-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.