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"This is really
creeping me out,"
I admitted.
"Then don't
sit there,"
Toto threw his hands into the air,
exasperated.
"I'm not talking
about you!"
I retorted,
"Just--"
I lost words.
What was I going
to tell him?
That this game
was probably
stalking me and
watching my moves?
This game was a fucking
stalker, of all things?
That sounded
utterly absurd,
and Toto wasn't one
to like jokes from
an edgy teen.
"Nothing,"
I decided.
Clutching my phone
to my chest,
I felt uneasy.
I watched my HP trickle down
to a third of what it had--
Toto was still drinking his coffee.
Suddenly I hated to see him do that.
I watched it go
into the red,
and felt my heart
speed up,
wary, irritated,
restless--
Something didn't
feel right.
╔═══════════════╗
fr:『EXTERMINATOR』
to:『RULEKEEPER』
What are you doing?
╚═══════════════╝
I flinched.
EXTERMINATOR's signal
was still near by.
Maybe he was outside the lab.
╔═══════════════╗
fr:『EXTERMINATOR』
to:『RULEKEEPER』
Your HP's red.
Take a potion, wtf.
╚═══════════════╝
He can see my health bar,
that's how the game is.
"It's none of
your business,"
I hissed out
a message.
Now, the guy
was quiet.
But he wasn't wrong.
But am I going to
waste a potion for
this dumb thing?
Of course, I'll just wait for the respawn,
thanks very much for the concern.
Deciding not to think
anymore about it,
I picked up all the food,
stuffed it in my bag,
and left the lab.
"I'll head on to the canteen,
so see ya in class,"
I promptly
slid the door shut.
Toto's little "sure"
went unheard,
but recognized.
The hallway was quieter
than usual,
bustle resounding from
the cafeteria.
A group of girls chattered in
the corner--
a few studious ones found
a bench to read--
some were busy with
committee work of some sort--
a teacher lectured a student
on the other end of the hall.
Ignoring all of them,
I walked away.
Chaa-chang!
I flinched.
Shooting an apologetic look
at the ones that turned my way,
I switched on the accursed
phone once again--
╔═══════════════╗
『RULEKEEPER』
has lost a life.
Remaining lives: 2/3
╚═══════════════╝
I could've laughed.
"What is this,
super mario?"
But something hurt in my chest--
and told me something was
terribly, terribly wrong.
This function wasn't
a thing in the previous Sonata.
When you die,
you respawn, of course.
But I had three lives
in a countdown now.
What happens
when I run out?
I didn't speak out my thoughts--
I really,
really,
didn't want to think
about it.
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