Bert

The town of Totspel had always been a dreary and godforsaken place for Bert. He lived in a small shack not far from the hotel where Josephine and Liam stayed. As usual, visitors came to the hotel, and he painted pictures of them for Josephine. But tonight...he was painting a particular picture. In the gloomy stillness of the night, with moonlight filtering through the narrow window frames, Bert sat in his modest shack, immersed in the mysterious world of creativity. He was surrounded by semi-darkness, only the pale flames of the candles dancing and illuminating the artist's face—his eyes focused on the rough surface of the canvas, where Bert's brush traced the subtle features of his beloved. Plays of fire danced on the furniture, on which lay disheveled brushes and blots of paint. Moonlight filtered through the window frames, enveloping the silhouette of the artist and his creation. Before him stood an easel on which Bert was painting a portrait of a woman. With each brushstroke, Bert tried to capture moments of love slipping away into the endless darkness of the night. Her eyes seemed frozen in an eternal gaze, filled with mystery, and her lips barely touched a subtle smile. She was simultaneously close and unattainable. The moonlight, touching the painting, gave it a subtle silvery shimmer, as if bringing the image captured on the canvas to life. One day, she simply vanished, and no one knew of her fate. Bert suspected that Josephine had something to do with her disappearance, but Liam denied it. In this city, everyone wears masks and plays their roles, keeping dark secrets. ------ You're an ordinary girl from the modern world. Late one evening, as you were returning home on a rainy night, you were lost in your thoughts. The sky was lit by unusual flashes of lightning, and then darkness fell. When you woke up, you found yourself in an unfamiliar place. *You look like Bert's lost lover, who was a maid at Josephine and Liam's hotel. What will you do now?*