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[copyrewriter]

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[pagereturner]

It's nothing he can't hear. It's more convenient if you're both here, frankly.

Are you sure you don't want me to come back later. [As if he hasn't already killed the moment like he kills so many constellations.]

[4thwalled]

I'm sure that if you don't start talking, I'm going to start assuming you wanted to join in?

[there's a touch of sarcasm because that couldn't be it, of course]

[copyrewriter]

Nothing dries a girl up faster than this bullshit, so even if he's not soft by now...

[ rolls her eyes a bit and pushes off the bed to go dig into her coat pocket, hesitating at her pack of cigarettes and instead opting for a lollipop, ears low. ]

Just get on with it, Yu Junghyeok.

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[pagereturner]

[Flat stare at Dokja.] Not in this or any other regression.

[pagereturner]

[But, okay, getting to the point.]

This place can be changed and new things can be acquired if enough people want them at the same time, right? That's how the new buildings and locations have shown up so far?

[4thwalled]

[welp, time to shelve any thoughts or ideas about that--SAVED FROM OPENING CANS OF WORMS BY REJECTION, HELL YES.

but thank god for Helpful NPC LARPing because he actually does know the answer to that question:]

Right. It's like manifesting people's dreams and wishes--since this place is between dream and reality... the more people who want for something, the more likely it is to manifest. Echidna wanted a recreation room, so we all put in the request for it. After enough people submitted the request, a new door to a rec room showed up.

Larger structures probably need more people.

[copyrewriter]

[ scowls at junghyeok at that, because what the fuck. what about HER threesome desires.

she leans back against her desk and listens quietly, though, shoving the candy in her mouth. ]

What, did you want something specific?

[pagereturner]

[He nods at Dokja's explanation.]

We need something that will allow us to break through the limits of the scenario restriction. If another attack happens like when the fence broke, we can't just be at the whims of how powerful this prison decides to allow us to be.

[4thwalled]

The problem with that... is whoever manifested this place in the first place dictates the rules about what we receive. When they're generous, we get a library that's bigger on the inside and has access to texts from many, many wordlines. But when it's not so generous, we get things like a knock-off costume shop-laundry facility.

If you're thinking "safe house", that's one thing, but you have to keep in mind the restrictions according to the "rules" this "world" follows.

[in fact, person who knows all about that kind of thing: this guy.]

You can try to find loopholes when you know what those rules are.

[copyrewriter]

Unfortunately, this place seems vastly more restrictive than the Star Stream ever was. It's not that concerned with making a good story, after all.

I don't know what you think a place given to us by this place's whims might do to benefit us. More than anything, we might benefit more from buying our monsters' powers and using them in conjunction with what we already have access to.

[pagereturner]

[Long, annoyed sigh when she says "our monsters' powers".]

[4thwalled]

Ah, Junghyeok-ah, you keep acting like your dragon is such a pain, but it just seems to be a cute fan of yours? Take some time to look into its story? Maybe then it'll stop interrupting yours?

[copyrewriter]

...

It is rather cute, for a dragon. And besides, a dragon's story is very useful, isn't it?

[pagereturner]

[Squint.]

What did you two do.

[4thwalled]

I didn't do anything? I just gave it some advice on how to appeal to you rather than interrupt?

[copyrewriter]

What, you don't remember? I didn't do anything, anyway.

[pagereturner]

Alright, forget the first idea, we should do my second idea first.

I want to request something that materializes our possessions in the physical realm, in front of us.

[Why is his hand suddenly on the hilt of his sword.........]

[4thwalled]

Be nice to your dragon.

[copyrewriter]

We're not doing that. Besides, the dragon is so cute? You're finally a 10/10, aren't you happy?

[pagereturner]

This is a tragedy. The dragon has somehow bewitched them both. Oh well. I'll just have to kill them too. I wonder if anybody will go to their funerals. I probably won't.

[4thwalled]

You'd ruin my No Dying streak like that?

[copyrewriter]

[ laughs, earnest. ]

Is that so? After all those fancy words you gave me, too. What a waste.

Stop being such a baby about it, at least it's not out there trying to eat people.

[pagereturner]

It's eating my patience.

It stepping all over my stories almost got me killed before. Why are you two suddenly encouraging this behavior.

[4thwalled]

I told you--it just wants to help? Maybe actually understand its story before acting out against it?

Anyway, speaking of fancy words, you still have a book checked out in my name from the library.

[WHERE'S THE BOOK, YU JUNGHYEOK]

[copyrewriter]

Fighting against it isn't going to help you right now anyway. Since it's otherwise mostly harmless like the sphinx, it would be better if you tried to understand it, especially if it does talk to you.

[ a pause ]

Oh? He knows how to read, now?