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After a brief chat with the Norse god, Kayli took her leave. She would see that several others would go and speak with the former horror girl. Judging by the reaction of Justine they were not pleasant words. Others left to join in various activities and as the cabin emptied out and many others moved on the Keeper stepped up and laid a hand on the other’s shoulder.

[b]”Hanging in there?”[/b] She would ask with a calming tone.

Justine fidgeted from Kayli’s touch, not having expected her to come so close to her.

[color=bc8dbf]”...Was that a bat joke?”[/color] She asked, looking at her with a morose expression while holding her bat plushie.

[color=bc8dbf]”The people here hate me, and for good reason. Even Mistress Maura left me...”[/color]
She looked down at the table.
[color=bc8dbf]”...I saw Mariette too. I don't know what to do.[/color]

With a light frown the white haired girl shook her head. [b]”Apologies. Poor choice of words on my part.”[/b] She offered a smile and took a seat. Looking around the room she would stay silent for a minute or so as she collected her thoughts. [b]”Maura has a lot to deal with. Give her time to work things out with her agents.”[/b] She would reassure the girl. 

Turning her attention directly to Justine she would continue. [b]”Everyone else does not understand what has happened to you. Who you were died in that dimension much like how Janet has given way in order to fulfil a greater purpose. You will have the chance to prove yourself. Of anyone you could exemplify that the blackest of hearts can change to become a light in the darkness. That was her wish. The question then is, shall you embrace it?”[/b]

Justine nodded weakly, and looked at her plushie.
[color=bc8dbf]”...How did you do it, Janet?"[/color]
She asked as she looked at her.
[color=bc8dbf]”How did you free me from my curse? Father had bound me deeply to his bloodthirsty darkness, yet you managed to overcome that. It's...well, amazing."[/color]

Rather than continue speaking out loud, she changed over to telepathy. Being completely open about what she knew wasn’t wise just yet. [i][b]”After Janet returned she was still a monster girl. She was given a gift that inspired her to seek out the knowledge to give others the same opportunity. Finding that knowledge she worked with Beacon in order to produce purifying items. Those were met with mixed results in the community. Yours was particularly potent in order to free you from Father’s grasp just as Janet had been.”[/b][/i] 

Looking down she held up a hand and it glowed with light magic. [i][b]”Perhaps overreached in order to find further purification, Janet became a vessel for the magic she sought and was ultimately transformed and replaced by myself. I do not consider myself to be Janet in the same way, though I possess her knowledge as well as the knowledge of an acquaintance of yours, Cindy Ford. You may call me Kayli, the Keeper of the Keys.”[/b][/i] Dispelling the magic she would offer a hand to Justine to shake, letting her take the initiative if she chose to take it.

[color=bc8dbf]”Incredible..."[/color] Justine mused. She hesitated at first with her hand as she peered upon the glowing hand. Then, she took a deep breath, and took the hand in a handshake.
[color=bc8dbf]”Nice to meet you, Kayli."[/color] 

With a smile she patted Justine’s shoulder. [b]”You as well. As I said, I believe you have the chance to prove you aren’t the same person. It will be difficult, and I will do my best to assist where I can.”[/b]

[color=bc8dbf]”Yeah..."[/color] She glanced over at the other party guests; some had left outside to engage in snow activities, while others stayed to converse and enjoy the refreshments.
She frowned.
[color=bc8dbf]”Now I just have to figure out how."[/color] 

She would change back to telepathy. [i][b]”Perhaps you could provide some information to help those from the past. Those that have been taken deserve to be returned. Perhaps even information on those that Mariette took in the past. They as well are yet still being held”[/b][/i] She would inquire.

Justine had a pained expression upon hearing Kayli's suggestion.
[color=bc8dbf]”Oh...Them. I let Sonia handle the list for them. It must have been destroyed alongside the castle..."[/color]
She hung her head.
[color=bc8dbf]"I'm sorry, but I honestly can't remember their names. I was irresponsible in my conceit."[/color]

Suppose that made sense. [i][b]”As far as I know, Sonia is still out there somewhere. Do you think contacting her would be helpful?”[/b][/i] She wasn’t really sure how their relationship was. From what she remembered it was one of subservience.

Justine shook her head. [color=bc8dbf]"She would try to bring me back to Father, knowing him. He had bent both of our minds to his will. But while I was freed, she is still under that influence. I need to free her, before she does something horrible..."[/color]

That was when Justine noticed someone approach the table she and Kayli were sitting at. She put a hand to her mouth, her eyes wide in shock, as she recognized the magical boy.
[color=bc8dbf]”A-Alexander?"[/color]


Memories flashed before her eyes, of the time when she was confronted by him at the top of the castle, his anger like a blazing flame. She remembered mocking him for his beliefs, ridiculing him in her bouts of madness. He was the one who rescued Lily, and in turn paved the way for her defeat on that night of the blood moon.
Justine turned her head away, averting her eyes; she prepared herself for being yelled at...But instead he greeted her, without so much as a word of discontent. She blinked as she glanced back at him, and found herself taken aback by his genuine surprise.

[color=bc8dbf]”W-Well...It’s a long story,"[/color] she admitted.
[color=bc8dbf]”But the short version is that I’m finally myself again. Not...The crazy girl who kidnapped Lily."[/color] She then glanced at Kayli, wondering if she was going to say anything, and then noticed the results for the avatar’s game had arrived. Justine did not participate in it, not taking any kind of risk to participate in something held by an aspect of any kind of Horror.
[color=bc8dbf]”Anyway, how are you doing, Alexander? Have things gone well with, um, Lily?"[/color] She asked, trying to start some small talk as a step towards her new life.