Berry's Heart

[dramatispersonae]

[For once, you're not falling.

. . . No, this time you just feel like you're sinking, down down down into turbulent water. Just before you feel like you're about to run out of air, the whole world turns white, and—]

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Re: [THE BLUE PARROT]

[shednotearsformagic]

[What]

[WHY.]

[Looks between the Aoko and her picture.]

Aoko, why is that..

Are you okay?

Re: [THE BLUE PARROT]

[fishpanties]

Aka-

. . . Kira?

Re: [THE BLUE PARROT]

[shednotearsformagic]

Kira.

[Coming over to her, trying to keep her eyes from flickering over to her picture.]

Are you okay? Nothing...nothing's been hurt here, has it?

Re: [THE BLUE PARROT]

[fishpanties]

It's . . . It's leaking, I can't-

Re: [THE BLUE PARROT]

[shednotearsformagic]

What's leaking? Can you show me?

Re: [THE BLUE PARROT]

[fishpanties]

I just take care of the memories . . .

[but she heads towards the computer]

Re: [THE BLUE PARROT]

[shednotearsformagic]

[Following!]

[If you're memories, why am I smashed?]

Is something messing with them?

Re: [THE BLUE PARROT]

[fishpanties]

Something came in. It's leaking everywhere.

Re: [THE BLUE PARROT]

[shednotearsformagic]

Did it do something to this?

[Looking over the computer.]

Re: [THE BLUE PARROT]

[fishpanties]

N . . . Not yet. That's why the picture itself is still okay.

[glances towards Akako-chan's photograph]

Re: [THE BLUE PARROT]

[shednotearsformagic]

[...]

[I WANT TO MURDER A PERSONA AGAIN.]

[Yeah, okay, that's it. I'm gonna go see if I can pick up that photo.] Do I need to fix this or something on the computer? Or is it deeper?

Re: [THE BLUE PARROT]

[fishpanties]

It's somewhere else. Deeper.

Re: [THE BLUE PARROT]

[shednotearsformagic]

[Can I at least get this broken glass off the picture?]

Would it be better to go through that door or the trap door from where I came?

Re: [THE BLUE PARROT]

[fishpanties]

[You can!]

There's a faster way. Through the treehouse.

Re: [THE BLUE PARROT]

[shednotearsformagic]

[Gonna put these glass shards in a pocket. I am not leaving broken glass in Aoko's memories.]

How do I get there?

Re: [THE BLUE PARROT]

[fishpanties]

You'd have to head back to the start.

Re: [THE BLUE PARROT]

[shednotearsformagic]

Ah. The tree there?

[Pause.] All right. [Carefully putting her picture back after all the broken glass is picked out.] By the way, where is the key for that trapdoor?

Just...for later, maybe.

Re: [THE BLUE PARROT]

[fishpanties]

It's at home.

Re: [THE BLUE PARROT]

[shednotearsformagic]

[Nods.] All right.

[Going over to her and pulling her into a hug.]

I'll go stop whatever's leaking.

Re: [THE BLUE PARROT]

[fishpanties]

. . . Kira . . .

[hugs back]

Thank you.

Re: [THE BLUE PARROT]

[shednotearsformagic]

[Pulls back after a moment and smiles.]

I'll always be here for you. Don't forget that.

[But for now, OFF FOR THE TREE!]

Re: [THE BLUE PARROT]

[fishpanties]

[Now that you're closer, you have an easier time making out the treehouse half-hidden by the myriad of rainbow leaves.

It's a long way up, and there's no ladder.]

Re: [THE BLUE PARROT]

[shednotearsformagic]

[Of course not.]

[How thick is that tree trunk? Can wrap my coat around it enough to use it as leverage to climb up?]

Re: [THE BLUE PARROT]

[dramatispersonae]

[It's thick enough that you'd probably need to make a rope out of three coats.

But there are footholds!]

Re: [THE BLUE PARROT]

[shednotearsformagic]

[Oh, well, I can work with footholds. Yeah, I'll climb with those.]