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#yeah you know what I’ll post this here #Vote Dan! #reblog

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if eye's are the window to the soul, then what do you call... this?

lil bit of fanart for @refecktion-lads au :) super interested to see where this au goes!

#whoops i meant to rb this here soon after the story was over but i forgot sorry :/ #i love this art sm and it deserves to be on peoples dashes even months later <33 #art #reblog

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"It kinda felt like I was out in space for just a second. Just... everything was cold and dark, I couldn't feel anything, couldn't breathe...

It was real lonely, too. That was the worst part. I was lonely."

Inspired by @refecktion-lads, check it out if you haven't already and be sad with me.

#fuck now im sad :'(((( /lh #thank you sm for this art! its so lovely #the detailing of the light gradually shifting into darkness is beautiful #art #reblog

[refecktion-lads]

Okay, fingers crossed this uploads okay. I know uploading audio can be a little finicky on here, so apologies if anything goes wrong.

I started making this song months ago, as a sort of sideplot for the AU. You can actually find references to it in the story, if you dig around a little bit. The recording's not the best, but the song kinda grew on me, much like the AU did as I worked on it. I figured I would share the song with you guys, as a way to end everything off. Think of this post like the end credits of a movie or game, I suppose.

Speaking of credit, I wanted to take some time and say thanks to all of you for reading and contributing to this blog. It's been a wild couple months, and exploring this little world with you guys has been an absolute blast. I don't think it's an exaggeration to say the story wouldn't be the same without each and every one of you.

Thank you.

-Dave

Transcript:

[ID: A recording of a song. It's played on a piano, with one person singing.

Spoken: A'right, let's give this a go:

Music

Sung: When I look in the mirror I see A world of possibility But there are days when I realise There's someone looking back at me

Everybody's got a song But lately I'm just playing along Even though I hold the pen My words are coming out all wrong, oh...

But when I Close my eyes I find a world that we can both believe in Oh, when I close my eyes I find a world that we can both believe in

Wrote this song so late at night 'Cause we just can't sleep till we get it right And if I sang it to you one more time Would you even notice if the words don't match?

We're two black rats trapped in a maze Too scared to go our separate ways Fortune turns us 'round again And we're looking for the good old days, oh...

But when I Close my eyes I find a world that we can both believe in Oh, when I close my eyes I find a world that we can both believe in

Do you remember, do you remember? Do you remember me? I can't remember, I can't remember! Who I'm supposed to be.

Do you remember, do you remember? Do you remember me? I can't remember, I can't remember!

...I can't remember me...

A world where I can find my voice A world where you can find your rest Here's to a world that we can both believe in

A world where I can find my voice A world where you can find your rest I'll make a world that we can both believe in.

The music ends.

End ID]

[refecktion-lads]

Kevin do you have ORe’s memories too? Do you know what he was attempting to do? Also do you actually look like Dan or only in the mirror? (Remember that at first when you were Dan’s reflection all you could do was exactly copy what he was doing)

-♟

K: I look like Dan outside the mirror, too. It's been really hard getting used to it. Sometimes I pass by a mirror and forget...

K: I've got ORe's memories, but they're difficult to process. It's a bit weird, having 2 sets of memories when you should have 1, but. I think I've got it all sorted out now.

K: ORe didn't know what he was doing, I'll be honest with you. For a while, he wasn't aware of anything. But then something happened- when the mirror world started flickering, it was like he woke up. He started to realise that he was trapped back there, and that he wanted to escape. It was the only thing he wanted. So he tried at every chance he got, but someone kept fighting back...

K: Then he figured out how to talk to Dan and asked him for help. He didn't know what he was doing. All he could do was make guesses with the memories he had. He wanted to escape without hurting anyone, and he thought Daithi's medicine would do the trick. But he was wrong.

K: ...I was wrong.

K: . . .

#finalepilogue

[refecktion-lads]

Is it too late now to start reading trough the entirety of this account?

S: I don't see why not! I actually just finished reading through it a few days ago, actually. It took a bit longer than I expected...

S: I wouldn't expect a lot more to be added here, though. Unless Dan and Daithi come back someday, like Kevin says they might.

#finalepilogue

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hey Brian, uhmm I've heard the news and well... how you doing? do you have a reflection now?

B: How am I doing? How do you think I'm doing?! After everything, after all we've been through, he's fucking gone.

B: They're both gone. Daithi and Dan, they're...

B: After Dan went and took the medicine that night... I don't know. Something hit me, I guess. I'd been telling myself all that time that it wasn't real, that we were all gonna be fine in the end.

B: But then Dan went down. And he wasn't getting back up.

B: He'd made another dose of the medicine for me- even though I said I wasn't gonna do it, he'd made one just in case. And I went for it. I was gonna do it...

B: Daithi stopped me. Why the fuck did he stop me? He grabbed the cup out of my hands, he threw it away... Why? He could've come back, like Kevin did. He could've had a life again. But he threw it away.

B: And I just remember standing there, watching him flicker away for the last time. I didn't wanna believe it. How could I?

B: Then I was staring at my own reflection, like Daithi had never been there. And maybe I imagined it, but I think I heard him say goodbye.

#finalepilogue

[refecktion-lads]

Well, "Jack" was always just a fake name that he gave you when he first came on the job, right? So he didn't quite forget his own name, just a nickname. How much does he remember of the last few months, though? And also what name does he go by now?

S: The only name I know for myself is Seán now. I woke up a few days ago knowing just my name and...

S: . . .

S. Well, I don't remember much else, actually.

S: But I don't know if it's amnesia amnesia, now that I think about it. Do you know what I mean? Like, I still remember the easy things- my name, what things are called, etc. I just don't remember anything specific from before.

S: Well, there is one thing... I remember this big flash of light, like an explosion! I think it happened right before I woke up. Maybe that's what made me lose my memories?

S: Kevin says he's not 100% sure what happened to me, but he thinks the "Mirror World" has got something to do with it. I guess that's the thing that caused this whole mess in the first place, yeah? God, I wonder what the Mirror World's really like, if it's that powerful...

S: I've been reading through some of this blog, just to get an idea of what Kevin and Brian are talking about, and it's all so fucking wild to me. I don't know how to explain it, but to see "Jack's" words on the screen is just... I don't know. It's hard to believe that I wrote them, that me and Jack are the same person.

S: I wonder if it's always gonna be like that for me.

S: . . .

S: I'm really glad Kevin and Brian are here. I'm not sure what I would've done without them.

#finalepilogue

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hello?? what happened?

seems like at least two of you are here but what about the rest?

K: What happened… That's a good question, Anon. I've spent the past few days trying to sort everything out. It feels like everything's… I don't know how to describe it. It feels like someone's put my brain in the blender, if I'm being honest. I remember so much now, it's a lot to process. But I'll try to tell you what happened.

K: That night, when Dan took the medicine... I didn't know what to do. I'd told him it was a bad idea, that he shouldn't do it. But he wouldn't listen. All I could do was watch.

K: And then things got a little weird. I think I remember getting pulled to the back of the mirror, like usual. But then I remember going forward, too? Everything was going dark, and I couldn't see anything, but I felt something break.

K: I think I heard Daithi scream. I've only ever heard that once before.

K: And now I'm here. Brian's still here, too. And Jack...

K: Jack doesn't remember anything. He doesn't even remember being called Jack. I don't know why that is. Maybe he's got his own ORe somewhere.

K: I hope that's it, at least. I hope Dan and Daithi are safe. Maybe they've got their own "mirror world" that they're in. But if that's true, then we wouldn't know about it for a while.

K: I don't know a whole lot about how the mirror world works (I'm still trying to sort that part out) but I'm gonna figure out if there's a way to get them back. There's got to be, right?

K: There's only one way to find out, I think.

#finalepilogue

[refecktion-lads]

KEVIN???

ARE U OUT?

U LOOK LIKE DAN-

- ^_^

S: He looks like Dan, too? Huh, Kevin hadn't told me that part yet... Weird. Though I guess there's a lot more important stuff to worry about than that.

S: I hope he doesn't mind me answering this. It just... it feels like something I'm supposed to do, for some reason.

#finalepilogue

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...Hello? Is anyone there?

It's so dark in here, I can't see a thing. Did the power go out?

...Wait...

Dan? Are you there? Dan????

#finalepilogue

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Fuck, I just... I don't know. That's it. I don't know.

I'm at Dan's right now. He's almost done making the medicine, so there's not much left to do until...

Well, until the end.

Daithi's talking to Kevin. I can't imagine what he's saying to him right now. If everything goes like Dan's saying it will, Kevin's gonna be around tomorrow.

And Daithi won't be.

It's not fair. It's not fair, but I don't know what to do about it. I can't just let him die, but...

Fuck, I don't know.

-Brian

#act fast

[refecktion-lads]

I dunno what's gonna happen. I mean, no one fucking does, but I really don't know.

Brian's sleeping right now. Him and me spent all night talking about what we're supposed to do. He's worried fucking sick about it, I know. Even though I already told him what the best answer was.

He shouldn't take the medicine. He can't just risk his whole life because of me. Besides, I'm already dead, yeah? All that's gonna happen tonight is that I'll die for real, like I was supposed to in the first place.

But I know just talking about it isn't the same thing as doing it. I mean, when we get to the end- the very end- it's gonna be hard for everyone, you know? Brian knows that already. It's why he's fighting so hard on this. But I don't want him to die.

But at the same time...

...

I dunno where I was going with that thought, actually.

-Daithi

#act fast

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Ok, my plan is to try talking to ORe, face to face. There's gotta be something I can do, yeah? Something more than just rolling over and letting shit happen, at least. And this is the best solution I've got right now.

The only problem is, I'm pretty sure they're hidden in the back of the mirror, the only place where I've never actually been. But I think I can make it this time! I just need to be quick about it and stay focused, I think.

God, I really hope this works...

-Jack

#act fast

[refecktion-lads]

yeah i think you can be excused for being distracted haha.. but holy shit. do u think that youll take the medicine? what are you going to do?

-💛

D: I'm going to take it, yeah. I think I've made up my mind, despite what everyone else is telling me.

D: And I know it's dangerous. I know I might be putting myself at a huge risk for nothing. But every time I look in the mirror and see Kevin, I realise how much worse it would be if I didn't do anything. I just can't risk Kevin getting hurt or worse.

D: I've read Daithi's old instructions over, and I think I can make the medicine in time. I don't know what the others are planning to do yet, but I'll make extra, just in case.

#act fast

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You wrote down the dreams? Do you still have those written down, by chance?

-♟

It took some digging, but I found them. I wrote them in a notebook I used to use for to-do lists and stuff, because it was closest to my bed.

All the notes all say the same thing, basically, but this one was the one with the neatest writing. Which isn't saying much. I'll turn the lights on the next time I wake up writing conspiracy bullshit.

Speaking of, here it is:

Yeah, total fucking nonse-

WAIT A FUCKING MINUTE

THAT'S IT

What's it?

Project Schrodinger.

That's the name Kevin gave our experiments.

#just in case #-daniel

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I should have updated you all sooner, but ORe left this message this morning. We've all been a little distracted, so to speak. I think you should read it though, just so you know what's happening.

-Daniel

"I'm sorry."

This is a phrase that I am only beginning to understand. There are so many intricacies to it, so many ways it can be said. I have been repeating it to myself over and over again:

"I'm sorry."

I hope you understand why I must do this, RT. I hope you don't hate me for it, but I understand if you do.

I'm making my escape tomorrow night, no matter what.

I'm sorry.

-ORe

#act fast