Chloe SR: Shall We Dance?

[shivalries]

Story Title: Shall We Dance?
Unlock with: SR [Haphazard Steps] Chloe



Chapter 1 | Chapter 2


Chapter 1

[Lounge]

Chloe: (Whoa, wait a sec! Could it be? Or could it not be... Master Oz over there?)

[Hallway]

Chloe: ...I ran and hid without thinking. Strong wizards are really scary... Plus, Master Oz is from the north, and he's supposedly the strongest wizard out there...

I came at the wrong time... I didn't think he'd show up at the lounge. What do I do...

???: Wah!

Chloe: !!!

...Oh, Murr... Don't surprise me like that. I thought my heart was gonna explode...

Murr: Did it explode? Like fireworks? Ooh, show me.

Chloe: It was just an expression. Anyway, Murr, you're being really loud. He's gonna hear you.

Murr: Who?

Chloe: Who? Uh...

Murr: Oh, it's Oz!

Chloe: ?!

Murr: Hey, heeey Oz! It's Murr! Doin' well? Still living like you're dying?

Chloe: (...Wow... He's just talking normally with Master Oz...)

Murr: Dang, Oz left. It was so funny when his eyebrows got all scrunched up.

Chloe: ......

Murr: Chloe? You've been standing there for a while. You have a thing for hallways?

Chloe: ...Murr, I... How do I become like you, Murr?



Chapter 2

[Hallway]

Murr: You're gonna be me, Chloe? We don't need that many Murrs, though.

Chloe: No, not that. I mean... how do I talk like you, Murr? Like with Master Oz.

Murr: You wanna play with Oz?

Chloe: N-No, I don't have to play with him, I just want to... be friendly. We're both wizards of the Sage, after all.

Murr: Mm...? Then how about dancing with him?

Chloe: Da—?!

Murr: Da—!!

Chloe: Dancing?! You're kidding, right? He'd kill me in an instant!

Murr: It'll be fine, you only have to die once. First, practice! Just think of me as Oz!

Chloe: S-Seriously...?

[Courtyard]

Murr: Come on, Chloe, let's dance! Take my hand!

Chloe: M-Murr... Are we really gonna do this?

Murr: I'm not Murr!

Chloe: (...He wants me to think of him as Master Oz? That's crazy...)

(—No, I gotta imagine it and try to fool myself. ...The one standing in front of me is Master Oz, definitely Master Oz.)

(The one taking my hand and humming along to his dance is Master Oz. Not Murr—the scary Master Oz.)

(So that means Master Oz is dancing these wild, reckless steps...)

(With that scowling face, he's twirling around and bouncing up and down like a ball...)

...Heh, hehe, haha!

Murr: Feeling good, Chloe? Are you friends with Oz now?

Chloe: Nah, I just thought this was kinda funny. I feel a little better now.

(...It might've been the right idea to ask Murr for help.)

Murr: Alright! Next is to dance with the real Oz!

Chloe: Wh—No way! I'm not ready!

[Lounge]

Oz: (...I feel a strange chill...)