queenofheartsrp | 1st Bloom ~ Voice

[ It's a familiar voice that greets the Gardens today. Familiar here to some of its older residents; recently known to the nosier visitors from Gensokyo; a voice long-since unheard from to captives from Makai. ] —n't you a clever little thing~? [ The low voice comes from out of nowhere. It isn't the typical accidental broadcast, though it might seem that way. The vine had unfurled upon an unspoken request for an audience, complying in the only manner it knows how.

The woman on the other end of the line, stroking the petals of the plant and cooing as if admiring a purring kitten's soft fur, continued on as if she had not noticed that she could be heard. ] What a delightful trick. Can you tell me how you've come to be able to do something such as this?

[ The vine is silent. ]

.... hmm. How disappointing. [ That voice took on a mote of annoyance. ] I'll just have to seek out your source and see for myself. It sounds like it could be... fun. [ There is quiet chuckle that accompanies that word, but it is one laced with sinister intent. She'll decipher the secret magic of this place if she has to tear it apart brick-and-branch to do it. The invitation said "to use the vine"; it didn't place any limits on how. ]

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I'll be the judge of whether or not being uprooted is in my favor or not. [ Though by her tone, she's leaning toward "not". Not yet, anyway. ]

Right, sure. You...

[Say something, Meiling.

Anything.]

Y-You like you're doing well! Yes!

[At least she didn't ask about the weather.]

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Am I doing well...? [ Yuuka herself sounds skeptical. Though she feels healthy enough, the weather is cooler and further along in season than she had just left behind. A shiver of her shoulders is masked by a shrug. ] Once I find the answers I seek, I'll be in a much better mood.

Oh. In that case, um... Good luck!

Luck. [ She scoffs the word. ] Are you my good luck charm, then~? [ And just when it seems like there mihgt be some recognition there, Yuuka's expression falls slightly and she waves her hand. ] ...whoever you are.

You must be able to remember! My name is Hong Meiling!

[ Yuuka seems like she's considering that face and name for a moment, but she gives the mirror a blank look. ] I can't recall.

Maybe it'll come back to you later.

[though frankly, this is one case of not being remembered that she's okay with.]

You sounded so self-important just a moment ago. [ Which made her suspicious. ]

Well, it's just that didn't remember my name but... Nevermind! It's alright.

[ Yuuks draws in a breath, though it was more like a hiss between her teeth. ] Hmn. [ Liars don't tolerate lying too well. ]

How should I know you when we've clearly just met?

Er, I thought that...

[Do you really want to tell Yuuka that she's wrong? Do you?

Really?]

P-Perhaps you're right.

Either I am, or I'm not. Who's to say~? [ Now she was either just playing along herself, or generally ignorant. Who's to say? ]

Knowing you doesn't answer any questions I have at the moment.

[Guess who doesn't want to find out.]

What sort of questions do you have? Maybe I can help answer them.

[ Smart girl~. ]

Where I am, for starters. How I got here would be nice to know, too.

[ She caresses the vine with fingers that should not be capable of such a delicate act. ] ...though perhaps we could start with what magic could breathe such life into plants in this manner. [ So, of course, she can steal it for herself. ]

[This is it, Meiling! Here is your chance to finally prove yourself!]

Oh, I can answer those! You're in the Gardens, brought here by the Queen of Hearts!

This place is full of... weird things, the Vine being one of them, I suppose!

[10/10, right? Yeah. Totally nailed it.]

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Hmm-hmm, but is that all of it? I doubt that. [ Yuuka's eyes narrow slightly. ] You aren't hiding something from me, are you~? It's a terrible thing to do. [ Hypocrite to the MAX. ]

W-Why would I hide anything from you? I'm definitely not!

[It's super effective!]

Just to prove it, er...

What else do you want to know?

[ Flatly. ] You haven't answered the first set of questions at all...

[Didn't she already tell you...]

This place is called The Gardens! But I guess it's hard to find out exactly where it's located. Definitely not in Gensokyo, that's for sure!

Um, I don't know how exactly we were all brought here, or... what powers the Vine.

How is that difficult? You, walk until you find somewhere someone does know the way. [ It makes it sound like she's telling Meiling to do it, rather than saying it was a suggestion for just anyone to take up. ]