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* TALK!! T4LK wITH [SPAMARI]!!! H[ello]!1'M SO [HAPPY] TO SE3 YOU!!!whats 0nYOUR MIND ?

* You ask SPAMARI about herself.

* You ask SPAMARI about her snacks.

* ...Are you?????

* You ask SPAMARI about this place.

* You ask SPAMARI about MEWO.

* The BLUE LENS can reveal secrets in the dark.* Anyone can access it, Even a mouse.* A tap, then a drag...* A tap, another, and perhaps one more...* Or, the most powerful application... taking control of a* Whatever your way, use the BLUE LENS to find the CODE.

VERY GOOD.THROUGHOUT THIS REALM LIE FRACTIONS OF THE CODE.DIFFERENT FRACTIONS RESIDE AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.EACH LOCATION HAS A NAME... FOR EXAMPLE, THIS LOCATION'S NAME IS SECRET.ONCE YOU PIECE IT TOGETHER, INJECT IT AS A NAMEAND, AS A LITTLE PARTING GIFT, A FINAL HINT:NUMBERS TO LETTERS SHALL BE MUSIC TO YOUR EARS. TO THE RIGHT, THE TRUE NUMBER. TO THE LEFT, ITS PLACEMENT.

* ...INTERESTING.* YOU WANT TO GO BACK.* YOU WANT TO GO BACK TO THE WORLD THAT'S RUN ITS COURSE.* OR, PERHAPS YOU MISSED YOUR WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IT IN THE FIRST PLACE.* ...* ...VERY WELL.* NOBODY LIKES BEING GATEKEPT.* HAVE FUN~.

* GOOD WORK.* YOU'VE PROVEN TO BE THE CURIOUS TYPE... THAT KILLS THE CAT, YOU KNOW.* NONETHELESS, YOU HAVE REACHED THE ABSOLUTE. ONLY ONE LAST STEP REMAINS...* I CAN SEE YOU FROM THE DARK. NOW, YOU MUST FIGURE OUT HOW TO SEE ME IN THE DARK.* BRIGHTNESS ALONE WON'T BE ABLE TO DO IT. STRONG ENOUGH EXPOSURE SHOULD DO THE TRICK, THOUGH.* ...* I HAVE A LITTLE QUEST IN MIND FOR YOU... NOT HERE, NOT NOW. BUT, YOUR TIME TO PURSUE IT WILL BE REVEALED IN THE DARK.* ONCE YOU FIGURE IT OUT, KNOW THIS:* THE LAKE.* SEARCH THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE. THERE WILL BE A NOTE FOR YOU.* WHEN YOU ARE READY, DENY ME A MEAL, AND FOLLOW ME INTO THE FOREST.* I'M EXCITED TO MEET YOU IN THE FLESH. I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR NEW PREY TO PLAY WITH...* BE SEEING YOU.

* You bought the SPAMARI COOKIE!

* You take a bite.* ...Warm. Freshly baked. The outside is tougher, and the inside is gooey. As all cookies should be. The... chocolate(?) chips are unique. They have a sort of cherry tang to them, and have a good chunky crunch sound to them. A little overwhelming, but still good.* Munch munch munch...* You finish the cookie. Not half bad for a random pop-up store treat. You wipe away the crumbs on your chin and pat your tummy. You can imagine the weird spammy girl's smile as you walk home. It's warm, like the cookie was.* ...* You get home.
* ...You are still picturing her smile.* You get ready for bed. You're blessed by the sandman and manage to fall asleep right away. You're immediately met by sweet, vivid dreams.* ...Dreams of her.* The shine of light bouncing off the two-toned lenses of her glasses. The faint grey blush painting her cheeks. Her messy black hair swaying in the wind. Her warm smile. That warm, joyous smile...* You wake up. You are still picturing her. Unlike other dreams, the ones you just had remain vivid and memorable. Her presence fills your every waking moment. It makes you feel just as warm as that smile is, it makes you feel comforted. It makes you feel happy.* ...But. Why. Why are you thinking of her like this. It's not unpleasant, but... why? All you did was eat a singular cookie. It was a nice cookie, but it wasn't that good. It wasn't "develop a sudden obsession with this random stranger" good.* You try to go about your day. She still persists. Every moment you break focus for something, visions of her flood in. Every word you read, every thought you think is spoken in her glitchy, stutter-y voice. Every reflection you look into, you see her smiling back.* What. The Hell. Is going on. You barely even know this girl, why are you thinking of her so much? She was just a random pop-up shop person with some wacky gimmick, or something. Was that shop even like, legal? She looked like she was, what, 15? Where were her parents???* ...You have to find her. That isn't even the visions of her compelling you, those have just been there. You just know that, if you can see her again, you can get answers. You need answers. You're not scared, you're not mad, but thinking of her constantly is REALLY distracting, and you need some kind of answer.* You make your way over to where the shop was. But, to your surprise... it was gone. It's only the next day, did she seriously only stay open for a single day? There's no way that could be the case... and yet, no matter how much you rub your eyes and blink to try to see the store there once again...

2, 7, 18, "By Your Side."

* ...It was as if it was never there at all.

* You bought the CD SALAD!

* You take a bite.* ...Crunchy. And not the good kind... though, that may just be from the CD. Is the CD edible? Well, it wouldn't be called "CD" Salad if the CD wasn't part of the experience, you suppose.* Munch munch... It's not that bad, actually. Lots of unique flavor from all the different unrecognizable veggies and dressings, but it works. The leaves had a sort of cooling, refreshing feel to them. Like letting a mint dissolve, though they weren't quite minty. The... whatever the red things are had a strong fruity punch to them. Definitely something you need to take small bites of, lest it be overwhelming. The dressing was pleasant, like a spring breeze in flavor form.* As you walk away, bopping your head as you play your favorite tunes in your head, you wonder if you could ask the spammy girl what that sauce was next time you see her.* ...You still are imagining your tunes when you get home. Not too unusual, though usually you don't recall your playlist so vividly, and not for such a long time either. You imagine more peaceful music as you get ready for bed.* ...The second your head hits the pillow, your mind is filled with new music. You don't recognize this from anywhere, but it sounds very nice. It feels ambient, relaxing... a little somber too. Soft notes, whistles, a simple melody... perfect for falling asleep to. In record time, you've counted your sheep and get a good night's sleep.* You awake with a yawn, accompanied by chill music... sounds like lofi? Good music for mornings. You get out of bed and freeze as you realize what's been going on. Why have you still been hearing music? This music isn't familiar to you, just like the ambient one from last night... was there something in that food to turn your brain into a radio?* You try to go about your day. It's not too bothersome, but it's definitely something that needs getting used to. As the day goes on you recognize that the music seems to be dynamic. That is to say, it matches whatever situation you're in. Upbeat music as you walk outside, calmer music indoors, dinky silly music when you see a stray cat (the cat has a theme song?) It also makes it harder to converse with others, you need to ask people to repeat what they said since you often can't hear them over the music.* There was also a scary moment when you saw some kind of weird blurry mass in an alleyway... you tried to focus your eyes, and could make out black fur... but you blinked, and after you opened your eyes, it was gone. Very weird... you should probably talk with the spammy girl about all this, this only started after eating that salad.* You make your way over to where the shop was. But, to your surprise... it was gone. It's only the next day, did she seriously only stay open for a single day? There's no way that could be the case... and yet, no matter how much you rub your eyes and blink to try to see the store there once again...

3, "Trees..."

* ...It was as if it was never there at all.

* You bought the CLAM SMOOTHIE!

* You take a sip.* ...Huh. Kind of pastey, but not too bad. Definitely the kind of drink that'll stain your tongue for a good while. It's pretty cool and refreshing, too.* You take some more sips as you walk home. Thinking on it more, you probably should've thought more about something that's clam-flavored before buying it, but it's better than expec-ACK!* Something solid went down your throat when you weren't expecting it! You didn't expect this to be a boba tea kind of thing. You cough it up into your hand... it's...* ...A little blue. Ball? Thing? You, hesitantly, put it back in your mouth to try eating it. It tastes... fresh. Guess this is just part of the drink? You continue to walk and sip, being mindful of the little blue... things.* You get home. It feels like every time you blink, you get a glimpse of stars... Are your eyes tired? Is that shock from earlier still getting to you? Maybe some rest would help. You go to brush your teeth and notice your tongue was, in fact, stained. It's a swirly blue and purple color. Neat.* You get into bed, and shut your eyes... still seeing stars. The stars get brighter. Or rather, what you're seeing becomes clearer...* You're in a strange world. It looks like a cross of space and the ocean. You try to wake up, figuring this is just a weird way for your mind to wander, but you can't. Must be a dream... You explore the weird world. Fish swim all around you, ripples of light dance on the sandy ground, and beautiful stars and constellations crawl against the purple sky. The... air? Is cool. Like a pleasant Autumn day. Coral structures rise into the sky and anemonemonemonies (Sea anemones) dance in the. Wind(?) You could definitely chill here for a while...* ...and you do. You find a bench-like coral to sit on, and watch the sky and the fish. It's very relaxing.* Eventually, though, you figure it's time to wake up. You pinch your cheek, which you learned from videogames is a sure-fire way to wake up. It doesn't work. Uh oh.* You hop out of your seat, going around to try and find something that'd help you wake up. Eventually you find a door... Maybe that would help? You open it. Nothing but empty ocean. Darn...* You hear a laugh behind you. Startled, you jump and turn around. A black tail moves behind a coral... You chase after it. Every time you turn a corner, you see that tail, disappearing behind the coral and anemones ahead. From the glimpses you get of it, it seems to be a cat's tail... You get an idea.* Waiting in place, you patiently wait for a fish to swim by your hands. At just the right moment, you quickly reach out and grab it, faster than it can react! It struggles a bit before just... giving up. Looking towards where you last saw the tail, you crouch down, hold the fish out, and perform the universal cat call.* "Pspspspspspsps"* You wait, performing the call a few more times. It isn't long before you see... something... tenderly approaching you. It's blurry and hard to focus on, but it's definitely a cat. The more you try to focus on it, the less blurry it gets, and the more your head hurts... You decide to just look away. Cats see that as a sign of trust, right?* You feel a tug on the fish. You let go, and the cat takes it in its mouth. You hear the laughing again, this time resonating throughout your head. It echoes and repeats around you as your vision gets darker yet darker. You look to the cat, and swear you could see it... smiling?* Before you can process that, you wake up.* Oh. Just a weird dream, that's right. Felt real.* You go about your day from there, though you're a bit tired. That dream must've taken a lot out of you. You find a period of time to take a seat, and shut your eyes for a bit. Not sleeping, just letting yourself rest a little...* ...You see the stars again. And before you know it, you're back in the space-ocean world.* You try to rub your eyes and pinch yourself a bunch to wake up. You can't. Uh oh.* Remembering last time, you catch another fish and try to call the cat... but it doesn't work. You run around, trying to find it again... and eventually you hear that laugh. It startles you, but you try calling the cat again... and it works. You again look away from the weird blurry cat, it takes the fish, laughs surround you, and you wake up.* Alright. Same dream, you suppose. Weird, but just a dream in the end.* A few hours later, you find your body aching. You go to stretch, squeezing your eyes shut as you "big stretch" as it's called when a cat does it.* You see the stars.* You're back in the ocean world.* What.* You didn't fall asleep this time. You know you didn't. Once more you repeat events. Find fish, find cat, feed cat, it laughs, get out.* You can't get over how you definitely did not fall asleep that time... Against better judgement, you decide to test something. You close your eyes, and keep them shut.* Stars.* Ocean.* Uh oh.* After once again getting out, you decide it's time to talk with that spammy girl. You suspect the ocean visits has something to do with that clam drink... It was novel the first time, but you do not want to be careful about how long you keep your eyes shut.* You make your way over to where the shop was. But, to your surprise... it was gone. It's only the next day, did she seriously only stay open for a single day? There's no way that could be the case... and yet, no matter how much you rub your eyes and blink to try to see the store there once again...

10, 14, "Space Road 1979"

* ...It was as if it was never there at all.

* You bought the SWEET CAKE!

* You take a bite.* ...Hm! Pretty good! The "sweet" part of the name wasn't kidding.* You happily eat up the cake. The icing was just the right thickness and had a yummy creamy taste. The cake itself was rich and, to your surprise, jelly-filled too. The jelly had a nice tang to it, though was just a bit overwhelming. Lastly was the strawberry on top... it was also good! You don't know how to describe it best, but it tasted like it was full of itself.* You make your way home, with a pep in your step as well. Seems like the treat really boosted your mood! A snack like that would make anyone happy.* You're still feeling swell once you're back home. You'd go to bed, but you're in such a good mood, that you might as well just stay up and have a good time!* You pass the time singing and dancing. Is that what you usually do? Who cares!! You're only feeling better and better! Ecstatic, even!* ...It's 3 in the morning. You're laughing wildly on the floor. You are just having the best day ever, it seems. A little part of you is worried over this manic behavior, but who cares!! You are just so happ-* Thud. You pass out instantly. Guess you couldn't pull off the all-nighter.* ...You dream of being royalty. You live in a pretty pink castle and wear fancy clothes, and little servants tend to your every whim. They're you adoring fans, and also very stupid. You punt one because you thought it would be funny. It conveniently hits a group of others and they make bowling pin sounds as they're battered. You fall over laughing.* You then go out to your royal balcony, watching over the little servants tending to your beautiful garden. Though, your peace is disturbed by an awful repetitive thumping sound... WHO DARES- oh right. You grabbed one of them on your way and started bouncing them like a ball. You let it go and ask it to bring you tea... and then pick it up as it turns to leave and chuck it into the garden's fountain.* SPLASH!* It bobs up and hops out. Guess the tea will take a bit longer to get now. You consider adding alligators to the fountain for the next time you chuck a servant off the balcony.* Lastly, you head to your royal dining room for dinner. Or lunch. Or breakfast. You don't know and you don't care!! You want a good meal!! A huge group of servant chefs bring out an immaculate array of fruits, meats, veggies, drinks, and more... which are all actually just SWEET CAKEs shaped to look like those things, since SWEET CAKEs are obviously your favorite food. You eat all of it eagerly.* The servant from earlier finally brings you your tea.* You bring it up to drink, but spill a little on your beautiful clothing.* You blame a completely random servant for this. It gets brought to the dungeon.* Today was a good day!* ...You wake up after your royal duties are finished. You feel... happy still, actually. But not so much that you lose it like earlier. You feel slightly bad about bullying all those little guys in your dream... This won't do... maybe another cake will ease your woes. It is your favorite food, after all. You get dressed in... less than fancy clothing, but it's the best you got, and head outside.* You walk past many people... and feel a bit disrespected. They should be on their knees for you, groveling! Each and every one of them!! Even the animals!!! Even the weird black blurry mass out of the corner of your eye!!!!! Oh, if only a little servant was here... You could pick it up and squeeze it like a stress ball during a time like this... Just gotta get that cake. That'll fix your mood right up.* You make your way over to where the shop was. But, to your surprise... it was gone. It's only the next day, did she seriously only stay open for a single day? There's no way that could be the case... and yet, no matter how much you rub your eyes and blink to try to see the store there once again...

8, "See In Your Fantasy"

* ...It was as if it was never there at all.

* You bought the... this thing.

* You hesitate. Seems whatever this was is... maybe really spicy, considering the warning the spammy girl gave? Usually spicy stuff is red, though... Just a little bite would be fine.* You take a little, itty-bitty bite.* ...It's. Crunchy. Has a sort of... charcoal flavor. Like biting a burnt log. And-...* ...Uh oh.* You pass out.* Before you feel your body hitting the ground, though, you jolt awake.* You are not anywhere you recognize.* You are in a vast, black void. Somehow you can still see yourself, but it seems you're shrouded in shadow. You notice you're laying on a completely black blanket. You sit up, and look around. On the blanket lies a laptop with TV static for a screen, a tissue box with both tissue and box being black, and... you're surrounded by many doors as well. They go out as far as your eyes can see.* You get up, placing your hands to the blanket to push yourself. In doing so, you feel a cold metallic object. Picking it up, you see it's a key.* You go to the nearest door. You try to open it. Locked. Good thing you found something for that. Or bad thing. You don't know yet.* You try the key. It opens. You step through.* You find yourself in a strange world.* This world had many body parts floating around, unconnected to anyone... eyes that are squeezed shut, ears covered by hands, hearts the beat at a rapid, life-threatening pace, and mouths the babble about playing pretend. It is loud in here. The talking, the heartbeats, wails in the distance, even the strain of the eyes seemed to have a sound. You couldn't hear yourself think at all, and your own heartbeat began to match the pace of the others as you ran through.* You squeeze your own eyes shut, cover your own ears with your owns hands, talk to yourself to keep yourself focused... but you only feel like you're getting more lost.* You stop. Managing to take a deep breath. Steady, deep breaths... and, despite the odds, you manage to calm down.* You carefully open your eyes. Your surroundings are still horrific, but you can see something else. What looks to be... some kind of black smiling cat, standing over a key.* You blink, and hear a laugh. When you open your eyes, it's gone, but the key remains. You go over and, as soon as you pick it up...* ...You're back again in the void.* You take a moment to collect yourself. You look over to the laptop, and somehow... the screen is a little less static-y. You can barely make out something there... perhaps if you keep going, it'll become more clear? Looking to your newly acquired key, then to the field of doors.* You head out to one.* You try the key. It opens. You step through.* You find yourself in a strange world.* Near-instantly, you find yourself blasted with saltwater. It seems you've found yourself in the middle of a ferocious storm, with nothing but a soggy wooden pier to keep you out of the depths. Heavy rain pelts your skin and clothes, and lightning cracks through the sky, accompanied with volume dangerous enough to burst your eardrums. Gripping onto the railings for your life, you slowly make progress, which seems to only make the storm fight back harder. The sea and the wind threaten to blow you away with ease should you lose your balance for even a moment.* You try to calm down again, but it's useless. Trying to breathe deeply only invites saltwater to shoot down your windpipe, leading to coughing fits that threaten your stability.* So, instead, you try to focus. Focus on the pattern of the wind and the waves. You take steps forward any time it calms down. Your progress is slow, but consistent. Before you know it, you've reached some stairs. You keep your focus as you climb up, knowing that falling down these would prove fatal.* Every step gets easier and easier, and eventually, it feels like the storm dies down. You're able to pause to look around.* The air is salty, and reeks of that metal smell that usually follows storms. The deep, dark clouds are still around, but not where you are. Golden light shines from above, illuminating you, the peer, and...* ...The cat again. It's at the top of the stairs, but it laughs and turns away once you notice it, going out of view. You quickly climb the rest, and once you get to the top, you see the elevated pier continues into the horizon... yet, you don't see the cat anywhere. You do, however, see another key. You go over and, as soon as you pick it up...* ...You're back again in the void.* Thankfully, you're somehow completely dry now. Looking to the laptop, you see a very faint figure in it... it's hard to make out, but it seems to have similar eyes to the cat's? You'll have to progress to get a better picture. Once again, you head to a door with your new key.* You try the key. It opens. You step through.* You find yourself in a strange world.* It seems to be a small, doctor's office-like room. Though, instead of sterile white, its sterile... black. On an operating table lies... the cat. It's tied down with a belt. It's smile isn't visible, but its eyes are, staring at you intensely.* "MEWO has been very, very bad."* A distorted voice piping up startles you, and you whip your head around to see... the cat. Or rather, a person with the cat's head as their own head. They seemed dapper, and were holding one of the fancy silver plates with the dome lid. They held it out to you, lifting the lid to reveal... a knife.* "To receive the key, there is only one way: Strike with blackened blade and take his life away."* You uncomfortably look back and forth between the dapper cat and to the bound cat... "MEWO," they said his name was?* You eye the knife. You eye MEWO. He seems scared. You eye the knife. You eye MEWO. His eyes are like saucers. You eye the knife. You eye MEWO. He doesn't seem to understand what's going on. You eye the knife...* ...You've made up your mind.* You push the tray back. You're not doing this. You ask if there's something else you can do.* "To receive the key, there is only one way: Strike with blackened blade and take his life away."* You don't back down. You ask again.* "To receive the key, there is only one way: Strike with blackened blade and take his life away."* You stand your ground. You request another option.* "To receive the key, there is only one way: Strike with blackened blade and take his life away."* You look the dapper cat in the eyes. You demand another option.* "To receive the key, there is only one way: Strike with blackened blade and take his life away."* You persist.* "To receive the key, there is only one way: Strike with blackened blade and take his life away."* You persist.* "To receive the key, there is only one way: Strike with blackened blade and take his life away."* You persist.* "..."* "...To receiv-"* You YELL in demand of another-* *"Alright! Alright. Very well. If you insist..."* Oh. Well, that works out.* The dapper cat returns the lid to the plate, waits a moment, then lifts it again. Replacing the knife is a key. You hear MEWO laugh as soon as you pick it up, but before you can turn to see him...* ...You're back again in the void.* The laptop screen is clear enough to manage making out the figure. It seems to be a silhouette with the same eyes as MEWO, though flipped, and droopy as if it were sad... You feel the need to keep going.* Yet again, you approach a door.* You try the key. It opens. You step through.* You find yourself in a strange world.* The land looks charred and entirely grey. The air feels suffocating, and before you seems to be a vast cliff. The edges are jagged, and going over to peer down, seem to go down into infinite inky darkness... You don't want to go down there.* ...Or, do you?* Thinking on it now, all of this is so... unreal. You take one little bite of, something, and now you're in some strange world. Are you ever going to get out?* Your only lead is that laptop, but what proof do you have it'll lead to escape? What if it just gets you another key, and you have to continue on?* Just... continuing on. Because there's nothing else you can do.* Not because you want to, but because you have to...* ...It's all so pointless, isn't it.* You stare into the abyss. For minutes you stare, since you can't bring yourself to do anything else. For hours you stare, since you can't bring yourself to do anything else. For days you stare, since you can't bring yourself to do anything else. For weeks you stare, since you can't bring yourself to do anything else. For months you stare, since you can't bring yourself to do anything else. For years you stare, since you can't bring yourself to do anything else.* it feels like youre choking, or like your heart cant beat anymore. it hurts. you want to plunge, but you cant. you dont know why you cant. it seems the last step is too scary. your head is filled with clouds.* ...You're about to suck it up and step forward when you feel something brush against your legs.* You look down.* It's a black cat. It has no face, though.* You sit down, and it crawls into your lap. It nuzzles your hand, prompting you to pet it.* You gain enough lucidity to feel emotions again. You break down crying.* The cat laps at your salty tears. You can't stop crying, though despite the shaking and sobbing, it won't leave you.* You find it hard to breathe with how hard you're crying.* The cat's rumbling purrs manage to soothe you a little, though...* You take the time to breathe. You shut your eyes and take deep, slow breaths. You gently hold and pet the cat as you do. Its still purring like a motor.* You wipe your tears in-between pets, keeping up your breathing. You open your eyes to look at the cat. Despite being faceless, you can feel that it's happy, like it could smile at you if you could.* You focus on the cat, curled in your lap and held in your arms. You focus on the texture and the softness of its fur. You focus on the deep, rumbly purring you can hear. You focus on the odd yet somehow comforting smell of a flower, perhaps emanating from the cat. You focus on the taste in your own mouth, remembering that little bite you took of that weird snack. On second thought now, it was more like a burnt marshmallow rather than burnt wood. You smile, thinking about how it'd make for an interesting s'more.* The cat nuzzles your hand again, hopping out of your lap. You get up, and take another look to the void. You feel as if it's calling your name.* ...You turn around, and walk away.* As you walk, you feel something odd under your foot. Looking down and lifting your foot, you see... a key. Familiar laughter fills your head as you lean down to get it, and as soon as you pick it up...* ...You're back again in the void.* Looking to the laptop, you see it's pretty much entirely clear of static now. You pocket the key and go over, picking it up and placing it in your lap, looking to the silhouette.* You try clicking, which does nothing, then try to type, which causes a text box to appear, containing the random letters you put in. You backspace and figure to send a simple message.[ > Hello? ]* The silhouette's eyes remain droopy and sad.[ i'm alone. ]* Huh... Well, that's not true anymore.[ > I'm here. ][ ... ][ ...nobody would understand... ]* Seems like talking is your only option for a while.[ > Do you want to talk about it? ][ ...i don't have friends. i don't have family. i don't know why i exist. ][ > I understand why that'd make you feel alone... ][ i don't know what to do. ][ > Try to breathe. ][ i should stop breathing. ][ > Please, try to breathe. Deep breaths. ][ ok... ][ ... ][ ... ][ > How are you feeling? ][ ...a little less sad... ][ > That's good. ][ > Could you tell me about some things you like? ][ why do you want to know...? ][ > It can help to keep your mind off things. Plus, it'd be good to make a friend in this place. ]* Its eyes flickered a little at that.[ ...i like... the dark. it's comfy... and, i like my clothes. they're... also comfy. i like the fabric. it keeps me warm. i like the sound of nature. i like when it rains, and how the, uh... pitter-patter...? of the rain sounds.]* Its eyes get a little less droopy.[ i like the smell of food. i like all the different smells, since they're all exciting in some way. it's like... they all have a different story, or new experience to try. maybe that's a little weird, but... i think it's fun. ][ and... i like the taste of cookies. they're warm and familiar. i love to bake them as well... ][ ...what do you like? ]* You take the time to tell her about the cat from earlier.[ I like cats too... I hope I can meet that kitty sometime :) ][ > Let me know if it purrs like a motorboat as well. ][ lolll yeah ^^ ][ Thanks for talking with me... I... Didn't think I was able to make a friend. ]* It wipes its eyes of tears. You quickly get up and grab the tissues, bringing it over.[ > I'm glad to be your friend! Got you tissues, btw. ]* It reaches out of the screen and takes a couple.[ Thank you... I think I'm ready to go now. ][ > Me too. Be seeing you. ][ See u soon <3 ]* The laptop's screen fizzled out, then turned a full bright white, with a keyhole in the middle.* You take your key, insert it into the laptop, and turn.* The void around you turns white. Your key is gone, and there's only a single white door now. You look around, and see MEWO.* "...WAITING FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN?"
* You don't like his voice... but, you give a nod, thanking him for his help earlier. You get up, and head to the door. It's... locked.* Oh well. The laptop is still around, so, even if you're here for a while... at least you have a friend beside you. You find peace in that.* You hear MEWO's laugh. Looking to him, you see he's gone... and in his place, a key. Oh. Seems like you'll have to contact your friend later. You go over and grab it, then head to the door again.* You try the key. It opens. You step through.* You find yourself in...

* ...Was she doing this the whole time?* You're flat on your back. The spammy girl is looking over you, concerned, seemingly having been trying to get you up. She seems satisfied that you're up again, smiling at you. You notice the orange sky and figure you should get home for some actual rest.* You get home without issue, get ready for bed, and rest like a rock.* You don't know how to explain it, but it somehow feels like a massive weight has been lifted off your chest.* In the morning, you figure you should take a walk. It's a beautiful day outside, after all. As you walk, you realize you're walking down the same street that snack shop was at. But, when you pass by... it's gone.

4, 17, "Lost At A Sleepover"

* ...That's fine. You know you'll see your friend again soon.

* You bought the LEGENDARY HERO!

* You take a bite.* ...Whoa! This flavor packs a punch!
* It's a really tasty mix of meat and veggies, all of which is... somehow purple. But it tastes fine! You eagerly scarf down the sandwich, feeling invigorated from the hearty meal.* You head home. You open the door, and-* SMASH!* ...You tear it right off the hinges???* That's not good. Since when were you able to do that? Is this what the spammy girl meant when she mentioned power?* You decide to test it. You find a pretty sizeable rock, one a little larger than your fist. You hesitate, but smack the rock with force.* It shatters as if it were brittle.* Wow!* You head inside, trying to get the door back in place... to some extent. You carefully get ready for bed, and sleep...* ...You're awakened by your alarm this morning. You instinctively smack it to make it stop ringing. It gets sent through the floor and shoots a mile into the ground. Oops.* You get ready and head out. As you walk you pass by a gym... and get an idea.* Everyone watches in awe as you lift every weight in the gym at the same time. You flex as you lift a treadmill one of the gym-goers was using. You set it down carefully, bow, and take your leave.* You pass by a little girl, looking up sadly at a tree. You notice a cat in it. You lift the entire tree and lower its leaves to the ground, so her cat can safely return to her. She thanks you and happily runs off.* You wonder what else you can use your newfound strength for... when you hear a laugh coming from an alleyway. You look over, and see a gleaming smile.* You feel confident in your strength. You don't have to be scared of any creepy robbers or whoever this is.* You grin wide and stare down the alleyway.* "If you want something, then come say it to my face!!"* You proudly proclaim, smacking your chest to show you're ready to fight if needed.* ...The smack breaks your ribs. One of the fragments pierces your heart, causing it to burst.* Fuck.

* ...You wake up. Somehow you're alive? Nobody's in the alley anymore... you check your chest and see there's a weird black shape over where your heart is. It looked like stitching in the shape of a smile... You put a hand to it, and can feel your pulse, as if nothing had happened. Do you... have regeneration too??? You don't want to test it.* You figure you should probably ask that spammy girl about what this is all about. Maybe she can let you know what the black stitching thing is about, too?* You make your way over to where the shop was. But, to your surprise... it was gone. It's only the next day, did she seriously only stay open for a single day? There's no way that could be the case... and yet, no matter how much you rub your eyes and blink to try to see the store there once again...

5, 9, "Tussle Among Trees"

* ...It was as if it was never there at all.