She did this she did this it's her fault I shouldn't be blamed no no no no please no--

That's a lie. I know so well that I did this.

I'm curled up by Scilph, who is stroking my back surprisingly lovingly, unlike her usual cat-hating manner. I sniffed. I am still wearing the colorful rainbow dress. Now scraped, torn, and dirtied by the debris, it is ugly. The beautiful ribbon on my left ear has lost the silver bell. I am cradling it to my chest. I can't think straight... there is too much noise, too much chatter. Everyone is confused, concerned, scared.

But not more than me. She has gone too far. Bringing people into this state is horrifying and disgusting. Little does everyone else know what's going on inside.

I knew Mother's story. I knew about the grade and the dimension and everything. She told me many times, with venom tainting her voice. I would purr softly and circle around in her lap. She would sigh and stroke me softly. Just like Scilph is now. No, no, more memories, bad memories. I shove them out of my mind. I never knew how evil she could be.

In her dimension, she was lonely. With no one to talk to, she was almost driven to the brink of insanity. She wanted a companion. All that she could work with were the shards of glass from broken cups. She tried and tried again to form them into humans... but they were too big. They collapsed in upon themselves. She decided to make something smaller. She wanted someone smart, someone kind, someone all-knowing... so she would know how she would live.

So she created me.

Somehow Mother turned the glass into flesh and bone and fur. She wanted someone pure, so she made my fur whiter than freshly fallen snow. She had cared for me and made me her... "Daughter". She gave me pet names, but never one true name. I stayed with her for over 1,000 years, telling her futures and receiving her so-called love. She told me stories, and laughed with me, and it was one of my happiest eras.

It felt so... real.

I don't know how, I don't remember when, but she went insane. She was throwing glasses on the floor, throwing chair, kicking the doors. I didn't know what to do. I weaved in and out through her legs, trying to calm her down.

She threw me out. Out of the diner. Out of the Dimension.

I fell into this dimension. I landed near Psyhigh, eight years before Scilph arrived and Morris took me in. I was thrilled to receive a name, and even more so to have what felt like a real family. Real friends.

I never wanted her to come back. I never wanted to see her again. I wanted to forget she existed.

I shivered. I haven't seen the water sprite yet. Hell, I haven't seen anything yet. I squeezed my eyes shut and started breathing difficultly as soon as we arrived. Scilph tried to calm me down, but it didn't work. Scilph is also becoming very stressed, and I heard her quietly sob a few times.

~No, no...~

~This cannot be happening... only Scilph and Pacifica are left... A-Atlantica can't be taken behind the screen already! N-not yet! Th-this is m-m-madness! Morris has disappeared off to seemingly nowhere... Scilph is panicing... Atlantica, Gretel, and Mattie have been taken behind the screen... Pacifica is here with me...~

~This my fault, my fault... I-I cheated and I knew I wasn't supposed to... I cheated and this is the price I must pay for what I did.... I do not know how to take them back... please, Fortuna, have mercy! I'm begging you... I do not know what to do...~

~Fortuna... don't hurt them... they are innocent... it was me, it was me...~

~Mommy... don't hurt them...~

*thump*

[JOURNAL HAS BEEN SEVERELY DAMAGED. INITIATE SHUT-DOWN SEQUENCE.]

*Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep*

*click*

~Ehem... I am speaking on the behalf of Morris, who is currently... uhm... rocking back and forth in a corner and occasionally screaming. He has been driven insane by Fortuna. The utter fear of going behind "The Screen" has taken over him and thrown him over the brink of insanity. *sigh* I am so worried for him... Scilph is currently trying to comfort the poor boy. He keeps asking her to show him her hands, and whenever he does, he goes completely silent, traces the lines on her hands with his finger. But the he realizes that he can't feel in a few seconds, then goes back to what he was doing before. I have no idea what makes this happen....~

~Little does Morris know that... he CAN'T go behind "The Screen". He cannot receive the dream, because he cannot sleep. I have tried explaining this multiple times, but he just keeps saying "The screen. the screen, beyond the screen..."~

~I am truly worried for him. I-I don't know what to do.~

{I'm seriously anxious about this. The Fortuna-personality change is really making me confused... how could she have been so... nice? And what is she doing now?}

~I couldn't find anything else on the subject.~

{This is driving me insane. We don't know what she can do! We don't know what she's capable of, and we don't know if we're ALREADY behind "The Screen"! What happens behind "The Screen"?! I'm freaking out, and-- and I don't know what to do--!}

~Morris. Calm down.~

{N-no! She's trying to do this! She knows that she's d-driving me over the edge, a-and I won't have it! I-i'll find that awful piece of scum--!}

~Morris, calm do--~

{NO I WON'T! SHE'S DOING THIS ON PURPOSE AND I WON'T-- I WON'T LET HER HURT SCILPH AGAIN!}

~Morris, that was an alternate universe. I saw it too, in the cave with the FutureWaters. Fortuna didn't do that.~

{I-I-I'LL--}

~Don't you dare say it, Morris. You know better than anyone not to say it--~

{I'LL KILL HER!}

{I've been researching Fortuna Facts for a few hours now. You may want to listen to this:}

{"Fortuna: A Sorceress-type woman who has powers beyond those of many higher forces. She has the ability to summon people to her lair (The Forever Diner in the Forever Realm. It is said to be located in Dimension #9999) send messages on napkins through 402 different dimensions, send people messages through dreams, decipher many different possible futures, and create life from glass. She has said to be killed over 3,000 years ago, but much evidence has proved that false. Her intentions are almost always purely evil and intentional. If seen, she should be avoided at all costs. Seek shelter, preferably in Dimensions #0083, #0246, or #0002." That's all it says about her.}

{This is really worrying. We've already dealt with her once. I don't think we can hold out for too long. Ms. Mattie Darling has DEFINITELY had an encounter with Fortuna.}

{Behind the screen... what meaning does that have?}

{By God, that cavern was AMAZING. And Lucy was nice. Eralonia really impressed her.}

~Hee hee! I did, din't I?~

{But me as a girl was seriously unattractive. My two sisters were brothers, and instead of Meggie and Marrie, they were Merren and Marty. It was kinda funny though. Everyone else was a swapped gender. Scliph was still the same, though. She's non-binary, but we use female pronouns. There was also a universe where Nobody was a dog person, and had over thirty of them. Walls was a storage shed, and his projections looked like hobos. There was another on where Psyhigh was an Online website! I thought that one was funny. There were just tons of people sitting at computers, playing as characters they made up. What a laugh, right?}

~*ahem* yes... how funny.~

{Hey, can you see these realities, Eralonia?}

~Of course! But I cannot show them to you. I have no possible way.~

{Ah, okay. I also wanted to bring one up to show Scilph, because I thought she'd like them. It was the genderswap one, because I thought she'd get a kick out of my alter ego "Morrina". But it popped, and S-AL chucked books at me. It didn't hurt, but it annoyed me. Plus, they were hitting the others.}

{But... there was... there was this one reality that broke my heart.}

{Scilph never killed me.}

*silence*

{Scilph never existed. My family... they lived. W-we all seemed so.. h-happy. I got into college, and so did Maggie and Marrie... th-they became artists, l-like they always wanted to be...}

*small sobs*

~Oh, Morris... come here...~

{She was totally crying.}

{So, yeah, once I gave her a hug (she kinda tensed up at that) and I look for a good book for her to read. Books can really help. I pull this huge one out, and a secret passageway opened up. Eralonia is really excited for this. She's getting her favorite dolls, Ringo and Charlotte, to bring with her. We're going to leave in ten minutes.}

{I guess it is a cure for love sickness... taking your mind off it will really help you out. I'm really thrilled for this, I feel like this will be a lot of fun.}

~Boodles of fun!~

{Wait, isn't it... oodles?}

~Well, indeed, but my mother always said things like "oh, isn't this a boodle of fun?" Yes, it is oodles, but it's also BOODLES! *laugh*~

{Well, I think we're all gonna have a boodle of fun in this dungeon.}

{I heard it, Paci-- er, Pacifica. I'll make sure that Eralo won't tell a soul, Right, Eralonia?}

~*sigh* of course. I do not know what I as thinking... I am sorry.~

{Seriously, Eralonia. No slip-ups.}

~Fine, fine. Party pooper.~

{...I'm sorry, Pacifica. That... that must be really rough.}

{...}

{Mind if I join you?}

{Geez, I can't find her ANYWHERE. Walls and I have been searching for hours on end, bit to no avail. Ah, well. I think it's time to stop anyway. This is getting ridiculous... it's such a trial matter, y'know? I'm ready to quit. I'm sure Pacifica will get back soon. I'm gonna go back to my Do--}

*muffled* SHUT UP!

{Oh. Nope, nevermind. Found her. She's in... oop. Not telling anyone. Hm. But this building hasn't been used for years on end... I should have known! I'm gonna go confront her, ask her who her crush is... BUT, I am not going to tell. Like I said, I'm no snitch.}

~Hello!~

{Eralonia? Hi. You followed me?}

~Yes. And I bought a new dress! It is a cute black and white plaid, is is not?~

{STOP BUYING STUFF WITHOUT MY CONSENT!}

~Sorry. Any-the-way, let us go find out Pacifica's crush!~

{Yeah!}

*click*

{Ow, oww, man... shh, keep it down, my rep, remember? nah, nah, It's fine, you're good. Yeah. Nah, I can't eat, remember? nah, it's ok. You're ok. And never being able to hi-five someone? dude, that depressing. I kinda haven't either, and it just generally made me sad when I couldn't touch anything ((well, I can when I'm solidified, but I can't FEEL anything... y'know what I'm saying?))}

{And that guy sucks. YOU get a haircut, punk. No one messes with my man Walls. Fight me. It's not shaggy, he's classically handsome. Thank you.}

*goes outside, sees posters plastered everywhere*

{...Huh? Ah, Paci ran-- er, waddled-- off. I wonder where she went... I'm gonna go find her, but I'm not telling anyone where she is. I'm no snitch. I'm gonna find you, Pacifica, and you WILL tell me who your crush is! Hahaha!}

*click*