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One.
“Sasha, it's a full moon tonight!”
“Oh. Well, it's good that it's bright.”
“Mm! It’s so pretty… And all of the stars around it…”
“...Yeah. Will you be able to find your way from here?”
“....I don't know. I've never stayed out this late before. He’s going to be so angry…”
“...I could go with you.”
“....No. No, you shouldn’t.”
“Well… I can take you halfway there? So you don’t have to go alone.”
“Really? That should be okay, I think.”
“Mm, okay.”
“….”
“........”
“We’re almost there. You should… you should go.”
“Are you sure? I can stay for longer…”
“...No, that’s not a good idea. Not at all. But…”
“Eno?”
“Sasha, I’m… I’ve really never been out this late before. He’s so angry even when I’m a little late… he’s going to beat me.”
“.....”
“At least the full moon is pretty. I’ve only ever seen it from out the window. It’s so much better to see it like this. It’s nice to see it with you…”
“...It won't be good to see it with me again. But, no matter what happens, you can always come visit me. I’ll be there, if only you come to find me.”
“Yeah. Yeah! I’m glad. Sasha, I’m glad I got to see the night sky with you.”
“...Yeah.”
“Mm. Sasha… It’s already so late. But could I… stay with you a little longer? Just a couple more moments…”
Two.
“Oh, it's a full moon again…”
“There's so much blood… Fuck. Fuck—Just because we’re Infected, those people—Eno—”
“Even though so much has changed… It's still so beautiful.”
“Eno, don't talk—can you use your Arts?”
“It's so bright… So pretty.”
“Eno, please—I can’t—”
“Sasha? You're… crying?”
“Eno! Fuck. Fuck. The bleeding isn't stopping. I—”
“Don't cry… Sasha, don't cry. Look, it's all better… You don't need to be sad. Look at the moon. We can see it together all the time now, can't we? Isn’t that good? At least you’re here.”
Three.
“That star right there—the one below the moon. There are seven stars around it—it looks like a rabbit. See?”
“I see it!”
“Mm… Me too.”
“Good, good. The story for this one… Talulah helped me make it. It goes like this…”
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“Alina?”
“Oh, you’re still awake? What is it, Eno?”
“I like it when you tell stories…”
“Ha! I’m glad, Eno.”
“Yep… I like it when me and you and Sasha and Talulah are all out here looking at the sky. It’s very nice… I like it a lot.”
“...I like it a lot too, Eno.”
“You do?”
“Yes. It’s nice to spend time together.”
“Oh…”
“Mm. Go to sleep, Eno. We’ll be here when you wake.”
Four.
“It's a full moon again…”
“….Yeah.”
“….Do you still remember the constellations?”
“...Yes, I think so.”
“I… don't. I forgot them. So many of them, I just... Which ones do I even still remember—?”
“Oh, Mephisto—don't cry… Shh, it's okay.”
“I just—I don't even remember anymore. It's only been several days, and I'm already—”
“It's okay, Eno. It’s okay.”
“I didn’t mean to forget. It just—hurts. To remember. And now I can’t get those stories back, even if I want to—”
“….I could still tell them to you.”
“Really?”
“...Yes. It won't be the same, but at least you won't forget. And... Talulah can help, too.”
“...Okay. I—”
“...Mephisto.”
“Yes?”
“...She's not gone. As long as we remember the kind of person she was. As long as we keep the lessons that she taught us.”
Five.
“Say, Faust, it’s a full moon today.”
“….Yes.”
“I guess that means those Ursus bastards will be able to see. Ugh. It’ll be harder for our troops to sneak up on them tomorrow.”
“……..”
“But we will definitely win! We need to, after all. Talulah is depending on us. Those disgusting Chernobogians don’t stand a chance! Yes, we’ll get our revenge… Reunion will definitely triumph! We’ll be the ones laughing when everything’s over.”
“…………..”
“...How do you think the battle will go, Faust?”
“...We’ll win. They won’t expect it.”
“Yes. Yes! Of course.”
“……………..”
“....Faust.”
“Hm?”
“….The night sky.”
“....”
“...It's been a while since we've watched it together. How long has it been?”
“……”
“….Those stories. The constellations. I forgot all of them, I think. Does that matter? We haven't had the time to tell them anymore. I…”
“……..”
“Ugh. It doesn’t—matter, anyway. Talulah—”
“Mephisto.”
“Hm?”
“I still remember some of them. You… you can hear them, if you want to.”
“I….”
+One.
“...The full moon.
...All the times that I’ve seen you before... There’s been someone by my side. And now...
…..
….Sasha, I miss you.
...I didn't even realize. You must have been in pain. My best friend, and I didn't even notice. Everything I stood for, everything that Reunion was doing… I hurt you.
...I'm sorry.
……
...Living is precious, was it? Life is meaningful. The struggle to find happiness. My own happiness, my own choices… To try and make amends for my mistakes. To realize that I was wrong.
Is this what you wanted, Sasha? I hope so.
….It's hard to be alive. I don't understand why…. Why did you care so much? Why did you want to live?
…….I don't want to. I wish I were dead.
But I'll live. I'll keep watching the moon and the stars… and I'll remember.
….Goodbye, Sasha. Thank you.”