Parents Heart Run

[bondingspirits]

A warm whisper blows past your ear as everything begins to be engulfed by light. Even though the words aren’t very clear, you can still tell that the kind voice was calling your name.

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THE CLEARING

[bondingspirits]

You find yourself flopped in a snowy clearing, surrounded by a thick and quiet forest. It is pretty chilly out, but luckily you seem to have acquired a bit of winter wear to help keep you relatively warm (the color of choice is up to you ♥). It’s eerily quiet with the exception of the occasional breath of wind that seems to blow right besides you (and strangely never quite directly towards you). The most notable thing in the area is the long, lanky figure wearing a one-eyed mask, holding a tattered umbrella.

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[antreegonist]

*picking himself up and inspecting the winterwear -- green and white, and also adorable what -- before approaching the figure*

Hello.

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[bondingspirits]

Despite not being able to see a face, you can still feel a strong sense of judgment coming from the figure. Shaking her head once, her voice speaks up, "Hello. I can tell you where to go, or you can tell me where you want to go. I will take you there."

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[antreegonist]

I'd like to be somewhere I could help. Where would you tell me to go?

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[brotagonist]

[blinks at the scarf]

. . . cat.

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[bondingspirits]

[nya?]

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[brotagonist]

[shakes his head a little, then walks over to the figure.]

Hey.

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[bondingspirits]

You find yourself back at the snowy clearing, but things have changed since the last time you were there. There is now a strange clump of purple and white flowers growing in the snow as if it was a normal sunny day. There is also a pathway of pawprints leading towards the forest. The figure with the one-eyed mask is also still standing there.

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[antreegonist]

*nods to Hiiragi again and -- and pokes the flowers '^' Mithos loev flowers*

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[bondingspirits]

As soon as they’re touched, the flowers uproot themselves from the ground and use their legs (yes, legs) to run around in circles in a state of panic. They started screeching in a frenzy. "They can see us, they can see us!"

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[brotagonist]

Oh, come on! That was barely even a drop!

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[bondingspirits]

Hiragii is looking at you.

" . . . welcome back."

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[brotagonist]

Can you send me there again?

TRUE HEART ???

[bondingspirits]

Everything seems to drip away like a chalk painting being soaked in rain. The colors continued to wash over each other until a bright light swallows the surroundings. Soon enough, you find yourself standing at yet another clearing. However, there is nothing but grass for miles and miles . . . with the exception of a single, leafless tree.



Upon closer inspection of the branches, you’ll notice that there’s a girl who seemed to be focusing her attention towards absolutely nothing at all.

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[antreegonist]

*well that was trippy. shakes himself off a bit; calls up into the branches*

Miss--?

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[bondingspirits]

For a while, she just sits there not paying any attention, but soon enough, she hops out of tree and gives you something of a twisted smile. There's also notice a bruise on her face.

"You can't see, can you?"

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[antreegonist]

See what? -- you're hurt.

HOME

[bondingspirits]

Soon enough, you find yourself inside of a house, standing right by the entrance. You might not have entered this house before, but you cannot help but feel a sense of familiarity and kindness. Once you step away from the front door, you can see a quiet couple sitting around a table, chatting away with kind smiles on their face. There’s an extra chair, but it is currently empty.

In the main room, a swallow is chirping merrily on one of the windowsills. A bicycle is leaning against a wall, and various papers are scattered across the floor. There’s also a really, really fat cat chilling on the couch, chomping at a plate of shrimp as if it was a totally normal thing for cats to do.

For those who might want to leave, there’s a flight of stairs going up and a flight of stairs going down. There's still the front entrance as well.

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[brotagonist]

[knocks at the wall of the threshhold, glancing at the couple]

Ehh, hi?

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[bondingspirits]

They both look up from their coffe, a bit surprised at the sudden INTRUDER!! But the old woman made a quick clapping sound and got up with a smile.

"Oh! You must be one of Natsume's friends! Come in, come in! Don't just stand there, silly!"

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[brotagonist]

[STRAIGHT BACK TO THAT WINDOW]

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[bondingspirits]

[THERE IS A WINDOW. WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO WITH IT]

THE PLAYGROUND

[bondingspirits]

The sound of children’s laughter could be heard echoing in the distance. As you find yourself getting closer, you can see kids running around on a colorful playground. While the sun is certainly shining and everyone seems to be wearing their summer clothing, the air around you was absolutely freezing. Every time the wind passes by, it feels like a dagger is having fun slicing through your bones. However, the children continue to go about playfully amongst the slides, the monkey bars, and the merry-go-round.

There were a few parents sitting in nearby benches, chattering away, but if you pay close enough attention, you can see that they’re all looking towards a particular child that is sitting all alone on a swing. Even though there’s another swing available for someone else to sit in, no one seems to want to join in. In fact, while the kids are quite happy interacting with one another, they all seem to on purposely ignore him, and to be quite honest, it seems like he’s trying very hard to ignore everything around him as well.

And possibly for good reason. There were several monsters running about. Up above the child, you can see a demon whose neck was stretching far and wide. It was obviously trying to get a good gaze at the kid who was doing his best to avoid eye contact. Eventually, it crawls away and leaves him alone, but there were still plenty of monsters running about. The young boy did not seem like he wanted to move.

There was a forest in one direction, and a rocky path at the other.

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[antreegonist]

*...makes his way towards the little boy's part of the playground, shivering.*

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[bondingspirits]

[Just sitting there, not really paying much attention]