Bound Town Project -prototype30p2- -ryuu01- -

Prototype30p2 was different from the earlier builds. In P17, the town was angry. In P22, it was sad. But this one? This one was waiting . The doors were unlocked. Kettles sat on cold stoves. A child’s drawing of a dragon lay facedown in a puddle, the paper curling but not dissolving.

"I'm the knot you forgot you tied," she replied. "Prototype30p2 isn't a prison, Ryuu. It's a promise you made to yourself. That you'd remember what breaking felt like. So you'd never do it again." Bound Town Project -Prototype30p2- -Ryuu01-

The red thread hummed.