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[When the mirror opens up, it looks as though it's recording through a fog. Lambda can be made out through the haze, the red optic in her visor glowing faintly, along with her sleeping pet cradled in her arms. It's a little harder to make out her surroundings, but if one tries hard enough they'll be able to see she seems to be near the outskirts of the Viridian Pavilion. When Lambda speaks, her voice is muffled and faintly tinny-sounding.]

A number of strange auditory patterns have been detected over a period of approximately the past 36 hours. I am unable to identify their source. However, running system diagnostics returns no errors.

[Her mouth twitches slightly. Could she be frowning?]

Additionally, attempting to navigate the Gardens has yielded a number of special anomalies. Attempting to perform a special transfer through the use of relative coordinates has been unsuccessful.

[In other words... She's lost.]

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[ritsu_kouyou]

I JUST TOLD YOU, IDIOT. LOOK AT THE VINE. LAMBDA'S LOST AND YOU NEED TO USE YOUR MAGIC DOOR TO GET HER.

[ported]

WHERE IS SHE AT?

[ritsu_kouyou]

LOOKS LIKE THE PAVILION TO ME. OPEN THE DAMN VINE AND LOOK FOR YOURSELF. YOU SLOTH.

[ported]

OKAY.

[ritsu_kouyou]

[...]

ARE YOU GOING TO GO GET HER?

[ported]

[Lots of sounds of effort going on here.]

MAYBE.

[ritsu_kouyou]

DON'T GIVE ME THAT. SHE'S THE ONE MAKING DINNER TONIGHT.

[Because Lambda knows how to work the microwave. Shut up.]

[ported]

[SOUNDS OF TRYING HARDER.]

[ritsu_kouyou]

...WHAT'S GOING ON?

[ported]

I'M GOING TO BE GONE FOR A WHILE. DON'T WAIT FOR ME.

[tl;dr she couldn't get it to work, now using a method faster than walking but not teleportation]

[ritsu_kouyou]

[froooooooooooooooooooown]

DON'T YOU GET LOST EITHER. Idiot.

[Akiha turns back to the mirror. To Lambda.]

In theory, Kris will help you soon enough.

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[... ]

Understood.

[ritsu_kouyou]

Aside from the changing layout and the world-globes in the orchard, have you noticed anything else troublesome?

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I have observed a number of strange auditory patterns with no identifiable source.

[ritsu_kouyou]

...so you're hearing things.

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...Yes.

[She frowns slightly, though that's hard to see with the way the mirror has misted over. She dislikes the situation being phrased in such a way.]

Running system diagnostics does not identify any errors.

[ritsu_kouyou]

[But it's TRUE.]

I see. Maybe some rest will do you good. You may just be suffering from a very human case of stress. A lady does need to take care of herself.

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No. [Her lips purse together.] Analysis indicates these patterns possess similarities to the Queen's singing.

[ritsu_kouyou]

Then she is most likely the source.

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The probability is high that it is related to the other anomalies currently present in the Gardens.

[ritsu_kouyou]

Right now we can do nothing about it.

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Yes.

[ported]

[IT TOOK A WHILE

And a use of a different magic :(

But Kris pops up out of a shadow near Lambda.]

Hi!

[ritsu_kouyou]

[Akiha notices this in the mirror. Sort of.]

You're not going to get lost on the way back, are you?

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[Lambda's gaze swings in Kris's direction the moment she speaks, but her voice is familiar enough by now that she isn't alarmed by her sudden appearance. She moves to stand beside her, silently and obediently.]