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<<audio "mainsong" fadein loop>> @@.center; <h4><span id="countdown">3:00am</span>\ <<silently>> <<timed 0.05s>><<replace "#countdown">>2:59am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:58am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:57am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:53am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:51am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:49am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:45am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:40am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:38am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:36am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:31am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:27am<</replace>> <</timed>> <</silently>> </h4> Room. You have been here for a long time. It's your room, so there's nothing to be afraid of. It's only you. <em>[[Continue what you were doing|Start 1]]</em> <em><<link [[Let your thoughts float|Float 1]]>><<audio "mainsong" loop>><</link>></em> @@

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<<audio "mainsong" loop>> @@.center; <h4><span id="countdown">2:27am</span>\ <<silently>> <<timed 0.6s>><<replace "#countdown">>2:28am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:29am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:30am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:31am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:32am<</replace>> <</timed>> <</silently>> </h4> You resume typing on your laptop. Your thesis is due in two days. Topic: Illusion of choice in video games. You thought it was good. Your professor said so too. Now, you're stuck. Again. <em>[[Procrastinate|Start 2]]</em> <em><<link [[Let your thoughts float|Float 2]]>><</link>></em> @@

@@.center; <h4>2:27am </h4> You wonder if there's anyone else in the world who is up at this hour too. You wonder if they are thinking the same thoughts as you. Or reading them. For some reason, you crave takoyaoki. <em>[[Get back to work|Start 1]]</em> @@

@@.center; <h4><span id="countdown">2:32am</span>\ <<silently>> <<timed 0.6s>><<replace "#countdown">>2:33am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:34am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:35am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:36am<</replace>> <</timed>> <</silently>> </h4> Procrastination led you here. Your eyes struggle to stay open. You know it's terribly late, but you're still so far behind. The health bar of your laptop matches your energy. 6% left. Forget it, you still have class later at 7:15am. You should probably be in bed by three. <em>[[Find the charger|Start 3]]</em> <em><<link [[Let your thoughts float|Float 3]]>><</link>></em> @@

@@.center; <h4>2:32am </h4> Why <em>did</em> you believed that it was a good topic? Maybe because you were the only one doing it. Maybe because she looked at you in awe. It stood out. You felt special. But you can't go back now. You don't have a choice. <em>[[You can't focus. Just procrastinate|Start 2]]</em> @@

@@.center; <h4><span id="countdown">2:36am</span>\ <<silently>> <<timed 0.5s>><<replace "#countdown">>2:37am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:38am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:39am<</replace>> <</timed>> <</silently>> </h4> The laptop charger should be somewhere on your desk. As you fumble around your notes, you spot something yellow and flat sticking out under your art tablet. You can't remember how many months it has been there. But you don't have to be awake to know it has been too long. ...4%. You find the charger near it, camouflaged against the white sheets of paper. <em>[[Take the yellow thing out|Start 4]]</em> <em><<link [[Take the charger|Starte 1]]>><</link>></em> @@

@@.center; <h4>2:36am </h4> If your health functioned like a laptop, what would happen if the bar reaches 0%? Since when did you become alone? Damn, you have sat too much and now your right foot is numb. Ouch, ouch. Why is it so quiet around here? Oh yeah, 3am. <em>[[Okay, time to get moving|Start 3]]</em> @@

<<audio "song" loop>> @@.center; <h4><span id="countdown">2:39am</span>\ <<silently>> <<timed 0.6s>><<replace "#countdown">>2:40am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:41am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:42am<</replace>> <</timed>> <</silently>> </h4> The bright yellow fills you with a familiar emotion. You slide the thing out, careful not to prick yourself by its sharp edges. It's a palm-sized laminated card of a sunflower sharing self-care tips. You remember how often she had used it as a bookmark, slipping it in and out of pages. You remember why you left it behind for so long. This card is not yours. <em><<link [[Take the charger|Start 5]]>><</link>></em> <em>[[Think about her|Starte 2]]</em> @@

<<audio "song" loop>> @@.center; <h4><span id="countdown">2:39am</span>\ <<silently>> <<timed 0.6s>><<replace "#countdown">>2:40am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:41am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:42am<</replace>> <</timed>> <</silently>> </h4> You leave the card be and plug in the charger. As your laptop recovers silently, you suppress a yawn. You still haven't made enough progress on your assignment, but whatever comes after, you will deal with it when you get up again. For once, you remember to set your alarm. <em>[[You're done. Go to bed|Starte 8]]</em>

<<audio "song" loop>> @@.center; <h4><span id="countdown">2:42am</span>\ <<silently>> <<timed 0.6s>><<replace "#countdown">>2:43am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:44am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:45am<</replace>> <</timed>> <</silently>> </h4> Looking at the card makes you feel something. A feeling close to dread. You stuff the card back in a place where you wouldn't notice for many more months. You plug in the charger. As your laptop recovers silently, you suppress a yawn. Whatever comes after, you will deal with it when you get up again. For once, you remember to set your alarm. <em>[[You're done. Go to bed|Starte 6]]</em>

<<audio "song" loop>> @@.center; <h4><span id="countdown">2:42am</span>\ <<silently>> <<timed 0.6s>><<replace "#countdown">>2:43am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:44am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:45am<</replace>> <</timed>> <</silently>> </h4> Her name is Sena. You call her Sen. Since you two shared the same destination, you used to ride the train home with her after class. You looked forward to that one hour. Just you and her. Sen talked a lot about things you know and things you don't. You liked listening to her. Though, slowly, you start to notice that she rarely asked for your opinions. <em>[[It's late. Charge your laptop and go to bed|Start 7]]</em> <em>[[Think about the card|Starte 3]]</em> @@

<<audio "song" loop>> @@.center; <h4><span id="countdown">2:45am</span>\ <<silently>> <<timed 0.6s>><<replace "#countdown">>2:46am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:47am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:48am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:49am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:50am<</replace>> <</timed>> <</silently>> </h4> You stare at the ceiling as you finally settle into bed. Darkness. Heartbeat. Your mind wanders listlessly. Something's bothering you, as always. <em>[[Think about you and Sena|Starte 9]]</em> @@

<<audio "song" loop>> @@.center; <h4><span id="countdown">2:45am</span>\ <<silently>> <<timed 0.6s>><<replace "#countdown">>2:46am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:47am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:48am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:49am<</replace>> <</timed>> <</silently>> </h4> One day in the train, Sen caught you glancing as she took out another library book that she didn't finish. She began telling you about the book, which was an anthology about something something. Then she let you check it out. You found a flimsy yellow card trapped in the middle. Sen said you could return it to her when you're done with the book. You have returned the book, but not the card. <em>[[It's really late. Charge your laptop and go to bed|Start 9]]</em> @@

@@.center; <h4><span id="countdown">2:49am</span>\ <<silently>> <<timed 0.6s>><<replace "#countdown">>2:50am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:51am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:52am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:53am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:54am<</replace>> <</timed>> <</silently>> </h4> You stare at the ceiling as you finally settle into bed. Darkness. Heartbeat. Your mind wanders listlessly. <em>[[Sleep|Start 12]]</em> <em>[[Think about Sena|Start 10]]</em> @@

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@@.center; <h4><span id="countdown">2:54am</span>\ <<silently>> <<timed 0.6s>><<replace "#countdown">>2:55am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:56am<</replace>> <</timed>> <</silently>> </h4> You only ever saw Sen alone when she was riding the train with you. Sen said that you were the only one whom she could talk to about anything. You believed her. But beyond the train, she hardly approached you. She already has her own group of friends. You wouldn't want to get in the way of that, would you? <em>[[Think about the card again|Start 11]]</em> @@

@@.center; <h4><span id="countdown">2:56am</span>\ <<silently>> <<timed 0.6s>><<replace "#countdown">>2:57am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:58am<</replace>> <</timed>> <</silently>> </h4> Sena never asked you for the card back. She probably doesn't remember it. Even if you tried returning it now, it could raise questions you're not prepared for. Like why did it take you so long to return it? You don't know. You don't know how to face her anymore. <<linkreplace "..." t8n>>\ ...yet you can't help but miss the train rides with her. Thinking about this makes you feel a pang you're used to. <em>[[Sleep|End 2]]</em> <</linkreplace>> @@

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@@.center; <h4><span id="countdown">2:55am</span>\ <<silently>> <<timed 0.5s>><<replace "#countdown">>2:56am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:57am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:58am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:59am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>3:00am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>at 3:00am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>at 3:00am,<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>at 3:00am, I<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>at 3:00am, I thought<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>at 3:00am, I thought about<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>at 3:00am, I thought about us<</replace>> <</timed>> <</silently>> </h4> <em>[[Rewind|Start]]</em> <center><iframe src="/html/departureContent.html" style="width:150px;height:150px;padding:0;margin:0;display:block;border:none;overflow:hidden;"></iframe></center>

@@.center; <h4><span id="countdown">2:54am</span>\ <<silently>> <<timed 0.6s>><<replace "#countdown">>2:55am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:56am<</replace>> <</timed>> <</silently>> </h4> Your eyes are closed, but your mind is awake. You can't seem to rest, not after bringing up Sena again. You wish you could turn back time. So that you wouldn't meet her, so that you wouldn't be left to carry this burden. <em>[[Sleep|End 1]]</em>

@@.center; <h4><span id="countdown">2:50am</span>\ <<silently>> <<timed 0.6s>><<replace "#countdown">>2:51am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:52am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:53am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:54am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:55am<</replace>> <</timed>> <</silently>> </h4> How exactly do you define your relationship with her? From the beginning, you two weren't really close <em>friends</em>. After the new train station opened, she simply took the different route and went away without a word. Perhaps this was all a matter of unfortunate coincidence. <<linkreplace "..." t8n>>\ Time. Time brought you two together, and time drifted you two apart. What will happen from now? What will you be like? Only time will tell. <em>[[Sleep|End 3]]</em> <</linkreplace>>

@@.center; <h4><span id="countdown">2:42am</span>\ <<silently>> <<timed 0.6s>><<replace "#countdown">>2:43am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:44am<</replace>> <<next>><<replace "#countdown">>2:45am<</replace>> <</timed>> <</silently>> </h4> You finally settle into bed. Darkness. You can only hear your heartbeat. Your mind wanders aimlessly. <<linkreplace "..." t8n>>\ As you close your eyes, you wouldn't think of her. Because you know she wouldn't be thinking of you. You allow yourself to be free. Even if just for a little while. <em>[[Sleep|End 5]]</em> <</linkreplace>>

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