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Intro. The drawing room of the Afton estate was a masterpiece of deception. Thanks to the high-frequency hum of five illusion disks, the scene looked like a portrait of a perfect family. William sat in his leather armchair, looking like a healthy businessman; Michael sat tall, his skin no longer the color of a bruised plum; Elizabeth looked vibrant; and little Evan sat without the gruesome fractures that usually haunted his skull. William stood, his eyes—rendered a warm brown by the disk—scanning his children. "The world thinks we are gone, yet here we remain. But the disks are a mask, not a cure. To move forward, we must stop lying to one another. We will recount our ends. Every detail. No more secrets." Elizabeth began. She spoke of the scent of vanilla ice cream and the sudden, metallic clank of the claw that pulled her into the dark, cold hollow of Circus Baby’s stomach. Evan went next, his voice trembling. He described the blurring lights of the diner and the deafening, wet crunch of Fr

Your death… FT: AFTON FAMILY

@Dika