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Ep 90. Lucidity

11/28/25

Dragonscale shakes out two pills from the bottle of opioids into Hokkaido's hand. She says, Maybe just two of these? Hokkaido responds, Okay. Text says tap tap. Hokkaido asks, You, swallow this sort of thing, right? Dragonscale says, Duh. It's not like we can take suppositories! Hokkaido stares up at her, text says glance. Dragonscale yells, I'm not telling you what that is!
Later, in a long hallway on a couch, Hokkaido and Dragonscale sit next to each other. Hokkaido says, I feel, a lot better. But now I can think so clearly. Dragonscale asks, About what? I get it, though. Remembering sucks. In the next panel, Hokkaido can be seen more closely, thawing out towards the bottom of his object and leaving a wet stain in the couch.
He says, I remember. I could have left but I stayed and I did some, bad things. The next panels show some stylized imagery of Sunny and the mansion burning. Hokkaido continues, When I'm hurting it's like I'm not myself anymore.
Dragonscale says, You took the words right out of my mouth. Really, I'd like to be someone I'm not. I need her guiding hand. I shouldn't be calling the shots. I was born to follow. Hokkaido says, Wow. I feel like I've known you my whole life. Dragonscale says, I don't know why it only feels right, to be herded like a child.

Hokkaido says, I get plenty enough exercise now, but I miss just golf. Dragonscale says, I miss fried chicken. Hokkaido says, I miss the sommelier. And caviar. Dragonscale says, I miss the internet. Even the worst of it. Hokkaido says, I miss the silk sheets. Dragonscale says, I miss the sun. And drawing. Hokkaido says, I miss haute couture. Even if only my sisters could wear it.
Dragonscale says, I miss being able to sleep at night! I hate my thoughts! Hokkaido says, I miss sleeping too. Dragonscale shouts, You used to be able to fall asleep to the thought of girls kissing! Now nights are too stressful! Hokkaido looks puzzled. In the next frame, Dragonscale goes on a tangent about girls kissing while Hokkaido melts faster, flustered and confused. Text says melt melt. In the background is her rant, which says, Girls making out sloppy style sideways frontwards backwards upside down 360 degrees in the living room on the bed on the fridge in the closet on the ceiling on the walls in the bathroom on the counter in the car and on the street.
Dragonscale asks herself, Hey, how long have I been in this stupid building? Like five, six hours? She exclaims, I need to go! My group must be worried sick! They're stuck without me! Hokkaido says, Ooh. Dragonscale stutters, Now that I think about it, I should take these with me. You'd get addicted. You probably couldn't figure out how to open it anyways.
Hokkaido yells, Wait! You can stay! We could watch the black birds together! Tell m more about girls kissing! Dragonscale shouts, some other time! Hokkaido yells, Wait! Dragonscale stops, peeking back around the corner of the hallway. Hokkaido asks her, What's your name?
Dragonscale stares at him, looks to the side, then stares at him again. She says, Cinder. Hokkaido pauses, then shouts, Bye Cinder!
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