W2 🛸 PLAYER CYOA: BUP ROLLERS BOUGHDYQUEST (LOWEEJ) CONT'D

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[thematics]

[ ... stepping in between her and that sight...? ]

You real? [ I MEAN PROBABLY A FAKE WOULD ALSO ANSWER YES, BUT, ]

[riverbeans]

[honestly this is what charles was wondering there have been too many illusions]

[naeddre]

[sloooowly stares at her.

she brings a hand up to itch at her other arm. kind of violently. like she's trying to make sure it's skin? weird.]

... Lovelace?

[thematics]

... Yeah. It's me.

[ and she kind of figures if this were another illusion she'd be. i don't know. shaking maracas or something. ]

[naeddre]

[she whips out a mariachi hat

no, she drags in a breath. hi.]

Where are Baiken and Ichiban.

[thematics]

Haven't seen them yet. Did you get separated?

[naeddre]

Yes. We... fought an apple.

[thematics]

We fought... a lot of people. And things. And...

[ anyway, ]

An apple, though? Really?

[naeddre]

It had arms.

[scratching intensifies]

There were also. Bug people. [and we definitely didn't kill our npcs.]

[thematics]

... Stop scratching. You'll make it worse.

[naeddre]

Isn't my...

[a beat. she looks at it.]

Oh.

[thematics]

Isn't your what?

[naeddre]

Arm.

It wasn't. But it is now.

[thematics]

I won't pretend I get what you mean, but—yeah. It is now. So take care of it.

[naeddre]

Alright. [sits down goodbye]

[thematics]

... You okay?

[ LIKE OBVIOUSLY NOT, BUT, ]

[riverbeans]

We saw Arthur pose as a syndicate boss with maracas.

[naeddre]

[a pause. hi charles.]

... A bus ate Ichiban.

[riverbeans]

... Well, I hope it wasn't the bus we started on.

[naeddre]

[sorry, just]

You're... real? You're real.

[riverbeans]

Perfectly, as far as I can tell.

[naeddre]

Alright.

[she's going to sit down actually.]

I - think... I have healing. I think.

[riverbeans]

[looking at her in concern...]

Real healing, or, uh, a magic watch that turns back your wounds? Tell me you have one of those because that looks bad.

[naeddre]

Both. [or. she did? she's not sure if she still does.] I can heal everybody if they're close enough.

[maybe???]

[riverbeans]

That your E.G.O. then? Sounds useful. [a beat] I can set things on fire.