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@milkevoli, voice; private

[brokethefirst]

...Hello to you, too, Dio.

[Guess who is also not showing her face.]

@1000gentlepoints, video -> voice, private

[myrmidowned]

[Hearing her voice comes as something of a shock. That much is clear enough from the words that slip out before he can school his reaction.]

The fuck-?

[...also the fact that he dropped his tablet and it landed down on the ground was a pretty good indication, too. There's the sound of some shuffling before he kneels down and picks it up, switching to voice to match her.]

Luna? You're here too? [To his credit, he manages to recover from his shock pretty quickly.] So this is Zero's fault, huh? Shoulda known, that bastard.

private (Gorse let me know you're still playing ZTD so i'll try not to spoil! ;w;)

[brokethefirst]

[Well, the recognition clinches it.

She'll have to have a talk with Phi about this predicament later... but for now, she keeps her voice steady. He still thinks he's a player, and thus, she will still act like one just for him.]

I don't think that's quite it, I'm afraid. Not that we've seen so far.

I, um... I take it you haven't read the guides for the town just yet.

unless they pull some plot twist where Luna actually is in ZTD I think we're okay but-

[myrmidowned]

((-if spoilers are something crucial for your portrayal of her too I'd really prefer to avoid as much as I can! I'm basically avoiding any character who appears in ZTD at this point. If you think it might be an issue, I can go hit up Lutha instead!))

Not yet, that's a lot of stuff to sift through. And it's hard to tell how much of the stuff that gets written is legit without actually talking to people first.

Do you trust those guides or whatever they are?

[...theeeen again, Luna seems to trust everyone, so. Maybe it's not the best way to judge.]

it's absolutely not crucial at all, don't worry! 100% flavor text.

[brokethefirst]

I do. I know this might be a little hard to hear right this moment, but I've... I've been here for a little while. So I've seen a lot of the things they talk about.

I know it's a lot to take in, but... what they talk about is as close to the truth as we have for right now.

gotcha! should be okay, then!

[myrmidowned]

How the hell have you been here for "a little while"? I just saw you.

[It's practically possible to hear the frown in his voice.]

Forget it being a lot to take in, it just sounds like a lie. I never pegged you for a liar, Luna.

>>still private

[brokethefirst]

Why would I lie about that?

[Outside it being outrageous, there wasn't much to gain, unless he thought she was trying to fool him into a trap.]

If you don't believe me, then you can check the network for yourself, can't you...?

Please, Dio... treating any of this flippantly could put you in danger. I just want to help...

[myrmidowned]

Are you telling me that if you woke up somewhere you've never seen before, and someone you had last seen less than an hour ago claimed to have been there for a long time, you'd just believe them? Just like that?

[...then again, it's Luna. Of course she would. He sighs heavily.]

For all I know Zero's yanking our chains again. How do I know you're actually Luna?

[brokethefirst]

I...

[Oh. Well, she'd been hoping to avoid this question.]

You... you don't, outside of my word. I would turn on my camera, but it... it hasn't been working for a while now. [It's a lie, but it's the only excuse she can give.] But I really don't think it's Zero at fault this time. Besides, even if it were him... how could he move us from the facility all the way to a place like this without us being aware we'd been taken?

[myrmidowned]

[Wow, convenient. A broken camera...]

The same way he moved us from wherever we were into the facility without being aware in the first place. More of that smokescreen bullshit, I'd guess.

Who are we supposed to believe snatched us out of Zero's clutches if this isn't part of Zero's game?