AUDIENCE 🚀 SHU

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[ Well, she's here at the tea shop? I hope you remember soon. Not in her bodysuit, she's in a maid uniform and Shu can clearly see her face—white translucent skin, bright emerald eyes, and long black hair tied into a braid. ] Good afternoon, O'keefe.

[roseoftexas]

[ OH IT'S THE FATA MORGANA MAID. HEI.

he blinks. ]

... You're really saying screw your contracts, huh? Afternoon.

[dropoffs]

Well, this is not the public, is it? We have not broken anything. [ SOMETIMES YOU'RE A MAID ] But... It does feel a little freeing to resist.

[roseoftexas]

[ gives her a forehead kiss. me not shu. someday i'll play fata morgana. ]

After the past two weeks I'd say resist all you want. Rebel.

[dropoffs]

If only our rebellion could amount to something greater... We are still limited within our ranks and skills. [ Access, etc. It makes her feel like this is barely anything other than self-indulgent. But. ] You had a question for me?

[roseoftexas]

Eh. Nothing that toppled an organisation ever started large. It’s the little things that build up.

[ not quite the same, but— y’know. ] I did hear it was in your contract to keep the helmets on, but that sounds— uncomfortable. And stuffy.

[ oh. right. ]

… Why’d you decide to work for this company? [ there’s a pause and he shakes his head. ] Not the details or anything, I don’t need to know if you have debt going back seven generations, but I’m trying to figure out what the logic is. Everything I’m seeing and hearing about this company seems kinda— weird.

[dropoffs]

During professional matters, yes... We are still expected to suit up during delivery day. [ But it's nice to be free? ] I'm looking for my master, but even now I wonder... How true is that.

[roseoftexas]

I won't tell if you don't.

[ SHE'S SO FREE RN. good for her. ]

... Your master? They're missing?

[dropoffs]

... That's right. They haven't returned. [ Sometimes your master gets lost. ]

[roseoftexas]

And… what? This lot told you they could help you find them?

[dropoffs]

No. That was a thought of my own. Nut & Bolt... What I remember only offered me a contract for a job. There is no bribery involved.

[roseoftexas]

... I don't get how this company works. How did they even find you? Can't have been a situation like ours or you wouldn't have been surprised when we all kicked off.

[dropoffs]

They found me somehow. As I said before, we signed... [ ... For a moment, she looks like she's in pain and pinches her nose. ]

[roseoftexas]

[ ah. ]

Amalthea?

[dropoffs]

... My apologies, O'keefe. [ She's back. ] ... I've been having headaches every once in a while.

[roseoftexas]

[ drink more water ]

Every once in a while? That seemed like a pretty sharp headache to be getting every once in a while

[dropoffs]

... It seems to come during certain topics and when looking over documents a number of you found. [ Closing her eyes. ] I wonder if it's a sign.

[roseoftexas]

...

Every time?

[dropoffs]

... It would seem so, though the pain becomes less with each presentation. [ So each time they see a document another time, the headache isn't as bad. ] I wasn't shown to them by any of you personally, but Ganymede has presented some items to us in our meetings. Even mention of the contents cause this, from what I noticed.

[roseoftexas]

[ girl. ] There probably shouldn't be any pain in the first place. Sounds like they must be important somehow, if they're causing that kind of reaction in you.

[dropoffs]

My thoughts exactly... Why? For what purpose? [ WHY THIS HAPPEN! ]

[roseoftexas]

It's only when you see these documents? You're not just dehydrated, overworking, sleeping badly or anything like that?

[dropoffs]

When they speak about what's in it as well... I feel fine, otherwise.

[roseoftexas]

It's all related to the weird things we keep finding, then.

[ ... ]

Is it just you, or everyone else as well?

[dropoffs]

From what I've seen, most of us are affected.