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⬣//SPREAD, CONTAMINATE, ERADICATE
You've had a chance to adapt to your new circumstances and make peace with what your life has become… hopefully. If you haven't, don't expect life to get any easier.
A few things have changed in recent days. Healing no longer works as effectively as it did in the past. If you're in the habit of behaving recklessly, don't expect one of Fragment's few healers to pick up the slack. Broken bones will now remain broken no matter how many healing spells are cast on your shattered limbs. Damage to organs can't be repaired with the wave of a wand.
What's more, HP and SP restoring items have gotten harder and harder to come by. Potions are no longer available for purchase at generic NPC shops and gatherable items needed for crafting have become fewer and fewer in number, limiting your item making options. If you've gotten into the bad habit of injuring yourself heedless of the consequences, it's time to rethink your lifestyle. Playtime is over.
Think of the three core memories that have formed and shaped the person you are today. Some will think back fondly on family and friends while others have been jaded by the ill treatment they've received from important figures in their lives. In any case, it's of little concern to you now. One of those three precious memories has vacated your mind, taking with it a vital piece of you that you can no longer get back.
You may choose one of the three key memories listed on your application to be taken away from your character. Choices are limited to the memories supplied in your application and additional memories submitted for the previous memshare event or not eligible for convenient plot-induced memory loss. Choose wisely, because you aren't getting it back.
And Sky Fish, and Disco Knives, and Evil Armors…
Has anyone noticed the monsters around town lately? Which town, you may ask? The answer is all of them.
Monsters have invaded Root Towns in large waves, attacking anything and everything in sight. Any lovingly crafted signs or other furnishings you've erected around town are easily torn to shreds and destroyed by the monsters who have come to roost in your once safe Root Towns. On the plus side, PvE and PvP has now been enabled in all Root Towns, which is excellent news for those who wish to combat the monster invasion and those who can't seem to help hurting themselves and others.
These monsters range in level from 50 to 75, and while many of them can be defeated with a bit of ingenuity and teamwork, some of them boast impenetrable shields that no regular attacks or spells can break through. They are also immune to status/potion/armor effects.
When in doubt, turn to your fellow players for support. There may be some among you who know how to deal with these impossibly strong monsters, but there's no guarantee that they'll want to help you.
A lilting, boyish voice sings to you in your sleep. His voice sounds familiar to you, tickling your heart like a call from an old friend, but this is no friend of yours.
"You had every chance to abandon this world and return to your own. What stopped you? Was it ego? Hubris? In any case, it's too late for regrets now.
They say the world is what you make of it. Doesn't the same hold true for reality?"
The voice will periodically visit you and your sleep, but the moral of his message never changes: you did this to yourself. You were trapped here because you chose to look the other way. If anyone is to blame for the current situation, it's you and you alone, but there is a̸̬̲͔̘͈͚̠̫̘̬̗̖̋͑̉̓̿͛̈́̋͐̃̾̈̕̕ͅń̵̩̱̠̫̖̬̲̻͉̝̈́̀̀̚͜͜o̴͍͎̣͔̤̝̲͍̺̿̒t̴̨͚͓͍̜̮̥͊͑̿̈́̉̂̐͜͠͝h̷̨̨̦͕͖̙̞͙̗̗͎̬͛̂̾̋̅͜͜͝ȩ̸͎̭̙̜̯͎̯̳̮̘̲͒ȑ̸̡̧̢͓̠̦͙͇͍͎̭͑̈́̓̿̓̅̑̅̌͑̈́̕͝͝ ̴̧̼͕̟̬̰̞̮̗͔͈̬̙͍̈́̀w̵̗̖̩̘͇͖̲̩̫̣̗̙̲̌͜a̷̛͎͋͑̃͛̆̈̋̑̋͠y̴̡̬͕͈̗̫̯̟̯͊͐̌̀̐͑͘͝͝.
Another h̶̦̘̤̘͐͑̿̂̏̎͋͝o̴̧͖͚̖̜͓͂̏́͒̑̈́͝͝p̶̡͙̏̉̿̎̀̑́̈̆͌̉e̷̡̡̦̣̯̘̺͍̟̰͍̤͛̀́̚͝͠. Will you heed that voice and call to it?
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There... there are people like that here, even now...?]
They can find happiness too, I'm sure of it! They just need to stay a little longer!
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[But even that's fine, because he at least deserves it.]
Still... there's kind people who will help them one day. I'm sure of it.
I want them to be able to meet. I want them to be able to live their lives happily and peacefully.
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How can you hold out any hope for a world that's treated you so cruelly? Your logic makes no sense at all.
There are no miracles where you come from. If you count on luck, you'll always be disappointed in the end.
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[He actually laughs a little here, completely unconcerned.]
But every other person here is precious to me. I want them all to get a chance to live happily first! If they can see that, then maybe they won't want to die after all.
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Mm, yep. I've made my decision. I'll be keeping you. I'll have you seeing things my way in no time at all, so please be patient! It won't be much longer now. Even trash can be recycled into something new, and when you are, you'll know what true happiness looks like.
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What does any of that mean.]
My grossness seeps out of me no matter what I do! You think you can fix it?
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You're incapable of fixing yourself, so I'll do you a favor and fix you myself. When you know what happiness is, you'll know how to share it with the people around you.
As you are now, you're much too broken to feel true happiness, but there is h̶̦̘̤̘͐͑̿̂̏̎͋͝o̴̧͖͚̖̜͓͂̏́͒̑̈́͝͝p̶̡͙̏̉̿̎̀̑́̈̆͌̉e̷̡̡̦̣̯̘̺͍̟̰͍̤͛̀́̚͝͠ for you yet. Believe in me, and I'll show you the way.
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He was never loved. Only despised, a creature of disgust.]
I wonder if that's even possible...
[If anyone's broken beyond repair, it's probably him, after all.]
Though, I'm happy with my life already. It doesn't hurt to hate myself. So that part doesn't need fixing!
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I've seen what happy humans look like. You, on the other hand... well, you're one of the more miserable ones I've met.
Hating yourself and being happy with yourself are two different things. Two incompatible things. I wonder if it isn't better to break you down entirely and construct something new?
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[????? It's not making sense to him.]
How do you fix a person, anyway?
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With this, you can decide for yourself whether to remain in comfortable misery or to embrace the happiness you deserve. Good luck!
[Something inside of Nanashi shifts, changes, disappears, after which the voice falls silent, no longer heeding his calls.]
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Wait... Hey, who are you, anyway?
[Questions that should have been asked earlier... when there's no response, he just settles back, drifting once more into his usual slumber.]