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[[Start->Afternoon]] ❉ [[Before You Play]] ❉ [[Credits]]]](live: 2s)[(t8n: 'dissolve')["... Mrs. Todoroki?"(click-replace: '"... Mrs. Todoroki?"')[(t8n: 'dissolve')[$nurse["... Mrs. Todoroki? Still with me?"]
(link-reveal: '"Ah, yes. Sorry... "')[
(t8n: 'dissolve')[$nurse["That's quite alright! Just a few more and we'll be done with the progress check-up. Are you ready to continue? "]
❉ [[Yes. ->Three]]
❉ [[Could your remind me where we are again?->Check-Up]]]]]]](stop:)]**To Rei** is a fan interactive novel for //My Hero Academia// (僕のヒーローアカデミア) by Kōhei Horikoshi as a tribute to International Mother's Day.
Written and illustrated by [[Leporidactic]]
Powered by [[Twine]].
Presented with love and procrastination.
**Happy Mother's Day.**
[[Return->Start]]$nurse["Okay... Over the past three months, have you had any trouble focusing, concentrating, or remembering things? "]
❉ (link:'Not at all')[(set:$stability to $stability + 1)(goto:'Two')]
❉ (link:'Once or twice')[(set:$stability to $stability + 0)(goto:'Two')]
❉ (link:'Sometimes')[(set:$stability to $stability - 1)(goto:'Two')]
❉ (link:'Frequently')[(set:$stability to $stability -3)(goto:'Two')]
❉ (link:'Nearly everyday')[(set:$stability to $stability - 5)(goto:'Two')](set:$quirk to false)(set: $nurse to (text-color:'#465354'))(set: $stability to 0)(set: $fuyumi to (text-color:'#ffd9d9'))(set: $natsuo to (text-color:'#fff0b5'))(set: $shoto to (text-color:'#b0edff'))(set: $enji to (text-color:'#cf4040'))(set: $toya to (text-color:'#63688a'))(set: $darkly to (text-color:'grey'))(set: $water to false)(set: $home to 0)(set: $todorokis to (a: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0))$nurse["Sure thing! It's a question and answer session in place of the usual screening since Doctor is currently out of town. I'll still send your response to these back to her to monitor how well you've been doing. "]
The nurse sits the small clipboard on her lap and smiles apologetically, $nurse["Now I said 'simple'... but it is rather long for a routine. Please bear with me for just a bit more, ma'am. "]
$nurse["Let's do our best, shall we? "]
❉ [[(Nod)->Three]]$nurse["Over the past month, have you been having a consistently unstable image or sense of self or feel like you could not control your Quirk at your normal level? "]
❉ (link:'Yes')[(set: $stability to $stability - 5)(goto:'One')]
❉ (link:'No')[(set: $stability to $stability + 2)(goto:'One')]
❉ (link:"I'm not so sure")[(goto:'One')]$nurse["Do you purposely avoid things that actively remind of you of the event that happened? Such as certain people, places, or objects? "]
(link-reveal: '"..."')[
(live: 1.5s)[(t8n: 'dissolve')[$nurse["... Ah, wait, my apologies! This question should have been crossed out - "] the young nurse fumbles with her clipboard.
❉ [[Don't worry about it->End Check]]
❉ [[Say nothing->End Check]](stop:)]]]The sound of pen scratching paper and rustling feathers wafts into the air as the nurse works wordlessly on the clipboard.
(live: 2s)[(t8n: 'dissolve')[Finally, she looks up and gives you a beaming smile, $nurse["... And we're done! Sorry about earlier and thank you so much for your patience, Mrs. Todoroki. I'll see you back to your room now. "]
"No no - [[thank you->Small Talk]], too, " you smile back politely.](stop:)]$nurse[This is Nurse Hatanaka's color]
$fuyumi[This is Fuyumi's color]
$natsuo[This is Natsuo's color]
$shoto[This is Shoto's color]
$toya[This is Toya/Dabi's color]
$enji[This is Endeavor's color]
This is Rei's color**------- ABOUT -------**
(cycling-link:"It's Mother's Day and you're Rei Todoroki. Your children couldn't visit you in the hospital this time, and you've been waiting to call them instead. However, things can get complicated and surreal when you are in a world full of Quirks.", "Or, a ramble in Twine about Rei Todoroki and her family in appreciation of Mother's Day.")
**------ CHOICES ------**
Some choices in the game can influence Rei's **stability**. The more **stable** Rei is, the more clearly and calmly she will be able to think. This will in turn affect the decisions she is able to make somewhat.
**-- CONTENT WARNINGS --**
*⚠️ Mentions of real world event (''COVID-19 pandemic'').*
*⚠️ Mentions of canon typical domestic abuse*
*⚠️ Contains an original character (aka. plot device)*
*⚠️ The author of this game hasn't been reading the manga properly.*
If all these are acceptable, then go for it.
[[Return->Start]](if:$quirk is false)[(if: (history:)'s last is 'Small Talk')[Ms. [[Tsurukawa]] closes the door with a sweet $nurse["Happy Mother's Day, Mrs. Todoroki"], and you're alone again. ](else:)[Sunlight sprawls through the [[windows->Windowside]]. ]Today is [[May 10->Mother's Day]].
Gradually, this room had came to carry enough of your colors to be called a living space. The thing that stands out most as a medical equipment is the [[row of buttons->Panel]] on the wall alongside your bed. Opposite your bed is the [[desk->Desk]].](else:)[Suddenly, you feel a little sleepy. You lift a hand to your face, surprised at its lack of weight. Instead of the usual tiredness that weighs you down, you feel as if you are **evaporating**.
But it is still early in the day, there is no reason that you should be this tired.
❉ [[A small nap wouldn't hurt->Sleepy]]
❉ [[Perhaps you should let Tsurukawa know->Panel]]]You close your eyes a little, feeling the weight of sunshine on your eyelids. Newly hatched baby birds are chirping hungrily outside.
A glass bottle sits by the windowsill, filled with [[Japanese gentian->Flowers]].
❉ [[Back to room->Room 315]]<img src='https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/f8361137-61d8-44ad-adfb-6105faa72b0d/ddwti9b-9744d4d2-6411-4f30-9c52-ced54a0f7239.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOiIsImlzcyI6InVybjphcHA6Iiwib2JqIjpbW3sicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvZjgzNjExMzctNjFkOC00NGFkLWFkZmItNjEwNWZhYTcyYjBkXC9kZHd0aTliLTk3NDRkNGQyLTY0MTEtNGYzMC05YzUyLWNlZDU0YTBmNzIzOS5wbmcifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6ZmlsZS5kb3dubG9hZCJdfQ.sf9wPrKtgXM8kV6jpuePXzAxTtO8KW7AZ-X7P16RrzQ' width='300' height='300'>
He has been sending these in boquets, just enough for you to close your hands around them.
(if:$water is false)[(link:'Add some water to the flowers?')[(t8n:'dissolve')[You add some water to the Japanese gentians. They shine brilliantly under the sun, like someone's flames.](set:$water to true)(set:$stability to $stability + 3)]](else:)[They shine brilliantly under the sun, like someone's flames.]
❉ [[Back to your room->Room 315]]The Japanese celebrate Mother's Day with the rest of the world on the second Sunday of May. This year, because of the pandemic going around, many families' plans have been (link-reveal:'disrupted')[(t8n:'dissolve')[.
People have been advised against hospital visits unless it was an emergency, including your children. Settling for a phone call was a reluctant conclusion]].
❉ [[Back to your room->Room 315]]//To whom it may concern,
In observance of increasing cases of COVID-19, we have asked that all families, friends and other related individuals to refrain from visiting until further notice unless it is in the case of an emergency. However, we also acknowledge that some patients who have seen progress in recovering are aided by visitations and staying in contact with their loved ones...
...As a temporary means of maintaining these connections and ensuring their progress, we would like to extend the phone room hours for patients with appropriate clearances.
Please contact a staff if there are any further questions or if the patient requires any other assistance.
Yours sincerely,
...//
❉ [[Close->Top Drawer]] Your desk, simple and well-kept. A row of books are stacked against the wall.
❉ [[Check top drawer->Top Drawer]]
❉ [[Check second drawer->Middle Drawer]]
❉ [[Check bottom drawer->Bottom Drawer]]
❉ [[Back->Room 315]]<img src='https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/f8361137-61d8-44ad-adfb-6105faa72b0d/ddwrp1h-59c81733-95d1-457b-8fb4-da4f3d894855.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOiIsImlzcyI6InVybjphcHA6Iiwib2JqIjpbW3sicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvZjgzNjExMzctNjFkOC00NGFkLWFkZmItNjEwNWZhYTcyYjBkXC9kZHdycDFoLTU5YzgxNzMzLTk1ZDEtNDU3Yi04ZmI0LWRhNGYzZDg5NDg1NS5wbmcifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6ZmlsZS5kb3dubG9hZCJdfQ.q3_BrsF4CFbim4CLaeBRx54Ej63WS5WKefoxliORX5k' width='300', height='300'>
A folded piece of paper lies on top of other official documentations and a few types of stationery.
❉ [[Read it->Notice]]
❉ [[Check middle drawer->Middle Drawer]]
❉ [[Check bottom drawer->Bottom Drawer]]
❉ [[Back->Desk]]<img src='https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/f8361137-61d8-44ad-adfb-6105faa72b0d/ddwrp1f-46be39fc-b36e-463e-9e99-74c872e5b10d.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOiIsImlzcyI6InVybjphcHA6Iiwib2JqIjpbW3sicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvZjgzNjExMzctNjFkOC00NGFkLWFkZmItNjEwNWZhYTcyYjBkXC9kZHdycDFmLTQ2YmUzOWZjLWIzNmUtNDYzZS05ZTk5LTc0Yzg3MmU1YjEwZC5wbmcifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6ZmlsZS5kb3dubG9hZCJdfQ.5LCReL7J6dYHXwobpQSqFTdcBnJ4UBjm28ytgzgDopc' width='300', height='300'>
Some of your personal belongings, and Shōto's [[letters->Letters]].
❉ [[Check top drawer->Top Drawer]]
❉ [[Check bottom drawer->Bottom Drawer]]
❉ [[Back->Desk]]<img src='https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/f8361137-61d8-44ad-adfb-6105faa72b0d/ddwrp25-ae5b84d6-9f49-47cf-beab-161e0cea6649.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOiIsImlzcyI6InVybjphcHA6Iiwib2JqIjpbW3sicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvZjgzNjExMzctNjFkOC00NGFkLWFkZmItNjEwNWZhYTcyYjBkXC9kZHdycDI1LWFlNWI4NGQ2LTlmNDktNDdjZi1iZWFiLTE2MWUwY2VhNjY0OS5wbmcifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6ZmlsZS5kb3dubG9hZCJdfQ.2cc4N2A-jJOPEXs1s66QMGRjl_900d0L7t7Vg6oJ-vk' width='300' height='300'>
Traditional Japanese treats Fuyumi bought from one of her student's family candyshop. Apples from Natsuo's last visit here. And your secret stash of strawberry milk for Shōto.
Some things really don't change at all...
❉ [[Check top drawer->Top Drawer]]
❉ [[Check middle drawer->Middle Drawer]]
❉ [[Back->Desk]]Meticulously detailed, Shōto's letter topics ranged from his schoolife and internship progress to small observations and musings, like $shoto["I think I saw a stray cat in the box under Mr. Aizawa's desk yesterday"] or $shoto["Midoriya asked if I'm able to make drinkable water by combining my two Quirks, I want to try and see if it actually works"]... Even times when he brings up his father in a controlled tone.
In every pen stroke you see your boy squeezing in the loss of ten years of time with what time he can share with you now.(set:$quirk to true)
//And ten years is a long time to (cycling-link: 'make up for', 'catch up to')//, you couldn't help but [[think->Middle Drawer]].A young woman who has been shadowing under your doctor for a few months now. However she seems to be avoiding you on occasions other than whatever are necessary, which you don't really mind.
[[Perhaps she is just shy?->Room 315]]$nurse["Speaking of, you will be making calls later today, too, right?"]
(link-reveal:'"Yes... I will be missing seeing their faces. "')[
(t8n:'dissolve')[$nurse["Aah, I thought so... I really hope this doesn't last so long, "] she slows her pace a bit abashedly, $nurse["You... are always so happy to see each other. "]
❉ [[(...)->Room 315]]
❉ [[(Smile to yourself)->Room 315]]
❉ [[(Wonder what she actually wanted to say)->Room 315]]]]You climb into your bed and lie down. The thought of falling asleep is so welcoming.
Just before your eyelids fall close, for a moment the Japanese gentians on your window blurs into a [[warm hue of blue->Faint]].In every patient's room, there is a panel like this installed in the wall. It contains the light switch for the lamp, air condition controls, and a call button for the medical staff. There is a duplicate call button next to the headboard of the bed.
(if:$quirk is false)[You don't feel the need to use this right now.
❉ [[Back->Room 315]]](else:)[You reach dizzily for the [[call->Faint]] button.](live: 2s)[(if: (history:)'s last is 'Gentia' or (history:)'s last is 'You')[(go-to:'Come Back')](go-to:'Quirk Realm')](t8n:'flicker')[You wake up again with a jolt and nearly topple over yourself.
These kind of things still happens to you sometimes, in dreams that you have almost forgot about, falling towards the fast approaching ground until you land in your pillow, gasping softly.
But this time, the motion doesn't bring you [[back->House Outside]].](align:'=><=')[(t8n:'dissolve')[<img src='https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/f8361137-61d8-44ad-adfb-6105faa72b0d/ddwrfv3-1daab2c6-4cc4-4869-86ef-5c645b497c39.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOiIsImlzcyI6InVybjphcHA6Iiwib2JqIjpbW3sicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvZjgzNjExMzctNjFkOC00NGFkLWFkZmItNjEwNWZhYTcyYjBkXC9kZHdyZnYzLTFkYWFiMmM2LTRjYzQtNDg2OS04NmVmLTVjNjQ1YjQ5N2MzOS5wbmcifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6ZmlsZS5kb3dubG9hZCJdfQ.qPwDK6a_G97C0YzloC7taSW5bymsAvQ_jnDIWzuh6r0' height='300' width='300'>]]
You are not in your room anymore. A tratidional Japanese dwelling stands before you, its immense shape drenched in darkness. The air is frigid to your skin.
(if: (history:)'s last is 'Quirk Realm')[//Is this...//
❉ (link:'...home?')[(set:$stability to $stability + 1)(go-to:'A Familiar Place')]
❉ (link:'...just another house?')[(set:$stability to $stability - 2)(go-to:'A Strange Place')]](else:)[Looks like there isn't anywhere else to go but in.
❉ [[Head inside->Entrance]].]You couldn't help but name it so. Your **home**.
Despite the fact that you could not make out its shape entirely, and that a few things doesn't match the house in your memory, that's what you would call it.
$darkly[//Even if the reason is because the seeds between you and that man grew here, because in this way you have also poked your roots into this earth.
By the time the fourth fruit hit the ground, it had hurt to cut the roots open and leave. [[The tree->House Outside]] crouches with the weight of frost.//]
If it is a dream, then it feels too real.(set: $home to 1)Despite how similar it looks, it could not be. You doubt that you could even call its counterpart a "home" anymore, either.
Ten turns of seasons and being secluded in medical confinement consolidate into a polymorphic distance of time and space. You can't see yourself there.
//The children of the tree have taken shape, flesh fading away to jagged branch tip, peckish.
In the tight circle they formed, [[the tree itself->House Outside]] maintains a standing form, barren inside.//
If this is a dream, then it feels too real.The sliding doors give without a whisper. The doorway is unlit.
❉ (if: $home is 1)[[[...I'm...home->Corridor]]](else:)[[[...Excuse my intrusion->Corridor]]]
❉ [[(Say nothing)->Corridor]](if: $todorokis's 2nd is 0 or $todorokis's 3rd is 0)[(align:'=><=')[(t8n:'dissolve')[<img src='https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/f8361137-61d8-44ad-adfb-6105faa72b0d/ddwro6l-ab1e0726-b704-4d41-8006-114d6337164d.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOiIsImlzcyI6InVybjphcHA6Iiwib2JqIjpbW3sicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvZjgzNjExMzctNjFkOC00NGFkLWFkZmItNjEwNWZhYTcyYjBkXC9kZHdybzZsLWFiMWUwNzI2LWI3MDQtNGQ0MS04MDA2LTExNGQ2MzM3MTY0ZC5wbmcifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6ZmlsZS5kb3dubG9hZCJdfQ.pM6qGoKrUDQC7CmoZXxibYKY74Ls1tztCBdf7jjUs8U' height='300' width='300'>]]](t8n:'dissolve')[(if: $home is 1)[You don't recall the long stretching corridor behind the entrance.](else:)[A long corridor stretches onwards into the deeper places of the building.] It smells like abandoned old wood, strong and heady and cool.
(if: $todorokis's 2nd is 1 and $todorokis's 3rd is 1)[The two phantoms each gives you one last hug and disappates into the thin cold.
❉ [[(Move forward)->Kitchen Doorway]]](else:)[Two shadows hover still on the dark path. (if: $stability > 0)[Despite their transluscency and lack of features, they feel almost recognizable, just like the house.](else-if: $stability < 0)[The darkness seems to invade their forms, creating blotches of ink-like void.]
❉ [[(Reach out to the shadow to the left)->Left]]
❉ [[(Reach out to the shadow to the right)->Right]]]]$darkly[//It's that day all over again...//](click-replace:"It's that day all over again...")[$darkly[//It's that day all over again...//]
$darkly[//It shouldn't hurt anymore. For either of us. I came back to your side and you forgave me so easily with a smile. I thought //that// blow would have been [[enough->Doubt]]...//]](if: $todorokis's 3rd is 0)[You find yourself in some kind of room again. A confinement not unlike your own, but in the end different - he had come here out of his own volition.
The shadow stands at the window, the frame of light wrinkled by his clench.
❉ [[Call out to him->Call Left]]
❉ [[Wait for him->Wait Left]]
](else:)[(if: $stability >= 3)[He squeezes your hand back. It is a warm hand.](else:)[His transparent eyes flicker stubbornly, sadly.]
❉ [[Back->Corridor]]](if:$todorokis's 2nd is 0)[You are sitting on a small stool. When you look up, you see the shadow behind a small stand. She clasps her hand gingerly.
$darkly[//...That concludes our reading today! What do you think of //The Snowfox's Song//?//]
❉ (link:'(Raise your hand)')[(set: $stability to $stability + 1)(go-to:'Raise Hand')]
❉ [[The mother snowfox...->Right Hush]]
❉ [[The baby foxes...->Right Hush]]](else:)[(if:$stability >=3)[She squeezes your hand back. Her hand is warm.](else:)[Tears you can't wipe away coalesce into a thin sheet of frost.
]❉ [[Back->Corridor]]]But what can you even call him now to make him listen?
He has always been a (link-reveal:'strong headed child')[. (t8n:'dissolve')[But despite his appearance, you know he is sensitive and observant inside. Maybe that's why he has chosen the path he is on now.
You left him when he just started to understand things a little better. The light outside of an eggshell is source for one's growth, but...
...How harsh the light is.
❉ [[Remember what worked before->Wait Left]]]].Silence seeps through your grasp.(live: 4s)[
(t8n:'dissolve')[And...
$darkly[//I'm sorry but I... I can't.
Has he ever done anything else besides sending flowers? Something you told him once, a one-time token and then never again?//]
//No, ■■■■■■... it's just...//
❉ [[I am not ready to see him->Left Progress]]
❉ [[He is not ready to see me->Left Progress]]](stop:)](text-style:'rumble')[$darkly[//But why are you still giving him a chance? Are you not angry? ... No, of course you are. We all are, at some point. How could you not be?//]]
The shadowy shape spasms.
(text-style:'rumble')[$darkly[//First ■■■■ died! Then he locked you away! Outside, he may be known as the NO.1 Hero, but the world never saw what kind of awful human being he is towards people he **should have been** the closest to!
He risks his life for the people, sure - shoulders burden and glory for the public, sure - but this? **This** is all his **family** could get? Isn't that so hollow? Can someone like that really change?//]]
❉ (link:'...You are right')[(set: $stability to $stability -5)(go-to:'Natsuo Pain')]
❉ (link:"...I know You don't always think this way")[(set: $stability to $stability+2)(go-to:'Natsuo Witness')]You raise your hand obediently for her play-pretend.
$darkly[//Yes Mom?//]
❉ (link:'The mother snowfox pulled through in the end in a way')[(set:$stability to $stability+2)(go-to:'Fuyumi Trust')]
❉ (link:'I wonder what will happen to the baby snowfoxes')[(set:$stability to $stability-3)(go-to:'Fuyumi Worry')]$natsuo["Mom... Come back to us. "](set: $todorokis's 3rd to 1)(live: 2.5s)[(go-to:'Corridor')]"It hurts... I felt the same for a long time. "
$darkly[//...//]
"... I am so sorry, Natsu. "(click-replace:'"... I am so sorry, Natsu. "')[(t8n:'dissolve')["I still don't know how yet, either. I tried, for... I don't know, twenty years. Maybe more... I don't know how long I could take it. "
"And the distance... doesn't help at all. "
Trembling breath comes out in white fogs.
Small arms envelop themselves around you [[tightly.->Natsuo Conclusion]]]]"Do you remember what he said after he saved you?"
"He accepted your anger. "(click-replace:'"He accepted your anger. "')["He accepted your anger, does that mean something? "
$darkly[...]
(click-replace:'...')[$natsuo["... I wanted changes to happen to us. Good changes. Changes we deserve. (if:$stability>=5)[...I wonder if is too late already. ](else:)[But... even if he wanted to change now, I don't think I could accept it. ]"]
(if:$stability>=5)[❉ [[It's not late yet, Natsu->Natsuo Conclusion]]](else:)[❉ [[Then you'll always have me->Natsuo Conclusion]]]
❉ [[(Hug him)->Natsuo Conclusion]]]]A small finger falls on your lips and the shadow wavers urgently.
$darkly[//Shhh... You're supposed to raise your hand Mom...! We are in a class you know!//]
You smile a little against her finger.
$darkly[//Okay. Now try again.//]
❉ [[Raise your hand->Raise Hand]]"Even though she melted away in the Sun, the mother snowfox took the black clouds with her and spring came back to the valley again. She is still watching over her children from above, and her children carried on her spirit, Right? "
$darkly[//Yeah... But, I feel like that is such a lonely outcome, though.//]
(link-reveal:'"How so? "')[(t8n:'dissolve')[
$darkly[//I mean... for her children, they are so young. I felt really, really sad when I was reading the story again... after you're gone.
When you read it to me, I had all the sense of security of a child. You did all you can to love us, when he was not there.
I've never thought that you would leave us. And that we had [[time->Right Progress]].//]]]"Even though the motherfox will be watching over her children again as clouds after she melted along with the snowstorms, her children didn't know about that. They will only have the return of seasons as her memory now... poor little things. "
$darkly[//... So you think so, too?//](live: 1.4s)[(t8n:'dissolve')[
$darkly[//... I refused to read ■■■■ this story when he found the book. Because I'm afraid I'll cry in front of him. I don't want him to see me like this... with you gone, and he is still in such a fragile state. And the story - I'm scared it will trigger something in him like it did to me.
I know I... can't cry. I have to [[smile->Right Progress]] and be there for everyone.//]](stop:)]After a long time making your way along the featureless walls, you find yourself looking at (if: $home is 1)[the kitchen,](else:)[a strikingly familiar kitchen,] and another shadow just a few steps ahead of you at the doors.
<img src='https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/f8361137-61d8-44ad-adfb-6105faa72b0d/ddwtjk2-5f0e0f26-2fb1-4bfe-b8f1-dc6a416abaed.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOiIsImlzcyI6InVybjphcHA6Iiwib2JqIjpbW3sicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvZjgzNjExMzctNjFkOC00NGFkLWFkZmItNjEwNWZhYTcyYjBkXC9kZHd0amsyLTVmMGUwZjI2LTJmYjEtNGJmZS1iOGYxLWRjNmE0MTZhYmFlZC5wbmcifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6ZmlsZS5kb3dubG9hZCJdfQ.Jpz-jPigm2mR5isNb05DkdQAWUg2Nfj4xxaqQHYi-qA' width='300' height='300'>
It is lit inside. A greyish ray cuts through the dark and falls on the transluscent child.
$darkly[(text-style:'blur')[//The kettle sounds like it was almost ready.//]]
... Hindsight prickles your skin.
(if:$stability < 3)[❉ (link:'You know what happenned')[(set:$stability to $stability - 5)(go-to:'And Watch')]](else:)[❉ (link:'(Pull him back)')[(set:$stability to $stability-2)(go-to:'Synchronous')]]$darkly[//But sometimes I feel like... sometimes I feel like I'm the only one in this family still trying to patch things together. (if: $todorokis's 3rd is 1)[Nastuo](else:)[■■■■■■] could never finish a conversation with him without getting mad, and ■■■■ was...//]
The shadow's color is sorrowful.
$darkly[//...so pent up and... I don't know, numb. It was not the expression you should see on a child.
I mean - he is better, thanks to his friends... But looking back, no matter what I did, maybe it was never enough to begin with.//
//So what am I doing now, Mom?//]
(if:$stability >= 3)[❉ (link:'But you know... they love you so much')[(set:$stability to $stability + 1)(go-to:'Fuyumi Conclusion')]](else:)[❉ [[You have already done a lot->Fuyumi Conclusion]]]
❉ [[(Hug her)->Fuyumi Conclusion]](if:$stability>=3)["They love you. They do. Perhaps not with words, and he certainly doesn't say anything, but remember: they all love you as you are and they appreciate what you've been doing. "(set: $todorokis's 2nd to 1)
"With me away at the hospital and unable to do anything, you are the real **matriarch** at home. If not for the connections you made, this place would be so sad to return to, wouldn't it? "
...(click-replace:'...')[$fuyumi["... Maybe you're right, Mom. I shouldn't forget that... Changes are really happening. Since the sports festival, it's like some kind of momentum has been set into place. "]
"Don't ever forget, Fuyumi, I'm still here. I have not melted yet. "
The shadow suddenly halts its stifled sobs.
$fuyumi["Mom... please, you have to hurry."]
❉ [[Why...?->Corridor]]]
](else:)["Don't ever doubt your positive influence on this family. You are strong. So strong. In some sense, you are even as ambitious and diligent as your father, and I mean it in the best way. "
$darkly[//...//](click-replace:'...')[$fuyumi["... Yeah... I'm who I am now. And still doing my best, if that counts... I want to use all that you've taught me, how to love people and guide them... and if it doesn't work, maybe it's fine to leave some to the rest of the world, right? "]
"You don't shoulder this responsbility alone, Fuyumi. I'm still here. I have not melted yet. "
The shadow suddenly halts its stifled sobs.
$fuyumi["Mom... please, you have to hurry."
❉ [[Why...?->Corridor]](set: $todorokis's 2nd to 1)]]]<img src='https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/f8361137-61d8-44ad-adfb-6105faa72b0d/ddwtjkb-487174d7-e148-459a-9359-fe6177d8fa08.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOiIsImlzcyI6InVybjphcHA6Iiwib2JqIjpbW3sicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvZjgzNjExMzctNjFkOC00NGFkLWFkZmItNjEwNWZhYTcyYjBkXC9kZHd0amtiLTQ4NzE3NGQ3LWUxNDgtNDU5YS05MzU5LWZlNjE3N2Q4ZmEwOC5wbmcifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6ZmlsZS5kb3dubG9hZCJdfQ.qfW2or6QNTE0wh6CgVx7a8VCpVIuJQ-qqKLDc9aIXUA' width='300' height='300'>
... and you could not bring yourself to do a single thing to stop it.
It is something that had already happened.
It's like you're wading through (if:$house is 0)[someone else'](else:)[hi]s memory. Steam and smoke overwhelm your vision and tears overtake your [[eyes->Scorched]].The moment you grab his left shoulder, the sting of scorching heat shot through your arm.
$darkly[(text-style:'shudder')[//Don't touch me!! Please...! You don't have to force yourself... I know you hate -//]]
❉ [[But that's a lie->Frost Tree]]
❉ [[(Pull him closer)->Burn]]$shoto["... I'm here, Mom. Hang in there. "](set: $todorokis's 4th to 1)(live: 2.5s)[(go-to:'Gentiana scabra')]The darkness suddenly lifts and you look around, startled at the disappearance of the child.
The kitchen floor is marred by large cracks, as if something very heavy made an impact. Its walls has fallen to ruins, revealing what looked like a gigantic arena outside.
You smell a hint of blood, sweat, and something simmering in the [[air->Kitchen Progress]].(set: $stability to $stability + 5)"Don't lie to yourself just to push me away. Even if you're pushing me to where you think it'd be safe. "
You bite your lips to stifle a cry.
"I'll repeat it as many times as I have to - I'm staying with you. I shouldn't have been scared of you, and you don't have to be scared of me. Or him. "
[["... You are whoever you want to be."->Vision]]//Is this what it had felt like?//
You secure him in a protective embrace and the heat spreads. It was around this time that he started hitting you along with ■■■■ when you held him like this and refused to let go. You don't remember lasting this long.
I've moved on already... We've both moved on. Remember?(click-replace: "I've moved on already... We've both moved on. Remember?")[(t8n:'dissolve')["I've moved on already... We've both moved on. Remember? "
(text-style:'blur')[//Fire bites into your clothes.//]
I was... so happy when you finally came to see me.](click-replace: "I was... so happy when you finally came to see me.")[(t8n:'dissolve')["I was so happy when you finally came to see me, and every visit after, and reading every letter. "
(text-style:'blur')[//Your own frost blooms on the surface of your skin.//]
"As a hero, you had saved me [[first->Vision]]. "]]](if:(history:)'s last is 'Vision')[(text-style:'blurrier')[It's your power, isn't it?]
$shoto[(text-style:'blurrier')["Midoriya... Thank you."]]
$shoto["Words that shook me and brought me back to you. Words that triggered this momentum of change that later, moved even **him**... I have not forgotten them, Mom. "]
"I have not forgotten them either, Shōto. And I'm... [[grateful->Shoto Conclusion]]. "](else:)["Empowered by others and your own heart, you claimed a new start. I want to... come back to you all soon, too. "
(if: $stability > 5)[//And that includes even him. //]//If we both start running, maybe it'd be faster to meet each other. I'm running, too. Not away from this house, but towards all of you.//
"Shōto... I'm your mother and my love is here. [[Don't ever, ever forget that.->Shoto Conclusion]] "]$shoto["But what if you remember it again, Mom? This house, this wretched place... none of it makes you happy. "
"Have I... become the hero strong enough to save you? To make you stay and smile again?"]
❉ (link:'You are on your way to')[(set:$stability to $stability+2)(go-to:'Kitchen Progress')]
(if:$stability > 5)[❉ [[You are enough->Kitchen Progress]]]From the moment the darkness lifted, the house has been slowly disappearing into wrinkles of space. Perhaps you are waking up from this strange dream soon.
Hand picked Japanese gentians cover your path. Looks like it leads to (if:$home is 1)[the](else:)[a] garden. It sounds as if someone is playing outside.
❉ [[(Walk)->Gentia]]$darkly[(text-style:'shudder')[(text-style:'blur')[//I don't want to remember//]]]
(live: 1s)[$darkly[(text-style:'shudder')[(text-style:'blur')[//I'm scared//]]]
(live: 0.5s)[$darkly[(text-style:'shudder')[(text-style:'blur')[//I'm scared//]]]
(live: 0.3s)[$darkly[(text-style:'shudder')[(text-style:'blur')[//I'm scared//]]]
(live: 0.1s)[$darkly[(text-style:'shudder')[(text-style:'blur')[//It [[hurts->Kitchen]]//]]](stop:)](stop:)](stop:)](stop:)]<img src='https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/f8361137-61d8-44ad-adfb-6105faa72b0d/ddwtkpb-c5173447-ea69-4e50-abc8-05357b3dd55f.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOiIsImlzcyI6InVybjphcHA6Iiwib2JqIjpbW3sicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvZjgzNjExMzctNjFkOC00NGFkLWFkZmItNjEwNWZhYTcyYjBkXC9kZHd0a3BiLWM1MTczNDQ3LWVhNjktNGU1MC1hYmM4LTA1MzU3YjNkZDU1Zi5wbmcifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6ZmlsZS5kb3dubG9hZCJdfQ.6EhGImsU1ARcJeb9aQdBFXafvfPzApl3IiPFFPtsc0A' width='400' height='400'>
//They do look a little like flames...//
❉ [[(Say something)->Scabra]]
❉ [[(Say nothing)->You]]<img src='https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/f8361137-61d8-44ad-adfb-6105faa72b0d/ddwtkpb-c5173447-ea69-4e50-abc8-05357b3dd55f.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOiIsImlzcyI6InVybjphcHA6Iiwib2JqIjpbW3sicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvZjgzNjExMzctNjFkOC00NGFkLWFkZmItNjEwNWZhYTcyYjBkXC9kZHd0a3BiLWM1MTczNDQ3LWVhNjktNGU1MC1hYmM4LTA1MzU3YjNkZDU1Zi5wbmcifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6ZmlsZS5kb3dubG9hZCJdfQ.6EhGImsU1ARcJeb9aQdBFXafvfPzApl3IiPFFPtsc0A' width='400' height='400'>
(if: $stability>10)[❉ [[Have you found your peace?->Toya]]
❉ [[I hope you're doing well out there->Toya]]](else:)[❉ [[We need to come to terms with our past->Toya]]
❉ [[Maybe we still have feelings for each other->Toya]]
❉ [[At least our partnership lasted so far->Toya]]]<img src='https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/f8361137-61d8-44ad-adfb-6105faa72b0d/ddwtlus-5f31365d-cac4-45bd-bba2-c064f7c24120.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOiIsImlzcyI6InVybjphcHA6Iiwib2JqIjpbW3sicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvZjgzNjExMzctNjFkOC00NGFkLWFkZmItNjEwNWZhYTcyYjBkXC9kZHd0bHVzLTVmMzEzNjVkLWNhYzQtNDViZC1iYmEyLWMwNjRmN2MyNDEyMC5wbmcifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6ZmlsZS5kb3dubG9hZCJdfQ.OjlKeaC5DsM_V6igiE9AI44Jd7VoLOkaOAIPoo6GgkY' width='400' height='400'>
(if: $stability>10)[❉ [[I want to be able to remember your face more clearly->I]]
❉ [[I'm sorry that I have not been holding on tighter->I]]](else:)[❉ [[Remember when you held your first born?->I]]
❉ [[Perhaps it didn't start at us->I]]]<img src='https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/f8361137-61d8-44ad-adfb-6105faa72b0d/ddwtlux-155c59e9-c614-424c-affc-aa584feedee5.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOiIsImlzcyI6InVybjphcHA6Iiwib2JqIjpbW3sicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvZjgzNjExMzctNjFkOC00NGFkLWFkZmItNjEwNWZhYTcyYjBkXC9kZHd0bHV4LTE1NWM1OWU5LWM2MTQtNDI0Yy1hZmZjLWFhNTg0ZmVlZGVlNS5wbmcifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6ZmlsZS5kb3dubG9hZCJdfQ.MLCb8zPOzVRa1OB2NIx_8cS6hmONMyzokeiaAmWOK6A' width='400' height='400'>
(if: $stability>10)[❉ [[I'm sorry for everything that happened->Miss]]
❉ [[I'm thankful for the time we had->Miss]]](else:)[❉ [[That expression of joy unadulterated by your lust for power->Miss]]]<img src='https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/f8361137-61d8-44ad-adfb-6105faa72b0d/ddwtlv4-9f122ec5-523b-48c9-b5c1-976f3088aa11.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOiIsImlzcyI6InVybjphcHA6Iiwib2JqIjpbW3sicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvZjgzNjExMzctNjFkOC00NGFkLWFkZmItNjEwNWZhYTcyYjBkXC9kZHd0bHY0LTlmMTIyZWM1LTUyM2ItNDhjOS1iNWMxLTk3NmYzMDg4YWExMS5wbmcifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6ZmlsZS5kb3dubG9hZCJdfQ.rhHrYc8KwV3w5sF3WM8WptOVn5lSCrn43otTZMs2vic' width='400' height='400'>
(if: $stability>10)[[[I love you, Toya. I miss you->You]]](else:)[(if: $stability>=6)[[[I miss him a lot, Enji->You]]](else:)[[[Let that be the last sacrifice to your mistake, Enji->You]]]]...(live: 1s)[(go-to:'Faint')]<img src='https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/f8361137-61d8-44ad-adfb-6105faa72b0d/ddwtopi-3d71be3f-d0ed-4970-bc4b-eff3bdf51685.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOiIsImlzcyI6InVybjphcHA6Iiwib2JqIjpbW3sicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvZjgzNjExMzctNjFkOC00NGFkLWFkZmItNjEwNWZhYTcyYjBkXC9kZHd0b3BpLTNkNzFiZTNmLWQwZWQtNDk3MC1iYzRiLWVmZjNiZGY1MTY4NS5wbmcifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6ZmlsZS5kb3dubG9hZCJdfQ.UIuiF_MQqm67Pt5YFNAK00twQp6KZPtRihiQ9ZZQojo' width='300' height='300'>
$shoto[[["...!"->Children]]]<img src='https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/f8361137-61d8-44ad-adfb-6105faa72b0d/ddwtpzh-3426b5d1-aa94-4904-a8ff-e97fa5eba9e0.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOiIsImlzcyI6InVybjphcHA6Iiwib2JqIjpbW3sicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvZjgzNjExMzctNjFkOC00NGFkLWFkZmItNjEwNWZhYTcyYjBkXC9kZHd0cHpoLTM0MjZiNWQxLWFhOTQtNDkwNC1hOGZmLWU5N2ZhNWViYTllMC5wbmcifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6ZmlsZS5kb3dubG9hZCJdfQ.U1cKQ0_VsZEetDdq07L0TUf8kuc-kkKk--kBoRGKRHw' width='300' height='300'>
$shoto["... She's come to. "]
$natsuo["Oh thank God... "]
$fuyumi["Mom! "]
❉ [[You three..?->Room 315 Again]]$fuyumi["Are you feeling okay? "]
❉ [[I'm alright->Conscious]]
❉ [[Still a little drowsy->Drowsy]]"Tsurukawa? "
$shoto["Yeah. According to what she explained earlier, it is a rather involuntary Quirk that reconstructs a person's **strong memories of children** in induced dreams. "]
$natsuo["By all means, a rather troublesome Quirk if she is working with you. "]
"There is a Quirk like that in this world...? " //so she does avoid you for a reason.// "And where is she now? "
$fuyumi["The medical staff is having a word with her right now, I think. "]
[["Ahh... "->Reality]]"I'm okay now, don't worry about me, Fuyumi, " you reach out to touch her cheek gently.
$natsuo["We never got your call and got really worried. We were about to make Fuyumi contact the hospital when they called us over. "]
"What happened to me then? I was about to go down and call you all but I suddenly felt really sleepy. "
$shoto["About that... That'd be Tsurukawa's [[Quirk->Tsurukawa's Quirk]]. "]"Still really sleepy... It's strange how such a long sleep makes me even more tired, " you peek through your huddling children and find that the sky has already been tinted with rosy colors, "It's already past afternoon? "
$fuyumi["That's right! We never got your call and got really worried. Just before I was going to contact the hospital, they called us in instead. "]
"Whatever happened to me, I wonder...?"
$shoto["About that... It looks like your nurse had a [[Quirk accident.->Tsurukawa's Quirk]]"]$shoto["... "]
$fuyumi["... "]
$natsuo["... "]
❉ [[I'm fine. Really.->Reassurance]]
❉ [[It was a really strange dream she made me have.->Uneasiness]]$fuyumi["Are you sure, Mom? "]
$natsuo["Well, we need to call the doctors over anyway when you wake up, so... "]
The hospital ward falls silent for a brief moment, before Shōto speaks up again.
$shoto["... Mom."]
❉ [[Yes?->Children's Reassurance]]
❉ [[What's the matter, Shōto?->Children's Reassurance]]$fuyumi["Really... "]
❉ [[I saw all three of you, back at the house->Dream]]
❉ (if: $stability >= 10)[[[I think I even saw Toya->Someone]]](else:)[[[There was someone in the garden, too->Someone]]]<img src='https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/f8361137-61d8-44ad-adfb-6105faa72b0d/ddw1ymt-3526b9ff-51d8-41fb-ba9c-259c362b48bf.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOiIsImlzcyI6InVybjphcHA6Iiwib2JqIjpbW3sicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvZjgzNjExMzctNjFkOC00NGFkLWFkZmItNjEwNWZhYTcyYjBkXC9kZHcxeW10LTM1MjZiOWZmLTUxZDgtNDFmYi1iYTljLTI1OWMzNjJiNDhiZi5wbmcifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6ZmlsZS5kb3dubG9hZCJdfQ.pVs_7az6qDtT4ydenIYBSYNDCiFHtUSQFZd2x-UV9G4' width='300' height='300'>
$shoto["You are not going to be alone. "]
(live: 2s)[(t8n:'dissolve')[$natsuo["Yeah. Rely on us a bit more, Mom! "]](stop:)]
(live: 4s)[(t8n:'dissolve')[$fuyumi["We're not kids anymore. We are going in this [[together->Mother]], okay? "]](stop:)]<img src='https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/f8361137-61d8-44ad-adfb-6105faa72b0d/ddwtztv-2398088a-d886-4eed-b5cb-b47e1c1881b4.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOiIsImlzcyI6InVybjphcHA6Iiwib2JqIjpbW3sicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvZjgzNjExMzctNjFkOC00NGFkLWFkZmItNjEwNWZhYTcyYjBkXC9kZHd0enR2LTIzOTgwODhhLWQ4ODYtNGVlZC1iNWNiLWI0N2UxYzE4ODFiNC5wbmcifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6ZmlsZS5kb3dubG9hZCJdfQ.4h2Ma2ir6QWAe6rCjn8B0B0KV_qvmG2vKX66nWyEApc' width='300' height='300'>
[["... Yeah."->Ending]](if: $stability>=10)[(display:'True Ending')](else:)[(display:'Normal Ending')](align:'=><=')[(t8n:'dissolve')[- Normal Ending -
<img src='https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/f8361137-61d8-44ad-adfb-6105faa72b0d/ddwrfss-afd75f94-d539-4be4-b8a5-5230491fa8dd.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOiIsImlzcyI6InVybjphcHA6Iiwib2JqIjpbW3sicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvZjgzNjExMzctNjFkOC00NGFkLWFkZmItNjEwNWZhYTcyYjBkXC9kZHdyZnNzLWFmZDc1Zjk0LWQ1MzktNGJlNC1iOGE1LTUyMzA0OTFmYThkZC5wbmcifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6ZmlsZS5kb3dubG9hZCJdfQ.__sAjXEkV_kdLzouFMV15nRrCDVxPZ-FfNvs67SPNEA' width='300' height='300'>
[[Thank You For Playing.->Start]]]]"You all said something to me... but now my memory of them is getting a bit fuzzy. (if: $stabiligy >= 3)[But it was not a nightmare - when I woke up, I felt safe, almost.](else:)[I only remember it being very, very sad. That house... was a sad place to dream about.] "
After a small pause, Shōto speaks up, $shoto["... Mom. "]
❉ [[Yes?->Children's Reassurance]]
❉ [[What's the matter, Shōto?->Children's Reassurance]](if:$stability>=10)["He was in the garden playing. I could hear him when I came out. And our garden was full of Japanese gentians. "
You close your eyes again. Remembering it is not sad. Strangely.](else:)["Now that you mentioned it was a Quirk about memories of children, and I've already seen all three of you before that. Could it have been... Toya...?"
//Could you have caught up to him? Did your memorial construction of him have something to say to you...?//]
After a small pause, Shōto speaks up, $shoto["... Mom. "]
❉ [[Yes?->Children's Reassurance]]
❉ [[What's the matter, Shōto?->Children's Reassurance]]//Outside Rei's room.//
(live: 3s)[(t8n:'dissolve')[
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$enji[...]
$enji[//Sounds like she's [[okay->True Ending 2]].//]](stop:)]<img src='https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/f8361137-61d8-44ad-adfb-6105faa72b0d/ddwu0v1-0b84af42-190a-4340-a1e5-685bbe0ea6f9.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOiIsImlzcyI6InVybjphcHA6Iiwib2JqIjpbW3sicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvZjgzNjExMzctNjFkOC00NGFkLWFkZmItNjEwNWZhYTcyYjBkXC9kZHd1MHYxLTBiODRhZjQyLTE5MGEtNDM0MC1hMWU1LTY4NWJiZTBlYTZmOS5wbmcifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6ZmlsZS5kb3dubG9hZCJdfQ.-bR7Xwi9dHau2BstlXoyOUbpVWh0gFjSdZgUPJpY6vU' width='300' height='350'>
$enji[//... Better head back to patrol.//]
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