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⠀⠀⠀ ꒱࿐ ˚ 𝑶͟𝑵͟𝑬 DRAWS HIS WEAPON , ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀HE'S SO DYING TO PLAY .
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( and what exactly did he mean by that ? probably the fact that ... after landing a second hit on her , that he simply turned around .
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( and what exactly did he mean by that ? probably the fact that ... after landing a second hit on her , that he simply turned around .
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... you don't get to decide when it's your time to fall . you don't get to decide who will get peace and who doesn't — you are not the one who decides anymore .
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... you don't get to decide when it's your time to fall . you don't get to decide who will get peace and who doesn't — you are not the one who decides anymore .
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( slowly , he steps forward . one step . another . until the shattered music box lies between them — broken like they both were . )
if I was still him …
… i’d let you go .
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( slowly , he steps forward . one step . another . until the shattered music box lies between them — broken like they both were . )
if I was still him …
… i’d let you go .
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like he’s seeing * ( her ) — as his old self , who would cling into that version of her . the innocent , too perfect , poor , pitiful natalie ... )
( * ( peace ) . what a strange thing to offer him . something he’d stopped believing ,
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like he’s seeing * ( her ) — as his old self , who would cling into that version of her . the innocent , too perfect , poor , pitiful natalie ... )
( * ( peace ) . what a strange thing to offer him . something he’d stopped believing ,
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i should've put you to rest ... on that night ... i should have ended it all back then .
i should've put you to rest ... on that night ... i should have ended it all back then .
( he moves . not charging — but walking . steady . )
“ if things were different ” … keh …
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( he moves . not charging — but walking . steady . )
“ if things were different ” … keh …
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( he SLAMS the rocket down beside him , the sound echoing like a gunshot . the rocket’s engine wheezes in protest , flickering . )
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( he SLAMS the rocket down beside him , the sound echoing like a gunshot . the rocket’s engine wheezes in protest , flickering . )
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( he laughs again , but it’s not joy . it’s mockery . ragged . fractured . )
after everything—
after the lies ,
after the show ,
after you ran and left me — you took what you needed and ran with it , and me ? i was left behind .
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( he laughs again , but it’s not joy . it’s mockery . ragged . fractured . )
after everything—
after the lies ,
after the show ,
after you ran and left me — you took what you needed and ran with it , and me ? i was left behind .
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... you’re sorry?
( the voice is quieter. too quiet . )
( then— )
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... you’re sorry?
( the voice is quieter. too quiet . )
( then— )
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natalie ... oh , sweet , beautiful natalie ...
a rose with thorns — so delicate yet it hurts to touch ... keeheehee ... you always had them , those thorns ... and how they hurt — and you knew it ...
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natalie ... oh , sweet , beautiful natalie ...
a rose with thorns — so delicate yet it hurts to touch ... keeheehee ... you always had them , those thorns ... and how they hurt — and you knew it ...
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( whether or not he hits — he’s not stopping . he tumbles from the momentum , rolling once , then slamming his fist into the dirt to steady himself .
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( whether or not he hits — he’s not stopping . he tumbles from the momentum , rolling once , then slamming his fist into the dirt to steady himself .
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( the rocket spins — WHIP-CRACK! — he redirects , coming in from a harsh , sharp angle with brutal precision . and yet his figure collides with the edge of the wall ,
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( the rocket spins — WHIP-CRACK! — he redirects , coming in from a harsh , sharp angle with brutal precision . and yet his figure collides with the edge of the wall ,
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come out , come out , wherever you are …
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come out , come out , wherever you are …
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( he stares down at the box , then up toward the shadowed window where she vanished . )
this game … it’s never over until * ( I ) say so .
i am the one who is leading this performance ! ME !
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( he stares down at the box , then up toward the shadowed window where she vanished . )
this game … it’s never over until * ( I ) say so .
i am the one who is leading this performance ! ME !
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