A- Alright, gang! Since we can’t bring Skylar to the studio–it would give her an existential crisis with technology far more advanced than hers–I’ve magically arrived through a portal into her world and totally didn’t give her a heart attack by showing up out of nowhere, right, Skye?
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S- (Panicking) How’d you get here? What are you? Why are you here?
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A- (Waving a hand) Ah, you’ll be alright. Anyways, Skylar, my readers have some questions for you, and I’d like you to answer them as honestly as possible.
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S- Your-your readers? I’m sorry, I don’t understand. Can I just go back to where I was?
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A- No.
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S- (Sighing) Fine.
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A- Alright, our first question comes from a reader called Alex_. Alex_ asks, "What are some things you find cute about a friend of yours, Luke?"
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S- (Blushing) We-well, he’s kind. And brave. He’s willing to give up everything for the ones he cares about, or people he barely knows. He cares so much, and I-I…I wanted to do the same for him…(Eyes welling up with tears) And I-I want to get back to him…but what if I can’t find him?
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A- Now, now, don’t get in so much of a pickle, Skylar, this wasn’t meant to make you upset. Here, let’s liven the mood a little…(Reading the next question) With…uh…(Sweat rolls down their forehead)
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S- What? What is it?
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A- Well, the next question says, "Have you ever met a sexist person?"
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S- Oh. (Taking a deep breath) Well, there were quite a few in the Secret Woods. After Papa died, I wanted to join the guard, but-
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A- Hold on, I’m gonna stop you right there.
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S- Why?
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A- That’s something that we find out about in the next book.
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S- We-we what? Next book? I’m sorry, I’m still not following-
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A- It’s alright, you don’t have to. You’ll just…have a flashback in the next book. (Looking at the reader) And we wouldn’t want to have any spoilers…right?
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S- (Clears her throat)
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A- Right, right. Next question! Alex_ also asks, "How do you feel about being her favorite?"
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S- I’m still very confused. Who’s Alex_? Why are there readers? And- did you say I’m her favorite?
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A- (Nodding) Mmmhmm.
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S- (Blushing) Oh, uh…thank you? I feel honored. I didn’t know I was anyone’s favorite.
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A- (Muttering) Yeah, you’re also Luke’s favorite…
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S- Did you say something?
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A- (Nervously clearing their throat) Uh…nothing. And Alex_ asks, "Do you like your outfit choice?" And I ask, "Why?"
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S- Wow. Such specific questions. The answer is yes. I love the style, and the clothes allow me to run faster and move easier when I fight. At least, that’s what I think.
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A- It might be more of a confidence thing.
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S- Yeah, it could be.
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A- Alex_’s final question is, "What do you plan on doing with your new wolf friend, Luna?"
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S- (Thinking) I don’t really know. I mean, I had thought about letting her return to the wild, but she’s been following me ever since I helped her. If she wants, she can stay with me, I guess.
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A- Alright! That’s all the questions for now!
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S- Wait! I don’t know who you are, but I feel like you’re in control of what happens here in this world. What are you? A god? A sorcerer?
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A- (Smiling) No, I’m none of those. I’m simply an author. But there is someone else who has orchestrated this whole thing from the beginning. Someone who will be revealed in the final book.
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S- I still have no idea what you’re talking about.
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A- I know. (Pointing to the reader) But it’ll make sense to them.
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S- (Looking) Who are they, really?
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A- (A tear forming in their eye) Someone who cares about you very much. But you’ll never get to meet them.
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S- (Looking at the ground) Do…you care about me?
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A- (Smiling sadly) More than you could ever imagine. You saved my life.
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S- (A look of realization passes over her face as if she understood exactly what the author was saying) You-you’re-
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A- Anyways, I gotta go. Okay byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
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S- (Reaching out to them as she had with the ghost of her father, but she can’t reach the author, they’ve already disappeared. Skylar is left with the truth hanging in the air where the person in control had been.)
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(This is not canon, don’t take this seriously. I just thought this was fun.)
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