Anonymous 05/14/2026 (Thu) 16:43 No.18449 del

>Family vacation at the Grand Canyon
>Kids are standing at the railing looking down.
>"Anyone else get the brief urge to jump in?" Lacy asks randomly.
>Her sisters look at her strangely. "That's stupid." Lupa was blunt.
>"That's the 'call of the void'." Lyra said as-matter-of-factually. "It's a normal human phenomenon where people briefly imagine doing something horrible or self destructive."
>Lacy is still looking. "Huh, cool. Where'd you learn that?"
>Lyra flashes back to all the times she imagined drowning Lupa in the bath, pushing her into traffic, or stuffing her in the washer.
>"A book." Lyra told the half-truth.
>Lacy and Liby nod along. Lupa scoffs. "Nerd."
>Lyra briefly imagines tossing Lupa over the railing.