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Spirit approached the white-furred sneasel and sniffed at them. Their appearance didn't bring any words to mind, which only made her more curious. "Who are you?"

Lillie grimaced beneath the hat. She didn't like that answer. She didn't say anything, though. Talking would only make things worse. Why did the others here seem to be trying to convince her being a Mimikyu was so... fine. Maybe the were right. Maybe she was being unreasonable. She was probably...

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Chapter 3: Firelight Niko was bored. Spirit and that Absol whose name she couldn’t remember just kept talking and talking. For at least an hour now, she’d been asking him questions, and he responded with dull stories while Spirit sat enraptured. The exchange went on and on and on. Niko...

Review replies! About two-thirds of what I want to say is spoilers that I'm keeping my mouth shut on, and a significant chunk of the other 33% is about where things went wrong. Hopefully, this doesn't come across as defensive, but as it turned out, not saying anything about what I do intend...

"We're going on a train?" Despite everything, Lillie found that somewhat exiting... Until it occurred to her that she would have to board the thing, and ride it, all without anyone ever catching a glimpse of her. The logistics of being a disguiseless Mimikyu complicated things. She wouldn't...

I just remembered time spent outlining counts. I didn't track it all, so I'm going to air on the very safe side and log 6 hours. I definitely did at least that much.

"Tell me about it," Lillie grumbled. "Want to trade? Perhaps we can go find a Manaphy to swap us." The offer was nothing more than facetious. While Lillie couldn't see what the person she was talking to had become, she was sure it wasn't as bad as Mimikyu. There was no way anyone would've...

"This... is not where I expected my mind to go next." Damn. She'd been doing well at silencing the noise in her head. This music would make it harder to starve the Nihilego. Music inspired emotions. Emotions fed the Nihilego. Feeding the Nihilego prolonged this nightmare. The music was killing...

Abigail grumbled as she got out of bed. What the hell was happening now?

Soul looked at Ivy, worry in their eyes. "Are you okay? What just happened? You're sure you're still okay to go eat?" Soul took a deep 'breath.' "Anyways, I want to try fruits or something! Celeste can't eat those. We should go find some..." <><><><><>

Soul scratched their head. "Stuff I like to eat? I don't think I've ever eaten anything. I almost did when I first came out of the room, but we all got distracted. I've never even seen a flower before in my life, either." They had one thing, at least. "I do know where I like to go! I like the...

Soul stared at their feet. They didn't feel lucky. Petram seemed lucky to her. So did Luz. "I guess it's kinda lucky that I'm able to choose... but I can't do it! I can't choose!" The idea of having to choose scared her. Would Ivy really have liked that? Soul sighed. Ivy probably would've...

Soul mused over how Ivy had described. It sounded like she was based on... a dead person? Is that why she looked so... so much the way she looked? "I... I don't know who I am at all. I am 'Soul,' but I don't know who 'Soul' is. Celeste said everyone from his world names themselves, but I guess...

"Oh. I didn't get a name when I was a stone. I choose Soul. I chose to be a vulpix... although it was kind of an accident. That's the thing: There isn't a Soul other than me. Most of the shades are based on someone, but I'm not. So I don't know who I'm supposed to be." It occurred to Soul that...

"I want..." Soul paused, thinking about what it was they really wanted. "I want to be someone. A-And I want to know who that someone is. I want to know who I am. I didn't get someone to be from my stone like the rest of us seemed to. So I have to make someone to be. I have to decide who Soul...

Soul gulped, suddenly nervous. "Did I do something wrong?" Luz and Petram had made her feel something when she'd accepted being friends with them. It was some kind of... connection. She didn't feel a connection with Ivy. "Maybe we have to... do something? Something that makes us become friends?"

Soul nodded. "I will." They weren't sure what they were getting themself into. What Ivy meant was beyond them. They would become important to Ivy, and therefore they would be important in general? But then they would already be important, so they didn't think being important to Ivy would change...

Soul tucked their tails against their body, as if to shield Soul from Ivy's inspection. Why did Ivy want to be friends with them? Soul wasn't really in any way interesting... Petram had wanted to be friends with them, too, though. And Luz. Soul didn't understand why people wanted to be friends...

Soul popped up into the air with surprise when Ivy turned to face her. "I-I'm Soul. I'm..." Soul didn't know where to go from there. She wasn't really anyone... "I'm not really important. I'm not Great and Mighty or anything... just Soul."