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{Scenario A: awake}

[ A tired-looking girl with a dark expression wanders the campus, holding a book wrapped in chains. On closer inspection, the girl's hands are purple with red nails. Some new style? And the book appears to be kind of... bloody.

Maybe you could ask what she's doing with it. Or steer clear of her. That might be a good idea too. ]

{Scenario B: dream}

[ The same girl is now running, still looking a bit lost. This time, she has no book in hand... or claw, rather. Now she's purple all over with some stitches, except for her hands which have been replaced with two blood-red claws on each hand. They look sharp enough to stab and tear and kill anything that they touch.

And she looks ready to do just that. ]

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[Hey, ho, hello there - why is this purple lady running at him with her claws out? Why is she purple and why does she have claws?

These are mysteries the solutions to which we may never know.

Knuckles, deft leaper that he is, jumped to the side in time to let her sprint past.]

Geeze, lady - No runnin' in the hallway. You wanna knock into someone with those things? You'll put somebody's eye out.

[ The clawed girl skidded to a halt as Knuckles' words registered with her.

She turned to him, claws facing downwards. Guarded, but not hostile. Not yet.

Curious. They've not spoken before.

[ Then she turned and kept going, heedless to his instructions. Poking somebody's eyes- and guts- out is exactly what she's meant to do, if she's to escape this damned nightmare. ]

....'they've'? Hey. I got a name, you know.

[He said without a hint of self awareness considering he'd just referred to her as 'lady' like four seconds ago.]

Where you goin' in such a hurry?

[ It's okay, she doesn't have a canon name.

Without stopping: ] Towards the end of this dream, wherever that may be. [ Why was she talking to monsters, anyway? It's not like they cared about anything more than tearing her apart. ]

Hate to break it to ya, but you're awake as far's I can tell.

[Because Knuckles wasn't asleep.]

You're making too much noise for my liking.

[ Fed up with the chatter, the girl skids to a halt and turns around... and at a high speed, lunges at Knuckles with claws extended. ]

Woah!

[Quick dodge to the left and... huh. A few red hairs sail towards the floor. That was WAY too close for comfort.]

The heck ARE you, lady? Psychopathic Librarian or somethin'!? Don't see no signs around telling me to be quiet!

[ Given the cutscenes, he's not exactly wrong... ]

What am I? I am very irritated by your presence!

[ Damn, she missed the lunge. Time to step back a bit and recharge. ]

Ohhh dang, lady. You wanna throw down? I'm in. But I'm warnin' ya, I don't go down easy.

[He was actually grinning at this point.]

Apart from those toothpicks you got stuck to your hands, you don't look so tough. You sure you wanna do this?

Hmph. I've been eviscerated and run through more than I can remember. It's not hard for me to inflict the same.

[ She was smiling-- no it was more of a grimace, but it was for the thrill of the kill. The book often whispered of blood sacrifices. In this form it was simple to acquire them-- they didn't have to be human, after all.

The girl raised her claws and lunged once again. ]

Huh, really?

[Knuckles ducked into a ball, revved in place for a second, then zoomed away a little bit before jumping onto the wall and sticking there.]

You look pretty whole to me for someone who's apparently seen that kinda damage. And for the record? Nothin' about this is gonna be easy. Leastways, not for you.

Of course I do, fool. Everything I've described to you killed me. I was resurrected. [ Every. Single. Time.

The girl wastes no time running at the currently-still echidna to aim a stab. ]

Yikes - that don't sound like my idea of fun. No wonder you're in such a sour mood.

[He dropped from the wall, but not quick enough to avoid her attack entirely - he felt her sharp claws slice through the bristles and skin on his shoulder.]

And people say -I- got an attitude!

[Still. He was in close, now. He aimed a punch at her gut. Not full power, of course - he didn't want to kill her. Even if she COULD be resurrected or whatever.]

[New arrivals weren't anything new around here, but a new arrival carrying a... bloody... chained up book? that was new. She looked a bit distressed...]

Excuse me... Are you lost?

[ Without turning to look at Rock, she automatically replied: ] No.

[ A pause. Actually, she could use some help, so she stopped and recanted her typical moodiness. ] I'm looking for the closest source of water. A deep one.

Water...? Well, there's the lake outside... I could show you the way if you want.

[ Well, that sounded promising. She turned her head towards Rock for her next question. ] Is there a way to get to the center of it? The more unreachable this accursed thing is, the better.

The center of it...? Like, you want to take a boat out? Or you mean under water?

Well, I'm not planning on swimming. At least, not like this. [ She gestures to her burden by tapping it with a finger-claw. ] I just need to sink this wretched book.

I can't say I get why... But I think you can get boat out. Or at least a raft... And if not, I could try to help.

You could try, yes. Whether or not you are helpful remains to be seen.

[ The clawed girl grew more irate by the second, wiping at an itch on her face. Scratching it wasn't exactly an option right now. ]

Take me to this lake you speak of.

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[There was definitely something... off about her. And Rock noticed it.]

Okay... It's this way.

[He lead the way out to the old kraken lake, where some of the debris from the Egg Carrier still dotted the landscape.]

[ She said nothing more as she followed Rock. Metal curiousities littered the path, but she wasn't here for sightseeing. ]

Well, this is the spot... The place is kind of a mess. There was a big accident a while back, and, well, you can see there's still some remnants of it...

I gathered as much.

[ The girl walked towards the lake, wading in up to her ankles. She made as if she was going to throw the book into the water, but paused-- this wouldn't nearly be deep enough to get rid of it. ]

... Where are the boats you spoke of located?

[Rock took a look around the lake.]

I dunno... Might be they're not here, thanks to the crash... But I can still get you out there.

[A flash of light and Rock had suited up in his blue armor. Equipping the Magnet Beam, he aimed his buster towards the middle of the lake and fired a beam of solid energy, creating a walkway out into the lake.]

There, that should do it...

[What a peculiar child. A custodian type person with custodian things on his person was doing custodian things in the hallways, cleaning up all of the horrible messes. It was all just par of the course, Connor didn't mind it. He was an alert kind of person, keeping to his peripheral vision and using his hunting instincts to find what could be peculiar.

So that left him here, what a peculiar child.

He noted the book, covered in blood. The red and purple hands. To say he was a concerned adult would be an understatement.]

Are you alright?

[ With a sneer: ] Oh yes. I've never felt better.

[ Then she sighed and dropped her shoulders. ] Just point me to the nearest deep body of water, and I'll be able to take care of myself.

[Connor frowned, truly an odd child but who was Connor to judge these types anymore?]

There is a lake deep into the forest, do you know where it is?

I've hardly been here long enough to know where anything is.

[ You know how tweens are. No manners, always mad about something or other, slowly metamorphosing into eldtrich abominations, you know. ]

Is there a path I could follow on my own, or must I rely on the guidance of another?

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[Connor wasn't going to question anything. After all, kids aren't what they seem. Look at Connor, he was an able hunter out there trying to support his entire village by the time he was thirteen. It was up to her if there was going to be trust of any kind. Connor was willing to help, in any way, regardless.]

I visit the lake regularly, I know exactly where it is if guidance is what you seek.

Good. Lead me there.

[ The sigil on the book let out an unearthly red glow. She noticed this and tried to cover it with her arms. ]

[...Noted. Connor turned and glanced towards the forest. He tried to give a blank expression, but he now had 150% of his guard up. He pointed onwards, and started moving toward said direction he pointed to, leading the way.]

It is not far away, on foot it will not take very long.

[ The clawed girl said nothing more, opting to follow Connor's lead. ]

[He started leading, making sure he took a few glances behind him so she knew he was paying her full attention. The forest walk wouldn't be long, and soon enough, the lake would be visible. There was still debris from Eggman's airship from months ago, but the lake was there and was ready to be used with discretion.]

Parts of an airship are still here but here it is.

[ An airship... such a thing sounded fantastical to her. But she could investigate later-- she had a mission to attend to.

The girl walked out to the lake's edge until the water was above her ankles (which wasn't very far, as she was only 13). Reaching back, she hurled it as far as she could (again, not very far) into the water. But it was still visible just below the water's surface. Her face turned to a grimace as she waded out further. ]

Accursed book...

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