She disappears behind a door at the very end of the hall. You gently push it open. The moment you enter, memories come rushing back.
It's the guest room. You were just here.
Before you woke up in that field, you were here, glued to the television.

and you still are.

Before you is... you. Tucked into their little reindeer pajamas, watching Violet Wishes for a Very Merry Christmas, just as you did the year before, and the year before that.
This slightly different version of you is completely silent. They pay no mind to how closely they're sitting to the screen, or how dark the room around them is.




You know yourself enough to recognize that they're unhappy. You can't put your finger on why.
But you know they need someone.
So, without a word, you sit down right beside yourself, and watch the Violet Wishes Christmas special once more.