By the time you read this, I’ll already be gone.

Before, I didn’t really care if I was dead or alive. I never considered myself worthy of living. And yet, I knew not even death could atone for my sins. You have no idea how hard it was for me to even write you this letter.

It’s strange, really…for having wasted so much of my life…now that the end is finally in sight, I never dreamed I’d feel like this. Only the time I spent with you gave meaning to my worthless life. Only now do I regret that I didn’t open my heart to you more. Why is it, as I say goodbye, that I’m brimming with so many things I wish I could have said to you? Please forgive this foolish old man.

Head east of here and you will reach a tall red tower. I can’t promise, but there you might find other survivors besides yourself. When I am gone, you must go east. Now go…And Seto…thank you…for everything.

– Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon

Twilight Tower series: memory 1

“Oh.”

This used to be a popular make out spot. And even though there’s no one to listen, that guy’s sitting there as always, playing his guitar.

“Oh, hey there.”

“Oh! Hello.”

“Out on your nightly walk?”

“I see you’re here as usual, too.”

“Yeah, guess so. So how you holding up? Still can’t sleep?”

“If I could, I wouldn’t be here, now would I?”

“Hahaha! Touche.”

“… Keep playing that song.”

“Now this is a surpise. You’ve never said anything nice before.”

“What can I say? Your songs put me to sleep.” “Hmph… I’ll take that as a compliment.”

– Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon

Twilight Tower series: memory 2

“Yo”

“Well this is a surprise. I didn’t expect to see you here. Guess not even a worldwide calamity can shake you from your spot.”

“Heh heh! Right back at you.”

“…Point taken”

“You want me to spare you ears tonight?”

“Why?”

“‘Cuz you don’t wanna sleep?”

“No, actually. Put me to sleep.”

“…Interesting. And just why do you want that?”

“I just… I just don’t want my insomnia to make me the last person on Earth.”

“I see.”

“It’s just that… My dad, my mom, all my friends… They all fell asleep, and…”

“I know.

…Hey now, you already asleep?

You’ll catch a cold out here.

Here, borrow my jacket.

I… don’t feel like dozing off just yet.

See? Now you don’t have to worry about being the last one.”

– Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon

Twilight Tower series: memory 3

Every day, time passes like normal. People wake up and go about their lives like normal. Night comes like normal. And everybody sleeps like normal. I can’t do things like normal. So, I guess that makes me a little weird. I don’t remember how I got to be like this. I’m not sure when it started. But one day, I finally realized that the nights seemed to last forever. At first, it didn’t really bother me. It wasn’t anything to worry about. But I think I’m losing my mind. The medicine the doctor gave me is starting to wear off. I finally understood what they meant when they said that trying too hard to sleep only ends up making it more difficult. So, after endless, futile attempts, I just gave up trying to sleep altogether. But walking around town in the dark doesn’t seem to be helping much, either.

– Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon

Whenever my fingers brush against the name engraved on the side, I remember her smile. “You always need a pen, so this isn’t another piece of clutter,” she told me when she gave it to me. And it’s true. I’ve never stopped using it. Whether I’m writing the truth or otherwise. Perhaps the end will come while I’m in the middle of writing. I’ll be lucky to leave something behind, but that doesn’t even matter to me anymore. I only regret not writing down more of what you said to me.

– Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon

Though you’re still so small, you’ll soon be born, so this message is for you.

There may come a day when you’ll curse being born into this world. You’ll wonder what you did to deserve this. And you’ll probably have plenty of bitter words to tell me. But… But I don’t think I’ll be around by then to listen to your complaints. I want you to know how truly sorry I am. I just want you to believe this. No matter what happens, all we wanted was for you to be happy.

– Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon