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Time Loop Meme

Something terrible has happened. Something terrible is happening. Something terrible will happen. You're caught in an eternal loop of the same sequence of events and you don't know how to make it stop.

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Cause of Loop
1. YOUR DEATH
It's all because someone doesn't want you to die. They can't accept it - you can't accept it.

2. THEIR DEATH
They're that one special person you can't live without. It's all your fault. You can fix it, you know you can. Just one more time, just one more time.

3. FAILURE
It's not an option. You're going to continue to do this until you succeed.

4. PURGATORY
There's something you need to come to terms with. You're not allowed to go until you have.

5. YOUR CHOICE
There are a billion reasons for time travelers.

Loop Number

FIRST
It's your first time dying and coming back. You don't know what happened, you're just in your bed again. Maybe it's a week before, maybe it's a year before. All of that must have been a dream. Time to go on with life as usual!

FIFTH
It wasn't a dream and it keeps happening. The same events, the same terrible sequence.

FIFTEEN
You know the drill now. You know the name of the song that's going to play, you know the order of the guy in front of you at the coffee shop, you know all your mistakes. You can fix it, you can make it better, you can't stand seeing someone die again.

ONE HUNDRED
You're apathetic. Maybe you've lost all hope. Everyone is going to die and you take solace in what little time you have with them. You know the exact moment when it's all hopeless.

FINAL
You know how to make it stop. It's over. Whatever was causing the loops has stopped and you can move on with your life. Maybe it's all left you a little reckless, maybe you simply can't adjust. Maybe you're now a very old soul trapped in a young body.

RANDOMIZE
At any point. Any respawn. Your choice.

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[If Tsugumi knew what would happen in that nightmarescape, she wouldn't ever step inside. Heck, she wouldn't leave her house at all.

Upon entering, she somehow didn't notice that Chitoge was following her. Later, she would blame herself for not paying enough attention to her surroundings. The nightmarescape itself didn't seem to be complex in particular nor the familiars wandering around inside too strong. While she was fighting some of them, Tsugumi noticed a well-known red ribbon. At the same time, the ground under her feet started to shake.

Something was coming. Something way more powerful than these foes.]

Milady, stay back—!

[She's never been the person to order people around, especially Chitoge, but when her friend's safety is at the stack, she'll do anything to ensure that Milady will come back safe and sound.

Expecting the nightmare to emerge from below somewhere nearby, she stands her ground, preparing herself to attack it. She's mistaken, however—the nightmare appears out of thin air, just before Chitoge.]

MILADY!

[Her scream fills the air and if she only could make another wish, it definitely would be for Chitoge to dodge that powerful attack. It's impossible, though. Even though she rushes to her side, Tsugumi can only watch as Chitoge's body is pierced with powerful dark magic before the nightmare dematerializes. She's simply too far to make it on time, and when she finally does, Chitoge's body is already disappearing.]

Milady...! Milady, it can't be happening...Chitoge! CHITOGE!

[She's trying to embrace the other girl, but every time she touches a part of her body, her hand goes through it. There's no telling when the tears have started rolling down her face, but she can barely see anything now. Her whole body is trembling as she whispers her friends name and as the time goes her voice becomes more and more louder until Chitoge's body disappear completely. Her desperate cry as she curls up on the ground makes the remaining familiars step away.]

CHITOGE!!

[The next moment everything becomes even more blurry before turning black. When she opens her eyes again, she's back in her house. Still crying, she stands in front of the mirror, hoping that it has been just a bad dream.]

M-Milady...please...answer me...

[ It's late at night when Chitoge hears her mirror go off. Her hair's a mess and her pajamas are frumpy, so she's definitely tempted to just roll back over and fall back asleep, but once she sees who's trying to get in touch with her, she puts that thought aside and touches her Soul Gem to the surface of the mirror. It's definitely weird for her to want to talk this late, so she assumes something's up as she blearily answers... ]

Tsugumi..?

[ Chitoge's not the most observant person in the world. But it doesn't take a detective to notice the tears streaming down Tsugumi's face, or how distressed her call is...she doesn't know what's wrong, but if someone hurt Tsugumi, there was going to be hell to pay. Tsugumi never ever cries, so whatever happened, it must have been terrible...

First things first, though... ]

What's going on? Are you okay? Where are you, I'll be there in a second..!

[ She's already scouring through drawers, mirror in hand, ready to change to head out to Tsugumi's house... ]

[Tsugumi reaches out her hand to touch the surface of the mirror, letting her fingertips brush over the glass when Chitoge appears on the other side. She can't even answer properly any of her questions as she just stares at her friend, sobbing softly and wiping her tears. Was it really just a nightmare? It was so realistic, too. It's all too confusing for Tsugumi, but the most important thing is that Chitoge's safe.

It takes a while for her to calm down a little and speak up:]

I think...I had a nightmare, Milady. Please forgive me, I didn't mean to wake you up. We can meet in the morning...

It must have been a pretty bad nightmare, to make you cry like that. ...I'm coming over anyway.

[ She's already picked out an outfit; there's no way she's not going to head over there now. Tsugumi is crying, and even if it was just a nightmare...well, Tsugumi usually is far better than that, and the tears coming down her face...

She shouldn't be alone right now. ]

You can tell me about it when I get there. ...I want to know what happened, and I want to help, if I can. Don't apologize for waking me.

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[Once Chitoge makes up her mind there's no way to stop her and Tsugumi's in no condition for trying to make her listen to reason. Thankfully, their houses aren't too far away from each other, so it should be fine.]

I'm sorry for apologizing, I suppose...

[At the end of the sentence she sniffles loudly and musters up a smile, but it's not very convincing. After they agree to meet in a short while, Tsugumi moves away from the mirror and walks straight to the entrance door. Chitoge should be here real soon, after all. Actually, she can't just stay inside and walks out, looking around. Until she can see and hug Chitoge, she won't be able to shake off the anxiousness.]

It's okay. I'll be over there in a second. Just hang on, okay, Tsugumi?

[Thankfully, she heads over there quickly, getting changed into her typical clothes the second she closes the pocket-mirror and heading out as fast as she can. It's a good thing that they live so close, because it just means Chitoge can run right over there, as athletic as she is.

Not three minutes pass before Chitoge runs right up to Tsugumi's side; seems like she has the same idea, because the first thing she does is wrap her up in an embrace. ]

Tsugumi...whatever it is you saw in that nightmare, I'm here for you.

[It's so embarrassing; she's supposed to protect Chitoge, not to make her run across the street in the middle of the night just to cheer her up after waking up from a bad dream.

Was it really a dream, though? The question continues to haunt her as they enter Tsugumi's house and she prepares a tea for both of them. With Chitoge by her side, she calms down pretty quickly.

Her house looks pretty much the same like the last one she was renting back in Japan, although she has been planning to redecorate it for a while now. The only additions are a mirror, bigger than the one in the bathroom and clock showing the hour and the date since she thought that keeping track of how many days they have been in Nyoi-Cho seemed to be important.

When she gets back to the living room, Tsugumi notices that something's wrong with the date—it's showing the 20th again while it should be 21st already. It upsets her a little, but she hasn't been paying much attention to it before, so it may as well be broken for a while now.

After serving the tea, she sits down in front of her friend, and musters up a smile.]

Thank you for coming, Milady. I'm not sure myself what happened, but I'm feeling much better now. I'll walk you home later.

[Tsugumi takes a deep breath; even if it was just a dream, it wouldn't hurt to ask Chitoge of one thing:]

Could you please stay at home for a couple of nights?

[Which basically means no nightmare fighting for a while.]

You're my friend, Tsugumi. I couldn't leave you alone, not with you looking that distressed...but I'm glad you're feeling a little better, I mean, it's not like anything you saw happened for real.

[ She sips her tea and seems to mull that over... ]

Did...something happen to me, in your dream? You can tell me, Tsugumi. It was just a dream, after all.

[Tsugumi's ready to jump at Chitoge and pull her into a hug (even though she's still drinking her tea), but holds herself back because of the question.

She's a terrible liar, but maybe tonight she'll be lucky and she'll manage to pull it off?]

Nothing at all! Really! You weren't even present in my dream, Milady...

[She's overdone it, hasn't she...]

Really..?

[ That...doesn't seem likely, considering her reaction, but... ]

Then...what happened?

Uh...

[She's really trying hard to come up with something believable, but her mind goes blank.]

I'll tell you everything if you promise me that you'll stay at home. You followed me to one of the nightmarescapes and...

[How is she supposed to say that out loud?]

I got hurt, huh?

[ That's the only thing she can think of, that would make her react the way she did. If she got scuffed up really badly, or if she... ]

...You don't have to say any more. But...it was just a dream. It's not like something terrible is going to happen to me...

[There's no way in the world Tsugumi would spell it out, but at this point Chitoge probably has an idea what happened in the dream.]

Of course not.

[That's enough weeping for one night.]

Because I'll protect you no matter what. And I'll be even more careful from now on.

But if a Nightmare comes...I want to make sure I can protect you, too, Tsugumi. I don't want you going out by yourself, either...

So if something bad happens, we should stick together, okay?

I insist—

[She recognizes that tone; it always meant that Chitoge wouldn't back down, no matter what. Her pleas won't change anything.]

Alright, we'll stick together. No sneaking out or anything of the sort. Do you want to stay the night here or should I walk you home?

[There's no point in making Chitoge stay awake this late.]

Since it's already late, I wouldn't want you to go out already. You should get some rest, since you woke up in the middle of the night...

I'll just sleep on the couch. The rest will do you some good. ...You'll have nothing to worry about, I promise. It was just a dream...

But I woke you up in the middle of the night as well!

[It may be a small thing to Chitoge, but Tsugumi will probably dwell on it for a few more days. If not weeks.]

On the couch?! There's simply no way I'd let you sleep on the couch, Milady! My bed is your bed.

[Most likely, she's not mentioning her dream anymore on purpose.]

Eh, I probably would've woken up anyway. It's supposed to storm, isn't it? You know how I get with the thunder and lightning...

But I mean, if you don't mind me rolling around and all, you know I'm not exactly easy to sleep with...

[Chitoge's right; when she looks through the window, heavy, black clouds have already started gathering in the night sky. Tsugumi was never scared of lightning but still she feels a bit uneasy.]

Of course I don't mind! I'm already used to it, even...

[It doesn't matter that the last time they were sleeping in one bed was a good few years ago.],/small>

Go to bed, Milady. I'll do the cleaning and join you soon.

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