โธ .ยฐ. โ I paced around for hours on ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ฎ, I jumped at the...
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Nov 05, 2026
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โธใใใใใ.ยฐ.ใใโ
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I paced around for hours on ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ฎ,
I jumped at the ๐จ๐ก๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ of sounds.
ใโใใโขใใใโขใใ.ใใใยฐยท
[A CoC-solo.]
I paced around for hours on ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ฎ,
I jumped at the ๐จ๐ก๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ of sounds.
ใโใใโขใใใโขใใ.ใใใยฐยท
[A CoC-solo.]
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Fingers tap on the edge of the couch. Your seafoam hues shimmer, exhaustion making you shiver. Itโs been quite a few days since youโve slept longer than a couple torturous minutes.
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Your dreams are plagued by hellish nightmares, borne of stress and hatred; the flashing of claws, the blinding lights of surgical rooms, the sharp slice of scalpels, the painful pricks of needlesโฆ
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Bau sits next to you, now. In all his adolescent glory. He doesnโt know much, and neither do you. You relate to the golden-coated canine, because youโre both as blind to the future as a Spoink would be to itโs own demise at the claws of an eager Purrloin.
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โDo you wonder how your life wouldโve turned out if youโd been given to someone else, Bau?โ Your voice is quiet, thoughtful. Not accusatory; just curious.
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A yip in response to your question, but Bau hasnโt quite learned the ropes of communication yet, not between species. You sigh, there will be no advice from the pup, not that youโd expected it anyway.
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Clawed fingers reach over to ruffle the pups fur, and you bow your head. You canโt think about anything else, now. Just your timely demise. Your heart pounds at the thought. And here you are, dragging Venus down with you.
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How selfish. You know she refuses to stay behind, let you do this alone. Yet you can sense that danger, deep within your heart. The fox inside you shrieks and screams, loudly warning you off from bringing her.
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But she wants to go to Mossdeep. She wants to see Rory, she wants to see Steven.
Her best friend, and the champion of Hoenn.
Your eyes narrow.
Her best friend, and the champion of Hoenn.
Your eyes narrow.
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Both of them are as weak as you. You can mouth off all you want, claim you can protect her; but in reality? You know you canโt. You canโt always be there. Youโll be in such a vulnerable state, there will be no protection from you.
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She claims she can protect you, but itโs not you youโre scared for. Not really.
Itโs her. Itโs always been her.
You close your eyes.
Itโs her. Itโs always been her.
You close your eyes.
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That little Zorua scrambles through the forest, along that path that it always does. Its ears are pricked, and it sniffs the air. Thereโs someone else out walking today! But who?
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Out of the bushes appears a small female Zorua, with ear and tail tips as blue as the sky above them. Sheโs got kind eyes and a feisty smile, though she appears to be sad. Why is she sad? Zorua doesnโt know, and she doesnโt either.
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They continue their walk through the forest together, along that small path. Quiet pawsteps radiate over soft dirt, leaving little pawprints in their wake. Excited yips and barks seem to get louder and louder, and neither of them notice the rapidly quieting forest.
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Not a Mincinno stirs and there is no bird-call in the surrounding forest. Zoruaโs new friend jolts off the path, towards a small yet sturdy looking tree. Leaves litter the forest floor, disguising the trap waiting underneath.
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The blue-furred Zoruaโs front paws slam down at the base of the tree, and her gleeful howl is cut off by a resounding shriek of terror as a net hidden by the leaf mulch wraps itself around her, hoisting her into the air.
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She presses her paws against the mesh, howling for help. Zorua lunges forward, scrambling at the treeโs bark, trying to climb; but Zoruaโs claws are too weak, and the tree is just too smooth to get a good grip onโฆ
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They lift their head back in an eerie, human-like scream; calling for their parents, their family. Yet theyโre too far away to be heard.
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The duoโs cries only serve to help the hunters find them faster. The danger is rapidly approaching, and neither of them noticeโnot until itโs too late.
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A net is slapped over the red-tailed Zorua, and it howls as it spins on its heels, forced to crouch under the weight of the mesh webbing.
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Both Zorua are caught, now. There is no escape for either of them. Not from the [DATA MISSING].
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And thatโs how the story ends, right?
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You rub your cheeks, trying to chase away the panic rising in your chest. You know what both those creatures represent, but you donโt want to admit it to yourself. The dreams; theyโre so vivid, so painful.
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Thereโs just no winning, is there? Youโre trapped, like a lamb for the slaughter. Thereโs a chain around your neck and youโre being dragged to hell: and youโre dragging V with you. Even if you claw at her, snap at her hands; she wonโt leave you.
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A loyalty unmatched by anyone but you, and itโs finally going to end up terribly for the both of you.
Growls erupt from your throat. No escape, noโฆ noโฆ
Growls erupt from your throat. No escape, noโฆ noโฆ
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Everything is dark. Everything is fuzzy, and everything hurts. You just want this to be over, and it hasnโt even started yet.
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The emotional torment is almost worse than the physical strain youโre going to be put under. Your recovery time is going to be long and arduous, if you even survive. Do you survive?
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You want to. But not if Vโs not there at your side when you do.
You need sleep.
You need sleep.
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๐๐ก๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฑโ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ
๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ข๐ฅ. ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฌ.
๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ข๐ฅ. ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฌ.