[CONTINUE + 2] INTRO

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[After so long a trip, you're all finally here. Taken through a hidden passage inside of the very mountain itself, you find yourself standing in front of a field of flowers, growing well due to the open roof above it. If you look up, you can just make out the shimmering colors off of the barrier - looking almost like the shine off of a soap bubble.

Try not to trample on the flowers as you approach the open, purple gate, where it looks as if someone is waiting for all of you just inside. And remember to wear your masks, now that you're here!

...Still, the sight of the yellow flowers waving in the wind....such a cheery sight fills you with determination for what's to come.

Welcome to the Underground.

...Again. The loop happened again, and you're here. Everything is the same.

Someone who was dead is alive again.

...The man, who's name you forgot...You've also forgotten what he looked like.

Not only that, But more monster names have faded from your memory.

Ghost? There was never a ghost in these ruins, or in Waterfall. You have no memory of them.]

Comments

[oceanicbutterfly]

[She sits, and is quiet for a moment.]

Anything on your mind you'd want to share?

[justonezero]

...I'm glad Ren's back. I'm really, really glad.

I just wish we could talk to Red.

[oceanicbutterfly]

You all were close to her, right?

[justonezero]

Red was one of my mentors when I first came to this world, along with her boyfriend Archer. ...She's also the first person I ever met who understood what I meant when I said I could see numbers for everything.

[Nodding a little at his phone.]

This is one of her songs. It's way better to hear it in person, though.

[oceanicbutterfly]

Not just someone you were close to, then.

[She knows the feeling, more or less.]

Maybe once we're properly reunited with her, she'll sing it for us.

[justonezero]

...Yeah, I hope so.

[oceanicbutterfly]

[...]

We are making progress. Slowly but surely.

[justonezero]

You think so?

[oceanicbutterfly]

Absolutely. Look at how much better things went this time than before--we're better prepared, and we're not bad at teamwork. We accomplished a lot over the week, too. At this rate, we'll have saved the world before we know it.

[...

Maybe sound a little less like you're trying to convince yourself, Karen.]

1/2

[justonezero]

[Yeeeeeeah...]

2/2

[justonezero]

...We need to figure out how to protect the next culprit.

[Because by now it's clear there's going to be another, and who knows how many more after that.]

[oceanicbutterfly]

[Sigh. Yeah, she wasn't convinced, either.]

We had some good ideas this time. We can refine them based on what worked and what went wrong.

[justonezero]

Having an extra guard worked this time... I wonder if it'll work again?

1/2

[oceanicbutterfly]

We'll still have to be ready to act if they get possessed again, though.

2/2

[oceanicbutterfly]

...ready to "act"...

[justonezero]

...?

Karen?

[oceanicbutterfly]

Maybe we should be ready to "ACT," and start one of those battles.

[justonezero]

[!]

Do you think... that would give us enough time?

[oceanicbutterfly]

On its own, I'm not sure, but there are a lot of us. Some of us could distract the attacker while others help get the culprit to safety.

[justonezero]

...

We should see what it's like to have a lot of people involved in a single FIGHT together.

[oceanicbutterfly]

If it's anything like on the game show, it makes it more likely they'll take hits, but they can also all attack at once.

[justonezero]

Because there's so many SOULs all together?

[oceanicbutterfly]

Exactly.

[justonezero]

Maybe it's easier to dodge with extra practice, too?

[That's how you get better at exercising, isn't it???]