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"Miggie...?"

Mirage was engulfed by the pure color of white. The doors beside her disappeared, and the building vanished from her sight. 

She couldn't understand. How can she understand? Is she going insane? 

She calls out the name of her friend several times.... but nobody came.

Mirage felt despair. 

WARNING! WARNING!

"Huh? Warning...?" She repeats. The sound wasn't coming from the area around her. Atleast, it doesn't seem like that was the case.

SYSTEM ERROR! SYSTEM ERROR!

"What's happening..." Mirage panicked and fell on her knees. With her hands covering her ears, she continues to hear it. The sound was inside her head. "Am I.... going insane?"

Bzzt.... Bzzt... The System is restarting. The System is res-

Mirage couldn't hear the rest of it. Her vision was hazy, and her head felt fuzzy. She stumbled to the ground before she could catch herself.


Bancroft Household \ Mirage's Room
December 05, 2022


"Ms. Mirage. It's time to wake up. You're gonna be late for school." Shouted her maid, waiting near her.

Mirage barely opened her eyes when she noticed her maid holding her towel at the door.

[Wake up / Stay Asleep]

At the choice, Mirage moved her body position to face the other side of the bed, and continued to sleep in fetal position.

"It's already 6:15 A.M., Ms. Mirage." The maid tried to convince her, "Your mother will be very angry if you don't wake up anytime soon."

[Wake up / Stay Asleep]

Mirage completely opened up her drowsy eyes. Grumbling, and curling her lips, she muttered, "Okay, okay. I'll get up, I'll get up. Are you happy?"

"Delighted." The maid replied without hesitation, as she proceeded to open the door wide for Mirage to come outside.

"Another day, another maid to fire for interrupting my pleasant nap." The young woman told herself.

The day continues. Mirage consumes her pancakes and cookies hastily. Then, she chose one of the three car keys and sprinted towards the door. 

"Bye, mom!" 

"Alright, be safe." 

Mirage steps outside their door as they all start to lose color. All was in shades of gray, black, and white. A colorless environment it suddenly was.

"Huh...?"

WARNING! An error has occurred.

SYSTEM RESTARTING. SYSTEM RESTARTING.

Bzzt... Bzzt... Bzzt...

Bzzt... Bzzt... 

Bzzt... 

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