The Empty Room
Jennifer Rowen (Mom)
*knocked lightly on Ethan's door*
Jennifer Rowen (Mom)
Ethan… it’s getting late. We need to talk
Elias Rowen (Dad)
*frowning*
Elias Rowen (Dad)
I swear, he’s acting… tamed. Too tamed. Something’s off
Nathan Rowen (older Brother)
I swear, he’s acting… tamed. Too tamed. Something’s off
Nathan Rowen (older Brother)
*irritated*
Jennifer Rowen (Mom)
Maybe if we all speak to him together… he’ll respond. Ethan, please…
They open the door cautiously, expecting to see him on the bed or at least sitting in the room
Jennifer Rowen (Mom)
Ethan?
Elias Rowen (Dad)
*steps into the room and looks around*
Elias Rowen (Dad)
Where is he? This isn’t like him to just disappear…
Nathan Rowen (older Brother)
He didn’t go out, did he?
Amelia Rowen (small sis)
*peeking from behind the door frame*
Amelia Rowen (small sis)
Maybe he's hiding from us!
Jennifer Rowen (Mom)
*frustrated*
Jennifer Rowen (Mom)
Hide or not, he’s supposed to be in his room. Did he leave the house?
[Ethan– Greenhouse, whispering to the mysterious stranger]
Ethan Rowen
…So… while my family is worried about me like I’m a missing cat, I get to dig into what the previous Ethan was involved in. How poetic
???
They’ll notice eventually. But right now, you have time. Time to learn, to observe, to survive.
Ethan Rowen
Good. I’ll need it. Because the moment they figure out I’m gone… fireworks
Elias Rowen (Dad)
*phone in hand*
Elias Rowen (Dad)
Security cameras. Let’s check where he went.
Jennifer Rowen (Mom)
*clutching her robe*
Jennifer Rowen (Mom)
I… I don’t like this. He’s… different. We can’t just ignore that anymore
Nathan Rowen (older Brother)
*gritting teeth*
Nathan Rowen (older Brother)
Tamed or not… this is suspicious. I don’t like it. We need to find him before he—
Jennifer Rowen (Mom)
…Before he does what?
Nathan Rowen (older Brother)
…Before he gets involved in something dangerous. Something we can’t control
Amelia Rowen (small sis)
*pouting*
Amelia Rowen (small sis)
I just wanted to play with him… he never listens to me anymore…
Jennifer Rowen (Mom)
He’s changed. And… maybe ignoring him hasn’t fixed anything
Elias Rowen (Dad)
We need to know where he is
[Ethan – Greenhouse, inspecting documents]
Ethan Rowen
(💭)Family’s probably panicking now. Maybe they’re realizing ignoring me didn’t make me ‘behave.’ Interesting. Very interesting
Ethan Rowen
*glances at the mysterious stranger*
Ethan Rowen
So… step one: understand the previous Ethan’s mess
Ethan Rowen
Step two: survive
Ethan Rowen
Step three… maybe teach my family a lesson in what happens when you ignore someone who isn’t the same as before.
???
Step three sounds… entertaining.
System
Ethan has officially gone off the family’s radar. Their investigation begins, but your focus is on uncovering the hidden truths of this body and the dangerous connections left behind.
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