[She's gripping her practice sword tight, using all her will not to quake and tremble. Despite the effort she knows her voice will waver so she uses text instead.]
[Wait..the way he said that. Is he almost purring? Wow - uh...]
Beautiful, beautiful Saori. Didn't you get the news? The town's gone completely to shit and some of us are just acting like a bunch of wuss cowards. But not me! Oh no! I feel...
G-R-E-A-T. And that spells GREAT. Never had this amount of energy before...
[She manages not to make a single sound at what he said. In her state, everything seems like a threat, and her instincts have never been wrong before.]
I assure you, I can take care of myself just fine.
[The view is of leaves. Lots of them. They're quite pretty, all yellow and red and orange until the camera wobbles slightly and the image pans out to show the horde of shadow scorpions patiently waiting at the foot of a tree. The one the COMP holder is sitting in. He takes careful aim with a pine cone at the ones trying to claw their way up.]
Since when do scorpions climb trees?!
[still text THIS IS WHY PERSE-CHAN DOESN'T ACCEPT YOUR GIFTS ANYMORE]
["No answer", not "no". Though she said "no" anyway. Funny how the internet makes it easier to speak honestly than in RL. Though now being honest is backfiring on her (again). Maybe she should have said yes?]
[Actually, before she notices the eyes, the first thing Maya feels is a pretty strong sense of deja vu. She shakes her head as if to clear it, putting on her best Resolve Face.]
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