Loop (teehee4) Hi, stardust!

Loop (lol1) Say, you've looped back a lot using tears, haven't you? Was it on purpose, or did you trip into them?

Siffrin (questions1) (Well...)

• "On purpose, I guess."

  Loop (hm1) Hm...

• "I'm just clumsy, teehee."

  Loop (lol3) You sure are, teehee!

Loop (hm1) I suppose it is useful! It's a fast way to loop back.

Loop (lol5) Isn't it tiring though, having to walk back to find one? Are you tired? Are you annoyed yet???

(Are they trying to get on your nerves on purpose...)

Loop (happy3) Not on purpose! Just trying to make conversation!

(...)

(It IS annoying to have to walk back every time, though.)

Loop (teehee3) Right??? Well, there's no faster way, and it's either this or die in a fight, so I'd say the Tears are better.

Siffrin (questions1) (Is it the only way...?)

• (Yeah, no other way.)

  Loop (hmmm1) ...?

  Siffrin (okay2) "Those Tears are sure getting on my nerves though."

  Loop (lol5) Heheh, so annoying, right?

  
  

  The conversation ends at this point.

• "I do have a dagger..."

  The conversation continues on.

Loop (lol1) Haha, you sure do!

Loop (lol1) ...

Loop (happy1) What do you mean, "I do have a dagger"...?

(...)

Loop (serious1) Stardust, are you serious? You want to stab yourself and die so you can loop back?

Loop (guilty2) You shouldn't! Stabbing yourself isn't as easy as touching a Tear, you know! It'll hurt! A lot!!!

(That's quite a reaction from Loop...)

Siffrin (hide1) (It'd definitely hurt, yeah...)

• "That's true..."

  Loop (guilty1) ...So you won't think about it anymore?

  
  

  Siffrin (hide1)

  • "I won't. It was just an idea."

    Loop (serious1) Okay. Good.

    Loop (lol2) ...Anyway! How can I help you this time, stardust?

    
    

    The conversation ends at this point.

  • "But what if..."

    The conversation continues on.

• "That's fine..."

  The conversation continues on.

Loop (guilty2) Stardust, I don't want you to!!!

Loop (angry1) Listen to me and don't even think about it, for Universe's sake!!!

Siffrin (angry2) (Loop seems REALLY against the idea...)

• "Okay, FINE, I'll stop thinking about it."

  Loop (angry1) Okay, GOOD!!!

  Loop (ew1) Stars. Such a stupid idea.

  Loop (ew1) ...

  Loop (lol2) Anyway! How can I help you this time, stardust?

  
  

  The conversation ends at this point.

• "And who are you to tell me what to do?!"

  Loop (angry1) Stardust, don't--

  
  

  Time skips back slightly.

  
  

  Loop (sad1) Ah--

  
  

  (Loop suddenly freezes.)

  (You see them clutch their head in their hands in pain, when suddenly--)

  
  

  Time skips back, again.

  
  

  Loop (possessed1) [YOU CAN NOW USE YOUR DAGGER TO LOOP BACK WHENEVER YOU WANT.]

  Loop (possessed1) [YOU CAN DO SO BY GOING INTO YOUR POCKETS, AND USING YOUR DAGGER, IN BATTLE OR ELSEWHERE.]

  Loop (possessed1) [DOING SO WILL IMMEDIATELY END A LOOP, ALLOWING YOU TO LOOP BACK WHENEVER YOU PLEASE.]

  Loop (possessed1)

  
  

  Time skips back a third time.

  
  

  (Loop won't look at you.)

  
  

  Loop (ew1) ...

  Loop (fake2) You should probably go now. I'd rather not see your face again this loop.

  
  

  (...)

  (You flee.)

Loop (subdued1) . . .

Loop (fake1) Think this is funny, don't you.

• ACTS 2-3: (...)
• ACT 4: (Just a little bit.)

(Maybe not here.)

(Killing yourself is a very intimate act, teehee. You'd rather do it with less entire villages full of people around.)

(Not here.)

(No.)

(This isn't something to use on [allies/family members].)

(Why would you do this?)

(No.)

(No!)

(Stop thinking about it!)

(You will never do it!)

(NEVER!)

Siffrin uses the dagger on himself without further dialogue.

(Teehee, the intrusive thoughts are getting in the way of your suicide.)

Siffrin does not use the dagger.

(You take your dagger in your hand.)

(Just a fast and easy way to loop back, haha!)

(...)

(Using a dagger on yourself... This is gonna be rough.)

(You'll go back, sure,  but you'll be killing yourself.)

(Are you 100%, ABSOLUTELY sure you want to go through with this...?)

• If you haven't talked to Loop about your dagger again

  (You can always continue to use Tears to loop back, and you could talk to Loop to take back your choice...)

• If you talked to Loop again and chose to keep your dagger

  (You can always continue to use Tears to loop back, and forget the Dagger is even in your inventory...)

[Don't use it.]

[Don't do this, stardust.]

[Please.]

• (But you WANT to stab yourself and die!)

  (It'll be so much faster to loop back if you do this though!!!)

  (One stab, wait a few minutes, and instant loop back!)

  (You grip the handle.)

  (. . .)

  
  

  • If you are with your allies/family members:

    Isabeau (huhwah1) Sif?!? What are you--

  
  

  (You grip  the handle)

  (And, quickly, you

  
  

  The screen goes black.

  The sound of stabbing can be heard, followed by the thump of Siffrin falling to the ground.

  The screen remains black for several seconds before changing to the game over screen.

• (Actually, this is a bad idea...)

  (Yeah, no.)

  (Not today, thoughts.)

  
  

  You do not loop back.

  If you attempt to use your dagger again, it will repeat this dialogue until you choose to go through with it.

(It's gotta be easier the second time.)

(You close your eyes shut tightly and stab.)

The screen goes black.

The sound of stabbing can be heard, followed by the thump of Siffrin falling to the ground.

The screen remains black for a couple seconds before changing to the game over screen.

(You're getting better at this, haha.)

(Swing!)

The screen goes black.

The sound of stabbing can be heard, followed by the thump of Siffrin falling to the ground.

The screen remains black for a couple seconds before changing to the game over screen.

(You're an old hat at this.)

(Stab!)

The screen goes black.

The sound of stabbing can be heard, followed by the thump of Siffrin falling to the ground.

The screen remains black for a couple seconds before changing to the game over screen.

(Stabbing time.)

The screen goes black.

The sound of stabbing can be heard, followed by the thump of Siffrin falling to the ground.

The screen remains black for a couple seconds before changing to the game over screen.

• First three times: (You killed yourself.)
• Fourth time onwards: (You saved yourself some time.)

(...)

(. . .)

(Hahaha, well, that wasn't instant!)

(This felt like forever!)

(Endless seconds, bleeding out, having to watch your [allies/family members] watch you die!)

(Felt like the end! Coming and staying!)

(Ah, but it's fine, though.)

(Being able to loop back whenever you want is great, isn't it? Isn't it?)

(It's fine, it's fine, you're fine, hahaha!!!)

(You feel like throwing up.)

(Ow, ow, ow, it hurts, it hurts still.)

(You're getting the hang of it, but it felt terrible.)

(Felt like the end.)

(You breathe in, and out, and in, and out.)

At random:

(This felt awful!)

(It felt like breathing out, slowly, painfully.)

(This felt terrible.)

(You breathe out, and keep going.)

(Aaaah...)

At random:

• (It felt like popping a balloon! Like getting emptier, emptier, emptier!!!)
• (It felt like stabbing raw meat! Again and again!!!)
• (It felt like dying, and then like nothing! And knowing you put yourself there!!!)

(Back to it.)

The first use of the dagger in ACT 4 that is not the first and second total use.

(Aaaah...)

(Why waste time monologuing about how it felt?)

(That's not the point of this whole stabbing business, isn't it?)

(You're doing this because it's faster and more convenient than any other way to kill yourself.)

(A knife right to your neck, near instant death, whenever you want! Whenever you choose! Or your money back, teehee!!!!!!)

(It'll be even faster next time.)

(Back to the stage.)

(Back to the stage.)

Loop (subdued1) ...

Loop (lol3) Aw, I can't stay mad at you, you little cutie!

Loop (lol1) Look at you, stardust! So stupid, so lost. So willing to stab themselves for things to go slightly quicker.

Loop (fake2) Just so you know, being forced to tell you how to kill yourself? Not the best way for me to spend my day.

If you used the dagger:

Loop (lol5) So, how did suicide feel, you cutie patootie?

Loop (fake1) Not so easy, huh?

Loop (fake1) Yeah.

Siffrin (hide1) (...)

• "I shouldn't have said it."

  The conversation continues on.

• "Why do you care?"

  Loop (ew1) . . . Yeah, I wonder too.

  Loop (fake1) ...Anyway. How can I help you on this WONDERFUL new loop.

  
  

  The conversation ends here. You keep the dagger in your inventory.

Loop (subdued1) ...

Siffrin (serious1)

• "Can I take it back?"

  The conversation continues on.

• "But I'll still keep it." (Keep your dagger.)

  Loop (ew1) Of course you will. As upset as I am, I might've done the same in your position.

  Loop (fake1) It IS very useful, to be able to loop back whenever you please.

  Loop (fake1) Just, you know. Curse you for putting me in this position, I guess.

  Loop (ew1) And... Even though you have it, still... I hope you won't use it.

  Loop (away1) For your sake.

  
  

  (...)

  
  

  Loop (fake1) ...Anyway. How can I help you on this WONDERFUL new loop.

  
  

  The conversation ends here. You keep the dagger in your inventory.

Loop (ew1) ...Sure. If you want to.

Loop (happy1) Do you want to? As upset as I am, this IS a useful skill to have, you know.

Loop (ew1) It'll only get easier and faster, too.

Loop (ew1) Anything that makes a loop end slightly quicker.

Siffrin (hide1)

• "I don't want to be able to do that anymore." (Stop being able to use your dagger on yourself.)

  Loop (happy1) ...Okay.

  Loop (hm1) Then, uh...

  Loop (teehee3) PCHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

  Loop (happy1) There.

  
  

  (...)

  (You're glad.)

  (It probably would've gotten easier, but killing yourself to loop back isn't your idea of a good time.)

  
  

  Siffrin (serious1) (But...) "What happened to you, back then?"

  Loop (happy1) Oh, you know. Universe stuff.

  Loop (ew1) ...I can help you out, stardust, but...

  Loop (happy1) Helping you out comes with certain rules.

  Loop (happy1) But I asked to be here. So it's fine.

  Loop (lol5) ...Anyway, stardust! How can I help you on this wonderful new loop!

  
  

  The conversation ends here. The dagger is removed from your inventory.

• "...I'll keep it." (Keep your dagger.)

  Loop (ew1) Yeah, I get it. I'd probably do the same, in your shoes.

  Loop (happy1) ...Anyway. How can I help you on this wonderful new loop.

  
  

  The conversation ends here. You keep the dagger in your inventory.

Siffrin (tired1) "What's the difference between looping with a Tear, and looping because of my dagger?"

Loop (oh1) Oh!

Loop (hm1) Yes, I suppose I got a little upset back then.

Loop (sad1) ...  It just feels like a slippery slope to me.

Loop (sad1) I know there's no real difference. Freezing yourself in time is still knowingly ending your life for the purpose of looping back.

Loop (ew1) But... With your own dagger, in such a brutal way...

Loop (serious2) You begin to see your own body as unimportant. Disposable.

Loop (sad2) Freezing yourself in time isn't that different, but at least your body is kept intact...

Loop (sad2) And there's already so little you can keep, when you're looping through time like this.

Loop (sad2) Your possessions aren't yours. Whatever events happen to you aren't yours.

Loop (away1) All that's left is you.

Loop (ew1) And...

Loop (well2) . . .

Loop (teehee4) I'm just glad you didn't go through with it, that's all!

(...)

(Somehow, you feel like Loop was speaking from experience just now.)

Siffrin (tired1) "What's the difference between looping with a Tear, and looping because of my dagger?"

Loop (happy1) . . .

Loop (happy1) Is this the start of a joke?

Loop (fake1) I don't want to hear any of your blinding jokes.

Siffrin (hide1)

• "No, I'm really asking."

  Loop (happy1) . . .

  ---

  If you've used the dagger:

  Loop (fake1) Shouldn't you already understand the difference?

  
  

  (...)

  (You suppose you do.)

  ---

  If you haven't used the dagger:

  Loop (fake1) Why don't you go and find out.

  
  

  (...)

• (...Let it go.)

  (. . .)

Siffrin (tired1)

Loop (serious2) My turn.

Loop (sad1) . . .

Loop (serious2) You've been... Using that dagger of yours quite often, aren't you?

(Stars...)

Siffrin (tired1) "It's faster."

Loop (hm1) Ha, it sure is.

Loop (hm1) I just... Wish you wouldn't.

Loop (hm1) But I know you won't listen to me on that point.

Siffrin (angry2)

• "What, will something happen if I do it too often?"

  Loop (sad1) ...

  Loop (serious2) Not really.

  Loop (serious2) If anything's going to happen...

  Loop (subdued1) I suppose it already is.

• (Stay silent.)

  Loop (sad1) ...

  Loop (sad1) I won't mention it anymore.

  Loop (away1) You're the one trapped. I suppose I shouldn't force you to act in a way I think is better.

  Loop (away1) You're the one who has to cope with all this this time, after all.

Siffrin (tired1)

Loop (happy1) My turn, actually.

Loop (happy1) . . .

Loop (fake1) So!  You like theater, huh?

Loop (fake1) What about this play you're in? Do you like it?

Loop (lol1) Where you're both actor and director?

Siffrin (surprised1) ("Director"...?) "It's... Not like that."

Loop (hm1) Oh? So you don't follow the script, and say your lines exactly the same way every time, to make sure your party doesn't think you're acting weird?

Siffrin (angry1) "I don't control them!"

Loop (happy1) You control their responses, stardust.

Loop (subdued1) Sometimes going as far as restarting the scene from the top if you don't like where it's going.

Loop (lol5) What is that, if not a director?

Siffrin (what1) "I-- I don't--"

Loop (hm1) Do you even see them as people you knew, anymore?

Loop (happy1) Or are they just characters to you, without any agency of their own?

Loop (fake1) Do you remember their names, or their role?

Loop (fake1) Or--

Siffrin (angry4) "SHUT UP!!!"

Time skips back.

(You breathe harshly.)

(Loop just looks at you calmly.)

Loop (subdued1) . . .

Loop (lol5) I won't take it back!

Loop (lol3) I felt like being mean, and I'm owning up to it!

(...)

Loop (fake1) ...

Siffrin (scary3) "If I'm the director..."

Siffrin (scary2) "What does that make you?"

Loop (happy1) . . .

Loop (fake1) Why, your sponsor, of course!

Loop (fake1) Can't make a play with no resources, after all!!!

(...)