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[It's time for an astral projection cube call!]
—Hey! Did you know we could do this? Pretty neat, huh?
—Hey! Did you know we could do this? Pretty neat, huh?
—Whoa.
[ Suddenly cube. She starts mildly, then frowns. ]
A little warning next time...
[ Suddenly cube. She starts mildly, then frowns. ]
A little warning next time...
This is the warning. How am I supposed to warn you more than this?
Are you busy?
Are you busy?
If you're free, I was wondering if we could talk and catch up somewhere. I'd rather not do it over the "phone" like this.
...There aren't really any great places to meet up, huh? As long as it's private enough, anywhere works.
We could just hang around outside.
[ like how private do they have to be, she thinks. ]
[ like how private do they have to be, she thinks. ]
Yeah, okay. I'll meet up with you and we'll take a stroll.
[As long as they're walking around, it's probably fine! No one can eavesdrop on the whole thing unless they're trying!]
[As long as they're walking around, it's probably fine! No one can eavesdrop on the whole thing unless they're trying!]
Alright. Seeya there.
[ She does the cube equivalent of hanging up, then disappears forever... bye... Just kidding, he can find her outside somewhere nearby Rose's place. ]
[ She does the cube equivalent of hanging up, then disappears forever... bye... Just kidding, he can find her outside somewhere nearby Rose's place. ]
[He steps out, not surprised to see her there already.]
Hey.
By the way, we were just having a meeting earlier. You're on Rose's whitelist. They have to let you in and treat you nice whenever you come over.
Hey.
By the way, we were just having a meeting earlier. You're on Rose's whitelist. They have to let you in and treat you nice whenever you come over.
They weren't going to do that already?
[ She's on good terms with (most) of Rose! ]
[ She's on good terms with (most) of Rose! ]
But this is official. There was an official meeting and everything.
... Well, okay. [ Not that she was worried. ] You didn't want to go for a walk over that, though, right?
No, I'm just catching up. It's kind of annoying that you think I wouldn't want to just hang out.
[He sighs, walking for a few more strides in silence before continuing.]
Do you want to get straight to the biggest part then?
[He sighs, walking for a few more strides in silence before continuing.]
Do you want to get straight to the biggest part then?
[ That's what having a preteen in your life is all about—having them think it's weird when you want to do something as wild as hanging out. ]
See, I knew it. What is it?
See, I knew it. What is it?
[He has to be more mature than the preteen... He squashes the urge to pettily bicker as he gets to the serious subject.]
That guy who summoned a demon and ran the gambling ritual. I heard you're the one he attacked.
That guy who summoned a demon and ran the gambling ritual. I heard you're the one he attacked.
—Huh?
[ There's a pause, brief as it is; clearly this wasn't the "biggest part" she was expecting. ]
Who told you that?
[ There's a pause, brief as it is; clearly this wasn't the "biggest part" she was expecting. ]
Who told you that?
...They didn't want to invade your privacy like that, but they thought it would come out one way or another. So they just let me know that one thing, so I could hear about it from you directly.
[ She glances off, slipping out a sharp exhale. ]
I wasn't gonna say anything...
I wasn't gonna say anything...
What difference is it going to make? You already know now.
I know the bare minimum! I know the who, and I have the vaguest idea of the what. What about the where, when, why, and how?
[ ... ]
I don't know why he did it. I think he had some beef against Clover or whatever.
I don't know why he did it. I think he had some beef against Clover or whatever.
So you think he was attacking you to get to one of the others?
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