-nightmare- The Mimic Script Guide

– the footsteps stop directly behind him. Warm breath on his neck. But the breath smells like dirt. Like something that was buried and forgot to finish rotting.

Kaito runs.

of a single water droplet. PAUSE . Another. Rhythmic. Too rhythmic.

Tonight, it's on the floor.

"You carry your father's limp. Your left knee. You hide it well. But I watched you sleep in the cave. I learned it. Watch."

Then his reflection smiles.

It's open now. Wider than a jaw should go. Inside, there is no tongue. No throat. Just a second face, small and pale, whispering something Kaito cannot hear but feels in his molars. -NIGHTMARE- The Mimic Script

But her mouth has.

He looks into the mirror.

– a wet, precise click behind him. Like a joint settling. Like a spine straightening after a long, long wait. – the footsteps stop directly behind him

In the corner, a mirror stands covered by a yellowed cloth. He's seen this before. In the last loop. The cloth has never been removed.

Not at him. At the well.