Ivan
Time was ticking, and I grew restless.
The trials start randomly for everyone. It's not like they collect everyone at the same time, and you go together. They also don't give you an exact schedule for when you start, so you have to wait to be summoned. I think they do that to keep you on edge, and it works. I'm crawling out of my skin, needing to start this and dreading it. There's no way to know what's waiting for me, and because I refused the deal of the Sins, this will be much harder for me.
My only distraction is the baby.
They like it when I give them attention; focusing on them is easier than worrying about being called. Playing peek-a-boo and giving them a bottle keeps them happy, like any other baby. I still haven't seen anything telling me this child is the universe. A powerful being? Maybe, but not the personification of our existence.
