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--drop off a gift at H.A.N.D Headquarters, run up the walls at Castelia City, THEN--

[It's unknown if Sparkle is trolling or if these are ACTUAL directions.]

I'll keep it a surprise...~ But we have a pretty complex set of directions to drive through to get there.

Wait, wait, WAIT! I need to pick up one more contact! We need to make a quick trip, pronto!

I'll follow you to the ends of the earth~!

I was chatting with that pink-haired woman earlier, so she's still around. But aside from that, it's so... desolate! And this is no dream, either...

Call, and I shall answer, dearest Vita~!

@elationincarnate.bsky.social
@pristinebeauty.bsky.social

First one on the chopping block? Chicken wing boy. That Sunday, I'll be damned, he almost did THAT again.

The head o' the whole thing, eh~? He's an elusive one; I haven't fully confirmed my deductions, but I have a few suspicions in mind...

Go on…

“That’s more my style, actually~! I think we’d make great friends if you gave me a chance, Ms. Hoshimi…~”

“On one hand, we likely can’t kill him from within a dream. On the other hand, if we AREN’T in a dream… huhuhu…~”

“Do you REALLY think he’d give you an answer~?”

"That's not something we can just force so easily, Ms. Hoshimi~! And even then, I never said that was DEFINITELY the case. Small inconsistencies should exist if we truly ARE trapped, but if we're still in reality, then there's still time to stop the trap before it can be sprung~!"

"Sounds about right to me! But... who's to say it isn't already too late? I've been in this same trap before, after all..."

"What if... w̷e̷'̷r̶e̸ ̶a̸l̷r̷e̸a̷d̶y̸ ̸t̶r̷a̶p̸p̶e̶d̴ ̴i̷n̵ ̸t̷h̷e̵ ̶d̵r̸e̸a̵m̵~̸?̵"̵