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- >You... are Shimmer Light.
- >Lucky you, the market was open, even in pouring rain.
- >... On your current return trip, however, you are facing powerful winds.
- >Your umbrella isn't faring well.
- >By the feel of it, it could break at any moment.
- >... You're surprised it hasn't broken already.
- >Besides the umbrella, you'd be protected by the same set you wore the day Hexferry warned you.
- >The rain, if it got past your umbrella, would easily soak through your layers.
- >Then you'd be wearing drenched clothes.
- >With howling winds.
- >... You wouldn't last a moment.
- >There are no moths on the streets.
- >No one would save you.
- >... Though, you don't want their help anyway.
- >You'd rather die.
- >... What a horrid way to go...
- >Hypothermia...
- >You can't feel the cold through your clothes, but you still feel the chill go down your spine at the thought of that dreaded word.
- >Your boots are difficult to pull out of the dirt when they sink too far.
- >The ground is like quicksand, but not in a boiling wonderland.
- >... You're having difficulty pushing forward.
- >The wind is getting worse.
- >You don't fear death itself. Death is just a part of life.
- >Even your life, perfect as it is.
- >You do, however, fear how you die.
- >The cold...
- >You can't die this way.
- >You are perfect, only imperfect beings die imperfect deaths.
- >In the most likely case, you'll become too perfect for the world and combust.
- >... Or maybe you'll combust from the heat.
- >This planet will burn, someday.
- >It's such a perfect way to go...
- >You have to push forward.
- >... Though, that's easier to say than to do.
- >Certainly, you're nearly home by now.
- >You hope.
- >... Truthfully, you don't know.
- >You can't see in any direction.
- >It was much easier when you were on your way to the market; your sight was hardly impeded.
- >Even your above-average sight does nothing to the assault of rain coming straight at you.
- >Around you, the rain is so thick, you can hardly see five meters.
- >... You're getting tired.
- >You can't go much farther.
- >Soon, you'll collapse.
- >After that, it'll only be a matter of time...
- >... You can see a faint glow.
- >That, however, could just be your mind trying to will your home into existence.
- >Unfortunately, you know that's not true.
- >You turned your lights off before leaving.
- >... Though, you may benefit from visiting the light.
- >It seems to far away...
- >You don't know if you can make it.
- >Just...
- >You hear a cracking sound.
- >... Your heart drops.
- >Quickly you look to your umbrella.
- >Pieces seem to be missing from the metal rod you're holding.
- >It'll break.
- >... You're finished.
- >You duck and you hear the snap of your once-great cover.
- >... Did you hear something else?
- >Something... distant...
- >The umbrella hits you as the wind pushes it.
- >Stunned, you recoil back.
- >You aren't sure if the rain is hitting you yet, but you know the umbrella is out of your control.
- >Your legs slide under you. The mud is too difficult to recover on.
- >... This is it.
- >You won't even know how close you made it.
- >...
- >Something catches your foreleg as you attempt to stabilize yourself.
- >You can feel it pulling you up.
- >... You plant your hooves.
- >What saved you?
- >No... who.
- >You don't have good enough luck to be left alone.
- >Even in death.
- >... You aren't getting wet.
- >You're still dry.
- >Your breathing is heavy and labored.
- >Cautiously, you look to the force keeping you up.
- >... No...
- >You should have known.
- >"Shimmer, I'm so glad I got to you!"
- >... Her.
- >Of course it's Hexferry.
- >"Are you okay?"
- >... She pities you.
- >Slowly, you continue your trek forward.
- >Hexferry shifts herself to be at your side.
- >Directly at your side.
- >You can feel her, even through all of your layers.
- >She has an umbrella, just like you did, but hers looks ghastly in comparison.
- >An ugly umbrella for an ugly moth.
- >She's pressing against you quite hard...
- >Is she directing your path?
- >You're going directly toward the light.
- >... One of them, at least.
- >There are three now. You're going toward the middle one.
- >It's the smallest.
- >... Upon closer inspection, it's a door.
- >An open door.
- >... Salvation.
- >You won't die.
- >... But at what cost?
- >Hexferry will hold this over you.
- >She won't let it go, you know it.
- >You'll lose.
- >... She'll win.
- >You can't allow this...
- >But...
- >You're now next to the entrance to the door.
- >... Or place.
- >... Or something...
- >You hear the same cracking sound.
- >Hexferry shoves you inside.
- >You stumble a few meters until you gain your balance.
- >Hexferry yells something and you hear a loud snap.
- >You turn around.
- >... You can see the road outside, the rain, the door...
- >No Hexferry.
- >... No, wait, there she is.
- >She rushes inside and slams the door shut.
- >... She's wearing nothing at all.
- >She's absolutely drenched.
- >Hexferry moves her mane out of her eyes then staggers forward a few paces so she's closer to you.
- >... Her eyes are filled with concern.
- >... You're looking directly into her eyes.
- >You're looking directly at her.
- >... You really should do something about that.
- >"You look exhausted..."
- >... No you didn't.
- >She's panting up a storm, and she says you're the tired one.
- >... She doesn't look like she's panting.
- >... Oh.
- >You're the one panting.
- >How long have you been doing that?
- >You look to the floor.
- >... It's quite nice.
- >It looks comfy enough to sleep on.
- >You just stare at it for a while...
- >...
- >"Shimmer?"
- >You slowly look over.
- >Hexferry is completely dry.
- >... How did she do that?
- >Wait, how long were you staring at the floor?
- >You need to get home.
- >Now.
- >You move your foreleg to walk, but your other loses its support.
- >Something catches you mid-fall.
- >Hexferry, again.
- >This time, however, she seems to be having a lot of trouble keeping you and herself up.
- >You both topple over.
- >She squeaks in surprise.
- >Did you land on one of her forelegs?
- >Your vision fades as you notice how comfy this floor really is.
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