🜃 Pulp Cthulhu: By Gaslight When Things Don’t Line Up Anymore

Chibi

Mara… walk slower.


Mara

Why?


Chibi

Because if you walk too fast, you don’t notice it.


Mara

Notice what?


(He points ahead.)


Chibi

Watch his feet.


(A man passes them. His steps echo slightly too late.)


Mara


Chibi

You heard it.


Mara

Yes.


Chibi

Now watch the next one.


(Another passerby. This time the steps come too early.)


Mara

That’s not right.


Chibi

No.


(Mara looks down at her own steps.)


Mara

Mine are normal.


Chibi

For now.


(They walk a little further.)


Mara

Chibi…


Chibi

Yes?


Mara

The street feels longer.


Chibi

I know.


Mara

We’ve been walking this part for a while.


Chibi

Yes.


Mara

But it’s not supposed to be this long.


Chibi

No.


(They stop. For a moment, everything feels normal again.)


Mara

Now it’s fine.


Chibi

That’s the problem.


Mara

Why?


Chibi

Because it fixes itself.


Mara

Fixes?


Chibi

Or pretends to.


(A couple argues nearby. The anger appears instantly, too strong, then disappears just as quickly.)


Mara

That was fast.


Chibi

Everything is fast now.


Mara

Too fast.


Chibi

Like skipping the middle.


Mara

Calm to angry.

Quiet to shouting.


Chibi

No in-between.


(They sit near a low stone wall.)


Mara

Do you think adults notice?


Chibi

No.


Mara

Why not?


Chibi

Because they’re inside it.


Mara

Inside what?


Chibi

The pattern.


Mara

What pattern?


Chibi

Everyone feeling too much at the same time.


Mara

And that changes things?


Chibi

Yes.


(He looks at the street again.)


Chibi

When many people run, the ground shakes.


Mara

Yes.


Chibi

When many people feel something…


Mara

The world listens.


(Mara looks up at a gas lamp. It flickers unevenly.)


Mara

Chibi…


Chibi

Yes?


Mara

The light.


(For a moment, her shadow stretches too far, then pulls back.)


Mara


Chibi

You saw it.


Mara

Yes.


(A long pause.)


Mara

That wasn’t my eyes.


Chibi

No.


Mara

That really moved.


Chibi

Yes.


Mara

Chibi…


Chibi

Hmm?


Mara

If the world is trying to keep up…


Chibi

Yes?


Mara

What happens if people don’t slow down?


(He looks down the street.)


Chibi

Then it stops trying.


Mara

And then?


(A beat.)


Chibi

Then this becomes normal.


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