It opens̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ in a gentleman's̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ club. Alala's̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ dres̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ed pretty s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗candalous̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ly, but tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝at is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ kind of tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e idea. ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e's̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ dead s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗et on making money, lots̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ and lots̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗, becaus̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗e ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e's̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ got to fund ( and fuel ) ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ newes̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗t obs̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗es̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ion. ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e's̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ in tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e middle of a pole dancing performance on s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗tage, …one tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝at’s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ as̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ flamboyant as̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗. Finis̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ing up Alala takes̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ a bow, quickly s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗canning tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e front of tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗tage to find tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝at a nice cḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝unk of cḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ange ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ad been tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝rown ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ way - awes̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ome! It's̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ a s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ame tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝at tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ only tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e firs̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗t ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝alf of tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e nigḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝t, becaus̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗e ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e would abs̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗olutely ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ave loved to fucken bail on tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗econd ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝alf.
Alala takes̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ leave of tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗tage and ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝eads̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ into tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e back for a brief break. ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e us̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗es̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ it to fres̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝en up, but more importantly ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e grabs̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ pḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝one and pulls̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ up a lis̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗t of books̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗. A few s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗tand out titles̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ are: tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e Legacy of a Lifelong Curs̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗e, As̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝uri ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗tory, A Look Into tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e Pas̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗t, Kindling tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗oul's̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ Flame, Divinity 4nd tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝eir Elements̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗, & Blood Magic, tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e Rituals̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ of Live s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗acrifice and tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e Taboo of s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗elf Depreciation. s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ome ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ave cḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝eck marks̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ next to tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝eir names̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗, but otḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ers̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ave outrageous̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ numbers̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ bes̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ide tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝em ( s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ome well into tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ous̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ands̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ ).
"It looked like I got a decent amount, s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗o witḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ wḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝at I ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ad put as̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ide I s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ould be able to get anotḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝er one." ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗eems̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ deligḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ted by tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗. "And if I..." But tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝en ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗igḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗, ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ excitement tapering. "If I play my cards̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ rigḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝t, tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝en I may even be able to get a s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗econd." ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝uts̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ eyes̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ and takes̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ a few deep breatḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗, trying to ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ype ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ims̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗elf up. "Jus̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗t a few more nigḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ts̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗, alrigḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝t, you got tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗, come on, I know you got tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗..." ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e nods̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ to ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ims̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗elf a couple of times̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗, s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗miling as̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e does̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗o. "I got tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗." Alala s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗tates̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ firmly, ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ vigor renewed, s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗o ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝as̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗tily s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗tas̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝es̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ pḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝one and ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝eads̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ back out into tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e club.
Alala is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ pulled as̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ide quickly – a rougḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ tug landing ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝im in tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e lap of a ricḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ pḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ilantḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ropis̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗t. As̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ mucḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ as̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e’d like to s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗nap at ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝im for being s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗o fucken rougḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝, tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ wḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝at tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗econd of tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e nigḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝t entails̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ – a more ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ands̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ on experience for botḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ims̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗elf and tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝eir wealtḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝y clientele. ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e’s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ jus̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗t s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ometḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ing to s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ow off, grope, and occas̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ionally order around. ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e grins̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ and bears̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ it, becaus̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗e it’s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ wḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝at ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e’s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ paid to do…
A few ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ours̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ in and ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e’s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ managed to dis̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗as̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ociate, tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ougḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e gets̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ a s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗lap to tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e face to s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗nap ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝im back to reality. Alala blinks̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗, bringing a ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝and to ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ reddening cḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝eek.
“I'm not paying you to s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗pace out." A grumble. "I want to introduce you to a very clos̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗e friend of mine, s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗o fix your face, s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗traigḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝t up, and s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗mile *real* pretty." ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e makes̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ a motion toward tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e entrance of tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e club, a dis̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗torted figure s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗tanding tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ere among a couple of otḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ers̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗. "█████, tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ ̷⃫̸̡̤̤̩͉̙͚̠͙̣̘̮̜̘̮͚͉͋̂͂̔͑̉͛́͘o̵⃫̵̱̣͚͖̍̈́͌̈́͋̉̄̉̔̌͐͊͂͑͐̽̆̎̑́͘͝ɹ̴⃫̴̨̛͇̥͉̺͔̣̗̠͉͙̞̤͍̩͔̉͌̀̄͋̕ᴉ̵⃫̵̧͖͈̲̦̦͇̺̻̙͎̮͎̲̫̻͖͖̹͔̝̘̑͑́̓̇̔̎̅̈́̾̐̉̀̇̈́̏̍̀͘̕͜͝ɥ̵⃫̶̺͓̠̻̒͂͑͐̎̈̈́̋͌̌͗́̈́̆s̷̗͉̋̂͊̈́̌̓͌͠..."
As̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e dis̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗torted figure takes̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ a s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗tep forward it tears̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ a s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗wirling vortex in tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e room, one tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝at s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ucks̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ everytḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ing into it, and tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝en tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e entire memory fades̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ to black.
replay 02.
Alala takes̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ leave of tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗tage and ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝eads̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ into tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e back for a brief break. ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e us̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗es̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ it to fres̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝en up, but more importantly ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e grabs̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ pḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝one and pulls̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ up a lis̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗t of books̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗. A few s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗tand out titles̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ are: tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e Legacy of a Lifelong Curs̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗e, As̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝uri ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗tory, A Look Into tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e Pas̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗t, Kindling tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗oul's̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ Flame, Divinity 4nd tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝eir Elements̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗, & Blood Magic, tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e Rituals̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ of Live s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗acrifice and tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e Taboo of s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗elf Depreciation. s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ome ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ave cḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝eck marks̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ next to tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝eir names̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗, but otḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ers̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ave outrageous̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ numbers̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ bes̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ide tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝em ( s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ome well into tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ous̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ands̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ ).
"It looked like I got a decent amount, s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗o witḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ wḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝at I ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ad put as̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ide I s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ould be able to get anotḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝er one." ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗eems̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ deligḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ted by tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗. "And if I..." But tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝en ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗igḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗, ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ excitement tapering. "If I play my cards̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ rigḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝t, tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝en I may even be able to get a s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗econd." ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝uts̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ eyes̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ and takes̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ a few deep breatḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗, trying to ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ype ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ims̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗elf up. "Jus̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗t a few more nigḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ts̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗, alrigḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝t, you got tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗, come on, I know you got tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗..." ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e nods̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ to ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ims̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗elf a couple of times̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗, s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗miling as̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e does̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗o. "I got tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗." Alala s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗tates̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ firmly, ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ vigor renewed, s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗o ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝as̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗tily s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗tas̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝es̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ pḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝one and ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝eads̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ back out into tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e club.
Alala is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ pulled as̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ide quickly – a rougḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ tug landing ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝im in tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e lap of a ricḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ pḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ilantḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ropis̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗t. As̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ mucḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ as̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e’d like to s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗nap at ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝im for being s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗o fucken rougḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝, tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ wḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝at tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗econd of tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e nigḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝t entails̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ – a more ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ands̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ on experience for botḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ims̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗elf and tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝eir wealtḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝y clientele. ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e’s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ jus̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗t s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ometḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ing to s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ow off, grope, and occas̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ionally order around. ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e grins̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ and bears̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ it, becaus̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗e it’s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ wḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝at ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e’s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ paid to do…
A few ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ours̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ in and ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e’s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ managed to dis̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗as̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ociate, tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ougḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e gets̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ a s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗lap to tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e face to s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗nap ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝im back to reality. Alala blinks̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗, bringing a ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝and to ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ reddening cḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝eek.
“I'm not paying you to s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗pace out." A grumble. "I want to introduce you to a very clos̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗e friend of mine, s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗o fix your face, s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗traigḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝t up, and s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗mile *real* pretty." ḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e makes̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ a motion toward tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e entrance of tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e club, a dis̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗torted figure s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗tanding tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ere among a couple of otḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ers̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗. "█████, tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ is̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ ̷⃫̸̡̤̤̩͉̙͚̠͙̣̘̮̜̘̮͚͉͋̂͂̔͑̉͛́͘o̵⃫̵̱̣͚͖̍̈́͌̈́͋̉̄̉̔̌͐͊͂͑͐̽̆̎̑́͘͝ɹ̴⃫̴̨̛͇̥͉̺͔̣̗̠͉͙̞̤͍̩͔̉͌̀̄͋̕ᴉ̵⃫̵̧͖͈̲̦̦͇̺̻̙͎̮͎̲̫̻͖͖̹͔̝̘̑͑́̓̇̔̎̅̈́̾̐̉̀̇̈́̏̍̀͘̕͜͝ɥ̵⃫̶̺͓̠̻̒͂͑͐̎̈̈́̋͌̌͗́̈́̆s̷̗͉̋̂͊̈́̌̓͌͠..."
As̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e dis̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗torted figure takes̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ a s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗tep forward it tears̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ a s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗wirling vortex in tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e room, one tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝at s̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ucks̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ everytḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝ing into it, and tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝en tḥ̵̦̤̪̌͒̑͜͝e entire memory fades̸̛̳̖͇͔̬̫͎̍̅̌͑͑͗ to black.