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Third Hex ✶ Voice

[The first part of the message is just meant for the Shepherds, but Henry doesn't bother to make it private. Mostly because he's still a little too dizzy to remember how to do that again.]

So, uh... One of our doors is broken now. It's the one to Alice's room, specifically. I figured I should let someone know, because I'm pretty sure we should get that fixed!

We'll need to get new wood though, because my blood is on a few parts of it.

And also a piece of it is kind of lodged in my arm. So I don't think we can use that anymore.

[Should he have mentioned that part first? Oh well.]

I really hope that this curse or whatever ends soon! It's not nearly as much fun as the previous ones.

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My thoughts...

[Pause]

My thoughts have never been clearer...! I truly understand things, now.

And you don't think it's strange that you suddenly changed your mind completely, do you?

[He's pretty sure that it doesn't matter at all what he says to her. Whatever this curse is, it won't be broken that easily.

But that doesn't mean he won't keep talking to her anyway.]

Because it's pretty different from the way you thought before.

[A considerably long pause follows.]

...no, Mana-chan and I simply have had our eyes opened... We were much too naive before...

So when did that happen, anyway?

It's been clear since the beginning of the year something awful is about to happen...

I intend to stop things before they can get that far...

So did anything weird happen around that same time? Like... did you start feeling a little different than usual?

Edited 2014-01-11 01:31 (UTC)

I-

[She stops, and begins to sound frustrated.]

Quiet... you're trying to trick me, just like you're tricking her...

Huh? I'm just asking questions, that's all! You're kind of paranoid, aren't you?

No, I'm onto you...

Your magic, you've- you've gotten in her head...

That's why she was scared...! Not because of me!

Wait, huh?

You think I cursed her into being freaked out by you?

Yes, yes, of course...!

That's the only thing that makes sense...!

Uh, is it really? That sounds kinda weird.

I don't go around cursing crewmates, you know!

How would I know that?!

Rikka-chan would never mistrust me before now!

[Sounding a bit... coming apart there, Alice]

She also probably never saw you acting like this before now.

I am fine!

[Sound of something, uh. Smashing. There's probably something else broken in Alice's room now.]

You people... it's because of all you other people...!

Oh. Uh... Did you break something else? I'll just make a note to go fix that later.

[Wow he's just fucking up left and right, isn't he? Why do people even let him talk to anyone?]

You should probably calm down, Alice. No one's turning Rikka against you! And I haven't used my magic on her, promise.

No, you are! You have! I understand it now!

I- I have to save her...

[She is... crying now? Or laughing? ...both?]

I have to... th- that's the only way, isn't it...? To make it so she can no longer suffer at the hands of you people...

[And the book shuts.

If you listen, you can probably hear that sobbing laughter in the ship.]

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