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There. You did it. You finally managed to finish ACT 2 of Septem's route. But... it seems your little puppet wasn't so happy about it... you'd better try talking to it.
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After checking that everything was in place, you pressed 'New Game' and appeared in the void... well, not exactly the Void, but on the game's Main Screen, and there, your puppet was waiting for you, curled up.
Seeing it, you approached with a smile and greeted it... but it didn't turn to look at you; rather, it did the opposite. Yes, it definitely didn't like what you did. You sighed and sat down next to it.
'...Are you happy?' it asked without looking at your face. You stared at it for a second, and then lowered your head in guilt. While you were happy to have seen Septem's new form, you knew very well that the action you took had cost your small, faithful puppet its life.
'Forgive me... I know you didn't like it, but... I promise I won't do it again. I'll try not to make any decisions that will lead to your death,' you said in a serious but also sorrowful tone. At that moment, they sneered with slight annoyance.
'That's what you said last time...' they said, and finally turned to face you. Their eyes were somewhat red, and dried tears were visible on it's face; their brow was slightly furrowed. Guilt truly struck you hard in the chest.
'I know, but this time I won't do it again, I swear,' you replied and embraced them in a tight hug. The puppet stiffened at first, but then relaxed and returned the hug, tears attempting to fall again.
You both stayed like that for a few moments until the puppet finally broke the embrace, this time with a smile.
"Thank you... I... needed that," it said, in a tired tone.
"No problem," you simply replied. The puppet wiped its face with its sleeve and looked back at you.
"Leave me here, I'll be waiting for you when you change routes." You tilted your head. "Don't look at me like that! While I didn't like dying, I do want to rest a bit from all that." Oh, yes, it's right. You nodded and stood up, bidding your puppet goodbye and preparing to continue with Septem's Route.
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They simply lay down on the ground, watching as you pressed "Continue" on the game's main screen, and then could no longer see what you were doing.
You were lying. It knew that very well; after all, the beings of the Upper Plane were curious and always broke their promises.
But...
Even so...
They were willing to please you, to follow your every order, and to accept every Bad Ending you led it to. It's not as if they had any other choice anyway.