[The creature startles when you yell, and although you can barely see its face due to the stone mask it wears, you can tell it never takes its eyes off of you. Maybe it can tell you’re not a threat either, because it does not back off.]

[In fact, it takes a few steps closer.]

Nay! I saith begone! Not- not come hither!

[Ae's in the wrong body for this. Ae needs to get out or something. Maybe use aer abilities? But this doesn't feel like aer magic at all! This corpse ae has mysteriously inherited contains none of the comforts ae is used to. With no warning, everything has become foreign!]

[The more you talk, the more confidence the beast has. It doesn’t see you as a danger at all, and quickly steps up close to you.]

[Its tongue continues to flick out, occasionally brushing up against you. It tickles, sort of, but doesn’t seem harmful despite the creature’s appearance. In fact, it almost looks domestic, with everything strapped to it. But there is no owner to be found.]

[Ae opts to curl up on aerself in an attempt to seem smaller. Ae has no clue who, or what, you might be, but ae is certainly intimidated. Ae's never seen a creature like you before!]

[Plus ae is left floundering as ae attempts to parse any sense from this situation.]

[It doesn’t stop, clearly still curious about you. In fact, it nuzzles the nose of the stone mask it wears directly into your chest, accidentally pushing you over. It does it again, but for longer and more gently.]

[…It’s noticed your entire body is very warm.]

[It lays down, except now its head is lying across your legs and your torso, and its heavy. But the beast seems content with the warmth radiating from you being soaked into its neck and jaw. Still, not harmful. Really, the weight of it lying its head on you could almost be… Comforting?]

[Ae seems to be unnecessarily stiff as you approach. But ae... Doesn't oppose you. Something about you tells aer that ae won't be able to escape. Or maybe it's something about how unfamiliar aer body is.]

[Either way, aer panicked gasps begin to calm down. The pressure you place on aer body is... comforting. It feels safe.]

[The creature startles when you yell, and although you can barely see its face due to the stone mask it wears, you can tell it never takes its eyes off of you. Maybe it can tell you’re not a threat either, because it does not back off.]

[In fact, it takes a few steps closer.]

Nay! I saith begone! Not- not come hither!

[Ae's in the wrong body for this. Ae needs to get out or something. Maybe use aer abilities? But this doesn't feel like aer magic at all! This corpse ae has mysteriously inherited contains none of the comforts ae is used to. With no warning, everything has become foreign!]

[The more you talk, the more confidence the beast has. It doesn’t see you as a danger at all, and quickly steps up close to you.]

[Its tongue continues to flick out, occasionally brushing up against you. It tickles, sort of, but doesn’t seem harmful despite the creature’s appearance. In fact, it almost looks domestic, with everything strapped to it. But there is no owner to be found.]

[Ae opts to curl up on aerself in an attempt to seem smaller. Ae has no clue who, or what, you might be, but ae is certainly intimidated. Ae's never seen a creature like you before!]

[Plus ae is left floundering as ae attempts to parse any sense from this situation.]

[The creature startles when you yell, and although you can barely see its face due to the stone mask it wears, you can tell it never takes its eyes off of you. Maybe it can tell you’re not a threat either, because it does not back off.]

[In fact, it takes a few steps closer.]

Nay! I saith begone! Not- not come hither!

[Ae's in the wrong body for this. Ae needs to get out or something. Maybe use aer abilities? But this doesn't feel like aer magic at all! This corpse ae has mysteriously inherited contains none of the comforts ae is used to. With no warning, everything has become foreign!]

[It’s a minute longer before they show themselves. They look… Oddly tense.]

And that’s not what I designed you for. Though you aren’t that summon, are you? Though you inhabit his body. What are you? What exactly have you done with the failure?

[Quickly, the air grows hostile, and they look angry.]

Wh- what?

[It takes a moment for it to process your questions. Are you... Talking about Ribbon? Or Zomi? Either way, how do you know about them?!? It's never seen you before!]

[...Wait. Did you.. call Ribbon a failure? It tenses up, and it can't help but growl at you.]

Don't call Ribbon a failure.

…Who? Did you give him a nickname? And please, I do what I wish. You can’t even dream of beating me in a battle, you couldn’t even get close. You inhabit the body of a summon, and those happen to be easy to control. Not to mention one of light, which, while volatile, happens to be my specialty. You stand no chance, so you best stand down.

[They quickly start stepping towards you, and for the first time since possessing his body, you feel… Cold. Like the heat is being sapped from the air, along with the heat that makes you up.]

You are an anomaly. I will not stand for my work, even though he is nothing but a failure, being desecrated by a disrespectful god. Or whatever lesser form of being you happen to be, because it isn’t quite that, is it?

[It hasn't felt this.... Feeling in so long. This... 'Run run, get away' feeling. The one that tells it something is wrong. It needs to go. It needs to get away from you.]

[It growls at you again.]

We- we can fight you off! We're not going to let you hurt Ribbon or Zomi! It won't happen!

[It can't take you in a fight. It really can't, and it knows that. A few thousand years of dormancy really destroys magic capabilities. I knows you're stronger. But you might hurt Ribbon and Zomi. It can't let you do that.]

Don’t lie to yourself, anomalous one. Though, why two names? What has been going on with my failure of a project for you to give him two names?

[Finally, they step as close as they can. They tower over you. They designed him like this for that purpose, after all. Mostly anyway. Any trace of warmth has been smothered from the air, replaced with their own magic. It easily suppresses your own.]

I don’t actually care. You, however, are tainting him. You have to go.

We're not going anywhere!

[Such brave words, but there's immense fear in its eyes. It's scared. So, so scared. It's not sure what you're capable of, but it knows.... It can feel your magic. You can probably follow through on that threat.]

You can't take us away! It's not- it's not going to happen!

[Why can't it move?! It needs to run. It needs to get away!]

You underestimate me, though not on purpose. But don’t worry, dear, I’ll show you.

[As soon as they reach down to grab your shoulders, it’s almost like they seize control of your entire body. You can’t move, not under their hold. And then, it’s kind of like you feel a sort of… Pressure, on your very existence.]

And you won’t have to worry about me doing anything to your precious vessel. Just give him back, won’t you, anomalous one?

[Its eyes widen significantly at the feeling. This is bad! Bad bad bad! It doesn't hurt but it's oppressive. Bad! It doesn't want this!]

No, no! Ribbon has us, and we're not going to let him go! We're not leaving him alone! We're not leaving Zomi alone either! Stop it!!

You couldn’t stop me if you tried, parasite.

[They snarl the words into your ear, leaning close for it. The oppressive feeling continues to only get stronger, and stronger, and stronger, until…]

[It feels like you barely exist.]

[No............. It can't..............]

We....... Want.......... To... Live.......

[....The body of the summon you created falls limp, emptied of the parasite within.]

[It’s a minute longer before they show themselves. They look… Oddly tense.]

And that’s not what I designed you for. Though you aren’t that summon, are you? Though you inhabit his body. What are you? What exactly have you done with the failure?

[Quickly, the air grows hostile, and they look angry.]

Wh- what?

[It takes a moment for it to process your questions. Are you... Talking about Ribbon? Or Zomi? Either way, how do you know about them?!? It's never seen you before!]

[...Wait. Did you.. call Ribbon a failure? It tenses up, and it can't help but growl at you.]

Don't call Ribbon a failure.

…Who? Did you give him a nickname? And please, I do what I wish. You can’t even dream of beating me in a battle, you couldn’t even get close. You inhabit the body of a summon, and those happen to be easy to control. Not to mention one of light, which, while volatile, happens to be my specialty. You stand no chance, so you best stand down.

[They quickly start stepping towards you, and for the first time since possessing his body, you feel… Cold. Like the heat is being sapped from the air, along with the heat that makes you up.]

You are an anomaly. I will not stand for my work, even though he is nothing but a failure, being desecrated by a disrespectful god. Or whatever lesser form of being you happen to be, because it isn’t quite that, is it?

[It hasn't felt this.... Feeling in so long. This... 'Run run, get away' feeling. The one that tells it something is wrong. It needs to go. It needs to get away from you.]

[It growls at you again.]

We- we can fight you off! We're not going to let you hurt Ribbon or Zomi! It won't happen!

[It can't take you in a fight. It really can't, and it knows that. A few thousand years of dormancy really destroys magic capabilities. I knows you're stronger. But you might hurt Ribbon and Zomi. It can't let you do that.]

Don’t lie to yourself, anomalous one. Though, why two names? What has been going on with my failure of a project for you to give him two names?

[Finally, they step as close as they can. They tower over you. They designed him like this for that purpose, after all. Mostly anyway. Any trace of warmth has been smothered from the air, replaced with their own magic. It easily suppresses your own.]

I don’t actually care. You, however, are tainting him. You have to go.

We're not going anywhere!

[Such brave words, but there's immense fear in its eyes. It's scared. So, so scared. It's not sure what you're capable of, but it knows.... It can feel your magic. You can probably follow through on that threat.]

You can't take us away! It's not- it's not going to happen!

[Why can't it move?! It needs to run. It needs to get away!]

You underestimate me, though not on purpose. But don’t worry, dear, I’ll show you.

[As soon as they reach down to grab your shoulders, it’s almost like they seize control of your entire body. You can’t move, not under their hold. And then, it’s kind of like you feel a sort of… Pressure, on your very existence.]

And you won’t have to worry about me doing anything to your precious vessel. Just give him back, won’t you, anomalous one?

[Its eyes widen significantly at the feeling. This is bad! Bad bad bad! It doesn't hurt but it's oppressive. Bad! It doesn't want this!]

No, no! Ribbon has us, and we're not going to let him go! We're not leaving him alone! We're not leaving Zomi alone either! Stop it!!

[It’s a minute longer before they show themselves. They look… Oddly tense.]

And that’s not what I designed you for. Though you aren’t that summon, are you? Though you inhabit his body. What are you? What exactly have you done with the failure?

[Quickly, the air grows hostile, and they look angry.]

Wh- what?

[It takes a moment for it to process your questions. Are you... Talking about Ribbon? Or Zomi? Either way, how do you know about them?!? It's never seen you before!]

[...Wait. Did you.. call Ribbon a failure? It tenses up, and it can't help but growl at you.]

Don't call Ribbon a failure.

…Who? Did you give him a nickname? And please, I do what I wish. You can’t even dream of beating me in a battle, you couldn’t even get close. You inhabit the body of a summon, and those happen to be easy to control. Not to mention one of light, which, while volatile, happens to be my specialty. You stand no chance, so you best stand down.

[They quickly start stepping towards you, and for the first time since possessing his body, you feel… Cold. Like the heat is being sapped from the air, along with the heat that makes you up.]

You are an anomaly. I will not stand for my work, even though he is nothing but a failure, being desecrated by a disrespectful god. Or whatever lesser form of being you happen to be, because it isn’t quite that, is it?

[It hasn't felt this.... Feeling in so long. This... 'Run run, get away' feeling. The one that tells it something is wrong. It needs to go. It needs to get away from you.]

[It growls at you again.]

We- we can fight you off! We're not going to let you hurt Ribbon or Zomi! It won't happen!

[It can't take you in a fight. It really can't, and it knows that. A few thousand years of dormancy really destroys magic capabilities. I knows you're stronger. But you might hurt Ribbon and Zomi. It can't let you do that.]

Don’t lie to yourself, anomalous one. Though, why two names? What has been going on with my failure of a project for you to give him two names?

[Finally, they step as close as they can. They tower over you. They designed him like this for that purpose, after all. Mostly anyway. Any trace of warmth has been smothered from the air, replaced with their own magic. It easily suppresses your own.]

I don’t actually care. You, however, are tainting him. You have to go.

We're not going anywhere!

[Such brave words, but there's immense fear in its eyes. It's scared. So, so scared. It's not sure what you're capable of, but it knows.... It can feel your magic. You can probably follow through on that threat.]

You can't take us away! It's not- it's not going to happen!

[Why can't it move?! It needs to run. It needs to get away!]

[It’s a minute longer before they show themselves. They look… Oddly tense.]

And that’s not what I designed you for. Though you aren’t that summon, are you? Though you inhabit his body. What are you? What exactly have you done with the failure?

[Quickly, the air grows hostile, and they look angry.]

Wh- what?

[It takes a moment for it to process your questions. Are you... Talking about Ribbon? Or Zomi? Either way, how do you know about them?!? It's never seen you before!]

[...Wait. Did you.. call Ribbon a failure? It tenses up, and it can't help but growl at you.]

Don't call Ribbon a failure.

…Who? Did you give him a nickname? And please, I do what I wish. You can’t even dream of beating me in a battle, you couldn’t even get close. You inhabit the body of a summon, and those happen to be easy to control. Not to mention one of light, which, while volatile, happens to be my specialty. You stand no chance, so you best stand down.

[They quickly start stepping towards you, and for the first time since possessing his body, you feel… Cold. Like the heat is being sapped from the air, along with the heat that makes you up.]

You are an anomaly. I will not stand for my work, even though he is nothing but a failure, being desecrated by a disrespectful god. Or whatever lesser form of being you happen to be, because it isn’t quite that, is it?

[It hasn't felt this.... Feeling in so long. This... 'Run run, get away' feeling. The one that tells it something is wrong. It needs to go. It needs to get away from you.]

[It growls at you again.]

We- we can fight you off! We're not going to let you hurt Ribbon or Zomi! It won't happen!

[It can't take you in a fight. It really can't, and it knows that. A few thousand years of dormancy really destroys magic capabilities. I knows you're stronger. But you might hurt Ribbon and Zomi. It can't let you do that.]

[It’s a minute longer before they show themselves. They look… Oddly tense.]

And that’s not what I designed you for. Though you aren’t that summon, are you? Though you inhabit his body. What are you? What exactly have you done with the failure?

[Quickly, the air grows hostile, and they look angry.]

Wh- what?

[It takes a moment for it to process your questions. Are you... Talking about Ribbon? Or Zomi? Either way, how do you know about them?!? It's never seen you before!]

[...Wait. Did you.. call Ribbon a failure? It tenses up, and it can't help but growl at you.]

Don't call Ribbon a failure.

Someone who shares your parents! Mine looks like me, but younger. Do you know where she is? Please tell me you do...

Nope! We haven't seen a sister!

[It still has no recollection on what a sister is!]

It's really nice to speak! We haven't been able to speak for so, so long!!!

Oh...

*He frowned* But doesn't everyone speak? How weren't you able to?

A mean bird child tortured us and told us we couldn't speak! But we think Ribbon decided he wanted to speak anyways!

Which means we can speak now!

"Bird chlid? A Rito? But the Rito wouldn't..."

"I'm glad you can speak again, though! But why are you using 'we'? Grandma always says that we shouldn't use it unless we're really referring to multiple people. She said it's too confusing otherwise."

We're hundreds of people in the same mind, heehee! We're never going to say we're just one person, because we aren't!!

Well, we're hundreds of people in our mind, but there's two people and we're the third in another mind!

"That can happen?" He looked a bit amazed. Probably due to his age?

He frowned. "Another mind? But how can you have two different minds and... huh?"

There's two others in this body, not including us! Heehee! We have a different mind to the other two!

[It has no idea if it explained that well at all.]

"I don't follow...?"

Well! We were originally a mask that was hundreds of people in one! And then Ribbon put our mask on and now we stay with Ribbon and Zomi forever!! Zomi and Ribbon don't like each other, which is really sad, because we love them both!!

And they're both really good at kissing! They'd probably like kissing each other if they actually gave the other a chance!!

That makes a bit more sense, I think? But where does Zomi come from, if Ribbon put the mask on?

*He made a disgusted expression* Ew! That's horrible!

We got tortured, and then Zomi randomly showed up! We don't know why! But we think it's weird that Zomi doesn't like pain! It gets all grumpy when we hurt it, but it showed up during the torture times!!!

Kissing isn't painful, though! We can kiss Zomi, just no hurting it!

[It doesn't seem to see anything weird with these sentences.]

The what?! *He looked horrified*

I'm... glad? Are- are you ok?

We are! We're doing great right now!

Though Ribbon won't talk to us, which is really sad. But at least Zomi will!

Someone who shares your parents! Mine looks like me, but younger. Do you know where she is? Please tell me you do...

Nope! We haven't seen a sister!

[It still has no recollection on what a sister is!]

It's really nice to speak! We haven't been able to speak for so, so long!!!

Oh...

*He frowned* But doesn't everyone speak? How weren't you able to?

A mean bird child tortured us and told us we couldn't speak! But we think Ribbon decided he wanted to speak anyways!

Which means we can speak now!

"Bird chlid? A Rito? But the Rito wouldn't..."

"I'm glad you can speak again, though! But why are you using 'we'? Grandma always says that we shouldn't use it unless we're really referring to multiple people. She said it's too confusing otherwise."

We're hundreds of people in the same mind, heehee! We're never going to say we're just one person, because we aren't!!

Well, we're hundreds of people in our mind, but there's two people and we're the third in another mind!

"That can happen?" He looked a bit amazed. Probably due to his age?

He frowned. "Another mind? But how can you have two different minds and... huh?"

There's two others in this body, not including us! Heehee! We have a different mind to the other two!

[It has no idea if it explained that well at all.]

"I don't follow...?"

Well! We were originally a mask that was hundreds of people in one! And then Ribbon put our mask on and now we stay with Ribbon and Zomi forever!! Zomi and Ribbon don't like each other, which is really sad, because we love them both!!

And they're both really good at kissing! They'd probably like kissing each other if they actually gave the other a chance!!

That makes a bit more sense, I think? But where does Zomi come from, if Ribbon put the mask on?

*He made a disgusted expression* Ew! That's horrible!

We got tortured, and then Zomi randomly showed up! We don't know why! But we think it's weird that Zomi doesn't like pain! It gets all grumpy when we hurt it, but it showed up during the torture times!!!

Kissing isn't painful, though! We can kiss Zomi, just no hurting it!

[It doesn't seem to see anything weird with these sentences.]

Someone who shares your parents! Mine looks like me, but younger. Do you know where she is? Please tell me you do...

Nope! We haven't seen a sister!

[It still has no recollection on what a sister is!]

It's really nice to speak! We haven't been able to speak for so, so long!!!

Oh...

*He frowned* But doesn't everyone speak? How weren't you able to?

A mean bird child tortured us and told us we couldn't speak! But we think Ribbon decided he wanted to speak anyways!

Which means we can speak now!

"Bird chlid? A Rito? But the Rito wouldn't..."

"I'm glad you can speak again, though! But why are you using 'we'? Grandma always says that we shouldn't use it unless we're really referring to multiple people. She said it's too confusing otherwise."

We're hundreds of people in the same mind, heehee! We're never going to say we're just one person, because we aren't!!

Well, we're hundreds of people in our mind, but there's two people and we're the third in another mind!

"That can happen?" He looked a bit amazed. Probably due to his age?

He frowned. "Another mind? But how can you have two different minds and... huh?"

There's two others in this body, not including us! Heehee! We have a different mind to the other two!

[It has no idea if it explained that well at all.]

"I don't follow...?"

Well! We were originally a mask that was hundreds of people in one! And then Ribbon put our mask on and now we stay with Ribbon and Zomi forever!! Zomi and Ribbon don't like each other, which is really sad, because we love them both!!

And they're both really good at kissing! They'd probably like kissing each other if they actually gave the other a chance!!

Someone who shares your parents! Mine looks like me, but younger. Do you know where she is? Please tell me you do...

Nope! We haven't seen a sister!

[It still has no recollection on what a sister is!]

It's really nice to speak! We haven't been able to speak for so, so long!!!

Oh...

*He frowned* But doesn't everyone speak? How weren't you able to?

A mean bird child tortured us and told us we couldn't speak! But we think Ribbon decided he wanted to speak anyways!

Which means we can speak now!

"Bird chlid? A Rito? But the Rito wouldn't..."

"I'm glad you can speak again, though! But why are you using 'we'? Grandma always says that we shouldn't use it unless we're really referring to multiple people. She said it's too confusing otherwise."

We're hundreds of people in the same mind, heehee! We're never going to say we're just one person, because we aren't!!

Well, we're hundreds of people in our mind, but there's two people and we're the third in another mind!

"That can happen?" He looked a bit amazed. Probably due to his age?

He frowned. "Another mind? But how can you have two different minds and... huh?"

There's two others in this body, not including us! Heehee! We have a different mind to the other two!

[It has no idea if it explained that well at all.]