Sally, filled with her Apocalyptic-levels of Anti-Rizz, was now weighing up her options…
She was at a cold crossroads…
Itvasme was, ironically, considering their earlier exchange on "Freedom", seemingly making her choose: The EVP Blueprints, the Future of the World itself, or some of the People closest to her, her beloved ARSES Members, Tristen and Rowena?!?!
In the movies… this might be when the heroine would have a stroke of inspiration.
Perhaps someone, something important would come, at the crucial moment to provide a solution, or a breakthrough…?!
When she was very young, Sally had watched those movies, understood those narratives, which had quietly instilled in her, deep down, a sense of hope, that, no matter how difficult things became, in the end, things would work out somehow.
And yet, over the years, as she grew up, gradually, she had come to feel, increasingly… less... and less. She had come to believe, more and more… that she was, in fact… alone. That they were just fairytales, a nice story, but that in the real world, things didn't tend to work out unless… well, she put in the effort herself.
Then, she had gone undercover as 'Allie' as part of her Ice Queen training, and 'That Guy' Bob had come along.
For once, when she had been in an awkward situation [in Chapter 33], and when she had resigned herself to just having to deal with it herself like always… like a fairytale come true, Bob had appeared…!!!
They had got to know one another better on their wonderful date [in Chapter 54 🤭] and afterwards…
For better or worse, Sally didn't forget. Her [All Nurturing Life] caused her to naturally absorb and nurture her experiences, and accordingly, that hope, that belief that someone was out there, that Bob might really be 'That Guy'… had continued to grow.
She had enjoyed getting to know him better, chatting to him as Allie at uni, online and via text, calls and messages… and then!
Bob had revealed to her his secret…! [In Chapters 135-141!] That he, as part of his Epigenetic research, had created something called [True Multiple Projection] - explaining that, well, he wasn't just one dream guy, but… basicallly 5 Dream guys in one?!?!
It had been unbelievable. If she didn't know better, she would have felt that she were reading a webnovel online, and, if she were an esteemed reader, she might even have given such a wonderful novel all her power stones !!! 🤭✨(And then, the Author would thank the esteemed readers for their encouragement and their wonderful contribution… and how good would that be?!?!)
"Humph. Not very…. b-but h-here are my Power Stones anyway, not for any particular reason… it's not because I-I love this novel and can't get anything else like it anywhere else, and that it's basically become a way of life… 🫢✨"
One might expect to read such a response from Pep-Z Guy, but of course, he was currently 'extremely distracted' by a certain Socielle, and so, it didn't happen…!!!
Author laughed gleefully. Hahahahaha, All according to plan!!!
"Outrageous!"
Although why… was he somehow still writing what Pep-Z Guy would have said, even though he wasn't here?!??
"I-It wasn't as though he missed him or anything, not at all!"
"No… I-I'm enjoying the silence, the peace and quiet…" Author told himself, but his words somehow lacked his usual conviction…
"…"
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At the same time, Sally also had a secret - she hadn't revealed to Bob the fact that she, who had met Bob as Allie at the time, was actually in fact Ice Queen Sally undercover!!!
As Allie, back then, she had needed time to process.
Well. Now. Over time, as Sally, she now found herself… for the first time… wondering.
What if… I didn't have to do everything alone? What if… amazing things… amazing people… do exist in the world?
For the first time, she found herself wondering… what would this situation, this showdown with Itvasme, be like, if Bob, "That Guy", were actually… here?
What if she was brave, and told him that she, Allie, was in fact Sally?!?!
But then, she told herself that this was the real world…
Even as she fended off Itvasme's spells, powering up and preparing her Anti-Index for her 'Absolute Zero' all or nothing, she took a deep breath as she… tried to numb herself with cold, as she aimed to do what she potentially had to do - namely hold her ground, and stop Itvasme, whilst saving Rowena and Tristen… even if it would come at great personal cost…
"Sally. You are on a Secret Island, fighting a Grand Dark Rizzardette who is fondling a long hardened stick of wood and shooting stuffs out of it at you, over Ex Vitro Pregnancy Blueprints which will change the Future of the World as we know it. You have to stop this person, but you also have to protect your Anti-Rizz family."
"Maybe if you had spoken to Bob earlier, revealed that you were Allie, things might be different. But you have to face Reality. Right now, you have to focus… You have to be strong…!"
Sally's eyes were shining, glistening with unshed tears of determination, even as she worked herself up to, potentially, cross the point of no return…
And, of course…
It was at this very moment…
Just when Sally had just about resigned herself to the Cold Reality of Life…
…
It was at this climactic moment…
…
That Bob arrived!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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