Episode 67

**Episode 67** is the sixty-seventh released episode of *Midnight Poppy Land* by Lilydusk.

# Synopsis

During the recap, Poppy opens a message from an unknown phone number only to find it's from Julri. Her heart drops as she reads the message saying that her grandma is in the hospital, but he gives no information on why or what her condition is.

Standing in the lobby doorway, Gil begins to panic as he has a flashback of a conversation between him and his wife. "Work, work, work... That's all you ever do!!" with nothing to show for it, she screams at him. His wife hounds him over their debt built from a business scam Gil had pulled and that his "friends" are harassing her for repayment, and that they know where her family lives. She reflects out loud about how she should have reported what Gil was doing and left so she could live in peace. Finally Gil speaks up, stating that what she had just said sounds like a plan, leaving his wife confused and scared. Back in his office, Gil once again reflects on what his wife had said before calling a cab and leaving the building.

Immediately after Gil leaves, Poppy exits the building too, having called all hospitals and other medical facilities in Moonbright that she could think of. Shaking, Poppy finally goes for her last resort and calls Julri. She asks him what happened to her grandma and where she is, but instead of answering, Julri pleads for Poppy to hear him out on why he cheated, that he loves her, and begs for another chance to prove it. Standing her ground, Poppy says, "I would have suggested that you go to Hell, Julri... But I don't think Hell has an incinerator for human waste," and hangs up without an answer on her grandma.

Poppy punches a nearby wall before standing to reflect on her conversation with Julri. Thinking that she was silly for considering the conversation would go any differently than it did and deciding that it's best to firmly cut him out of her life. For a moment, she had considered he was making all this up just to get her back to Moonbright, but he had sent a picture of her grandma in a hospital bed so that much had to be true. Just then, a call from Morningstar Hospital comes through.

Back inside Giant Goldfish Publishing, Poppy comes in with concern written all over her face. Erdene asks her whats wrong, assuming it was Tora who had texted her something. She tells Erdene and Jacob that it was Julri who had messaged her, prompting Erdene to rage about him. Running passed that conversation, Poppy tells them that something happened to her grandma and that she needs to return to Moonbright immediately. Like Poppy, Erdene questions if Julri was just making this up to lure her home but Poppy assures her that she spoke with the hospital to confirm her suspicions. Poppy hugs Erdene and runs to the door.

Erdene quickly stops Poppy by saying that she can go with her if she wants. Poppy hesitates before turning around and seeing Erdene standing nervously with her hands clasp together. Poppy asks if there's something going on that she's not aware of, leaving Jacob confused. With an awkward smile, Erdene assures her that nothing happened and that she's probably just feeling hormonal because of her morning after pills. Poppy sighs and tells them she will be back soon.

Thirty minutes later, Erdene is pacing back and forth in their office while Jacob continues to work. Finally having enough of it, Jacob tells Erdene to just call Poppy if she's that concerned about her. He then reminds Erdene that Poppy is an adult and that she can handle Julri on her own. Erdene snaps back that Jacob just doesn't understand the situation, before calmly asking if she can trust him with something. Confused again, Jacob says, "I mean... I guess you can...?" As Erdene begins to tell Jacob something she had heard the night before, Tora bursts into the room throwing Jacob to the floor, and asks where Poppy was.

# Characters

*Characters are listed in order of appearance.*