「 ..Duo... 」

// midas was literally in dms like "I got into deltarune" like I Can Tell.

see I got into look outside so, comma,

// yeah.

// thats just how it is sometimes... im really sorry to hear it, spectre. i hope it gets easier soon

IM SO GOOD NOW THAT IM TALKING TO YOU AND MIDAS AGAIN I MISSED YOU GUUUUYS HOW ARE YOOOOU

HI RAINE :D

you show promise. but promise won't save you from what comes next.

// by lots i mean

// ive been having lots, LOTS of maestro thoughts recently.

might be time to brush the dust off this old thing...

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「 Be safe, Enker. 」

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤThey watch him go. Desperately do they want to run to him, to find that age old comfort in his arms.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤBut they don't.

( ..I love you. )
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「 ..I don't know. I'm so scared that my reasons will never be my own. 」

「 At the very least, I need to be alone right now. For my nerves... 」
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「 How am I supposed to trust myself with anything..? Everything I've done in the past decade wasn't even my own choice. This is something I /know/ Ra Moon wouldn't want me to do. 」
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「 No! God no! I-It's just... 」

「 ..I don't know how many of my own /aspirations/ are truly mine. I can't trust those, then I can't trust anything. 」
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「 Well... yes, intentionally. I /want/ to protect Earth. But I'm not sure if that's for good, or because Ra Moon wanted me to. 」
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「 How do you know that? Everything I've done has been to help Ra Moon— all except for helping Darma and leaving the Tower. 」
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「 No. Darma and Duo took them out... but I knew I couldn't be a /security guard/ with that knowledge. 」

「 Especially since what Ra Moon wanted me to do was... protect the Earth on their behalf. The same thing I've been doing this whole time... 」
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「 ..a few months ago, Darma and I returned to the Lanfront Ruins for answers. And Ra Moon... brought me back to who I /was./ Who I really am... 」

「 ..a violent champion of their reign. 」

「 Maestro is a mistake. A beautiful, wonderful mistake, but... I can't help but fear I'll be fixed again. 」
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ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤThere's no getting out of this without explaining what happened, is there?

「 ..I'm a danger. 」
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「 No, it's alright. I'm honored, honestly, I'm just... 」

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤA danger. Better away from others.

「 ..more suited to be out here. 」
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「 I don't have temperature like you all, so don't worry. I can't feel it. 」

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤThey shake their head, looking back into the cave. But before Enker can comment on it, they look back at him.
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「 It's clear when you're thinking about something. What else is it? 」
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「 ..are you alright? 」
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「 I know I can. I just... haven't needed anything. 」
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「 I was at the Tower for a short while, but... 」

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤThey trail off, looking away as well.

「 ..it didn't work out. 」
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「 Doing out here..? Enker, this is where I live. I've lived here for years. 」
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「 Yes, I'm alright. Did I worry you..? 」
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ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤThey stagger back a little when it's confirmed, oddly... antsy. Their shoulders are tense, eyes wide.

「 ..I'm sorry for vanishing. 」
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