"Caaaaaaine...." [By the time Akihiko got her attention again, her voice was starting to descend into a weak wimper. The suggestion was well timed and the jester girl returned her gaze back to the boy, her two-toned eyes replaced with nondescript swirls.]
[What was going on? The whole thing was supposed to be one of Caine's stupid adventures, right? It had all the hallmarks of one: the stupid riddles, the dumb objectives, finding the keys, the monster attack. She was certain that by the end of the night Ragatha and Jax would come popping from behind a car and they'd all go back to the circus. So why wasn't that happening...? Unless...]
[The focus returns to her eyes and she looks back up at the young boy, sweat and caking blood on his brow. The answer, of course, was staring her in the eye.] "...you're real. Oh my GOD. You're real. This is real. And this whole night has been... and we've been running for our lives... AND..." [Her attention turns to her gloved hands.] "I STILL LOOK LIKE THIS? WHAT THE HELL???"
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[What was going on? The whole thing was supposed to be one of Caine's stupid adventures, right? It had all the hallmarks of one: the stupid riddles, the dumb objectives, finding the keys, the monster attack. She was certain that by the end of the night Ragatha and Jax would come popping from behind a car and they'd all go back to the circus. So why wasn't that happening...? Unless...]
[The focus returns to her eyes and she looks back up at the young boy, sweat and caking blood on his brow. The answer, of course, was staring her in the eye.] "...you're real. Oh my GOD. You're real. This is real. And this whole night has been... and we've been running for our lives... AND..." [Her attention turns to her gloved hands.] "I STILL LOOK LIKE THIS? WHAT THE HELL???"