>While the others are distracted, ask the GINGER if she can REMOVE the RUNESTONE to CLOSE the PORTAL, preventing more freaks from ESCAPING.

You're all for that. You're getting SICK of these WEIRDOES popping up from NOWHERE.

YANA obliges, going over to remove the RUNESTONE.
"..."
"...!"
It doesn't budge. YANA seems a bit depressed by her INABILITY TO HELP.



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>SUDDEN PERSPECTIVE SHIFT LOL

You are no longer SHINICHI YAMI, as he is too ANNOYED with you to let you be him.

You are now ARIA TEALE, one of SHINICHI'S INTERNS. You met him through YANA, a friend of yours from SCHOOL.

You found these RUINS, and now there are WEIRD PEOPLE claiming to be DEITIES coming out of SOME PORTAL THING. You're pretty WEIRDED OUT. And a bit ANNOYED.

What will you do about this?



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>Take a break from the exposition and reflect on your life.

You know what, that doesn't sound like a BAD IDEA.

As a LITTLE BOY, you were a STRAIGHT-A STUDENT. A terrifying event at a RODEO has left you with a PHOBIA OF HORSES. You love INSECTS, and your FINAL PROJECT in COLLEGE involved DRAGONFLIES.

You first met SPARKEN at GRAD SCHOOL- you two were FRIENDS after a bit. You'd trust SPARKEN with your life.

Thinking of SPARKEN, you vaguely recall SOMETHING IMPORTANT involving a CAR-

...oh god...

no...

It's been years, but you aren't ready to remember this. There's a darn good reason you've repressed it.

...
...
...Who is that stranger...?

Before you can find out, you snap back to reality.
Reality has stopped.

"You suddenly went all shaky and collapsed. You looked like you'd seen a ghost. Are you alright?"
"...you can turn the time back on. I'm fine."

SHINICHI hopes you're HAPPY. He sure isn't.



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>Introduce yourself, like you should have a few minutes ago.

"Well, 27, it's nice to meet you, I'm Shinichi Yami."

"That's a pretty weird name."

Before you can mention that 27 is also a WEIRD NAME, the PORTAL ripples again and SOMEONE emerges.

"27. Circe has taken notice. If we are to act, we must begin at once."

Her TONE is completely EMOTIONLESS. She would be quite ATTRACTIVE, considering her REVEALING TUNIC, if it wasn't for the fact that her HAIR seems to be made of PLANTS.

"Hi, Flora. I made some new friends."

Now what...? Just how many of these guys ARE there? And what did he mean by "used to" last time? So many questions, what order to ask them in?



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>Who's Seth? Why does he have freaky cool wings?

You've been considering touching the MYSTERIOUS PORTAL from BOTH SIDES, but you feel there are more PRESSING MATTERS to deal with.

"Seth?"
"He's Death. You know, Grim Reaper, god of death, collector of immortal souls. Nice enough guy, even if he is a bit distant."

First TIME, now DEATH. You find yourself wondering if there are many MORE of these MAGICAL DEITIES.

"And what's up with your wings?"

"These wings are the symbol of my power, and can carry me anywhere in time or space... or at least, they used to. See, I can hover up here like this with them."

Even that PINK-HAIRED INTERN seems IMPRESSED by 27's ability to FLY. The wings are CLOCKWORK, but they move as if ALIVE. If he really is the GOD OF TIME, this would be positively NORMAL.



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