The Bridge Confrontation

Tohu (Pretending)

Squid

Cyan

Vedant

Tohu

### "I think it's time we are a little transparent with you guys"

> *-Cam to the Kiwi Birdz members before Mikko and Sleepy reveal themselves in their Zenko masks.*
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The Bridge Confrontation is an event that took place on the 11th of November, 2021 and was the defining moment where Sleepy revealed she hadn't disappeared, and was in fact in allegiance with Cam, Tohu, and the Zenko.

## Leading up

The events that lead up to the Bridge Confrontation were rather one-sided, with only one book being delivered to the Kiwi Birdz members from Sleepy. The book begins with a folklore about the Ice Princess and the Fox, a literary piece that holds a lot of parallels to Sleepy's life. It is written in a Winter language that Sleepy learned before she found Kiwi Birdz. Currently only Sleepy can speak it fluently, but Mikko can understand it to a degree. The rest of the book is a back and forth message handwritten from Sleepy, where she rapids flips between emotions. The main themes of the journal is either begging for forgiveness, and being sorry about something that she has done, or thinking violently, with threats of no longer caring about anyone. The book is titled *1365.87.2412,* the coordinates to the Bridge. Since the book is rather indirect, nothing solid can be taken from it, and the members can only speculate on it.

Tohu acted as a 'double-agent' during this time, pretending to be clueless to misled the KiwiBirdz members, while relaying information back to Sleepy and Cam.

## Event

The event began when the Kiwi Birdz members arrived to the desolate bridge, and was met by Cam. Although he appeared alone, Sleepy was behind him, but had drunk an invisibility potion. She appears beside him, wearing her Zenko mask. In this moment, Tohu also crosses across the bridge, leaving the others to stand with the other Zenko members. He also puts on his Zenko mask. A lot of confusion and betrayal drifts across the bridge, the Kiwi Birdz members being confused as to what happened, and also feeling upset and Mikko's sudden betrayal. The argument between the server members go on for a while, with Sleepy arguing that she faked her death to prevent hurting them, before realizing that the Kiwi members had abandoned her, whereas the Squid, Nan, and Cyan continued to disagree and said that they had been looking for her this whole time, as well as stating that they wouldn't have been upset if she had just told them that she was related to Cam. Since no side can fully accept and understand the other, the argument stalls.

## Aftermath

Nan talks face to face with Sleepy, stating that while she understands where she is coming from, she also finds it really difficult to forgive Sleepy. Stating that since they had fought together side by side against Cam and his Order for such a long time, having the utmost trust in Sleepy, she really feels betrayed, and that she wasn't sure if she could forgive her at this moment.

Cyan and Squid stay longer, the arguments slowly dwindling down to just a conversation. Both of understanding, as well as confusion. Spontaneously Sleepy asks Cyan to marry her, to which the latter agrees to. Squid officiates their wedding.

After everyone leaves the bridge, Sleepy snuck into Squid's village to speak to her. She expressed that she was really torn between the two sides, and that she never meant to hurt anyone, but she has been walking in the dark for so long that she doesn't know how to do things correctly anymore. Squid comforts her, and the two develop a closer bond. Sleepy leaves quickly since she is nervous to be seen in the village at the moment, and promises that she will write Squid a book at a later date. It is unconfirmed if this book has been written, or delivered to Squid.