ND: Sorry about disappearing yesterday, had to work overtime for a while.
HW: Don't worry about it, I got to have a little chat with your pal CrystalFeather.
ND: CrystalFeather? I knew I should have never given them your contact, but I sent it in case of emergencies.
HW: Can I ask you something?
ND: Of course. You can ask me anything.
HW: What gender are you? Whats your name?
ND: You want to know all that about me? Why? Does it matter?
HW: Of course not, I just… feel like we know each other enough that we can tell each other those things, don't you think?
ND: Yeah, I do. I don't know if I can tell you my name, I think i'd like to keep that private.
HW: That's understandable. What about your gender?
ND: I'm a male.
HW: Will you tell me how old you are?
ND: No, but I will tell you that I'm under 30 years old.
Meg had been messaging NightDream again for a little while, for some reason feeling almost burdened by the knowledge that not only was CrystalFeather a survivor, but NightDream might be one too. It seemed like a great thing. Wow! Someone that Meg has a crush on is a five minute walk out of the woods!
But it wasn't that simple. If everyone that Meg was talking to was in the Entity's realm, that meant that the Entity was cooking up some kind of plan. Maybe emotional manipulation. Maybe the Entity wanted to break Meg's heart. Maybe it wanted to give her hope that she might he happy in this nightmare. Maybe it just liked watching her squirm. She had no idea. The Entity had planted these phones around for some reason, but what could that reason be? There had to be some kind of explanation to all this. Why give all the survivors phones? That made no sense.
ND: Does this change things? Are you really young or something?
Meg found herself getting lost in her thoughts a lot more recently. She had a lot on her mind, and she just hadn't properly processed it all yet, or even began to understand what it all might mean.
HW: No. No it doesn't. I guess it's only fair I answer the same questions, huh?
ND: You don't have to.
HW: I want to.
HW: I am a female, and I'm 25 years old. (at least she figured she was now)
ND: Oh.
ND: That's a relief. I was silently worrying that I was talking to a 15 year old this whole time. That would have been extremely weird.
HW: Yeah, good thing, huh? Any chance you might disclose… at least what country you live in?
ND: …I don't know.
HW: Sorry, I didn't mean to push my boundaries.
ND: It's okay, really. I enjoy talking to you so much, and I consider you the best friend that i've ever had. It's just… complicated. You understand don't you?
Oh god. NightDream is a survivor. They're a survivor! They're being so cryptic! What does this mean?
HW: Sorry, my head is a little all over the place lately. CrystalFeather told me some stuff that I'm processing.
NightDream didn't respond for several minutes.
ND: What did they tell you?
HW: They said that you… adore me.
Another several minutes.
HW: Are you there? Did I say something wrong?
ND: Sorry, I was just getting onto CrystalFeather for their inability to keep their mouth shut. They didn't tell you about the God Spider did they?
HW: Yeah they did! That was freaking me out a lot too!
ND: Just ignore her. I think she has a lot of issues that she needs to work out, she doesn't know what she's saying.
Wait… NightDream doesn't believe CrystalFeather? Does that mean…
NightDream isn't a survivor.
In fact they're not even in the same dimension.
Meg would be lying if she said she didn't feel a little crushed at this revelation. Some dark scheme or not, she was looking forward to meeting NightDream. She had come to the conclusion that she couldn't deny anymore. She had feelings for NightDream, and learning that they were similar in age and matched the image Meg had in her head for them didn't help stop those feelings. It just made them stronger.
And she would never meet them. She felt sick.
HW: Ah, so they're a SHE huh?
ND: Yes! They are! And they have no idea how to KEEP THEIR MOUTH SHUT!
HW: So… You adore me huh?
Meg didn't know why she was egging this on. It would never happen.
ND: Tell me what she said!
HW: She said that you talk about me all the time, that its all you talk about!
She was just going to get herself hurt.
ND: Well… She didn't lie.
She never knew pain could be so sweet.