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The moon rapidly turned into a full circle and in a couple of seconds, it had turned into a full moon that was as red as blood.
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‘Fuck…’ Klein, who had just woken up because of the illusory ravings, wiped the drool from his chin and took four steps counterclockwise.
Once he was at the grey fog, he touched one of the crimson stars.
Suddenly, a girl with brown hair and a certain lazy vibe appeared.
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“Thank you, Mr. Honorable Fool.” The Magician, Fors stood up and curtsied.
The Fool simply nodded.
“…”
Why is it always so awkward at the start!!!! Fors uncomfortably squirmed around in her chair.
Meanwhile, Klein: What did Miss Magician talk about last time… oh right..
“How’s the novel?” Klein asked.
Miss Magician suddenly straightened in her seat, and her rambling immediately began.
“Ah, so basically- uh, Ruth - the main character, does…”
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Klein suddenly rests his face onto his palm.
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Klein starts to blink more often.
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Klein starts to relax into his seat, and he thinks to himself, “closing my eyes will help me imagine the story…”
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“And uh- oh, are you still listening?
Fors stops speaking for a couple of minutes, expecting an answer.
“…”
Uh… why did I just say that so casually? I-Is ‘He’ mad at me? Is that why ‘He’ is not responding? Anyways- I definitely overstepped my boundaries!! Why did I think ‘He’ was a friend!!!
Fors starts to sweat and tries to apologise, “Mr. Fool- I- uh, didn’t mean to say that. I’m really sorry…”
“…”
Still no response..? Am I going to get punished..? Xio… Remember, burn my secret manuscripts under my bed!!
At this point, Fors’ back was drenched in so much sweat, you could swim in it.
Then, soft breathing suddenly sounds out in the grey fog.
????
There’s no way right? Fors’ mind starts to spiral.
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Hey!!! I’m not so boring you would sleep because of it right??!
I mean,.. Xio doesn’t fall asleep?
Uh… I feel like my thoughts are off track… First, what do I do..????!!!
Fors suddenly hit a wall. Does she wake The Mighty and Honourable Fool™ or and leave 'Him' to sleep?
Well, if I leave him to sleep 'He' might get angry and say ‘why didn’t you wake me up!’ like someone who refuses to be wrong…
On the other hand if I wake 'Him' up, 'He' still might yell at me for disturbing 'His' sleep.. and there’s really no way to ‘politely’ wake some up..? Do I just yell at 'Him'?
… I feel like that would cause more anger…
Well then, what am I supposed to do?
Fors felt like she was going to lose control with all the options she had.
Should I just pretend like nothing happened..?
… I don’t think my acting skills are on par for that.
Fors suddenly had a solution!
It was to pretend like a sleeping charm suddenly was activated and that she fell asleep too!
Fors sighed a sigh of relief and tried to get in a comfortable position to sleep.
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Ow! My neck… this really isn’t comfortable.
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Uh.. doesn’t this look like I went to sleep after seeing Mr. Fool went to sleep…
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Can’t this chair be more comfortable???!!!
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I feel like a child in a pram… and my back hurts.
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I quit… how is Mr. Fool even sleeping in that position??? I swear, I’m a bestseller writer… my stories can't be that boring...
… What do I do now..?>
Wait… What time is it?
Fors had a horrifying thought.
What happens if 'He’s' stuck in the dream because - god stuff, I don’t know - then I'm stuck here for 400 years without realising, waiting for Mr. Fool wake up…
Xio won’t even know what would’ve happened to me!!!!! She might of thought I went crazy and lost control..
I.. I can’t let that happen!
I have to wake up Mr. Fool!!!!
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Fors, in this sudden wave of fearlessness banged on the table… twice.
The sound echoed throughout the grey fog.
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Huh…? What happened… The just awoken Mr. Fool looked around confusedly.
Oh… Fuck.
His gaze landed on Miss Magician who was currently rambling.. about.. uh..
“Mr. Fool- I mean Mr. Ruth woke up- i mean won the battle and uh-“
Klein stared at her with a dead look.
Should I just kill myself?
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Oh lord, please save me..
Fors realised the consequences of her actions and wanted to jump into a certain river. (well, she thought, Mr Fool might smite me down before I do…)
By this point, Fors had stopped talking out of embarrassment and fear and Klein was just.. thinking.
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How do I save Mr. Fool’s image…?
Right, I can’t…
I swear I’ll get revenge on Mr. Door…
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“M-Mr. Fool, u-uh I won’t tell anyone…- Or anything!” Fors timidly stuttered out. “I swear on…”
Wait I can’t say ‘God’ because ‘He’s’ ‘God’..???? But why would I swear on him to something 'He’s' included in…?? That’s like saying “I swear on my mum” infront of your mum…
“… my life” Fors said and smiled politely at Mr. Fool. (who trying her best to hide her hands, under the table, clamped together, sweating)
Mr. Fool nodded.
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A unknown amount of uncomfortable silence was broken by Mr. Fool’s words: “It’s morning now.”
“Oh.. Okay,” Fors curtsied, “Thank you, Honorable Mr. Fool.”
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Immediately after getting sent back home, Fors stood up and opened the curtains to the fog of Backlund. I made it home.
She promptly threw herself onto the bed, and quickly went into the land of dreams.
Xio, who had just entered to check up on Fors, paused, smiled and decided to leave and ask later.
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In the fog above, Mr. Fool sat there, with his head down and hands interlocked infront of his head. As if he was regretting everything, for a unknown amount of time.
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Monday, 3PM in Backlund Time.
“Good afternoon, Mr Fool~”
As usual, Miss Justice greeted everyone in order. However, this time, when they were doing their usual bow to Mr. Fool- she saw Miss Magician was refusing to look at Mr. Fool
Huh.. what happened… Right! It was blood moon a couple days ago- did something happen during that meeting…?
I wonder what they even do up here when it’s blood moon… Haha, it’s probably Miss Magician rambling to Mr. Fool. I bet Mr. Fool has fallen asleep listening to her… Ahh!! Audrey, don’t joke about Mr. Fool… Mr. Fool would never do something like that…
Audrey suddenly paused, and added inwardly as if an apology:Praise the Fool!!!