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Chapter 7 - For you, i'm locked.

There's a common saying, stating that if you wish to change yourself, you need to surround yourself with people whom you wanna be like.

If i reach that endpoint, i wont be me anymore. I'll look and sound the same, but my mind will not be at peace.

I can tell by looking at Mira, the silence she's surrounded by has formed her. There's a layer to her i might never get to see.

"If you ever can visit me again... i'd love to have a proper converstation... and maybe by then, we will have both found ourselves."

She tells me.

I look behind her, and notice that a new door has appeared. She's taken note of it too, and we both know what it means.

"It looks like i can stop playing in the dirt."

I say.

She looks at me wistfully.

"Our time together is over, i think... i got something out of this interaction."

She tells me.

I dont doubt that... i have no clue when she last saw a person.

I silently raise my left eyebrow.

I'm not a complete fool.

I've noticed two things in here. Tempada hasn't tried communicating with me. She probably can't right now. And on top of that, she must have lead me here on purpose.

I'm not sure if Mira is in on this, or if i can blame it on her.

If only that stupid woman quit playing games with me.

I reach the door and take one last glance at Mira, who's not even facing me anymore.

Whatever... i just have to get this shit over with. Whatever games these Soncepts are playing... especially Tempada.

I reach for the door's handle, opening the door. I see the outside world... running as normal. They dont see me, i think.

I dont look back at Mira, i simply barge out.

"We'll meet again"

I can hear her say before the door slams behind me, the entire hotel i was just in now nowhere to be found.

I look up at the sky, it's still night-time.

"In the night another day goes by."

Great... you're back.

"How was the experience?"

So you knew it was gonna happen.

"Of course! I've met Veronica before."

Who's that?

"The girl inside the hospital?"

I was not in a hospital.

"Uh... yes you were! I lead you to the Sonceptes of the simulation didnt i?"

Yeah, her name was Mira.

"I have a good memory, it was Veronica."

Just think about this more logically... she controls simulations, and we both must have seen two different versions of her.

"What are ya getting at?"

Mira and Veronica probably dont exist... whoever the Soncept actually is, they played both of us.

Say... when did you meet them anyway?

"Wheww... must have been like, 250 years ago!"

I audibly sigh, whatever... i'm tired.

"But we have so much more to talk about!"

I find my way to a park, there must be a bench to lay my head on.

I check my phone... saturday, 12th of July.

Alright... i can relax. No school tomorrow.

"Are you really just gonna sleep now?!"

What do you want me to do woman? Your bullshit has been coming to me for two days straight.

"It's not been that bad."

Dude... shut up.

First i find you almost getting assaulted, i see you killing 3 guys, then my hair turns blue and i become a Soncept...

"Nothing bad about defending myself."

Then i see two other Soncepts that YOU must habe sent kill another Soncept.

"I saved your friend!"

Then i get trapped in a damn infinite hotel for a night with a freaky bitch i wasn't sure was friendly.

"No need to be rude."

And to be honest, i've been driven crazy. You wont leave me alone, you're a mystery to everyone else, and my head is just fucking spinning because of it.

"Be honest here... have these past few days really been that though?"

Yeah... dumbass.

"Hmm... then i guess my sense of time is off."

Before i drift off to sleep... mind if i ask a few questions? Ease my mind a little bit.

"I guess i can entertain ya!"

Jack and Elena... what organization exactly are they apart of?

"Actually... its not as big as you think. Its made up of like... 15 Soncepts? They were formed a few centuries ago in order to make sure no Soncept tried taking over the world."

Jack and Elena seemed pretty powerful, where do they rank in this?

"Jack ranks second from what i remember, and Elena isn't that high."

Why would they send the second highest ranking to kill someone like Dan? Realistically he seemed rather weak.

"They must have figured out i gave the tip. They probably thought i was gonna show up there."

Why exactly is this group after you?

...

"Who knows! Am i right?"

You took a little long to answer that.

"You're not... getting an answer."

I'd be really dissapointed to find out you're a bad person, Tempada.

"It's nothing like that! You just have to trust that i've got a good reason to stay hidden."

They told me a few things about you. But i'm guessing they are just as clueless as me.

"Ah, they are just piecing together pieces, nothing to care about."

The Sonceptes of the four seasons, should not exist. Not only do you exist, i have two of those seasons now, so i'm linked to you, even if i dont wanna be. So what's the deal with you?

Are you a real person or just a Sonceptes created out of fear? Or are you neither? Because the seasons truly are fearless and safe.

"Dont ask such pointless questions."

Let me guess... they are pointless because you refuse to answer them.

"Bingo!"