Mari/Dialogue

Dialogue

"You turned left and froze: there was something in the bushes," she would narrate.
"Your gaze was met with many eyes staring right at you in the dark."
"The Exform stays hidden." Mari played along. "You can feel your thoughts spherify."
"But you have nothing to fear: You have the Power of Friendship on your side!"
"You get closer, and..."
"Ori! You're supposed to fight it!"
"That's a figure of speech, Ori. You never understand things like these."
"Even though it's dangerous?"
"Afraid of what?"

One day, she looked in a mirror and said, "This body is no longer your sister's."
"She can no longer write her Narrative."
"Therefore, she has no history."
"Therefore, she is missing."
"I am an alien."

"You wandered too far into the Forest."
"But there's no turning back now."
"You'll have to face it on your own."
"You see The Exform, illuminated by faint moonlight."
"Listen, Ori."
"You have to remember what I'm about to say."
"Don't let anyone know you're sane."
"Make everyone think you're ignorant." "Make them think you're forgetful."
"Make them think you're unable to think on your own."
"This way, no one will every hurt you."
"Yes. Yes. It's just like playing with me, right?"
"I will be the Narrator, and you'll be the Hero."
"I'll join the Monastery," Mari said in a whisper. "Then you'll be able to hear my voice anytime."
"At first, it'll be hard. But I'll always be here to guide you."
"Promise me, Ori."

The alien's memories

She laughed. "Is that so? Haha! I didn't notice at all!" "Inside, I never aged past fifteen."
"A kind person." "A strong person." "I couldn' t become both. Could you?"
"I wanted to learn how to love myself" , she said. "So that I could love others."
"When you go back to the stars, can you take me with you?" , she asked before her passing.
Girl: "What would you define as love, then?"
Girl: "Ha-ha! How is that not an abstract concept?"