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"I'm. . . sorry to be the bearer of bad news."
"Alice. . ."
Time seemed to stop. Only a fading warmth could be felt. A frail hand rested in his palm. Nothing else mattered. Just these last fleeting moments, ones he wanted to hold dear.
. . .
"Perhaps you need something to distract yourself. I heard about a game called A World's Legacy. It seems to be really popular, maybe it's what you need?"
". . ."
"I got one of those headsets, I'll leave it here. Just. . . try it okay?"
The sound of a door closing echoed throughout a mostly empty room. In the barely lit room a figure shuffled out of a blanket. A clearly disheveled appearance, devoid of any care. Eyes with heavy bags moved slowly towards a new and foreign object. A headset lay at the edge of the bed, fallen over and resting on its side. A set of cables spilled off the bed and onto the floor.
". . ."
