[the door is still there, so they can leave if they want to.
the monster looks at all of them. first at the knife, and vax. nervous. there's a nervous feeling in the air. but then yasusada speaks, and it looks at him, twitching violently.]
Okay.
[it says, in that same whispering voice. it moves a little closer. holds out a dripping hand, cold and dead. will you take it?
will you give this feeling a name? will you give it validation? will you care for it, this day it was born?
you don't have to. you could tear it apart, instead. it scares you, this disturbance. you could destroy it, or run away, or give it what it wants, or something else entirely.]
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the monster looks at all of them. first at the knife, and vax. nervous. there's a nervous feeling in the air. but then yasusada speaks, and it looks at him, twitching violently.]
Okay.
[it says, in that same whispering voice. it moves a little closer. holds out a dripping hand, cold and dead. will you take it?
will you give this feeling a name? will you give it validation? will you care for it, this day it was born?
you don't have to. you could tear it apart, instead. it scares you, this disturbance. you could destroy it, or run away, or give it what it wants, or something else entirely.]