Dimilix Timeloop CYOA - Ch1, Pt 3

 Your name is Felix Hugo Fraldarius, and you do not have the time to listen to one Ferdinand von Aegir's inane prattle, even if it's strange that his hair is short and he's currently talking to you at all instead of trying to skewer you on his spear.

Instead of humoring him in the slightest, you walk straight past him to the stairs.

“Er—” he starts as you ignore him soundly. “Didn't you— aren't you—”

You think of turning to give von Aegir a good glare, just to make it clear that you are not about to even give him the time of day, not when there's more important things to be done, but then something strange happens.

You step back, and there's air where you were expecting floor.

Your stomach drops.

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.

.

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You wake up, and you are in your room at Garreg Mach Monastery. It is quiet the way it always is just before dawn arrives.

Did you just…

Fall down the stairs?

What the fuck is going on?

A. Get back up and go out the door again. You need to find the Boar now.
B. Panic. You are sure you just fell down the stairs, just like you are sure you died from a spear to your heart via armpit, but you feel fine. What the fuck is happening?
C. Go for your drawer. Panicking can wait until you at least get some clothes on, damnit.

Poll #30607 Dimilix Timeloop CYOA - Ch 1, Pt 3

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What the fuck is going on?

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Get back up
4 (50.0%)

Panic
2 (25.0%)

Go for your drawer
2 (25.0%)

Dimilix Timeloop CYOA - Ch 1, Pt 4

A. Get back up

 

You jump back to your feet and walk into the hallway. Your heart is pounding (Still? Again?) but you're never one to stand around and panic when you can take action instead.

 

You're just past Ferdinand’s door when it opens, and the man himself steps out. “Why, good morning!” he says, smiling brightly. “Another early bird I see! Fraldarius, was it?”

 

…He already said that. You know he did.

 

A. Shut him down. You don't have time for this bullshit, which is clearly his fault.

B. Keep walking. You can't stop now. If you stop, you have to think about what's happening. What could be happening.

C. Call him out on his bullshit. He's acting like he didn't just step outside earlier and you're not falling for it.
D. Panic. Something is wrong. Something is wrong. The knowledge of it is crawling up your spine and soon the scream building in your throat will need to be let out.

Poll #30614 Dimilix Timeloop CYOA - Ch 1, Pt 4

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What do you do?

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Shut him down
0 (0.0%)

Keep walking
0 (0.0%)

Call him out
2 (28.6%)

Panic
5 (71.4%)

Dimilix Timeloop CYOA - Ch 1, Pt 5

 D. Panic

This has happened to you before, when you were younger. Sometimes, you would tell your tutor the wrong answer, or you would have a fight with Dima, or you would be put onto the back of a horse that was much too big for you, and the ensuing emotions would simply be too much for your body to contain. That gave you a bit of a reputation as a crybaby, and after the Tragedy you finally understood how imperative it was that you stop.

However, that doesn't mean that it didn't happen. It only changed how it manifested.

“Get the fuck away from me!”

The words are out of your mouth before you can even register that you thought them, your voice loud enough to echo in the stone hall.

Ferdinand withdraws, looking worried and slightly wounded.

“If I have done anything to cause offense…” he starts.

“Shut the fuck up,” you growl. You're breathing too fast. You don't know how to stop it. “This is wrong. This is all wrong. You shouldn't be here! You’re supposed to be in the Empire, and your hair was long, and I'm—”

You died. You know you died. You try to suck in more air, but it hurts so much, like when your chest was torn open on the point of a lance.

This is all wrong.

Ferdinand now looks a bit frightened as well. You hear a couple doors opening as students warily peek their heads out into the hall, but it all falls away as the door second from the back opens, and the Boar walks out.

He looks like he did on their first day at the Academy, his uniform crisp and armor shining, his face the perfect level of expression. Right now his face is wearing the mask of concern as he walks towards you.

“Felix? Felix, are you alright?”

A. Try to explain what's happening. You can barely put two thoughts together, much less explain the profound wrongness of all this.
B. Yell at the Boar. It won't get you anywhere, but you might feel better.
C. Withdraw. You can't be looked at, you can't be touched. It's too much.
D. Throw your arms around Dimitri. You can't. You can't. You can't.

Poll #30616 Dimilix Timeloop CYOA - Ch 1, Pt 5

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What do you do?

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Yell at the Boar
7 (87.5%)

Withdraw
1 (12.5%)