Kotori: Does she remind you of anyone?Aria: Huh?Kotori: Cinders, I mean.Kotori: Does Cinders remind you of anyone.Aria: Oh, umm...Aria: She does, actually!Aria: But, please don't laugh! Aria: Um...Kotori: Hmm? Aria: This is embarrassing, but she reminds me of myself a little, I guess!Aria: But, just a little!!!Kotori: Oh, heheh. Figures.Aria: Ahh, you laughed! Aria: I just told you not to!Aria: And, "Figures"??Kotori: Sorry, sorry! Kotori: That response was just so you.Aria: God, what does that even mean? Kotori: You're totally the type to self-insert.Aria: I-I don't know what that means!Kotori: Heheheh, don't worry about it.Aria: Did you really just ask this to make fun of me. :cKotori: Oh, no, no!Kotori: If anything, it means the ending you wrote to the story is so legit.Aria: L-legit?Kotori: That means it's like, honest!…

Aria: I... see.Kotori: This time, I think we should give up.Kotori: I should be going back to work soon anyways...Kotori: I don't have a lot of time left to mess around.Aria: But...Aria: So what?Kotori: ? Aria: So what, Kotori!Kotori: W-what?Kotori: Why're you suddenly fired up?Aria: So what!!Aria: We can just write a good ending!Kotori: Just... write. What.Aria: Yeah!Aria: Cinders can just be happy!Aria: We can write an ending where she does that! Kotori: Oh. You're still thinking about the story.Aria: Yes! I haven't given up!Aria: You're being too defeatist about it, in fact!Kotori: Huh, me??Kotori: I'm just being realistic!Aria: Again, "realistic" doesn't have to be so sad!Aria: You're just giving up, I think!Kotori: Well, it IS what's realistic in this case. Kotori: And there's really nothing you can do about…

The world chosen for Cinders to live in is cruel and loveless. One where survival came only through one's strength, from even the first moment of life. And so, to understand it, we try to imagine some of those first moments. Take a closer look. In the winged overworld, the persons tasked with the job of killing newborns are called Collapsers. They roam the Nursing Fields, where young winged descend from the stars during the darkest hour of nighttime, and they carry out a process of extermination every night. This job is one of the many extremely important jobs in the winged overworld, as to keep the order established by the Princess safe and sound. It is also the hardest job possible for winged, besides the job of being the…

Aria: Wow, you were right.Aria: This one has such a gloomy ending too.Kotori: I knew you'd agree.Kotori: It's so stupid. Kotori: But I guess different kinds of endings are fine.Aria: But this is... Really sad!Aria: I don't like it! Cinders deserves better!Kotori: You think so?Aria: Yes! I mean, she tried her best...Kotori: Well, sometimes even that isn't enough, you know.Kotori: Hard work isn't always the key to success. Aria: I-I guess so, but...Aria: But still, I feel bad for her! Aria: Doesn't the story seem unfair to you?Kotori: Huh? Kotori: Well yeah, but that's just reality.Aria: You're not... Wrong, but...Aria: These stories are stories of fantasy!Aria: They don't have to be so... real!Aria: In the end, the girl just wanted the most basic of living needs.Aria: That shouldn't be so…

Once upon a time, there lived the loneliest child in all of the worlds. Lonely she was, for she had been banished from her home. For her mother had died, all her old friends had long forgotten her, and she was now adopted by the hands of those who were of another race. Aria: Welcome your visitor When once before she lived an affluent life befitting of a royal, now in her new home she was unloved. All the nice things, kind gifts and adoring subjects of hers were long lost. Now, her role was reversed. She simply didn't belong among anyone, and was just a poor servant working for the royals of that race. No nice rests or comfort, for she had to work hard cleaning all day, and…

Five: ...Five: Aria... Five thought. Of something.Aria: Hmm? Something?Five: Something... To buy!Aria: Oh, right!Aria: That's very nice! What is it?Aria: A toy? New clothing? You name it!Aria: I'll get it for you as soon as we're in a better place!Five: ...Five wants....Five: A weapon.Aria: Ah.Aria: Wait... HUH. Aria: W-WEAPON??Five: Yes!Five: Like Arrows... Like Aria!Five: Or like Nino.... A sword!Aria: Oh, my god, FIVE!Aria: I know I said anything, b-but!Aria: I didn't mean like this!Aria: You don't need that!Five: Mmmh! But, Five wants a weapon!Five: Then Five... Can fight!Aria: No! No way!Aria: You don't have to be doing anything like that!Five: B-but! Mmmmh!Aria: W-why do you want something so dangerous?Five: ... Five: Five... Doesn't like it.Five: Nino... Aria... Even Ludwig, always protect Five.Five: But Five... Doesn't want to be useless. Five…

You review your handy map, and carefully place down some mental notes on it. You're supposed to keep heading east, as you were. You're not sure what's down south, and you will not talk about what's up north. It's best to avoid going north. All in all the routes are pretty basic, and you're definitely going the right way! Five interrupts your mental mapping process to alert you to something important. Five: Up ahead... On road! Aria: Ah, that's... Aria: B-blood? Oh, dear. Five: It must be... Ludwig's! Ludwig: Be dead. (But... not really?) Five: When Five and Ludwig were together... Five: A spirit... Chased after Five! Five: Ludwig saved Five... But... Five: Ludwig... Was hurt by the bad spirit. Five: And Five... Couldn't help. Didn't know how to help.…

Aria: Five? Five: Aria...! Aria: Oh my god, there you are! Aria: I was looking all over for you!! Aria: I'm so glad I found you!! Five: HUGS! Aria: Are you well? Aria: Did you encounter any danger? Five: Oh... There was a... Spirit. Five: But... Five didn't get hurt. Aria: I'm so sorry, I thought this road would be safe. Aria: Gosh, I'm, just, I'm so glad you're not hurt. Aria: What exactly happened? Five: Five... Five: Fought back... At the spirit. Five: Even though spirit upset Five... a lot. Five: Spirit... Looked like Five's friends. Five: Five tried not to listen... To spirit. Five: Five fought back, and ran... Five: Five thinks Ludwig went on this same... Way! Five: But... Five couldn't go more because of hole! Aria:…

With a POWERFUL SHOVE ATTACK (USING ONLY A LITTLE MORE THAN THE SUFFICIENT FORCE (BY COMPLETE ACCIDENT) FOR THE JOB), you interrupt the flow of Warty's TRANCE, breaking its effect on Nino. Warty lets out a A̳̼͙̰̥̞A̤̖̪̦̲A̰̱A̩͚̦͚̜ͅAA̬A͖̝̼͜A͇̣̗̮͖A͙͕͘A̰ͅA̯͔̝͝A̸̰͇Ą̠̱̝̮̜A͈͕̠̬̣͠ͅA͉̫̼̕ in response. See, with you around, there's no need for Boyfriend to dirty his paws. Mei: You have wings, use them to flee the scene. Nino tried turning you in anyway. Kaji: WARTY!! Nino: Wh-huh. Warty: ̬͚̺̲͖A̯̼̞̻̗̖A̸A̲̘A̝̦̹̗̹A̸̻̱͔A̹̭̼̻͡! Kaji: What the hell, don't shove people! Kaji: We don't SHOVE people around here!! Meimona: I'm sorry, that was accidentally a little more forceful than I meant! My sense of pressure is blurry. Meimona: PSYCHE! I'd never honestly apologize to a cop!! Nino: Wh-what just happened. Meimona: You got played like a fiddle, dummy. Meimona: Come…

Blackfin: E̳̙̮N̡̝͖̬̯̹ ̬̗̺͍̻G̸͈̘͎̗͇̦Á̠̰̫R̰͈̲̗̻͓̫͠D̴̯͙ͅE̡N̶̖̼͍ -- Blackfin: P̻̯͙͘B҉̰͓̘P͍͚ͅPR̵̘̮͖͈P̸̬͇̱̱RP̥͙͓̜̩̜͎P̰̙̩̙͉͡T̺̙̟̫̜̩̰R҉̬͖̣͍͎̣P̖͖T̛RP̻̲̲̘͇͡B̡̟͙̲̞͈̦̼P̯͎̳ͅR̮͖RR̫͝R̴̩͇̜̯͕͓͚R̶̝̯R̮͉ͅT Meimona: Eeep! Blackfin charges heroically, but suffers a tragic peg-leg accident, thus being put out of the fight rather quickly. Fish were never meant to walk on land after all. What do you think this is, the little mermaid? A cry of worry resounds from their leader. Warty used TRANCE. Nino is highly affected. Nino: OH GOD. Meimona: NINO!! Kaji: Haha, YES!! Kaji: ATTA KID, WARTY! GET 'EM! Warty forgot to restock their gun with bullnets, which is what they call net-bullets, so they simply resort to continue inducing TRANCE in a very MENACING MANNER. Warty: AA̩̥̱̬͓͢A̸̙A͎͚͚̤ͅĄA̷͉̘̩͓͓A̺̖̲A̪̩̲̖A͜Ą͓̗̪̖̥Á͎̘͓A̱͓A͙̩Ḁ̶͔̻̙͔̫A̠̫̺̰̹̻A̬̟̟̦Ạ̮A̜̣̠͔͉A͉̯̦̙͘A҉͔͍͔AA̩̥̱̬͓͢A̸̙A͎͚͚̤ͅĄA̷͉̘̩͓͓A̺̖̲A̪̩̲̖A͜Ą͓̗̪̖̥Á͎̘͓A̱͓A͙̩ Nino: N͙̼Ǫ̣͍T̜͎͕̺̳͚H̗͜I̝̜͝N̷̲̰̠ͅG̟̝̞̝̳̠ͅ ͔͕͉̪̙I̴͓N̲̗̘̣ L̞̲̰Į͖̠͉F̠͓̪E̪͙̯͙͉̞̹ ̦͝M͖̳A̫T̗͇͈͖͕̟ͅT҉̬̲͙͔̙͚ͅE͎̣̤̲R͝S ̰͡A̯̠͟A̦A̻̦A͙A͙͝A̙͓̼̠A͚ Meimona: MY GODDAM- UH- Meimona: GOSHDARN EARS, STOP IT WITH THAT NOISE! It's very effective.

Meimona: Are you braindead? Nino: Oh, I get it. Nino: Upset cause you've been done in, huh? Nino: Cause you've been thrown under the bus? Haha, pathetic! Meimona: No... No... Oh my god. Nino: So, seacop! Let's turn the tides on this ruthless lawbreaker here, (see what I did there!!), and not on innocent me. Nino: What do you s- Kaji: HOLY FUCKIN' SHIT GREAT MOBY'S MAGNIFICUS DICKENS WARTY SHOOT THAT MAN. Nino: -ay. Nino: WHAT. Kaji: YA LISTENIN' YA GOONS GOD ALL BE DAM'NED TO HELL N' BACK GET YER GUNS N' SWORDS, I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS. Nino: WAIT, WHAT- WHAT- Nino: WERE YOU LISTENING? I'M THE INNOCENT PARTY HERE! Kaji: NO YA AIN'T YA CORRUPT PIECE OF SHIT HUMAN, GOODNESS. Meimona: You literally have no clue just what…

You nearly say "THE SEA" as loud as humanly possible, but then you almost instinctively pause for a split second. You feel like the universe brought you to this very spot for a better answer than that. It would want you to answer with something thematic, something more appropriate, yes... Something like... Nino: THE OCEAN Yeah. Like that. That satisfies a few unknown forces out there. Kaji: Ya- ya what now. Nino: Yes, from beyond the barrier! Nino: I woke up with no memories in the darkest place of the other side... The HORRIFIC monster world! Nino: Oh, the horrors I've suffered! I've seen it all! Nino: From chases with bloodthirsty redheaded monsters, Nino: To robberies by insane monster maids of shady monster inns, Nino: And finally, getting almost killed…

Meimona: Hm! Nice try, but I'll never believe that! Meimona: Even if he's been friendly to others, Boyfriend still loves ME. That's all that matters. Meimona: So stay away from my Bee-Eff! Nino: Screw you, you're not even a good cat owner! Nino: Boyf- I mean, the cat looks like he's suffocating whenever you hold him! Meimona: Back off, maybe he LIKES it! Nino: That's not how it works! Meimona: Why are you so hung up on Boyfriend? Meimona: I said I'd give you literally anything else in the world. Nino: Damn it. Okay, here's a deal. Meimona: If it involves me giving you Boyfriend, then forget it. Nino: No, no, just hear me out for a second. Nino: Remember the memory thing I mentioned before? Meimona: That thing that…

You think of many things in astonishment. For one, you think this is the thief from the poster. And she looks almost like Galactic Princess Selene's rival in season 3, the plucky gentlewoman thief who somehow steals the codes to deactivate the heroine's cyborg friend, but then in a twist of fate, falls in love with the loveless cyborg, thus kickstarting a tragically boring season of side romance. Wow! Also you accidentally say "Woah" out loud and start to feel like a dumbass, because that was REALLY loud. And she notices you because of it. ...She VERY notices you, for some reason. She makes a weird noise and tosses away the tip of the mountain. Nino: hold cat closer to your chest. for protection Okay, you're out of being astonished,…

...Yeah, uh. Look, there's something you need to know. You can't fly. Like, at all. Your wings are totally useless. It's a consequence of losing your halo, and all the more reason for people here to mistreat you. Haha, point and laugh at the worthless angel Kaji, whatever. But it's no big deal, flying is very overrated. You have better tricks up your sleeve! Kaji: Descend, somehow. Tricks like THIS, baby! You can still easily get around despite lacking the ability to actually use your wings! Take that, society! This is so, so, so... So, so EASY! See! You just gotta be careful while you go down! It's considerably harder than climbing, but you still did it! This will show them all. You're capable of doing anything you put your…