Act 1, Scene 1: Thing 2

[opening_act]

[ A notification on your phone goes off, letting you know the purchase of your meeting with Exael has gone through.

There is an attachment. Where are you, when you open it? ]

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[liarliarliar]

[....spits it into his hand]

Then what's the point of iitttt....

[opening_act]

I could have done feathers! Or butterflies.

[ Picks up one of the konpeito and cups her hands. when she's uncupped them, there's a butterfly in there. She lets it flutter out of her palms, around the room. ]

[liarliarliar]

Ahh...that's a cool power...

[i miss my illusions...even if i couldnt do stuff like that with it]

[opening_act]

Right? I like it a lot too!

[liarliarliar]

But I can't get something like that.

[opening_act]

You can't.

[liarliarliar]

You're teasing me on purpose. That's so rude!! Exael! Why are you so MEAN.

[opening_act]

You shrunk my pillow first!

[liarliarliar]

I could have grown it back....! It works both directions...!

Why are you mean?

[liarliarliar]

[then a long beat....]

[liarliarliar]

Why was that game so mean?

[opening_act]

Azzy's people are the game-makers. They give me the template and parameters.

[liarliarliar]

So a literal the devil made you do it situation then?

[opening_act]

Of course! I've never done anything wrong.

[liarliarliar]

Such a naughty angel.

So what Tokyo are we in right now?

[opening_act]

That could be a dangerous question. Do you still want the answer?

[liarliarliar]

What makes it dangerous? I think I do want it.

[opening_act]

It's something that could cause trouble later.

[liarliarliar]

With who? How?

Such suspense, Miss Exael.

[opening_act]

That's the part that could cause trouble! Don't say I didn't warn you.

Tokyo Delphi.

[liarliarliar]

Maybe I'll keep it in my pocket until it seems relevant.

[opening_act]

That's probably the safest thing to do!

[liarliarliar]

Ah, I think I covered nearly everything people wanted.

[flops onto his back on the pillows]

I wonder if everyone will be satisfied. Probably not.

[opening_act]

They never are, really!

Do you feel satisfied?

[liarliarliar]

I feel pressure because if I don't get special information I'll get fussed at by Mr. Intensity.

But he's going to fuss anyway sooooo.