AUDIENCE 🚀 DION

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[agamid]

Hello.

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[ A long pause waiting for him to say something. ] I'm Amalthea.

[agamid]

... I take it anonymity is no longer required for the senior crew?

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Private matters is a grey area. We are expected to be suited for delivery days, though. [ No more anonymity!! At least in the audience, so i have to suffer this stupid code. ] While not much, it is small way to rebel.

[agamid]

[ im sorry for this old school code ]

I see. Shall I continue to refer to you as Amalthea?

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[ Fortunately, I just have a c/p shortcut. ] You may. [ Are they already sitting? Well, she will serve him tea first. ] How did you find the documents I sent you? Have you taken stroll through Anoria yet?

[agamid]

[ He will go sit, he was too startled. ]

They were very helpful, thank you. It's easier for me to see how magic and "science" are not so different.

[ ... ]

As for Anoria... It is a touch cold for my taste.

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[ Damn........ Why is everyone scared of her... No, it's okay. She does look eerie and her presence is unsettling in a way that is hard to pinpoint. ] That is right. Technology, much like most magic that I've read, has a catalyst. They perform a function. [ Easy! ] ... That is fair, Mister Lesage. Even with proper gear, this planet would be cold to anyone without fur.

[agamid]

[ she is unsettling... women

he sips his tea ]

Mm. Have you ventured out to the planet to explore?

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[ THIS GAY JOKE ] I have. I, myself, don't retain much body heat to begin with, so I do not notice the cold. It's convenient in that sense.

[agamid]

[ what does he have going for him other than being gay ]

Is that part of being a witch?

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Good question... I don't have an answer, but that may be. I have always been this way.

[agamid]

Do you not know any other witches?

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Odd enough, I have not... But for as long as I remember, I've been tethered to the manor.

[agamid]

[ ? ]

With no knowledge of how you came to be there or why?

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That's right. For all I know, I was brought into the world fully formed... Which I am always curious how Nut & Bolt found me and offered a contract. [ ... But then she tilts her head in confusion after saying that, eyebrows knit and expression scrunched a bit. One moment as she closes her eyes. There's some pain. ]

[agamid]

... Are you alright?

[ should they take advil together? ]

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My apologies. I get a headache sometimes—during strange times. [ Watch her take an ibuprofen right now. ] It seems to be a pattern... But do not worry, Mister Lesage.

[agamid]

A pattern? How so?

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Some of you have brought us documents, which we present in meetings to discuss sometimes, and it tends to crop up after we read them. Same when the contents of those logs are of discussion... And some other things—but I wouldn't worry about the headaches, Mister Lesage. We are fine to still work.

[agamid]

It is not your ability to work that concerns me. [ hm ] Are you not troubled by this pattern?

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... I am, but I'm not sure what it means. Is it an omen?

[agamid]

It appears to me to certainly be indicative of some foul play. [ frowns ] To cause pain is one of the easiest ways to control a person's behaviour.

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... That I agree. It is the easiest to make someone a pawn. [ But then she tilts her head. ] For what purpose, I wonder? [ ... ] But I do not wish to spoil our teatime with this. At the moment we have little leads that I am aware of.

[agamid]

Please do let me know if you feel your health growing further compromised.

Perhaps I might be the one to bring you tea at such a time.

[ he does not know how to make tea ]