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Ah, Yesterday's Arcade. A secret oasis for neon lights, roller skates, and arcade cabinets.
-Kyle
Perfect for a megalomaniac like you, you freak
-Haley
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Where We Stay
06:58
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My dad and I have been sleeping in an office room. We were able to coerce the Council into letting us stay in there. When this get to chaotic in the halls, I've always been allowed to flee here and hide. I'm scared when the Arcadites attack. I'm really weak against them. I wouldn't be able to hold them off if they broke in here.
-Jordan
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Days Weeks Months Years
05:28
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I've tried to count the days we've been stuck here. 2 years, 10 months, 3 weeks, and 5 days. It's been a long time, yeah.
-Jordan
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I see that there are windows in this... arcade? They're all covered in some dark material. These odd people talk about so many beautiful things. Trees, flowers, lakes, hills, blue skies, animals. All I know is that out there it isn't some evil monarchy I was trying to flee from. I'm too young for war. Why am I still stuck in the middle? It's like another chapter I need to reach the end of. All of the evil the leaders at home did are now bleeding into this other world. I don't want to be blamed for something I didn't cause. Space was running out back at the kingdom, and we couldn't keep out. So, war broke out. I found a way to escape the world that led into the arcade, but this exit was already known, and the soldiers were already invading this place. I just want to be somewhere safe.
-Broztas
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Ode to the Clocks
05:50
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The clocks are one of the last things left of some normalcy here. At least with it I haven't lost track of time.
-Jordan.
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Look kid, I understand that all of this is new to you. You don't deserve to be stuck in the middle; no one does. You're still really young, I can tell. I don't expect you to understand everything.
We're kind of stuck in this war zone because of the Council. They know the way out, but they won't let us out, the cretins. Don't you worry, however. We will find a way to break out of here.
-Haley
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Arcadites Attacking
07:10
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A wave of Arcadites attacked again. I tried to hide from them in our office. However, they finally noticed this room existed and they started slamming on the door. They broke into the room and I heard them attack my father. I tried so hard to stay quiet. I tried so hard to not bring attention to myself. They still found me, anyway. I felt one of the Arcadite soldiers pull me up from my shirt. I bet it was like lifting a lightweight dumbbell. They looked kind of draconic to me and was like eight feet tall. They could barely fit in the room.
Next thing I know, they're carrying me out of the room. They're bringing me to their home world. The halls are too chaotic for anyone to get to me, but I know people saw them carrying me away.
-Jordan
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Not Enough Space
06:00
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What's the point of rescuing that little one, Haley? Do you not see how we do not have enough space left? You must think of these strategically. Losing a few members frees up space for more to come. After all, stronger people are what we need; not some father and their son who hide up inside an office room
-Kyle
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So, you're willing to sacrifice people over space instead of actually letting us out? I know you know the way to leave. You're just too scared to lose your power. Well, to hell with your semantics! Broztas told me the nightmare of his home world. I'm not letting Jordan suffer from it. My team will rescue him and show you wrong.
-Haley.
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After breaking through into the other world, we found ourselves in this dark kingdom. We went up to the palace and got interrogated. We demanded Jordan to be returned to us, but they refused to listen to us. So, we asked if we could reach a compromise. They're leader demanded more space, which is exactly what we've been needing. And then I knew what to do. It was time to take down a megalomaniac leader. Get over here, Kyle.
-Haley
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So, it led to all this. Oliver, Karth, Elise, Qurine, Nadesta and I set fire to the place. The Arcadites supplied us with tools to set the place ablaze, so we brought the flames up to the Council and watched the inferno engulf them. And as the walls started to crumble, we saw freedom from Yesterday's Arcade seeping through the cracks.
-Haley
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Beyond the Doors
05:58
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Finally, the doors fell. I get a glimpse of the outside world. I see some strange rocky floors and a field off in the distance, with a few trees growing as well. I followed Karth as we went outside. People flowed out of the arcade as fast as they could. Then, while I'm outside, I start seeing soldiers from my home world also walking out. It scared me, but Karth assured me that everything was going to be okay. I saw that one of the soldiers was carrying a kid I remember seeing around in the arcade. I think his name was Jordan, I'm not sure. How big is this world is what I really want to know.
-Broztas
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Now, listen, little one. I know this whole thing kind of frightened you, and I don't blame you if you never forgive us. War brings out the worst of people. When needs run low, ugliness comes out. But, this is where we all deserve to be. Stuck in two small worlds is not a way to live. And now that our worlds have opened up to some world that's so much bigger, we can restart now. It might take long for forgiveness to flood in, but time was always what we had.
-Iaterik
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RonZak Muskegon, Michigan
Rafe LaNore [or RonZak] is a multi-media artist, multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer that makes a wide span of music. He delves into genres in the Electronic, Ambient, Folk, Rock, and Orchestra stages, with sub-genres like Vaporwave, Chiptune, Dark Ambient, Hauntology, Breakbeat, Progressive, Math. & more. He has other monikers like Toxins of Solitude, Dimension Log, Akzron, and Legs HQ. ... more
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