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[9timestheliar]

[ Hello, Mayfield! Do some of you dislike a certain one-eyed, crazy fox? Did you ever wanted her to just disappear? If so, then it's your lucky day, because Ninetails seems to have up and done just that. Nothing so tame as mere droning for this bitch - she's simply gone.

Instead, you might come across this newcomer, who can be found wandering

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[thunder_striker]

[What the hell who is this random FOXY lady? She's too old to possibly be another new daughter, right?]

Excuse me, can I help you?

[9timestheliar]

[who are you calling old you stupidhead I MEAN, d-don't you have better manners than to sneak up on a lady inspecting your couch]

...Oh! Oh goodness, you startled me.

[thunder_striker]

I'm sorry. I don't think I know you.

[9timestheliar]

Consider the feeling mutual, miss. My name is Rao and....and I don't know where I am. I suddenly woke up here, in this strange house, surrounded by these unfamiliar contraptions.

[thunder_striker]

In this house? That's so strange. Why would they assign a second adult woman to the same house? Unusual...

[9timestheliar]

I'm sorry, I don't quite follow....what do you mean by "assign"?

[thunder_striker]

Oh, of course. I'm sorry. It never gets easier to explain, but the situation is that we have all been kidnapped from our homes and placed into these ones. We're all assigned roles of a family member to play out, but I'm the mother and you seem a bit too big to be a child.

[9timestheliar]

[Just. Stares at you for awhile before looking away to hide an uncontrollable smirk, only it looks like she's overcome with emotion. Her voice is even trembling!]

...I see. S-So I have been spirited away, by forces unknown, from those who need me and made to play a game of strange design.

[thunder_striker]

Y-Yes. I'm sorry. I don't mean to upset you.

[9timestheliar]

[Sh-shoulders are shaking from the effort it takes to not laugh. But after a few minutes she takes a deep breath and seems to compose herself, returning her gaze to Fate again and somehow managing to pull off a WARM AND LOVING SMILE.]

Ah, no, it's quite all right. It can't be helped, this situation, and moping on my part will help nothing and no one. If nothing else in my twenty-eight years, I have learned that. So thank you for your honesty, miss....?

[thunder_striker]

Fate.

How strange they would put another grown woman in this house. Perhaps there was some sort of mistake. I wonder if they expect you to be the husband.

[9timestheliar]

"Miss Fate"....what a beautiful name, you don't mind me saying so.

H-Husband?

[thunder_striker]

It's just that the only adults ever put into the same house are husband and wife. I suppose it's possible they made a mistake. Some sort of filing error.

[9timestheliar]

But with human lives?

W-Well, I...I suppose I could try my hand at the role, although I've always thought myself more of a mother, even had plans for my later years when I settled down....but now I'm merely rambling. Why don't you tell me about yourself, Miss Fate? Since it seems we are to be sharing a home, as it were.

[thunder_striker]

O-Oh, there's no reason for you to do that. You don't look the part of a father, but--ah.

There's not much to say about myself, really...

[9timestheliar]

Neither do you, to be truthful. Still, if this place wishes for us to play its game, then for now I'm content to abide by its rules...which leads me to ask, h-hopefully without offense, if you have ever been married?

Then the telling shan't take long, hmmm?