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[waltzwaswhite]

Wha... what? What is this!? ... This isn't... where I was... What's going on here...!?

... Wait... I see what this is. Ooh, that little fool... Think you can trap me in a dream, do you? I won't stand for it! I'm not just some garbage you can throw away any time you like, you know!

When I'm out of here... Ooh, you'll regret this insult for sure,

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[discardedwish]

Who is Len?

[waltzwaswhite]

My "better half". She's a miserable, insufferable little fool who would like nothing better than to be rid of me for the rest of her days...

Ugh, what am I doing... You're PART of her silly little ploy, aren't you? You probably know it better than I.

[discardedwish]

It does not sound like she is the better half if that is how you describe her.

... I do not -- I am not a part of any ploy.

[waltzwaswhite]

Hence the sarcasm when I said "better half". She's a pathetic, selfish thief.

... You WOULD say that, if you were. Do you have any actual proof that you aren't? You'd better have one damn good thing to say to change my mind if you don't.

[tickingshadows]

'Ey, this isn't a dream, kid.

[waltzwaswhite]

... I won't be fooled easily. But I will humor you. What is this, if not the scheme of a childish other half of me? And if it isn't a dream, why do I not feel her presence at all?

As much as I would love to believe she is dead, I do not think I'm that fortunate.

[tickingshadows]

Template City. You've been transported here; it seems this 'other half' of yours hasn't been. ... It must be difficult.

[waltzwaswhite]

... Not at all. Provided that's true, I would gladly accept that... But only if Shiki was here. Or if it wasn't by Len's doing that I came to be here.

Although being in a different city does not explain why I cannot feel her presence any longer. That seems to be a little wrinkle in this story, doesn't it?

[waltzwaswhite]

O-of course I'm not! She would think otherwise, though... ... "Template"? "New here"...?

This is a dream that she trapped me in after our fight. It has to be. It's the only thing it can be.

[waltzwaswhite]

... I was fighting. If what you say is true, then my assumptions are wrong. I was thinking that she had taken advantage of my weakness after the battle to try and seal me in a dream. I'm not saying that I believe you, of course...

But this not being a dream would make a few things make sense. Although... Are you saying I was taken here against my will?

No, but some people might. You could say that I am an expert on dreams. You may call me "White Len", Fai. [yes, she is smiling a little bit now]