RonnieLennox: Episode 7

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Ronnie: Previously on RonnieLennox...
Amaury: You've gone through the boundary twice already, Anna. The energy inside has re-written your cells on a molecular level, twice.
Anna: I know what Ronnie's feeling and I won't stop until I help her.
Dream: It is my intention to reach those outside of Westview and make sense of our situation.
Dream: -glitching- The people need help!
Billy: Mom! Mom!
Ronnie: What? What is it, Billy?
Billy: I hear Grandpa. He's in trouble.
Carson: Calm down! It's not like a dream to go to prison two times!
-ronnies blasts Carson into a bale of hay-
Johnson: Lennox was never gonna negotiate with us.
Anna: We can't outgun her. And clearly antagonizing her is only making things worse! If Ronnie is the problem, she has to be our solution!
-Ronnie sends a sapphire blast that moves the boundary further out transforming the military tents into circus tents, it nears Amaury-
Amaury: Oh, fudge!
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-sun shines through a window as Ronnies wakes up  in bed, and eyes the empty spot next to her since Techno is  faraway with dream-
Ronnie: -now seated in an armchair she addresses the camera in her jacket- Look, we've all been there, right? -chuckles- Letting our fear and anger get the best of us, intentionally expanding the borders of the false world we created.
-in a flashback soldiers and suvs flee the boundary as it closes in on them-
(SOLDIERS SHOUTING)
-in the present, Ronnie stares off then pulls the blanket over her head, the boys enter-
Ronnie: -sighs-
Tommy: Mom, are you coming down soon?
Billy: Mom, our game is freaking out!
-in the living room, the boy’s video game controllers change into older versions, before morphing  into joysticks then cards-
(CRACKLE)
-they exchange a look-
-in the bedroom-
Tommy: Is she asleep?
Ronnie: -muffled- Mommy's not sleeping, honey. She's just resting her eyes.
Billy: Mom, my head feels weird. It's, like, really noisy. I don't like it.
Ronnie: -pulls covers off her head- -softly- Resting. her. eyes.
-they leave the room and we go back to the armchair.
Ronnie: As punishment for my reckless evening, I plan on taking a quarantine-style staycation. A whole day… just to myself... That'll show me. -nods-
-back in the bedroom, Ronnie pulls the covers off her whole body, revealing  her halloween costume from the night before, then she covers her face-
Ronnie : (SIGHS HEAVILY)
-downstairs-
Tommy: I got to it first!
-(BOTH GRUNTING)
Billy: You always get to it first!
-the boys stop fighting over a remote as their mom comes downstairs in Her jacket distractedly holding up a finger continuing past them-
-The boys exchange a look and Billy Shrugs, in the kitchen, Ronnie takes a bottle of almond milk out of the fridge, as she grabs a box of cereal and the bowl, the almond milk bottle transforms into a milk carton, Ronnie notices it briefly glitching, she dumps cereal into the bowl then pours milk into it, as she sets the carton down it becomes a glass Roman View dairy bottle, her eyes fix on the bottle, and she sniffs the spoon full of cereal before eating it-
-in the armchair-
Ronnie: -talking about the glitching- Yeah, I'm not sure what that's about…It's probably just a case of the Mondays. -chuckles- Am I right?
-the camera zooms in on her as she glances off-
-insert into i need to make up-
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
-over a wide view, text appears “D.S.M Temporary retreat, eight miles outside Roman View”, an agent ,her long hair in a pony-tail, stares up at the barrier as Johnson approaches-
Agent: Lucky for us, she pumped the brakes.
Johnson: (CHUCKLES) Yeah. I feel very lucky. What's happening with the broadcast?
Agent: Dead air. The signal's gone.
Johnson: Make sure the team has everything they need. We launch today.
Agent: Yes, sir.
-she heads off, leaving Johnson to gaze at the Hex, the boundary rippling with blueish-purple light-
-elsewhere dream and techno slowly open their eyes as they both lie slumped on the ground, the wideview expands as they both lift their heads to take in the circus where the military tents once were-
(PARTY HORN TOOTING)
-they both stand and Techno watches one clown gesturing across the hood of a vintage car and another who kicks the tire-
Techno: what happened here?
-dream runs his hand down his shoulder then notices the clean cut man, now a strong man in a leopard print unitard approaching-
Strongman: You're the new clown? At least you're already in makeup.You're late for rehearsal with the escape artist.
Techno: Excuse-
Strongman: Come on. -he walks past Amaury chained to the front of an old car-
-in an interview-
Amaury: Yeah, I'm not great at this gig, I gotta be honest. It doesn't really speak to my skill set. I put in for the bearded guy, but this alabaster complexion wasn't fooling anyone.
-by the car Dream points from him to himself-
Amaury: Can I help you, creeper?
Dream: You don't remember me from last night? -pauses and makes a gesture pointing from his eyes to his- We locked eyes. There was an unspoken understanding.
Amaury: Um, hard pass.- he shrugs off the chains and walks away-
Dream: No, wait. Wait up! -drags techno with him-
Techno: This is fine-
-At the house-
Ronnie: Have you seen your dad?
Tommy:Um, no.
Billy: Do you wanna go look for him?
Ronnie: Well, if he doesn't wanna be here, there's nothing I can do about it.-holding her cereal bowl Ronnie changes the Tv channel.
Billy: Hey, Mom, last night, Uncle C said that thing about re-jailing Grandpa?
Ronnie: Don't believe anything that man said. He might not be your uncle.
Billy: Who is he?
Ronnie: (CHUCKLES DRYLY) Here's the thing, boys.-she rubs her hands together with a coy smile- I'm your mom. And as such, you were counting on me to have all the answers, right? (CHUCKLES)
-The boys nod-
Ronnie: Well, I don't! - smiles-
-the boys eyes widen-
Ronnie: I have...no answers. (CHUCKLES) Zip. Zero. Zilch. Nada. Niente. (CHUCKLES) I'm starting to believe that everything is… meaningless.
-billy's eyes shift uneasily-
Ronnie: You're welcome to draw your own conclusions, of course, but that's just where I'm at. (CHUCKLES)
-in her interview-
Ronnie: So maybe I went a little too dark there, but they'll be fine. Techno is half piglin! They literally inherited tough skin.
-she settles on the couch between them-
(LAUGHTER ON TV)
(KNOCK ON DOOR)
-she uses her powers to open the door
Ronnie: Hi, Linda. Come on in. I'd get up, but I just don't want to.
(LAUGHING)
-Linda smiles uncomfortably and glances at the camera-
-in an interview-
Linda: I think I got there in the nick of time 'cause she was one split end away from cutting her own bangs.
-in the living room-
Linda: Hey, boys, why don't we give your mom some “me” time?
Ronnie: (GASPS) (SOFTLY) Linda, are you sure?
Linda: Oh, abso-positively! Come on, let's go, guys.
Tommy: Do we have to, Mom?
-she nods eagerly-
Ronnie: Mm-hmm.
Billy: Someone needs to be here to take care of you.
Linda: Aw!
Ronnie: Boys, I'll be fine. Just go with Linda!
Linda: (CHUCKLES) I promise I won't bite.
-in her interview-
Linda: I actually did bite a kid once.
Ronnie: Linda, you are a life-saver.
Linda: Aw.
Ronnie: Is there anything I can do for you?
Linda: You know what? I do have a suspicious mole on my back that I just can't see- Ah. Boundaries. I get it. Say no more. (CHUCKLES) All right, gentlemen, let's keep it moving!
You know what? If one of you two could take a quick look, I'd appreciate it. It's right here above my...
(DOOR CLOSES)
-once Linda and the boys are gone Ronnie smiles to herself and hits the button the the remote before grabbing the bowl and putting her feet up, as she takes a bite she notices a potted plant morphing into a taller one, the fireplace disappears replaced by a mid-century cone fireplace, an armchair changes into a vintage style and their flat screen tv reverts to an old set with an antennae, using her powers Ronnie returns everything to its modern appearance-
-in her interview-
Ronnie: (CHUCKLING) I'm fine! -chuckles- I'm fine!
I'm fine. I'm fine. -softly-I'm fine. I'm fine.
-in a widened view, Koda drives the military vehicle along a forest road with Anna in the passenger seat-
Anna: -checks phone-(SCOFFS) Amaury made it through that last firewall, all right.
Koda: Oh, what'd he find?
Anna: R and D reports. All on the same project. Code name, Cataract.-she swipes through documents, one showing a diagram of the robot version of Carson-
Anna: (SCOFFS) Johnson wasn't decommissioning RC. He was trying to bring him back online. Nothing worked until...
Koda: Ronnie stole RC's body.
Anna:That's why he was so focused on tracking him inside the Hex.
Koda: Johnson wants his sentient weapon back. Someone has to tell Ronnie.
-looking out the windshield Anna breaks into a smile-
Anna: Look. There they are.
-they emerge from the forest finding two pickup trucks and a large trailer, Koda pulls onto a grassy field facing a section of the boundary Anna and Koda approach Phil-
Anna: Phil!
Phil: Anna. -smiles-
Anna: Thank you so much for coming. Techno and Ronnie would appreciate your loyalty.
Phil: They’re not the only one we're loyal to, Anna.Let me show you what we brought you.
-Phil gives a nod, and a hulking 6 wheeled rover bearing the DSM logo rolls out onto the grass several pieces of heavy equipment strapped to the back, Phil looks over at anna who eyes to rover admiringly-
Phill: -turns to anna-Did we get your specs right?
Anna: She's perfect.
Koda: So it's a she now?
-at the circus a bicycle rides around the grass and a woman twirls a hula hoop above her as several clowns perform tricks, dream follows Amaury, while Techno Follows behind-
(FOLKISH MUSIC PLAYING)
Dream: Hello? Excuse me. Uh, you tried to help me.
Amaury: Doubtful. I'm notoriously self-involved.
Dream: No, no, no. Please. Just hear me out. All right. I believe that you were part of a team monitoring a supernatural anomaly. And now...Well, you're in it.
Amaury: (SIGHS) Fine. I'll go out with you, but I'm ordering the lobster.
Dream: Oh, no. Look, that mime… His tray is getting too heavy.
Amaury:Oh, your bad back-
-Dream removes the mind manipulation that Ronnie cast on Amaury when he went into the Hex.
Amaury: Ooh. Whoa! Okay. Ooh. Whew.
Dream: Awake?
Amaury:Ooh, uh, yeah.
Dream: All right?
Amaury:Ooh. Oh, hello, self… -looks at dream- Wait a minute You little Fuck! WHY”D YOU KILL TOMMY HUH?
Techno: -blocks Amaury from punching Dream- Hey! Trust me, he doesn't remember anything when he is in the hex, Me and Ronnie are the only ones who remember our past-
Amaury: Oh, I wont punch you then! -smiles- You know, part of me secretly wanted a guest spot on the show, but seriously, that sucked.
Dream: Look, uh, what is your name? Your real name?
Amaury: Amaury, Amaury Montgomery
Dream: Dr. Amaury Montgomery. I intercepted a communication regarding your work.
Strongman: Hey! The lions just got off stage. You're up.
Dream: Dr. Amaury, I have questions.
Amaury: I have answers! Uh… -notices a truck- Ooh, should we take this convo on the road?
Dream: Excellent.
Strongman: You two are up.
Techno: No, I'm so sorry. The doctor and us have a prior engagement.
Strongman: -grabs Amaury’s wrist- He's not going' anywhere.
-Amaury punches the strongman-
Strongman: My nose!
Amaury: Sorry.
Techno: Come on!
-they rush to the funnel cake truck-
Strongman: Where do you think you're going? Get back here!
Amaury: To your house, I assume?
-all of them get in the truck with dream in the passenger seat, Amaury in the driver's seat, and Techno in the back-
Dream: Dr. Amaury, my questions, Are my children safe?
Amaury: That I don't know.
Techno: Who is that imposter, Carson?
Amaury: Beats me. -he finds a key hiding in a hula-girl figurine- A-ha! -holds up keys- Let's roll.
Dream: Great.
Strongman: Get out of there!
Dream: Sorry. Can't hear you!
Strongman: What?
Dream: DRIVE!
Amaury: I'm so sorry! We were double-booked by the agents!
Strongman:: You got to be on stage!
Techno: Step on it, Amaury!
Strongman: What are you doing?
Techno: I can't hear you.
Strongman: : You get back here! I need you!
-the flee from the circus-
-At home Ronnie smiles and gets up from the couch, as she heads to the kitchen the dining table changes to a previous iteration as does the lamp above it. The curtains toggle between styles, and wallpaper rolls upward on the wall the fireplace wall glitches briefly showing it in unfinished condition the stairs quickly switch styles small peaks forming on the steps  as static flicks over them Ronnie swivels around to the glitching stork as a sapphire cloud engulfs it-
-in her interview-
Ronnie:....I don't understand what's happening. Why it's… Why it's all falling apart and why...I can't fix it.
INTERVIEWER: Do you think maybe this is what you deserve?
-she looks up sharply-
Ronnie: What?-peers behind the camera-....You're not supposed to talk.
-insert commercial here-
-at another house, senior scrathey sits on Billy’s lap-
Linda: Okay, who's thirsty? -sets drinks down- Some bevs. -sighs-
Linda: Penny for your thoughts.
Billy: I like it here.
Linda:Oh, good. Is it because Señor Scratchy is such a good listener?
Billy: No. It's because it's quiet.-he looks seriously at Linda-  You're quiet, Linda.
-she smiles with a touched expression-
Billy: On the inside.
-her smile fades and she furrows her brow
Tommy: Do you think our mom is okay?
Linda:-Linda glances between Tommy and Billy uneasily then forces a reassuring look- Oh, for sure! Oh, you don't have to worry about your mom. Your mom can do anything. She's supermom! (CHUCKLES)
-with her arms around the boys Linda looks at the camera with wide eyes-
-in her interview-
Linda: Robert says I sugarcoat things. But you try telling a 10-year-old that his mother is cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs.
-by the rover Anna wears a suit that looks like a spacesuit-
Phil: Final checks.
-a soldier clicks her right glove into place secures a chest strap then puts on her left glove for her as Anna stares at the energy field-
Phil: We're all set, Anna.
Anna: Thank you.
Koda: Amaury's not here to give his stamp of approval.
Anna: I know. He's in there and I'm gonna go get him out. It's our last shot, Koda
-Koda nods while a soldier secures Anna’s helmet-
Anna: -walks up to Anna- Godspeed, Anna…. And I mean it.
-with a determined look Anna nods at Koda before striding to the rover, she climbs a ladder to a hatch on  the vehicles roof, Koda joins Phil under the tent as he supervises a pair of techs-
Koda: How much faith do you have in this thing?
Phil: It's our most heavily-armored space rover. She's gonna sail right through. Unharmed.
-Phil puts on a headset, in the rover Anna closes the hatch and settles into the control seat, she plugs a hose into a port on her suit and buckles her safety belt-
Phil: Capcom, check.
-a video feed in the tent shows Anna inside the rover, she enters a number onto the pad-
(ENGINE REVVING)
Anna: Good, check.
Phil: On your order, Anna.
-Anna steely gaze fixes on the windshield-
Anna: Moving out.
-she pushes a throttle forward and the six wheeled vehicle rolls into motion, Koda, and Phil watch anxiously as the rover picks up speed, Blue light from the hex glows on Anna’s face as she nears the boundary
Phil: Contact in five, four, three… two, one.
-the rover collides with the boundary particles shearing off the contact point, Anna uses the throttle trying to force the vehicle forward-
Koda: What happened to sailing right through?
Phil: The density is matching her.
Anna: I'm close. It's gonna give!
-the rover inches forward before its wheels  tip upward against the boundary bringing it to a vertical position, Phil startles, the front wheels sink through and Anna sees the red energy field spreading across the inside of the rover-
Phil:The structural integrity is failing… It's disintegrating.
Koda: No, it's being rewritten. -picks up walkie talkie- Anna, get out of there!
-Anna unplugs the hose and unbuckles her seat belt as the energy field overtakes the front of the rover-
Koda: Do you copy, Anna? Anna! Get out of there!
-she stands on her seat-
Koda: Anna!
-she  opens the hatch her feet leaving her seat just before the Blue energy takes it, she tumbles down the back for the Rover onto the grass-
Koda: :Get a medevac, now! -rushes over to Anna-
-Koda, phil, and other soldiers follow and rush towards Anna who watches as the energy field sucks the rover part way in then spits it out
Koda: Watch out!
-the vehicle sails through the air and falls onto its side, the front half is formed into an old van with a wood panel, Anna and Casron stare at it in disbelief then Anna turns to the boundary a resigned look settles on her face she turns and looks eyes with Koda.
Koda: -realizes- No. No.
Anna: I can get through.
-she drops her helmet and runs-
Koda: Anna! No!
-she runs straight into the boundary which gives between her hands, teeth gritted she pushes against it, as she slips inside the energy field staticy lines streak around her and she breaks into several versions of herself including Annabelle-
-as she regains memories from the past, the various versions of Anna comeback together her eyes turn pink, she strains through a tunnel of static energy Romanview on the other side, she forces herself through dropping to one knee in the grass as the rupture she created disappears behind her, a view from Anna's perspective shows the night sky over Roman View dotted with hazy light resembling Araouras, ribbons of energy course along power lines, under a dull daytime sky Anna stands her eyes appearing Pink as she takes in the visible energy around her, she blinks a hard her eyes returning to their normal green colour, the wideview expands as she sheds her space suit  and takes off running towards the neighborhood ahead of her-
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-meanwhile the funnel cake truck trindles along a two lane road-
Dream: So, I killed Tommy? The one outside of Roman View?
Amaury: Yes, but it's not that simple. You were in prison
Dream: Why would I have done that?
Amaury: You were angry, at least that's what everybody thinks..
Dream: Did I actually do that?
Amaury: Yeah.
-ahead a traffic light turns red at a vacant intersection-
Techno: Oh, man, another red light?
Amaury: It's kinda overkill out in the sticks here, don't you think?
Dream: Yes.
-seated outside the funnel cake truck Techno and Dream speaks to the camera-
Dream: I believe...
Techno: I think that Ronnie is creating these impediments to stop us from returning home.
-the light turns green-
Amaury: Also, it never rains in Roman View, right? -looks at Dream- Whoa!
-a bucket truck appears in front of them trailed by maintenance workers carrying signs-
Amaury: (SCOFFS)
-Techno looks into the camera riley, in his interview-
Dream: (SCOFFS)
Techno: -looks at Dream then back to the camera-I'm not amused.
-the maintenance workers completely block the intersection-
Amaury: -sarcastically- Yeah, great. Just take your time, fellas.
Dream: What am I now?
Amaury: (SIGHS) Honestly, I'm a STEM type of guy, so I thought she just flipped a switch on your head and erased your memories. but what I don't get is why you can't leave the Hex. What I do know is I've been watching RonnieLennox for the past week. - looks at techno- And the love you two have is real. You belong together. And dream, I haven't talked to you much…and i hate you.. But I KINDA think you are a good father to Ronnie. Sorta kinda.
Dream: What did I do this time?
Amaury: I have so much to explain..
-meanwhile a few pedestrians walk in front of Ronnie and technos house. Anna runs up, her shirt bearing the DSM symbol. In the kitchen Ronnie washes down some pills with a sip of water.
Anna: -burst in the front door-  Ronnie? Ronnie!
Ronnie:What are you doing?
Anna: Ronnie...
Ronnie: How did you get in here?
Anna:  Listen to me. This whole thing is about Dream and The fake Carson.
Ronnie: GET OUT OF MY HOUSE.
Anna: Dream did kill...
Ronnie: -she lifts Anna into the air and forces her outside- DON'T. TALK TO ME ABOUT THAT I DON'T WANNA HEAR ABOUT IT. - she walks outside- THE DRONES, THE MISSLES. CARSON?
Anna: No, wait, RC, no, no, no, that wasn't us.
Ronnie: ALL YOU DO IS LIE!
Anna: Ronnie, can’t you see?! Dream lied to you! Tommy is dead! He’s just manipulating you!
Ronnie: That. is not true. You’re the liar here. Tommy is just FINE!
Anna: Oh yeah?! Well then answer me this! You saw inside the prison when you broke Dream out! Didn't you see the blood that’s still on his hoodie?!?!
-Ronnie throws Anna to the ground but she lands in a kneeling position (superhero landing ;3) and green energy coursing over her, her eyes turn from pink back to green-
Ronnie: (GASPS SOFTLY)
Anna: The only lies I've told are the ones you put in my mouth.
Ronnie: Careful what you say to me. -she hovers an orb of blue energy in her palm-
Anna: Do it, then. Take me out.
-Ronnie conjers a second orb in her other hand-
-Anna stands squarely facing Ronnie, who stares back with a conflicted look-
Anna: -smiles- See, see? That's where you, Johnson, and Sam differ. Johnson is gonna burn Romanview to the ground just to get what he wants. And Sam is going to take Dream back no matter the cost. Don't let him make you the villain.
Ronnie: ...Maybe I already am.
-Ronnie raises her brow and twitches a sad smile, from her house Linda peers outside at the two women-
Anna: I'm not afraid of you, Ronnie. I lost one of the people I cared about most, too. The worst thing I can think of has already happened to me and I can't change it. I can't undo it. I can't control this pain anymore. And I don't think I want to, because it's my truth.
-Ronnie regards Anna dully her expression softened-
Anna: Ronnie, you have to...
Linda: Young lady, I think you overstayed your welcome. Poor Ron has been through enough.
Anna: This doesn't concern you. Ron...
Linda: Run along, dear. - she ushers Ronnie Away-
Anna: Ronnie, you have to take it down!
Ronnie: No. Don't make me hurt you.
Linda: All right.
-Anna gazes after them disappointedly, but she follows Ronnie and Linda-
-at the intersection the workers clear their signs and equipment
MAN: Okay, let's wrap it up.
Techno: Yes, finally.
-A crossing guard steps in front of the funnel cake truck with a stop sign-
Crossguard: (BLOWS WHISTLE)
Techno: Oh, come on!
-teachers lead groups of kids across the intersection-
Amaury: KIDS? What's next, puppies?
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-We look at Dream sitting in a chair, being interviewed-
Dream: I had no idea how much Ronnie had endured before coming to Westview, how much we both had, I guess. Though I can't remember it. For me, it feels like it happened to someone else, you know? But for her… It's mere weeks ago. -he looks around- What am I doing here, sitting,
talking to you when I should… -he takes the microphone off his chest, pushes the microphone hanging next to him and gets up-  This is... This is absurd. I need to get to my kid-
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Dream: C'mon -he grabs techno by the hand, opens the the then zooms out-
Amaury: Oh Yeah sure! I'll just, wait here i guess-
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-we now pan back to Ronnie in Linda’s house, being led to the couch-
Linda: Oh, here. -leading Ronnie into the living room- Would you like a cup of tea, hon?
Ronnie: Sure. Thank you, Linda. -smiles and sits down on Linda’s couch-
Linda: Okay. Sit down. Be right back with that. Aw.-she walks to the kitchen and shakes her head- Ay, ay, ay.
-Ronnie looks at the curtains, where a cicada is crawling on them. She then looks at the tv. A children’s show is playing, it's repeating the word “jump”. She then puts a concerned look on her face-
Ronnie: Where are the twins?
Linda: -making tea- Oh, they're probably just playing in the basement.
-Ronnie stands up and goes to the basement door. She then opens the door-
(DOOR CREAKS)
Ronnie: Boys? -she walks down stairs- Tommy? Billy?
-as she continues to walk down the stairs, she walks into a open room, a hexagonal shape, with strange markings on the walls-
(METALLIC THUD)
Linda: Ronnie, Ronnie. -she walks out of a metal door with her rabbit in her hand. She now has her hair down- You didn't think you were the only magical girl in town, did you? -She holds an orb of purple magic in her hand- Oh did i trick you? The name's Lukatha Darkness, Lovely to finally meet you, dear. -she smiles-
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-we then pan to Anna opening a hatch beside Lukatha’s house-
Carson-comes up behind her- Snoopy's gonna snoop.
Anna: -turns around- (GASPS)

(MUSIC PLAYING)

~°Guess who forgot to post the is chapter last week so you get this chapter today and then get 8 tomorrow, plus you get a new story in 2022 which I just started writing, and you get Ronnielennox animated but idk Abt voice acting, you might get that you might just get a video with just music, are you excited? Because I want you to be excited because I'm not going to get any sleep.
word count: 4389°~

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