AUDIENCE: ALEX

[retellers]

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[retellers]

[ they nod their head. ]

I can't give you an exact number. But... [ they look at the ribbon then back at alex. ] Keep an eye out, okay?

[chanteuser]

[ she nods. ]

I will. That does require sharing information with other people though, so I'll have to be careful about how I phrase it or what I say.

[ she has some suspicions. but she also has some people she just... wants to tell. so they can all do their information gathering in smarter ways. and because she trusts them. ]

[retellers]

I think that... as long as you're careful about it, it should be fine. But I think you have been doing pretty well in general. [ and look, they're outside of the castle now. ]

[chanteuser]

I won't go too wild, I can promise that.

[ ... oh boy, that's a big castle. ]

[ she just stares up, up, up at the castle, eyes a little wide. ]

This is where you stay, huh?

[retellers]

Mmhm. Would you like to come inside? I can't show you all of it, but you can come in.

[chanteuser]

[ !!!! castle lore ]

I'd love to.

[retellers]

Let's go. [ they will walk through the front entrance, which leads to a lobby-like area that has six doors. rabbit ignore them, though, and instead head for stairs. ] We need to be quiet so we don't run into anyone.

[chanteuser]

[ she just nods, rather than verbally respond. she's being very, very quiet. ]

[retellers]

[ they will walk down a few hallways until rabbit finally opens a door! it leads to a bedroom. it's fairly girly, with pastels and stuffed animals on the bed. there's also a desk and a closet. it's all very neat. ]

[chanteuser]

[ ... ! ]

Oh!

Is this your room, Bunny?

[retellers]

It is, please make yourself comfortable. [ she gestures at the bed and desk. pick. ]

[chanteuser]

It's so cute...

[ she will take a seat over at the desk! ]

[retellers]

Thank you! [ she's happy... ] Um, okay. What else do you want to talk about?

[chanteuser]

[ ah. well. ]

There were two... bigger things, I guess?

What is nova splintering, and I wanted to ask more about something I found the other week. I don’t mind which one you want to answer first.

[retellers]

Ask me about the other thing first. Splintering may take longer to explain. [ watch the other thing be something more complicated ]

[chanteuser]

[ yeah francy, explain string theory to alex. ]

[ she holds up her hand, the one with the ribbon and the bracelets on, and taps the silver bracelet. ]

I found this the other week - when Sora and I ended up in that weird other place. I think I know what it might do, but it's missing a gem from the bracelet itself. I was wondering if you guys knew anything about these other places we went to the other week, or if there's something important about what the bracelet's missing.

[retellers]

I don't know anything about the bracelet. But that place... I guess it's best described as a concentration of nova. Kind of like the assignments you do every week, except the memories in these places are a lot more powerful. It's why they're dangerous.

[chanteuser]

[ well she tried ]

And it just... pulls people in? It seemed like we were just suddenly there, without even knowing what was happening.

[retellers]

I think that... your nova probably gets attracted to it. Kind of like a gravitational pull?

[chanteuser]

And then suddenly... [ she makes a popping motion with her hand ] ... you're in a different place altogether.

So, technically speaking there's chance of happening again, at any time. It's not like our nova is just going to stop being drawn to it?

[retellers]

Pretty much... But um, it didn't happen last week, so maybe it's more rare than we thought?

[chanteuser]

[ looks at the day and laughs fearfully ]

Maybe. I'd be happy if no one else had to deal with it, though. It wasn't the nicest experience.

[ ... ]

But, um... the other topic. Nova splintering? You said that'd take longer to explain?

[retellers]

Right... Okay, what have you heard first?

[chanteuser]

Only really what was mentioned after the trial on Saturday -- the things Shima said.

[retellers]

[ ... ] Well, it's true. Um, people's nova are breaking, basically. It... nothing will be left of you, and it spreads from person to person.