1/4 Poltergeist Ethanoic Acid 2020/10/17(Sat)08:31 No. 978744 ID: e51896
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>>977100
>Getting to know how their procedure and equipment works is best
>>977025
>Stay in the pilot room with Arthurius and have an interview with Kyle Daum, learn more about our mission and client.

After mulling it over a little bit, I’ve decided that I want to stay with Arthurius and listen in on the interview with our client to learn the standard protocol of how these missions begin.
I’ve considered going with Magnolia, but she seems like the quiet reserved type, being more of the listener rather than a speaker based off of her being mostly silent for the time we were in this room. I think most of our conversations would just be one sided with me doing most of the talking if I went with her.

:”I think I want to stay and get to know our client more and get a better understanding of what this mission is all about… um… How will Kyle react to seeing me? Should he know about my situation?”
: “He’ll be just as confused as I was most likely, but will ultimately probably shrug it off. But if he has any problems, I’ll explain the situation to him for you.”
: “As for the robot, I think I will be fine without one.”
: “Done deal. Just be careful, alright?”
: “Okay… I ammmmmmmmmm gonna get the stuff now.”

Magnolia picks herself up off the seat she was spinning in, but stumbles as she heads towards the door. She catches and supports herself by leaning her arm against the control panel and she proceeds towards the exit. Sniffles follows her close behind.

>>977020

Wait! The costume! I nearly forgot! As Magnolia opens the door, I call out to her.

:Hey, Magnolia?

She stops and turns her head slightly towards my direction, patiently awaiting me to continue as she stares with those static eyes.

: For the costume, can we make it a black beret, black and white-striped mime-wannabe shirt (with sleeves ripped and tied to be short-sleeved, of course), and cargo suspender overalls with lots of pockets for sculpting tools? and hell, maybe even a shoulder-strapped set of bongos would be icing on the cake; nothing says "comedic punctuation" like a well-timed paddling of a bongo-set after a pausing beat after all. And One of those long cigarette holders or a glass of wine would take the cake, but both would be a bit excessive - I only have two hands, after all.
:………………………………………………………………………..
: Sorry if I'm jumping the gun there.
:……………………………………………………………………….. consiiiiiiiiiiiiiiider it done.

She makes her way out the door with Sniffles, forgetting to close it.

2/4 Poltergeist Ethanoic Acid 2020/10/17(Sat)08:32 No. 978745 ID: e51896
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>>977078
>Record yourself for posterity.
>While testing their mics.
>Loudly.
>>977092
>Keeping a record of what's happening might be useful later on, see if you can find a voice recorder or maybe even a dream journal.

The idea to record myself loudly sounds like a hilarious idea, just imagine what Arthurius would think, having my voice hidden somewhere deep within the dark corners of his computer files. I could even set it up to be his computer startup sound. However, the only problems is that there is only one mic in the room and it is near the computer Arthurius is sitting in front of. And even if I had a mic, the computer screen I am in front of is currently in screen share mode with Arthurius in full control of the screen from his computer. It is still a fun prank to imagine though.

Though, it would be a good idea to have some kind of voice recorder to keep as a dream journal to record what is happening later on. I heard somewhere that it is easier to train your brain to lucid dream if you were to record your dreams.

: “Hey Arthurius, you think I can get some kind of voice recorder to record my dreams, like a dream journal?”
: “I could do that but… I don’t see how that would benefit you since you cannot bring what you recorded back to your own waking universe, and we might not see each other again in your next dream, right?”
: “Oh… right… well, can I still use one for this dream anyway?”
: “umm… ok. I’ll get you one after the interview.”

I try to think of more questions to pass the time as we wait for the client to call us.

>>977025
: “So, have you ever had a bounty hunting mission where the term of "further information" drastically changed the structure of the mission. Like one person was wanted alive and then after "further information" it was asked from you to torture the target or other shit like that?”
: “Nothing that extreme like torture, but there have been some moments where we get clickbaited into accepting a mission, but further information from our client revealed a catch we didn’t agree with. Whenever that happens, we have a right to just simply not accept or abort the mission”
: “As for Henry, you’ve said he’s killed plenty of his targets during his career… has those moments left any mental scars on him? I mean, killing a living person could be a large burden for someone to bear and could at some points lead them snap.”
: “I haven’t seen anything that would imply him having psychological problems. He is a pretty strong-willed and friendly person who I see as my mentor. While I said that he has killed plenty of criminals, it is still very rare whenever there is a mission that requires us to kill our target and is usually reserved for criminals that are extremely dangerous. I only said he has killed plenty of times because he has been a bounty hunter for so long, like around twenty-five years I believe he told me.”
:Wow, that is long.
: “I’d say one in every hundred missions he had a mission that asked him to kill. I didn’t mean to imply he took missions which required him to kill all the time. I think if such missions cause somebody mental distraught, they usually would quit being a bounty hunter before continuing to mentally hurt themselves further or simply not accept those kinds of missions. It is not like we’re compulsorily drafted in a war where we are forced to terminate our enemies.”
: “How much animosity exists between Dreamciers and Nightmareciers given their inherent differences in powers? I assume it isn't too bad if they ride rollercoasters with each other.”
:”Relationships between Dreamciers and Nightmareciers are a whole lot better than how it used to be according to history. There used to be wars fought for control over territory in our universe held every century eons ago before a peace treaty was signed to ensure that dreamciers control the west side of the universe while nightmareciers control the east. Rekindling day was also born from that treaty. Since then, we’ve been more open and accepting to Nightmareciers, even having Nightmareciers hired to add their own contribution to our dream worlds as long as they don’t deeply terrify a dreamer awake such as making thrilling yet fun roller coasters for example. Though while friendships between Dreamciers and Nightmareciers are now common, there are still some animosity between us two species such as our disagreements on why nightmareciers give people nightmares in the first place, and their disagreements on why we Dreamciers give people dreams.”
: “Hmm… are there any half-breeds between Dreamcier and Nightmarecier couples? Is that even a thing in your society?
:”That is a mystery.”
:”What do you mean?”
:”See, while loving couples between Dreamciers and Nightmareciers exist, the two species can’t seem to reproduce with each other.”
:”That is understandable, but what is mysterious about that?”
:”Well, when biologist scientists studied the two species reproduction system in comparison, they found that the two species seemed to have all the functions necessary that would make them compatible to reproduce with each other. And yet throughout known history whenever our two species attempted reproduction, there has been no documented cases which reported any kind of offspring being born between the two species.”
:”hmm… Maybe they’re doing it wrong? Well, in any case, it does sound mysterious.”
:”That isn’t even the most mysterious part. There used to be a team of scientists who would dedicate their lives into a research called “The Crossover Project” to investigate into why us two species can’t reproduce with each other even though studies showed that our bodies should be absolutely possible to do so. And about twenty years ago, The Crossover Project team announced that they made a massive breakthrough in their research, and then… nothing.”
:”Nothing?”
:”Yeah. Nothing more was ever announced on the research since then for days, then weeks, then months, then years. Whenever somebody asked about The Crossover Project, they were just given a “No Comment” as a reply from the researchers. Eventually, The Crossover Project research just faded from everyone’s memory”
:”Any speculations as to why they’ve gone silent after announcing a breakthrough?”
:”Some believe our king Laurent put a stop to the research, others believe that it was a massive failure that they don’t want to admit to, or that there may have been inhumane research taking place. There were some Dreamciers who claimed to had infiltrated the research facility for information at one point to leak out what was happening to the public, and they revealed that all of their centuries of research are just deleted and missing, though there has been no evidence of those infiltrators ever going in the research facility in the first place. Whatever the case, it is kind of eerie that they just went silent after proudly announcing that they had a breakthrough in their research.”
:”Maybe they just said that for attention?”
:”Don’t know…
say, it is certainly taking our client a while to call us. Perhaps I should call him instead.”

3/4 Poltergeist Ethanoic Acid 2020/10/17(Sat)08:36 No. 978747 ID: e51896
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Arthurius turns on the television above our heads bringing up a phone menu. He then dials up the number given to us on the website and sends out the call. After listening to the call being sent out for a few seconds, a voice of a woman responds.

: “Hello, and thank you for reaching the office of Kyle Daum. We’re sorry but Mr. Daum is currently busy with highly important errands and won’t be available to answer in the unforeseeable future, but if you leave me a message, I can forward it on over to him… provided that what you have to say to him is important enough for his time.”


Her voice sounds monotone and bored, like she is reading from a script that she is routinely reading to callers.


:”Yes, we recently accepted a bounty hunting mission Kyle sent out at the Bounty Corral website, and would like to discuss the mission with him further.”
: “… I see... Mr. Daum has been expecting you. I will transfer you to him right away. One moment please.”

After almost a minute, the screen on the television suddenly changes from a black screen to a large snouted Dreamcier sitting behind a desk with a whole lot of paperwork in front of him. The Dreamcier looks very tired with his eyes bloodshot, and with bags under them like he hasn’t had sleep for some time. He gives us a slight glare as he begins to speak.

:”Well, it’s about time you called. Do you have any idea how long I’ve been waiting for you to call me?”
:”Oh, sorry. I was actually waiting for you to call”
:”Hmph. Bold of you to think us clients have the free time to even pick up the phone. I’m drowning in legal paperwork that I have been spending a long time on without sleep to read & sign regarding the dreamers that woke up from those terrifying sand statues that criminal Mitzy littered the roads with as you can see.”

He speaks very sternly as He waves his legal papers to catch and direct our attention to the work that he has
: “*Sighs* honestly, why did it take this long for ANY bounty hunter to take my request anyway? don’t they know who I even am? Kyle Daum! Dream architect extraordinaire!”
:”I never heard of him…”
:”Hm, what was that?”
:”Uh. I was just saying one of my teammates is a big fan of yours, she felt honored to get the chance be working for you as a client.”
:Ah, a person who knows what good art is. Well, anyway, spit it out, who might you be?
:”I am Arthurius Radiant, leader of the Midnight Captors”
:You seem young… in your early twenties perhaps, yeah?
:”um, yeah, why?”
:*groans* out of all the bounty hunters I could of gotten, I had to get a team of rookies…
:”Hey, I can assure you that I’ve had training in one of the best bounty hunting colleges out there, I can assure you I know what I am doing.”
:*sighs* “Whatever, I’ll just take anyone at this point. Now let’s not waste any more time and get down to business. There is not much to say that isn’t already on the job description I posted on the Bounty Corral website: A horrible woman named Mitzy is destroying my sand sculptors in the desert, and has been replacing them with nightmarish statues that is causing my dreamers to wake up in fear. I need you to get her out of here so that she can stop waking my visiting dreamers and stop giving me more legal paperwork to explain what happened to prove their rude awakening wasn’t my fault. She typically hangs out at the Temple of Basklia
:”I see. Anything you can tell us about her such as why she is doing this, or what kind of person she is?”
: “…Really? That wasn’t enough for you? You need more hand-holding? Fine! According to people in the area, this woman came to my dream world claiming that she wanted to do research on the ancient sculptors and temples so she can get some inspiration for creating her own nightmare back at home.”
:”ancient you said?”
: “Yeah. I did not create the majority of those statues or temples, they were made by our ancestors from a long time ago. In fact, I had this dream world inherited down to me from a previous generation and I have been making improvements to it since.”
:”I see.”
: “To get back on topic, Mitzy was reportedly seen studying and writing down information on the statues and temples and eventually went into the Temple of Basklia. She seemed to take a liking to the place as she would soon go in the temple for more and more hours until she would spend an entire day in it, and then soon start sleeping in there during the night. Eventually, she just didn’t come out for an entire week until she suddenly came back out and then proceeded to destroy my beautiful statues”
:”Hmmm… maybe something in that temple influenced her?”
: “I don’t know, and I don’t care. All I know is that I want her out of my dream world as soon as possible.”
:”Understood.”

4/4 Poltergeist Ethanoic Acid 2020/10/17(Sat)08:37 No. 978748 ID: e51896
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Kyle’s attention is soon drawn towards me and proceeds to speak as his left eyebrow raises.
:“By the way… you’ve been awfully quiet. who, or what are you supposed to be anyway?”
:”Her name is Li-” :“*AHEM* EXCUSE me, Arthurius, but was I talking to you? No, I wasn’t. Let this person speak for themself and don’t interrupt.”

:”Y…yes, of course.”

This Daum person is something else. I really don’t see how Magnolia can see this guy as an inspiration to her considering how rude he’s been. I can respect Arthurius, though. He has certainly seemed very patient despite Kyle’s rudeness. But right now, it looks like he is demanding an answer from me and I can’t rely on Arthurius to talk for me. What should I tell him to introduce myself? And what sort of questions should I ask him regarding the mission?

>>978745
>crossbreeding breakthrough, then silence
I'm guessing the resulting child was something... powerful. Too powerful. State Secrets level powerful. That was 20 years ago, so, whoever it is, they're an adult now.

>>978748
Introduce yourself and say that you'll do your best to help. If you wind up waking up from getting scared it's fine, so you won't get in the way or anything.

Hmmm... Lilly is 19, that is close or aound 20 years. Maybe there is a connection between Lilly and the experiment? Might just be a coincidence...

Introduce yourself briefly. Be polite.

Introduce yourself as Arthurius's girlfriend

Something tells me this jerk didn't make his fortune with architecture alone.

Ask about target's preferred skills and methods; how does she usually destroy the sculptors? Are there any nightmare tools left behind to reverse-engineer study? Does she cut and run when she's caught or does she overpower security>

Introduce yourself politely, explain that you're a dreamer, that your sandman up and disappeared in transit, and you're accompanying these guys on a job. You look forward to both admiring these sculptures you heard of and doing our best to make sure no-one can take Mitsi's "contributions" seriously; us lucids have an easier time controlling reality when we already control the narrative, after all. His fan is working on our outfit as we speak.

Introduce yourself and inform him that the Midnight Captors are the best (and only) bounty hunters you've ever met.

1/6 Poltergeist Ethanoic Acid 2020/11/03(Tue)21:57 No. 980342 ID: e51896
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Arthurius hands the mic over to me, putting me on the spot to ponder what I am going to say to our client.

Bearing in mind the fact that this client is apparently well known(?) and famous(????) in their reality, Magnolia is a huge fan of his, he is offering us a good decent amount a money, and that this person is very rude and demanding, very careful considerations will need to be taken with what I will need to say to him lest I let The Midnight Captors down and lose this very important client... no pressure or anything though, right?

Well, this is it… I can’t leave this guy hanging. All eyes are on me now. it is time that I leave the greatest first impression to the best of my abilities and in a professional manner as a representative of the Midnight Captors to our very important client.

Here it goes…

2/6 Poltergeist Ethanoic Acid 2020/11/03(Tue)21:57 No. 980343 ID: e51896
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>>978760
>Introduce yourself as Arthurius's girlfriend

: “Hey, Nice to meetcha! I am Arthurius’ sexy and beautiful girlfriend!”
: “Wait, wh… WHAT!? I… I’m not… uh…”

As Arthurius stumbles over his own words, he looks over at me with worry in his eyes as he fishes for an explanation for why I said that. As a response, I just give him the ol’ eyebrow wiggle which causes him to pull his hat down over his eyes trying to make himself invisible.

I know it was unprofessional of me, but I just couldn’t resist. It was worth it to see Arthurius’ reaction. No regrets.

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However, Kyle does not seem at all amused. All he did was simply roll his eyes over my teasing.

: “Thank you for declaring your love for your partner. Now… I’m going to repeat my question, and this time, I want you to listen. Who… or what… are you supposed to be?”

He spoke more sternly, enunciating his words this time. Well, playtime is over, I better stop fooling around and give him a more proper answer this time.

4/6 Poltergeist Ethanoic Acid 2020/11/03(Tue)21:58 No. 980345 ID: e51896
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>>978757
>Introduce yourself and say that you'll do your best to help. If you wind up waking up from getting scared it's fine, so you won't get in the way or anything.

>>978985
>Introduce yourself and inform him that the Midnight Captors are the best (and only) bounty hunters you've ever met.

>>978758
>Introduce yourself briefly. Be polite.

>>978868
>Introduce yourself politely, explain that you're a dreamer, that your sandman up and disappeared in transit, and you're accompanying these guys on a job. You look forward to both admiring these sculptures you heard of and doing our best to make sure no-one can take Mitsi's "contributions" seriously; us lucids have an easier time controlling reality when we already control the narrative, after all. His fan is working on our outfit as we speak.

: “You can call me Lilly Teagardin, Temporary member of the Midnight Captors, the best (and only) bounty hunters you've ever met. As for me, I am a dreamer and my sandm-“ : “Hold it right there!”

His interruption caught me by off guard. His eyelids are widened by something I said.
:Um… yeah?
: “You said you’re a dreamer?”
:Yes sir, my sandman up and disappeared in transit, and I’m accompanying the team on the job.

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Before I can continue, Kyle grabs the antennas on his head tightly, and begins yelling at us. I can’t understand what he is saying as he doesn’t seem to be speaking my language anymore. I thought that him holding his antennas like that was just a silly over the top reaction until suddenly, Arthurius does the exact same thing. He too grabbed his own antennas and starts talking in that same language I don’t understand. I quickly remember that Arthurius had told me that those antennas are what helps me understand their language, and helps them understand mine. It seems this guy does not want me to hear what he is saying.

Kyle started out with yelling at Arthurius, all while Arthurius is repeating a certain phrase. Arthurius’ repeating of what he is saying must have gotten Kyle more upset because soon after, Kyle is yelling even louder.

Arthurius patiently lets Kyle finish yelling until he begins talking again, slightly louder to start, then bringing his volume down to normal. Whatever Arthurius told him must have calmed Kyle down a little because now he is speaking in a normal volume, and yet, he sounds like he is pretty stern.

Even though they had a heated loud argument just then, I must admit that their native language sounded very soothing.

Arthurius finishes up by explaining one other thing which leads to Kyle still sternly talking to him, and ending with him bringing his volume slightly louder and then he finally let’s go of his antennas.

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: “Look, dreamer, for what it is worth, I apologize for my attitude thus far, but I’ll only say this once: I have NOT been able to get ANY sleep throughout most of the week as I have been pulling all-nighters trying to fill out all these paperwork. You have no idea how many dreamers who awoke abruptly in my dream in fear that I have to report about to state that it was not my fault and instead the fault of an outside force in order to avoid any penalty fees. And on top of that, this is keeping me from working on my masterpiece dream art that I have been preparing for the once in a lifetime event Rekindling Day, so you have to understand that I am completely stressed out about everything right now, got it?
: “Understood.”
: “Good! Continue where you left off, dreamer.”
: “Thank you sir. I look forward to both admiring these sculptures I heard of and doing our best to make sure no-one can take Mitzy's "contributions" seriously; us lucids have an easier time controlling reality when we already control the narrative, after all. One of your fans is working on our outfit as we speak.”
: “Well, I’m glad you and one of the fans in your group are interested in my work, but just remember you are coming here as a bounty hunter to hunt, not be a tourist to sightsee. I need that criminal out as soon as possible.”
“Oh, and while we dreamciers have no laws against dreamers figuring out how to become lucid and change our dreams around since it is our job to make sure you dreamers’ visits are a pleasant as possible, there are some of us prefer that you didn’t. We work so hard on making these dreams and I’d rather not fix them if a lucid dreamer screws things around.”
: “I’ll keep that in mind.”

No promises.

: “I'll do my best to help. I was going to say ‘If I wind up waking up from getting scared it's fine, so I won't get in the way or anything.’ But I don’t want to cause you more paperwork after what you said”
: “Don’t worry about me. I’ve already cleared things up about that with Arthurius. But for his sake, you should probably still try not to get scared awake, got it?”
: “Um… okay. I guess I should ask about Mitzy now.”
: “Go ahead.”

>>978764
>Ask about target's preferred skills and methods; how does she usually destroy the sculptors? Are there any nightmare tools left behind to reverse-engineer study? Does she cut and run when she's caught or does she overpower security.

: “How does Mitzy usually destroy the sculptures?”
: “She usually strikes at night when most are asleep, so we haven’t been able to get a clear view as to how she does it so secretly and so quickly. Since these are sand sculptors, they are relatively easy to knock out, but with some of the sculptures being ginormous, there are some confusion as to how she doesn’t get buried alive after knocking them down. We are assuming she is knocking them down from a distance somehow, though it can’t be bombs since there have been no reporting of explosions, or blast marks. One thing to add, most of the sculptors she targets are the newer ones that are made such as mine. She seems to be leaving most of the older ones alone.”
: I see.
: “Since you will be capturing her during the day, it will be best to let you know that during daylight, she normally has been seen hanging out in the temple of Basklia. Just don’t get lost in there.”
: Are there any nightmare tools left behind to study?
: “We haven’t gotten our hands on anything Mitzy had dropped, Even so, most nightmare tools created by a nightmarecier are created with a nightmarecier’s blood, and an Illusionary seed from their kingdom”
: “Does she cut and run when she's caught or does she overpower security?”
: “We believe she is the cut and run type. Nobody has seen her with any powerful weapons and she is normally out of sight as soon as somebody spots her creating one of those sculptures. Still, be careful, she could have something up her sleeve.”
“Well, is there any other question? I really need to get back to my work, and I can’t waste much more time on this call!”

I try to think, is there any other things I should ask, or am I done? I should try to keep whatever questions I have left brief with this guy.
Oh, and I nearly forgot, Magnolia requested that she really wanted to meet with Kyle. I should think about whether or not I should ask Kyle if they could schedule a meeting after we capture Mitzy.

Flash him Ask him for his phone number and recommend he take shore leave before his motor mouth spills out into the ears of his boss.

>>980357
Let's not tell him how to do his own job, thanks.

"... I have a theory, but I need your input; was this dream always in uncontested Dreamancier territory? The way Mitzy only started this after studying the inner temple and left the older statues untouched... maybe she thinks she's restoring and preserving the dream as it originally was?"

His angered response seems a bit excessive, I feel like they are not telling you something about your current condition. Simply ask him what he was saying then he was yelling. Also, ask why didn't he want you to understand what he was saying at that point?

That was a reaction.

Try and press Arthurius for details, it might be important. Then rejoin Mags.

I would advise he get another pot of coffee ready if he’s this stressed out. But then again, caffeine probably isn’t conducive to good dreams and sleep. Just wish him well and bid adieu. We’ve got a perp to catch!

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>>980357
Flash him
??? I just had a strange urge to do something very demeaning, but I can't quite make out what it was...


>>980357
>Ask him for his phone number

I was going to ask for his phone number, but I just remembered that we already do have his phone number, or at least his office phone number. It is how we were able to reach him after all. Still, maybe I should ask for his personal phone number like a cell phone just in case he can't be reached in his office?

:"Hey, what is your cell phone or home phone number just in case you are not in your office?"
:"None of your business! I very rarely leave my office, so my work phone number is all you need."

>>980358

I suddenly realized something...

: "... Hey, I have a theory, but I need your input; was this dream always in uncontested Dreamancier territory? The way Mitzy only started this after studying the inner temple and left the older statues untouched... maybe she thinks she's restoring and preserving the dream as it originally was?"
:"hmmm... interesting theory. You're correct, this dream, and a lot of others weren't always Dreamcier territory. Before Rekindling Day was a thing, we Dreamciers and Nighmarciers would every century fight wars for territory when our universe's four structures start losing power, waiting for either species to reactivate them to gain control over the territory each structure powered. So when our territory on our side of the universe was for a time controlled by nightmareciers, it also meant that this dream that resides in that territory also used to be claimed as theirs as well a very long time ago."

Looks like my theory is holding water.

:"But whether or not she is restoring old statues back to its former frightening glory, this is still a dream as part of dreamcier territory, not a nightmare. Restoring those statues will be detrimental for the dreamers visiting this dream"

Suddenly, Authorius grabs the mic from my hand.

:"That actually gives me a great idea. Kyle, how many statues had Mitzy destroyed last night? Do you know if any of your destroyed sculptures used to replace any old sculptures?"
:"Hmm... from what I was told, she destroyed three of our sculptures last night, but I am unsure which of our destroyed statues had replaced the old nightmare sculptures"
:"Can you find out?"
:"Why? Can't you see I'm already busy enough as it is?"
:"Well, if Mitzy is replacing your statues with restorations of old statues that used to stand there, perhaps we could use that knowledge to ambush her? I was thinking we can wait in hiding near one of the remains of the destroyed sculptures for Mitzy to arrive to make her restorations, and then catch her by surprise that way."
:"hmmm... You know what? Yeah, I can see merit in squeezing in time to research that. I will give you a call back sometime after our meeting is over for more details, so make absolutely sure you pick up the phone ASAP, got it?"
:"Yes sir. Oh, and one more thing, one of the members of my team, Magnolia, really wanted to meet you as she is a big fan of yours... I was wondering... um... After our mission is completed, can we all meet you face to face?"

Oh crude, I forgot about deciding whether to ask that question for Magnolia or not. She is definitely the kind of person that doesn't stand out too well to remember.

Kyle just gives a very long sigh while putting his fingers over his eyes and forehead before responding.

:"Okay, look... I am a very, VERY busy man with very little time to waste these days, so obviously, I don't have the time to meet with anyone... However, as luck may have it, I do have a short lunch break in about nine hours and I am planning on eating at one of my favorite fast food restaurants as Morpheus knows I deserve a treat. That said, If you can manage to subdue Mitzy before my lunch break starts, we can then meet up for lunch and I can meet your colleague... I'll even give you your payment right there and then so you don't have to wait for it to be delivered to you. How is that for incentive?"
:She would like that very much, thank you, sir.
:Whatever...

Kyle then takes one of the paperwork and focuses his attention on writing into that.

:We done here?

>>980359
>His angered response seems a bit excessive, I feel like they are not telling you something about your current condition. Simply ask him what he was saying then he was yelling. Also, ask why didn't he want you to understand what he was saying at that point?

Before the call ends, I stand up from my chair with the intention of getting my itch of curiosity scratched.

:"Wait, what were you and Arthurius yelling about earlier? Why didn't you want me to understand what you were saying?"

Kyle doesn't look up from his paperwork as he seems more interested in working on that than talking to us. Nonetheless, he still answers my question.

:"If you are really curious, ask Arthurius. All I will say that whatever happens to you while visiting my dream will be his responsibility, not mine, I only didn't let you hear what I am saying as to not stress you out since as a Dreamcier, it is our duty to make sure dreamers' experience are as pleasant as possible. So the only advice I will say as I told you before: for Arthurius' sake try not to wake up in fright while you are bounty hunting, okay?

>>980357
>>980636
I would advise he get another pot of coffee ready if he’s this stressed out. But then again, caffeine probably isn’t conducive to good dreams and sleep. Just wish him well and bid adieu. We’ve got a perp to catch!
>recommend he take shore leave before his motor mouth spills out into the ears of his boss.
>>980358
>Let's not tell him how to do his own job, thanks.


I want to tell him to take a vacation out of concern over his health, but not in a way to make me sound like I'm ordering him around... I'll try to tell him in a polite way

:Well, I know you are very busy for your boss, but I hope you find and take the time to take a vacation when everything is done. In any case, I bid adieu. We’ve got a perp to catch!
:"...appreciated. And I am my own boss, this paperwork is just for legal officials at Laurent's kingdom. In any case, When can I expect you all to arrive?"
:"According to our navigation system, it says the estimated time is an hour."
:"Good. I'll get you the information within the hour then. Now if you excuse me..."

He hung up.

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>>980398
>Try and press Arthurius for details, it might be important.

I am still unsatisfied with the information I got out of Kyle regarding Arthurius' and Kyle's argument. I decide to press Arthurius for more information.

:Sooooo... about that argument... What was that about? What were you two saying when you were yelling? And why didn't you both wanted you to understand what was being said at that point? Does it have anything to do with my condition over how I ended up here?

Arthurius shakes his head in disagreement.

:"No, nothing like that. What happened was that he got really angry at me because he thought I was bringing a dreamer from one dream to his which was infested with nightmares to have you help capture Mitzy."
:"Huh? But I thought you said dreamers can be bounty hunters if they wanted to."
:"True, but usually it is okay if the dreamer is already taken into the nightmare infested dream by the sandmen. What was going on was that Kyle had issues with me bringing you into his place because it would mean that he is knowingly allowing you into his dream infested with nightmares, and was almost going to fire us from the mission to prevent us from entering.
:But, isn't he getting dreamers delivered to him by the sandmen anyway?
:The difference is that Dreamciers cannot control where the sandmen takes the dreamers, so he is getting dreamers to his nightmare infested dream whether he wants it or not. Because of that, when he is filling out his paperwork, he is able to explain how the nightmares waking up the dreamers weren't his fault. You on the other hand, well, after you told him you were a dreamer, it would mean that he would knowingly be allowing you to enter his dream infested with nightmares and put you at risk, thus making it his responsibility if a nightmare woke you, causing him to pay a hefty penalty fee.
:Whoa... How did you convince him to let us stay for the mission?
:Well... okay, don't feel guilty over this, Lilly, but I decided to tell him that if you woke up in fear during the mission, I would have to be the one to pay for Kyle's penalty fee for risking you get scared awake by nightmares.
:Yikes...
:Yeah, Kyle may be rude, but as a dreamcier, he didn't want you to feel worry with pressure or guilt over joining in to help us capture Mitzy, that was why he didn't want you to hear us. But let me just say that this isn't something you should worry about. It is my choice to continue letting you join the Midnight Captors instead of dropping you off in a different dream, therefore it will be my responsibility, not yours.
:Oh...
:But I believe in you, Lilly. Like I said, we were going for one of the easier missions, I believe you are strong enough to handle it. You seem to have a strong focus in our dream universe after all.

hm, so that is why Kyle said I should try not to wake up for Arthurius' sake. But as Arthurius said, he is alright with taking responsibility if a nightmare does wake me. Still, I should try my best to stay asleep for this mission to not let the Midnight Captors down.

>>980398
>rejoin Mags.
:Well, now that the call is done, should we go find ma-

suddenly, we hear the door close behind us, and a squeal.

3/3 Poltergeist Ethanoic Acid 2020/11/15(Sun)15:25 No. 981071 ID: e51896
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Magnolia and Sniffles stands in front of the door facing us. In Magnolia's hand is what looks to be a large backpack.

:Oh! Welcome back Mags, looks like you got the supplies!

Magnolia nods

:"Thanks Mags! and guess what? we even managed to schedule a meeting with Kyle for you. Though the only condition is that we just need to finish the mission before his lunch break starts in 9 hours, he isn't free any other time."

I can't really tell, but I think I saw the sides of Magnolia's mouth went upwards just a really tiny bit after she heard that... though I'm not exactly sure...

:ttttthhhhhhhanks, Arth...

I look over at the large backpack of supplies that Magnolia is holding.

What did she bring? I hope it’s some other supplies we’ll need for the mission. I would get acquainted with the gear needed for this fast, especially if we’ve only got one hour.

I find it funny how your employer emphasis the notion that your current residence in this world to be a pleasant experience while at the same time being the most unpleasant person that you had to deal with. After we finish this job his name is going on the list. I have an interesting question, was there ever a wanted poster for one of the people who visit this world just like you currently are? Is there a reason why the residence of this would have a reason to fear somebody like a visitor?

>>981086
What? I'd say he's the most unpleasant by technicality alone. Arthurius's explanation of why the understandably stressed man was concerned seemed perfectly reasonable.

"But man, I didn't think that Criminal Psych class I'm taking would pay off so soon, or in this way... Oh, is my costume in there?"

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>>981086

:"I have an interesting question, was there ever a wanted poster for one of the people who visit this world just like you currently are? Is there a reason why the residence of this would have a reason to fear somebody like a visitor?"
:"No, we've never had reasons to capture or post wanted posters for people who dream and visit our world, and even if we did, we can't really capture any dreamers because they can just wake up to escape capture and end up free again in their next dream. The most anyone can do is just wake up the dreamer if they cause too much trouble, that is it... (preferably in a non-terrifying way of course)"

I wonder if that is why it is so hard to lucid dream.

>>981084
>What did she bring? I hope it’s some other supplies we’ll need for the mission. I would get acquainted with the gear needed for this fast, especially if we’ve only got one hour

>>981091

:"But man, I didn't think that Criminal Psych class I'm taking would pay off so soon, or in this way... Oh, is my costume in there?"

Magnolia just nods

I'm actually not taking any criminal psych classes in the waking world, I am still searching for a college that would even accept me. I just said that to mess with these bounty hunters a little bit, tee hee...

:"Wanna seeeeeeeeeee what we are bringing?"
:"Sounds like a plan."
:"Good idea, considering it will take an hour until we get to our destination, we might as well go through our supplies so we can do other things until the mission starts."

The first thing Magnolia pulls out is... butterfly nets?

:"Wait, are we capturing bugs on this mission or something? I'm confused..."
:"Nope, these are our dream catcher nets. What we try to do is tire out our target during our mission, and once they are weak enough, we use these nets to capture our target and complete the mission!"

now that I took another look at the nets, the netting does seem to be arranged to look like the dreamcatchers that I've seen back at my own world. But I can't imagine how these dreamcatchers affixed to butterfly net poles are going to capture our target. I guess I'll have to wait and find out.

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The next item Magnolia pulls out is... hands of a clock? no wait, they're swords... I think?

:"Oh! my swords, minute and hour! Thanks! Magnolia made these for me, Lilly. These are really good at parrying enemies until they tire out, and attacking to subdue the enemy if I absolutely need to."
:"So, they're basically just fancy looking swords then."
:"Heh, Not only do they work as swords, but they can even connect to each other at the hilt, and the hour hand spins like a propeller to deflect projectiles, or cut things like a chainsaw!"
: "Thats... pretty dangerous. Just don't stand anywhere near me when you start spinning that thing!"
:"Shall I demonstrate how it works?"
: "NOOOOO!"

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Magnolia pulls out something large... a hammer? It has gears at both ends of the head of the hammer.

:"My hammear!"

A hammear? Can't she think of a better name than that?

:"It smashes objeeeeeeeeects, and the gears spin to grind the rubble... and bonk bad guys"

Wow, another weapon that spins. I hope I don't get nauseous looking at these when they start spinning. Oh wait, I'm dreaming, I don't think I can get sick from a dream.

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three guns are pulled out next, along with two small boxes marked "bullets" and "tranquilizers". They have a switch that can go from stun to kill, and a scope at the top.

:Better bring these just in case our target has something that can shoot projectiles. It is best not to use a melee weapon during a gun fight after all. These are locked to stun our target, so don't worry about switching it to kill by accident. If need be, we can unlock it with a key, but we shouldn't really need to switch it unless it is a really bad situation.
:Nothing about them spins, do they? No spinning scopes?
:Huh? what? No they don't.
:"Good."

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Two paper bags are carefully pulled out next, one marked "Arthurius", and one marked "Magnolia & Sniffles".

:"Luuuuuuuunch."
:"We'll be out there for hours, so packing sustenance is a must... We should probably save some room for our dinner meal with our client later though."
:What kind of food did you pack?

They explain to me what their lunch is, and it is basically food I have never seen, or heard of. I guess they don't eat the same food I do back in the waking world.

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Magnolia grabs... A dark green bowtie...

:"Um... let me guess, you wear it, and then it spins really fast to keep you cool?"
:"No."
: "Oh. It wouldn't happen to be my costume then, is it? It isn't exactly what I requested, but I can wear it regardless."
:"No."
:"Mags, why the bowtie?"

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Magnolia walks over to Sniffles, and dresses the struggling Tapir in it.

:"My masterpiece, Sniffles, has to lllllllllllook presentable for Mr. Daum... He'll be so impressed."

I don't have the heart to tell her he most likely won't.

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The next item that is retrieved from the bag is a couple of syringes connected to some kind of machine, and a few small round objects with some small thin hairlike things coming out of them... kind of like eyelashes.

: "You sure you want to bring that, Mags? Think it might be best to save your blood for your bigger projects?"
:"You'll neeeeeeever know if this might be needed... I'll only draw small dosages"
:"What is that?"
: "This is a machine Magnolia uses to create dream objects. One syringe draws blood, while the machine sucks the blood and delivers it to the other syringe to inject into the Illusionary seed. As the blood is drawn, Magnolia will need to focus mentally in her mind on building what she wants to make inside and out, and then the seed can grow into the object she is imagining. The more complicated the invention, the more blood, time, and focus it takes, which is why I suggest we only create something very simple if we need to use it so Magnolia doesn't have to draw so much blood."
:"Yuck, I can't stand needles."
:"Dooooooon't worry, dreamers' blood doesn't work on illusionary seeds... dreamers can't even draw their blood."

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We pull out A metal container with a heart on it next.

:"If Magnolia or I get injured during the mission, we have everything we need to heal ourselves up with this first-aid kit. You shouldn't have to worry though, Lilly, if you get hurt, you'll just wake back up, so this first-aid kit doesn't really apply to you."
:"How can I not be worried if any injuries that wake me up in the mission will cost you a penalty fee?"
:"Oh, right. Well, don't get hurt then."
:[color=#908f13]"...Thanks..."
:I'm kidding, just getting back at you on that whole claiming you're my girlfriend thing. But like I said, letting you continue to join this mission was my decision. I can handle the consequences, so don't worry. Plus, I have a feeling you have a strong will, considering you were drifting in the ocean." [/color]

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As the next item is pulled out, my eyes widen as I see the striped fabric reveals itself, and I inch closer to Magnolia as the tan suspender overalls get pulled out. Could this be, my costume?

:I hope this is what you were expeeeeeeeeecting

It is everything that I imagined, a striped black and white shirt, a beret, cargo suspender overalls with plenty of bockets, even the bongos... The cigarette holder, and wine glass is missing though.

:There was a wiiiiiine glass, but it broke in the bag... sorry.
:"Oh shit! There isn't a huge mess in there, is there Mags?."
:"No, It broke in large chunks... Also, no cigarette holder because I hate smelling smoke."
:"Understandable."

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:"Aaaaaaaaaallllllll done..."
:"Yes, I think these will suffice for the mission. If it isn't, we can always find a shop at our destination later."
:"Sweet, so... now what?"
:Hmmm... well, it is going to take a little less than an hour until the mission starts, giving us plenty of time, so... do you wanna play video games until then, Lilly?
:Well, I am interested in seeing what kinds of videogames your species has in this world... but first, can I get dressed in my outfit?
:I suppose so, We'll wait over at the couch for you.
:Great!

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Once those cats give me my privacy, I dress up in my outfit.
Hah, this costume looks a lot better than I thought it would. I really dig it, daddy-o. This is the most appropriate costume to make the scene in.

Okay, I'm not going to continue using beatnik slang. But still, I'm lookin' pretty good, perfect enough to critique a square artist's sculptures.

The bongos might be a bit much though, But I'm not sure. I'll have to think more about keeping it with my attire or not.

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I catch up with Magnolia and Arthurius at the living room. Arthurius is patting the empty space of the couch between them, inviting me to the couch. I take my seat.
:"So, what are we playing?"
:I want to show you this cool RPG called 'Tower Boundries'. I'm not going to say much, but the most I'll say is that it is a game in which you play as a group of seven friends who live in a ginormous tower the size of a country that reaches the limitless skies, and they have to investigate a mysterious conspiracy that could change the lives of the citizens who live in that tower."

He hands me the controller

:"huh. wouldn't you want to play a multiplayer game?"

I point to the white controller sitting on the table.

:"I'm actually more interested in seeing your reactions to the plottwists in this game.

Arthurius' smile is really beaming as he said that. I can't say no to that face.

: "Alright, but you raised my expectations pretty high, so it better not disappoint, bud."
:"I'll tell ya, when you start playing, you're going to hit the snooze alarm on your alarm clock multiple times just to stay asleep to continue playing this game"

Arthurius turns the game on, and we sit in silence as I begin playing, and let my mind wander as I relax myself. I do not think I'll focus too much on the game or its story despite its promising plottwists. Instead, I think I'll spend the time to think about everything that has happened so far, and what is going to happen in the upcoming mission while I relax and play with this game. One thing for sure though, while these bounty hunters are quite the weird pair, and while there are many things I don't understand about them and their culture, I think I can feel comfortable enough with calling them my friends.

After the title screen loads, I press start on the controller and start the adventure.

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"Hi."

>>982133
>dreamers can't even draw their blood
Is there any way to safely attempt that to confirm you're dreaming?

>>982139
Uh what?

Lilly is looking.... Groovy


Oh hi intro man!

((Secretly wonders if the bongos have crime-fighting capabilities...))

Hello, are you here to bring us back to the waking world?

Roses are red
Violets are blue
Who's your daddy and what does he do?

>>982137
They are entirely necessary; they're perfect for comedic punctuation (especially with well-spaced pauses), and dreams are weird enough that this one excessive prop won't raise any questions.

>>982138
If there's time afterward, put that recorder to good use. Record the details of your own circumstances and the details of this architect case on separate tapes if possible.

Also, maybe start thinking of lucid dreaming strategies. If we plan on arresting the narrative, maybe do a "feel, not think" approach to having reality warp to revolve around your character's "scene." I heard that memetic triggers are good for going into a lucid state, and while I know we're already lucid, it could help put us into a better mindset for it.

Specifically, I'm thinking... How about a mindset where the special effects have been added in already, the cameras are rolling, the characters have their lines, and you are both the lead actress and director for this "scene." The trigger to start this would be "Action," and the off-switches would be "Cut" and/or "That's a Wrap."

>>982139
We meet again for the first time. What is it?

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>>982142
>Uh what?

"I said 'Hi.'"

>>982144
>Lilly is looking.... Groovy

"I will take your word on it."

> Oh hi intro man!

"It actually wouldn't make sense if I was the intro man if I am in kind of an outro. I am actually the 'MC'."

>>982177
>Roses are red
>Violets are blue
>Who's your daddy
>and what does he do?

"It looks like you are already in the artistic spirit sprouting your poetry. It is especially fitting considering Lilly's costume and the artist or art critic direction you're all going for her."

>>982242
>>982137
>They are entirely necessary; they're perfect for comedic punctuation (especially with well-spaced pauses), and dreams are weird enough that this one excessive prop won't raise any questions.
>>982138
>If there's time afterward, put that recorder to good use. Record the details of your own circumstances and the details of this architect case on separate tapes if possible.
>Also, maybe start thinking of lucid dreaming strategies. If we plan on arresting the narrative, maybe do a "feel, not think" approach to having reality warp to revolve around your character's "scene." I heard that memetic triggers are good for going into a lucid state, and while I know we're already lucid, it could help put us into a better mindset for it.
>Specifically, I'm thinking... How about a mindset where the special effects have been added in already, the cameras are rolling, the characters have their lines, and you are both the lead actress and director for this "scene." The trigger to start this would be "Action," and the off-switches would be "Cut" and/or "That's a Wrap."

>>982142
>>982133
>dreamers can't even draw their blood
>Is there any way to safely attempt that to confirm you're dreaming?

"Oh, sorry about that, you're not connected with Lilly as her subconscious at the moment, so you can't influence her right now. But don't worry, as soon as you reconnect, those will be among the first things she will react appropriately to. For now, I ask for your patience until then."

>>982242
>We meet again for the first time. What is it?
>>982174
>Hello, are you here to bring us back to the waking world?

"The reason for my interruption is I figured that since it will take a long hour for Lilly to reach her destination, and since Lilly might have a lot of thoughts on her mind to unpack, it seemed only fair to let Lilly take the time to collect her thoughts for a while without any influences. And I think you could take the break to reflect as well, and get yourself mentally prepared for what is up ahead... otherwise, you'd probably be sitting there on that couch with Lilly for a good while with nothing going on and no progress being made, y'know? I hope you don't mind."

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"And since we're taking a break, why don't we take the time to reflect on the things you and Lilly has accomplished so far, alright?"

"Lilly awoke in an unfamiliar room that wasn't her bedroom, and had no recollection of how she got there."

"Lilly decided to investigate the room for clues and her investigation had brought her to the conclusion that she was not kidnapped, but was instead rescued and fished out of the ocean. She also discovered that wherever she is, she is not on her planet and that the inhabitants of this world is preparing for a special holiday. (Well done guiding Lilly on her investigation and successfully coming to the correct conclusions, by the way)."

"A Tapir named Sniffles was the first occupant that Lilly had come across. And while the creature had annoyed her initially, she managed to bond with it a little bit by feeding it a cactus instead of attempting to force it off of her clothing when she needed them... However, the cactus' life had to be sacrificed to win a little trust from Sniffles. Its memories will live on in Lilly's heart."

"Arthurius was the second person Lilly met. A rookie leader of a group of bounty hunters. He had confirmed Lilly's suspicions of being rescued, revealed that Lilly is dreaming, and that her drifting in the ocean when they found her was unnatural. Lilly also got to learn about his species called 'dreamciers' and how they create and make dreams function for the dreamers, and how it is his job as a bounty hunter to capture those who ruin those dreams or torment dreamers and other Dreamciers. She also learned about Nightmareciers who in contrast create nightmares. Lilly got to learn a little bit about Arthurius' past as well and how he used to have another member on the team until he left them."

"Lilly next met a quiet weird mysterious girl with a speech impediment named 'Magnolia'. She is the inventor of the group who makes gadgets using her dreamcier blood, and the creator of Sniffles the Tapir. She came up with the idea to give Lilly the choice to join them as a temporary member of their bounty hunting crew, and Lilly accepted the invitation."

"Lilly chose to hunt down 'Mitzy the Nightmare Architect' out of a group of four criminals on the list of bounty hunters. Mitzy has been guilty of building unauthorized statues in a dream hosted by 'Kyle Daum'. It was Magnolia’s suggestion as it is managed by her hero. She seemed happy by your choice… at least, I think she is happy by your choice."

"Lilly chose to meet with Kyle Daum to learn more about the mission instead of following Magnolia to help choose what supplies to pick up and learn more about who Magnolia is. (While you didn't take the chance to get to know Magnolia more, there might be some opportunities to talk to her during the mission.)"

"The meeting with Kyle Daum wasn't 100% smooth as he appeared to be sleep deprived and grumpy, but you did inspire Arthurius to come up with an idea of ambushing Mitzy at one of the destroyed statues she is most likely to build off of."

"You revealed to Kyle Daum that you are a dreamer, and as a result, Arthurius will have to pay a penalty fee if Lilly gets startled awake. While that may sound bad, maybe it could have been worse if you kept that a secret, and perhaps being honest may have at least shown Kyle that Lilly is an honest person. Who can say?"

"You went through all the gadgets and supplies that Magnolia brought back, and even got a costume that you requested her to bring"

Overall, I'd say that you show promise of being a pretty good subconscious guide for Lilly, but we will really see how you will do when Lilly actually arrives at the dream she is going into. I wish you the best of luck."

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“Well then, I hope you enjoy this break. Maybe until it is time to reconnect with Lilly, you can find some other people who need your help. I'm sure there are other adventurers out there who need more help than Lilly does at the moment.

Until then, good night, and sleep tight!”

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Enclosed Curtains - Prologue: Woke Up On the Wrong Side - END

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