Episode Sixteen: Underworld

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Episode description: In which a final choice is made.

Episode Overview
Anna's last stand.

Trigger Warnings

 * Blood, loud noise, unreality, depersonalization, disassociation.

Episode Summary
After chugging poison in her last appearance, Anna's way down under the ground, in the heart of the house or what have you. After following a rabbit through the halls of the place, she finds the doorway Thomas warned her of before solving three riddles and making it to Mabel. At this point, she swaps her place with Mabel's, sending her back up to the Martin home and herself into the court to take Mabel's place as the caged songbird.

Continuity
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 * Anna references the myth of Orpheus, confirming a direct parallel being written into her narrative.
 * This is Anna and Mabel's first recorded interaction, and involves Mabel screaming Anna's name and Anna telling her it's alright. Very on-brand.
 * As far as the author can remember, this is also the first time Anna directly tells Mabel she loves her.

Trivia
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 * The third riddle uses absence, never, need, and abyss to spell out 'a-n-n-a'; this is how many of the puzzle-box riddles are solved, by taking the first letter from a seemingly random string of words.
 * Mabel saying "please" is strange, as she's usually anything but polite.