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[fuzei]

[ There's a very quiet 'uwah' followed by a moment of silence. This is followed by another sound of admiration, but since this is audio, it's hard to say who the voice might belong to, much less what it is that is so intriguing. Thankfully, the person responsible is about to provide some commentary. ]

How curious… [ Here she starts to fade in and out a little. ] Such a thing… it makes one feel like a princess. [ When she gets closer, the sound of fabric rustling can be heard. ] Is this being spirited away? I have never experienced such a thing! [ Now she sounds like she's getting more excited. ] Is it that I am the heroine now? [ Now she seems to be moving away, because the sound is getting more muffled again. She can still be heard talking to herself every so often though, and further 'uwah!'s and 'aaa's can be heard intermittently. ] ... so beautiful...

Aa! Am I addressing someone? Please excuse my rudeness. My name is Japan. [ More rustling can be heard, because it's just like her to bow even when she can't be seen. ] May I ask... to whom I am speaking...?

Comments

[fuzei]

Perhaps... it would create some distance between two persons....

[ofnovalue]

Mm... I will not ask you to cease using it if that is what makes you comfortable, Sakura.

[fuzei]

My thanks... Ovelia-sama. [ She is in a strange place. It's rude to leave the honorific off when referring to someone important, but it's also rude to go against someone's wishes. She said it was okay, but... ]

[ofnovalue]

This place is strange... any comfort we can have should be cherished, after all.

[fuzei]

Are there more oddities which I should know about beforehand?

[ofnovalue]

Well we are speaking via a vine. You can, perhaps, imagine the extent to this fantasy.

[fuzei]

[ That causes a sort of cautious smile to cross her features. ] That is a good point.

[ofnovalue]

Though I've yet to see anything truly malevolent here.

[fuzei]

Merely mischievous? [ So alliterative! ]

[ofnovalue]

-A giggle.- Magnificent! -It's like playing a game.-

[fuzei]

Moreso than morbid, is it not?

[ofnovalue]

Moreover, it's moving to be met with such a mark of manners rather than more miscreant misbehavior.

[fuzei]

My goodness, but I must say, this meeting might be measured more meaningfully if my own manners were more moderate....

[ofnovalue]

-And now she laughs freely.- I fear I am not poet enough to keep up with this game any longer!

[fuzei]

It is quite difficult, is it not? [ She's smiling now either way, seeming a bit more relaxed. ]

[ofnovalue]

My friend, Alma, used to play word games with me when we both lived in Orbonne. It is no doubt a bit... nostalgic.

[fuzei]

Something which reminds one of home... that is good, is it not?

[ofnovalue]

Very good...

[fuzei]

That is my thought as well.