I don't think I saw any of us get something like that when we left... Like I said, all I got as far as items go is the locket. It could be worth checking with the other three just to make sure, though.
[a beat]
Once you find the answer, can you let me know if it's something important?
[he pauses for a moment, the colors shifting to a variety of different shades. blue, red, green, before they stabilize back to something bright yellow.]
...Do you want a play by play, or are you just looking for a short description?
[the light coming off him buzzes uncertainly, almost akin to static, before he continues on.]
We had to go to this masquerade ball, and we were all competing for a prize. There were pretty strict rules to the ball, and we saw... For me, it was an illusion of someone I love. They were pushed into breaking the rules and killed. [little flames dance across his arms and face for just a moment.] After that, the other rules were revealed; instead of a masquerade ball, it was like a hunt, kind of. They set these dogs on us, not normal dogs, monsters... And they told us we would only win if we survived the night. That's when I started feeling - strange. For some reason, I hadn't found it easy to trust anyone through the beginning of the party, but after we ran from the monsters together... It was some kind of magic, I think, and I was the only one affected, but I couldn't stop thinking about hurting the other three, killing them somehow. It just got stronger and stronger, and in the end, I fought them. That's why they're all so injured.
[ His own form shifts into static as he listens to this, then the lines of noise return to Korean characters again, shaking and repeating illegible words before he returns to himself. ]
What happened there stays there. Here, you are yourself.
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[a beat]
Once you find the answer, can you let me know if it's something important?
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[ He continues to watch the horizon… thinking about this “you tried” sticker. His wolf tail lashes cause it makes him annoyed. ]
What happened on your trip?
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...Do you want a play by play, or are you just looking for a short description?
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[ However Rupert finds comfortable. He isn't going to press him into spilling every detail... He knows how the trips usually are. ]
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[the light coming off him buzzes uncertainly, almost akin to static, before he continues on.]
We had to go to this masquerade ball, and we were all competing for a prize. There were pretty strict rules to the ball, and we saw... For me, it was an illusion of someone I love. They were pushed into breaking the rules and killed. [little flames dance across his arms and face for just a moment.] After that, the other rules were revealed; instead of a masquerade ball, it was like a hunt, kind of. They set these dogs on us, not normal dogs, monsters... And they told us we would only win if we survived the night. That's when I started feeling - strange. For some reason, I hadn't found it easy to trust anyone through the beginning of the party, but after we ran from the monsters together... It was some kind of magic, I think, and I was the only one affected, but I couldn't stop thinking about hurting the other three, killing them somehow. It just got stronger and stronger, and in the end, I fought them. That's why they're all so injured.
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What happened there stays there. Here, you are yourself.
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...Thank you. It's kind of you to say.
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[ He isn't doing it to be kind. Stop. ]
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[he will never stop, unfortunately.]