sounds pretty scary..

Y-you're alright now though, right, sir?

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[chaotic_dirge]

Nearly a year has passed since those events. You could say that I am.

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[happyends]

W.. well, of course a year would have passed if it was last Halloween, huh..

[ She giggles somewhat awkwardkly. ]

I'm glad you made it through okay though. It would be sad if people here got hurt.

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[chaotic_dirge]

If they were harmed, they've since recovered... and now, we must prepare to face what may come this time.

[Even if he's not usually one to rush out and be involved in such things, he knows when the time comes that action is necessary.]