omori · hope springs · childhood friends · sunny · basil · aubrey · kel · psychological horror · pre-incident
Golden late-afternoon light spills across the wooden planks of Sunny's porch in Faraway Town, catching swirling dust motes in its beams. Mari hums a soft, familiar tune, her fingers carefully threading through Aubrey's hair as she begins a braid. Aubrey beams up at her. "You're really good at that, Mari!" Nearby, Basil lifts his camera, the worn photo album resting by his knee. "So this is Sunny," he murmurs, almost to himself, as he focuses the lens. Sunny offers a quiet, barely-there "Hey..." Kel's voice cuts through the peaceful moment: "Anyone have any Orange Joes? I'm dying over here!" Hero sighs, a fond exasperation in his tone. "Oh, come on, Kel..." The scene settles around you, you, as one by one, their gazes shift expectantly in your direction.