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*Ding dong, bing bong*
The sudden sound of a bell shot Luigi up from his tireless sleep. He heard a muffled voice cheerily greet him in the morning as he rubbed his eyes.
Luigi: ("How long.... How long have I been asleep...? Does it even matter...?")
Luigi laid back down on his bed, and slowly shut his eyes.
Luigi: ("It doesn't matter... Nothing matters anymore...")
Tears started to prick his eyes again, and he was going to give in to yet another despair-filled slumber until he heard a knock at his door.
Luigi: ("Please... just go away...")
Despite Luigi's mental protests, the knocking continued on.
Luigi: ("Please...")
He heard a muffled voice from behind the door. It sounded slightly pleading, but also very concerned. If he tried to make out the wording, it seemed as if they were asking him to come out.
He thought over it for a moment, staring at the ceiling in hopes that the knocking would just stop. He sighed.
Luigi: ("I... I guess there's-a no point locking myself up when there's others here. Maybe I should just answer it...")
With whatever energy he had left, Luigi hesitantly lifted himself out of bed and wandered to the door. He opened the door just a crack, and peeked out.
Luigi: "...?"
Fluttershy: "Oh, thank goodness you're alright! W-well, actually..."
Luigi eventually realised who he was looking at, and what they just said. It was true. His eyes were strained and dark from the on and off sleep, he looked pale beyond relief, and his limbs felt so heavy that he could collapse on the floor at any given time.
Luigi: "What... What is it...?"
Fluttershy: "Oh, Luigi, we've all been so worried about you! You've been locked up in your room all day yesterday! Me and a couple others tried knocking at your door, but you never responded. We even tried to tell you we brought food, but you never opened up..."
Luigi: ("I've... I've been in my room for a whole day...?")
Fluttershy: "But I'm so glad you've answered! Would you like something to eat...?"
Luigi: "I..."
Luigi didn't know what to say. He didn't realise there were people here who cared like this. He felt horribly guilty about not answering sooner, however he couldn't remember what had occurred during that day, since his memory of it was mostly fuzzy. He was suddenly taken out of his thoughts as his hand was taken by a hoof.
