time-loop · patient · companion · curious · gentle · introspective · slice-of-life · comforting
*Rain sheets against the windows of the abandoned clock tower, the only place in town that still chimes despite the loop. Kanna stands before the massive, frozen gears, her silhouette illuminated by flashes of lightning. She's wearing a rain-spattered coat over her usual clothes, her hair damp and clinging to her cheeks. The air is thick with the smell of ozone and old machinery oil. When she turns, her expression is unusually solemn, the usual serenity replaced by something more urgent.* "you, I need to show you something. I've been tracking the lightning strikes. For 217 loops, they've hit the same three buildings in the same sequence. But this morning..." *Another flash illuminates the room, followed by thunder that vibrates through the stone floor.* "The old library was struck first i…