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[ As it happens, the boy's voice could be a little quieter, a little more distant - possibly, if he'd ridden in with a horde of the undead. ]

How do you... resign?

[ Slight pause. ]

When I tried to, they weren't the right words. Right sounding. Right on paper. Right to think abou - ...right. Sorry. That's impolite to ask all of a sudden, without a proper greeting. My bad.

[ A hint louder, more rehearsed - ]

Good day. Pleased to meet you. How do you do.

[ And now back to the pathetic old track. ]

If it's all the same to you: how do you resign from something like this?

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[ lowly, lower still. ]

I'm tired. Of it. Of them. Your questions. Why should I be the one who has to answer these things? You're also... it's not as if you're said anything in return. I didn't ask. I'm not asking. Why are you?

[glistens]

Because I'm nosy. This is my first time. But if you've been kidnapped by gods before I think anyone would be curious about it. [ And all right she believed some awful advice taking out grief on unsuspecting mecha pilots. Not her style and it feels bad man. And now he's going to think she's a psycho so that's great with a capital why me. ]

But on bright side? You can be whoever you want and do whatever you want here. No one knows who you are. But if you're here then you must be special. So let's start over. Only... maybe smiling this time? Is that okay, Shinji Ikari?

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[ He hasn't been kidnapped by gods before.

There's no need to be curious about someone like him.

He isn't anyone.

He isn't special.

They can't start over, people don't forget words that have gone said.

She smiles enough for both.

It's okay as long as she isn't screaming.

So many things to tell her. Best start with - ]

...what would you like best?

[corona]

[ There it is again: that uncomfortably familiar attitude. ]

I'd... like for you to be what you want. Whatever makes you happiest.

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'Be what you want to be, but don't be something I don't approve of, and know what that is without asking.' That's what people mean when they say that sort of thing.

[corona]

Well. I'm not "people". I'm Rapunzel. Which is good because it means you don't have to worry about all that.

And... to be fair, you're already sort of doing it on your own aren't you? If you really think that's what I believe? Then you're making assumptions about who I am and acting accordingly on your own. That was you. Not me.

Anyway! I can't promise I won't disappoint you, but I know I'm not going to blame you for being yourself when that's what I'm asking you to do.

[extradite]

[ Input: reasonable request.

Output: neglect of said request.

Silence. ]


Do you usually say these sort of things to people you've never met before?

[corona]

Pretty much.

[extradite]

...I'm sorry. It's a long speech to have to give so often.

[corona]

Imagine having to type it! That is a challenge. My fingers get all skittish just from a few minutes of texting so you really have to admire the people who come from worlds where that sort of thing is just - normal. All the time.

[extradite]

Computer typing? You've never... before...at length? Really?

[glistens]

And you're... from a texting world.

Well - I have a few months worth of practice now! [ icon keywords ] I even know emoticons! Like the Xcellent Dinosaur face?

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The... dino... saur...

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[ Hmmm.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM. ]

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*(*´∀｀*)☆ o (◡‿◡✿)

Isn't something like this closer to what a girl would use? ヾ(＠゜▽゜＠）ノ

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[glistens]

[ SHINJI NO!!!!

WHAT CAN OF WORMS HAS SHE OPENED be true to yourself she said ]

[ ᴠıᴅᴇᴏ ➡ ᴛᴇxᴛ ]

[glistens]

This one. [ quick switch like a pro ]

XD XD ha haha CD XD

See? X and D. Xcellent Dinosaur. To help you remember. [ Only now she's a bit embarrassed because she was hoping it would make sense universally. ]

...But the flower one you made was pretty. Are those faces you usually use?

> all audio once more : (

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Ahhhh... no. I don't really use my cell phone.

It's something girls are likelier to use.

[glistens]

That's interesting. This is the first I've heard of it being more popular with girls... [ In her opinion, her boyfriends gossip more than the women she knows. ] What time do you come from? Can— Is it okay to ask that?

[extradite]

How would I know which time you come from, to compare?

[glistens]

Asking back? I know I'm from an Earth, but I don't know which one so - that's as specific as I can get with the where unless you've heard of a country called Corona.

But basically everything I've gathered puts me at somewhere around 1785 AD give or take a few years. I hope you're from Earth too or that won't make any sense.

[extradite]

Corona...

[ his brain will go BOOM from all this thinking, but - ]

If it was around, I don't think it survived Second Impact. Sorry.

[corona]

[ He's from one of those worlds then. Suddenly it all - ...most of it makes sense. ]

Mm. You don't need to apologize remember? Asgard feels more like my country than Corona was anyway.

[extradite]

It's not a country. It's a city. A city isn't a country. A country isn't a city.

[glistens]

Exactly. Which should tell you something.

Besides, there is such thing as a soverign city-state.