October 10, 2022

Ivy falls into a field. It's mostly dead grass. She's still asleep, but after a while she starts to get up and look around.

There's a giant building in front of her, cold, souless concrete towering her. There's what seems to be a door, left slightly ajar. She walks in and is greeted to small claustrophobic waiting room of sorts. There's an elevator which she goes into, the buttons seemingly neverending.

She randomly presses one of them and waits. The elevator door shuts, only source of light being a small, dimly lit bulb on the roof of the elevator car, hidden behind a thin sheet of a light filter.

After what seems like hours, the lift stops, door opening to a large, densely packed with foliage room. The concrete and nature contrast with each other, the sharp edges of the stone dripping the condensed water from how humid this artificial rainforest made the room feel.

The walls protrude into the room, almost as if at any moment it could close and trap whoever is within it at any moment.

There's a desk in the middle. Two chairs, both empty. Ivy decides to take a seat to just try and grasp her surroundings for a minute.

She starts to feel at peace in this place. She can't describe why, but it just feels like it was made for her. She's been feeling a lot happier recently, and this just feels like the cherry on top. She's happy.

The elevator opens again.

Out of it... She shows up. She walks towards the desk, smiling at Ivy, acting as if nothing happened. She's holding a suitcase, which she sets down in front of Ivy.

She sits on the other chair.

"Hello, LaFleur."

"W-What the fuck are you doing here?! I-I don't even-" She's panicking. She knows exactly what she wants and probably what she'll do.

"You seem a bit stressed, dear. Would you like some tea?" She smiles.

She pulls two tea cups and a kettle out, seemingly already filled. She pours a cup for herself, and with a tiniest thumb movement, pours one for Ivy.

Ivy grabs her cup and throws it onto the ground, grabbing a shard and holding it to Petal's neck.

"Assassin's teapot. You won't do SHIT to me. I'm tired of letting you PLAY AROUND WITH ME LIKE I'M YOUR FUCKING TOY."

Petal grunts. "Well aren't you a smart one." She grabs Ivy's arm and pushes her away, proceeding to grab a shard for herself. "You aren't a simple toy to me, LaFleur. You're an asset. And if I need to etch that into your skin to make you remember, I'll do it."

"I am not your asset, I'm a fucking person!" She lunges at Petal, stabbing her roughly around the neck. Her blood starts to pour out, making Ivy start to cough.

She starts to laugh and kicks Ivy in the stomach, making her fall to the ground.

"Oh, dear... You could've been so much more if you just LISTENED!" She kicks her again. "I always, ALWAYS wanted the best for you, AND THIS IS HOW YOU TREAT ME?! I AM YOUR FUCKING FRIEND, IVORY."

"You're not my fucking friend." She tries to get up, limping. "And I swear if I ever had the chance, I would've fucking killed you."

She almost falls to the ground but she decides to make a run for the elevator, which she barely manages to do. She presses a random button and waits.

The elevator door opens, and it seems to lead into a random part of the forest. Ivy gets out as soon as she possibly can.

The door closes behind her.

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