Dial III [Action] (Fourth Wall)

[floweringknives]

*There is a maid doing shopping and running errands in Luceti today - all over the place, really. She has quite a few things on her list to acquire, though the bag she's holding somehow seems sufficient to hold anything, no matter how much she puts in there.

Needless to say, wherever you are, she's probably there too.*

Comments

[strongest_nee]

Oi. A bit cold for errands, isn't it?

[floweringknives]

Not so cold if you-- *Wait, what? The ice fairy?* --dress for it.

[strongest_nee]

Mmm... Lemme check. You usually never tie your scarf tight enough.

[floweringknives]

*Okay, that is... odd. Not only is she fairly sure her scarf is tied tightly enough, but the fairy is telling her this?* I'm fairly certain it's as tight as it needs to be.

[strongest_nee]

You've always said that. Just let me check, okay? -And the considerably older looking fairy approaches.-

[floweringknives]

That won't be necessary... Cirno. *Not that she'd ever use the fairy's name normally, but time to see if this is her - she'd met the adult Flandre, hadn't she?*

[strongest_nee]

Alright alright. If you insist.

-She lets out a laugh. It almost sounds... nostalgic.-

[floweringknives]

*So this is the ice fairy. Grown up and mature.

Wow, this is weird.* I'm surprised to see you away from your pond.

[strongest_nee]

Yeah, well... Responsibilities and stuff.

[floweringknives]

Responsibilities?

...what responsibilities would those be?

[strongest_nee]

Winter, for one.

[floweringknives]

That's the yuki-onna's job. Not an ice fairy's.

[strongest_nee]

... It was her job.

[floweringknives]

...an interesting change in tense. She hasn't melted, has she?

[strongest_nee]

... I'll let that go because it's you.

[floweringknives]

I wasn't aware there was anything to let go.