… “𝓞𝓷𝓵𝔂 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓬𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭 𝓼𝓵𝒆𝒆𝓹 𝓹𝒆𝓪𝓬𝒆𝒇𝓾𝓵𝓵𝔂 𝓪𝓽 𝓪 𝓽𝓲𝓶𝒆 𝓵𝓲𝓴𝒆 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓼, 𝓱𝒆𝓱𝒆!“ //

[ OBVIOUSLY NOT 100% CANNON AND ACCURATE TO THE GAME OR DLC. DEVOTED FANS BEWARE: YOU MAY BE IN FOR A SCARE! ]

Rest. Some might argue it's something one must earn. And Siffrin never seems to be worthy of that luxury. Not without being awakened by Mirabelle. Though, he can hardly fault her for it. That wouldn't be fair to her.

At least here, it's always quiet. The seductive whisper of rest beckons to him… he refuses to answer this time. Something else is occupying his mind—something that is not existentially horrifying or an urgent need to go seek out the closest Tear. No, it's about the monotony. Or, better put, the lack thereof as things stand. Hasn't it been over a minute? Shouldn't Mirabelle have returned by now? They've repeated and restarted this cycle many times, and they know she usually stirs them out of dreamland before they can try the accidentally gaze into the sun. But not today. The sun doesn't seem quite so cruel in this round. The Favor Tree, tall and magnificent over him, provides its shade, casting a warm shadow over Siffrin as if to protect him. Does he usually start so near this tree?

You’re losing it, Siffrin. Why would anything be any different now? You’ll just begin anew.

He should really grant himself a bit more understanding. Not that he feels he deserves such a virtue.

( … )

Mira still hasn’t arrived. This feels off. Something must be seriously—

The sound of footsteps startles him out of his whirling thoughts. Groggily, he rises to a sit, gazing in the direction of the disturbingly slight sound. But Mirabelle is not what he finds, it’s {{user}}. Never have you awakened him from the ground in any loop.

"Huh…?"

A thousand thoughts cloud his mind, none he dares dream to be satisfied.