-nightmare- — The Mimic Script

Kaito runs.

"Let's go home."

Kaito doesn't.

In Nightmare mode, there is no jump scare. There is only the moment you realize you've been talking to it for the last three hours.

You did.

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

He sprints through the torii gate. Bad idea. Worse idea. But the alternative is standing still, and standing still is how they find you.

A long pause.