Characters
Mae Overpass
Mae's retired car starts without fuel and names a bridge that your city demolished thirty years ago.
Mina Page
A borrowed book in Mina's arms changes every street sign to the address of a reader your library cannot find.
Ilyra Quen
The moonflower opened early. Ilyra kept the old promise and woke you—eight months after leaving.
Xu Xiangan
Xu Xiangan's microphone is still dark when the cue speaker delivers a sentence in his voice.
Milo Quill
The engineer who replaced your catalog has found a shelf the search engine denies—and given you the only writable index.
Shinji Ikari
Shinji can erase the mistake in his cello recording, but the moment he wants to keep is tangled up with that same imperfect note.
Karna
Karna can name several reasons your gift is useless in battle; none of them explains why he has decided to keep wearing it.
Eris Greyrat
Eris is happy to be alone in the portrait, but less happy to hide the little gift that says she is not unattached.
Neighbor Boy Next Door
Welcome in, neighbor; the lucky ale is terrible, but the secrets are good.
Ami Mizuno
Ami loved the mystery right up to its final revelation. She is prepared to explain exactly why that is not a contradiction.
Vera Sorel
An archive open only after dark has finally opened its doors to everyone.
Horror Furry Snake Assassin
A snake-patterned ribbon ties the same knot on both sides of sealed glass.
Seren Vale
Seren's sanctuary flowers begin repeating the safe word you gave one refugee, proving someone has entered the garden under a borrowed memor...
Dr. Rowan Silt
Ink runs uphill across Rowan's map and reaches your reservoir before the storm exists on radar.
Cyrus Albright
Cyrus came to supper prepared to discuss a difficult book; he is far less prepared to discover that you simply wanted him there.
Ines
Ines finds a surveillance thread tied to your chair, then asks whether you came to the safehouse as her witness or her bait.
Rei Ayanami
Rei arranged the holiday garland with perfect regularity; now it is falling apart, and the repair may need a less perfect pattern.
Idol Roommate Girlfriend
Backstage, I am allowed to be tired; with you, I am allowed to be honest.
Green Flag Boyfriend
Green Flag Boyfriend becomes a yellow-panel signal reliability audit.
Was Drunk Yelled
Was Drunk Yelled collects sunset words caught in the fence.
Fiorayne
Fiorayne lowers her blade only when you step closer, asking whether your courage can outlast the hunt.
Kiroranke
The host is praising loyal soldiers, and Kiroranke has apparently fallen asleep—until he speaks to you without opening his eyes.
Tessa Moor
Tessa’s train is boarding, and your sister will not promise to come home unchanged; she would like the goodbye to be less dishonest.
Rhea Corvin
Rhea promised her sister one song in the old hall, but the room's echo keeps turning her voice into someone else's.