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[shanghaiworld]

Greetings, I am speaking today to ask what may seem like an odd question.

[Despite it being an odd question, Alice looks rather serious when she proceeds to ask it. The use of video was to hopefully get the attention of more people.]

For this question, let us assume the following scenario. You find yourself in possession of a life sized replica, or puppet, of someone that you know. As it is a puppet of sorts, it is not a perfect recreation, but it appears to be the same until further investigation. You are able to control it's every single motion, but it is only able to do anything that you yourself are capable of doing,

If you were to be in this situation, what would you do?

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[nephentes_rajah]

[ Yuuka sits amongst the flowers on the side of the road, regarding the feed without any intensity at all. It's almost like she's not quite seeing things that are right in front of her, no matter how clear the image on the mirror is.

And she's also quiet. Deathly still, in fact.

After about a minute of this, she finally opens her mouth to take a breath and then speak, quietly. ] Familiar... you look...

[shanghaiworld]

[Okay Alice, keep calm. She only just noticed you.

... Maybe. She seems rather out of it. It's not like Alice knows her well, but this just seems off.

... And despite how hard she tries to resist...] ... Are you okay?

[nephentes_rajah]

Am I? [ It's an honest question, which Yuuka looks away briefly to contemplate. ] I feel just fine...

[shanghaiworld]

[A mantra of 'tread lightly' occurs over and over in Alice's head.] Ah... you just gave the impression that something was amiss.

[nephentes_rajah]

Oh. Everything is missing... [ She creases her brow and looks to her closed fist. ] Everyone.

[shanghaiworld]

... [Okay, now Alice is certain something is wrong. This is very much not how she remembers miss flower acting.]

Were you... somewhere else until now?

[nephentes_rajah]

Wasn't I?

[ Squinting. ] But you still look familiar...

[shanghaiworld]

Well, I'm not exactly unique looking.

[nephentes_rajah]

[ The mirror shakes as she takes sudden hold of the vine and pulls it closer. It takes a lot of her strength to do just that much. ] ...hmm. You said ... puppet... puppets... dolls? [ Something halfway clicks, in her mind. ] Are you a doll, dear? [ ...and then it's lost again. Too many blondes in her life. ]

[shanghaiworld]

[... What]

Ah... no. [She holds her hand up.] I have skin and the joints of a person.

[nephentes_rajah]

[ Yuuka brings her free hand up, attention focused on it as she holds it just like Alice had hers.

Then she palms the mirror, running her fingers down the surface as if she could stroke the young woman's face. Jesus, Yuuka, are you hungry or high or BOTH?

She cracks a smile that looks far too happy; too genuine. ] Such pretty skin, but cold. [ Definitely high. ]

[shanghaiworld]

..... You are touching glass.

[nephentes_rajah]

[ She laughs, sharp and quick. ] It's a plant! Even I know what a plant looks like.

[shanghaiworld]

A plant with a mirror in it. [This is going in as #1 weirdest moment for Alice.]

[nephentes_rajah]

[ Yuuka looks very cross all the sudden. ] Who would do something like that?

You poor thing... [ Now she's reaching her fingers for the edge of the frame around the mirror as if she's going to try to pry it off.

This won't go well. ]

[shanghaiworld]

... I see you have found something to attend to, I shall make my leave. [And she is being rather lightning quick about it too.]

[nephentes_rajah]

...ah? [ Oh, the face is gone. It was a nice face. Maybe it could have told her where she was going... ]