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And with that, Diyem disappeared. Curio could barely tell the difference to be honest, but she took his word for it. Then the weight of what Diyem told her fully sunk in. So, he was responsible for all of this, and he wanted to make amends, apparently. That wasn't really a convincing thing to...

Diyem was right, even if it was coming from a serial world annihilator. As much as Curio didn’t want to recall what happened, she had to carry it around with her wherever she went, and while Diyem’s speech didn’t exactly remedy it, it stabilised her for now. Somehow, it was more freeing talking...

Curio stopped, startled by Diyem’s sudden command. Huh. For once, she actually felt at ease with him. She dragged in a deep breath and closed her eyes.

"Well, when I say 'the greater good', I mean to protect myself. I don't even remember it happening in the moment, I was in such a different place then. It's like, my soul wasn't even in my own body, and my body just did what it needed to do to survive." "H-how?" She gulped. Even talking about...

Right, whatever. Curio didn't care. She was so totally done with all of this that she was ready to accept anything. Talking to a world-ending abomination? Sure. It was Tuesday for her. "So, if I ask somethin', will you promise not to tell anyone? And all the sappy crap you said about being...

Curio listened as Diyem laid out all her problems bare. He was close to the truth. Too close for comfort. She still didn’t want to tell anyone what had happened to her. What would they say? Would they even see her the same way or even want to be around her? It was scary enough telling it to a...

Diyem's words fell on deaf ears at first. Of course, Curio knew that other people have suffered. Logically, she knew, but that still didn't account for what she actually felt about it. Still, after some time passed, Diyem's talk started chipping away at her defences. She still kept her face...

"Yeah, yeah, you can empathise, lots of people do, but that doesn't do jackshit for me." She cuddled herself again, still shivering with the leftover shock. "People say 'you're not alone' and all that, but I am. I've got this secret I can't tell anyone about, something I can't even tell myself...

"Right. I guess when you're a disembodied voice, you can't just take a hike. Whatever. I might've finally lost it if I'm talking to thin air, but okay. So, go ahead. Whaddya wanna yammer on about?"

"Yeah, good. Now make like a tree and piss off."

"Har har, some comedian you are. Don't quit your day job." She sighed. "No shit. I mean, my whole body still feels like it's got pins and needles, but it doesn't hurt, I guess. That's not where the hurt is, though. But look, if you're trying to pep talk me, it won't work."

“Fuck off, fake dragon.” Curio wanted to sound angry, but she just barely got the words out. “And yeah, I’m going through something right now. Does an Ursaring shit in the woods?”

<><><><><><><><><><> Curio roamed with no destination in mind. She passed through the streets of Cibus, through empty roads, and finally arrived back at the bluff. She glanced at the spot where her and that Shinx-- no, Brisa. Her name was Brisa. She was her friend, right? Then why did she go...

"Yeah, something like that. I mean, you can take shortcuts and all, but I remember spendin' hours each day just moving bits of clay around so I could capture one or two seconds on film. And yeah, it's great, it's like you're capturin' real life, or fabricating it, at least." Brisa didn't sound...

"Well, he's a bundle of nerves, alright. He's usually overwhelmed by a lot of stuff, and surprise surprise, he has quite a bit of baggage about his dad just like I have. So I saw some of him in you." Curio just realised what she said. "Sorry, that sounds kinda backhanded, but I like both of you...

"Yeah." Curio ran a paw through her aura sensors. "Over here, there's a difference between wild and feral. Wild just means you aren't in any of the urban areas. Feral means you've been pretty much stuck in the wild for so long with no contact from the outside world that you're basically stuck...

"Ah yeah, sounds fair enough. Mind you, my mom was sort of wild too, though after she settled with Dad, and, well, after he left her and she started living in the city, who could tell the difference? And yeah, I dunno what the hell they saw in each other either." "To be honest, I hadn't given...

Curio didn't hold back and giggled in turn, snorting all the while. "Well, thanks! Yeah, it's better when you have someone in the family that isn't so nutso. I take it you're an only child, though." She realised what she had said and mentally slapped herself. "Oh, I don't mean like that, just...

Curio stepped back, hacked up a big wad of phlegm (even as she was thinking about it, it sounded gross), and spat into the ocean as she described. She didn't see it hit the water, but it made her feel better in any case. Yeah, take that, Dad, this is what happens to you when you take a kid's...

"Yeah, I never really understood what my dad's deal was either. And that's for the best in my opinion. Screw him. If I go through life and end up better than he did, then that'll be my revenge. Mind you, if I had my metal arm back, I'd punch his teeth out, but still." "Look, I dunno why he did...