" Oh, sorry... You must been surprised by my sudden appearance, ahaha... "
Cue bashful chuckles as she rubbing the back of her head in embarrassment.
" Say, may I ask your name...? I'm Esther... "
breath before continues speaking.
" Furthermore, Isabelle has been dealt with at last and she won't be able to harm anyone ever again. However, I have a bad feeling that my fight isn't over just yet... "
*sniff* " Yeah... At least she is finally safe now. However, the guilt still lingering within me and I can't help but to blame myself for it. "
Slowly regaining her composure as she wipes the tears for a moment, Esther eventually calmed down as she letting out a small deep-
`` still. in the end, i suppose. you overcame us all. Not even with Mr. Stripes, Miss. Bo, or even our new friend could you be taken down. ``
`` now little Ruby can live her life, free from our terror. ``
Esther simply remains silent for a moment after hearing it, as she can't help but to relates to his predicament given her... past experience.
" ...If you put it that way, I... can understand your situation. Same thing happened to me when I gave you to Ruby against my will by-
Tilting his head, his smile never faded. And his voice returned to him
`` but it was such a fun little game. besides... ``
A sigh from the rabbit.
`` you were gone, for such a time. you forget, at the end of it, i am merely one of many puppets. my own being tied
the Entity. And I... "
The moment she said it, the guilt came back to her as her words trails off and briefly going silent again. All as she quickly shuts her eyes and trying not to cry.
" I... can't do anything about it. I couldn't protect her when that-
" Right, it's you again... "
Simply folding her arms while accompanied with an unamused face, Esther would like to have a word or two toward this old friend of hers.
" To be honest, I don't know if I should be happy or mad to see you again after your /last/ stunt... "
But alas! She ought to be happy!
To see a dear old friend once again. After so many years...
For the games can begin once again! And oh, what FUN, they'll be..
She could feel it...
Esther could sense the return of a certain someone who is close to her, or /was/ close to her to be precise. That alone attracts her own return to this space after quite some time.
...Not sure if she should be happy or not about it though.
me, she's been through worse before.
" ...I'm fine with this, I'll find my way back somehow. But... Do you live here or are you so happen to get stranded too? "
" A new world...? "
The girl would take her time to look around for a moment in order to get a grasp on her surroundings. While she seems to be taken aback by the people around here, Esther ultimately doesn't fazed much as she eventually voices her thoughts about it.
Trust-
Still unfazed by this rabbit gal, Esther simply folding her arms the moment she decides to invite him to her little game.
Nothing good will come out of this, but nonetheless, she plays along for now.
" Mhm. And what are we playing here, exactly...? "
Without showing any fear, Esther simply glaring toward this mysterious rabbit figure and asking regarding her intention here.
Beside, she has been scarred enough as it is.
" ...What do you want from me? "
💌: Another Mr. Hopp game fully completed, with all the guidestones collected.
It's fun, if the combat feels a bit janky during the Toybox section. Otherwise, I'll look forward to see what the series has in store next if there's any plan for future installment.
familiar, now that I think about it. "
With this in mind, the girl simply looking around her surroundings for a brief moment after lampshading her situation. And judging by her British accent, Esther is definitely very far from where she came from.
Chucking a little beforehand, Esther simply shaking her head on her own while closing her eyes and smiling in response to show that she has no problem with it.
" It's alright... What matter the most is that I'm awake now. By the way, where am I...? This place doesn't feel-