Open Wounds (Act 1)
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Last published Fri, Jul 4, 2025
Alex finds solace in running from her past. After being saved from an abandoned prison, she tries her best to move on from what she went through as a child when she creates an imaginary world she calls Elsewhere. Despite all the bright colors and unlimited ice cream, Alex knows herself all-too-well to know that this paradise in her mind can't last, she just didn't expect to be trapped within the walls of her own daydream. Now Alex has to trust herself to figure out how to put the pieces of her broken mind together again, all while uncovering memories of her past that she wished had stayed hidden.
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