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[oliverplus]

[Oliver is sitting in a bedroom in a flat--obviously a creation of the holo-suite. The room is neat overall, although the paint on the walls is peeling a bit and it gives off the air of being slightly old. There are two desks against one wall, separated by a dresser. One is very organized, with books stacked about it, a pile of papers, and a

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[not_that_lockon]

[... So that must be Chloe, huh.]

... Oliver, your sphere's on.

[oliverplus]

[jumps at the unexpected voice, whirling on the sphere] What!? Oh. [frowns, but his expression's more closed than usual] Thanks, Lyle. Figures it'd do that...

[not_that_lockon]

[awwwwkward :|;] It seems to like pulling stunts like this.

[oliverplus]

[tries for a light tone] Yeah, I think it knows!

But uh...this is Chloe. Told you I'd introduce you.

[not_that_lockon]

You did, didn't you? [Smiles]

[oliverplus]

Yeah. I told it just to have her reading. Not like she didn't ignore me while she was reading often enough, anyway...

[not_that_lockon]

Off in her own little world, huh.

[oliverplus]

Yeah. [scratches his head] I kinda thought it wouldn't be enough like her if I tried to get it to do any more than that.

[not_that_lockon]

Holograms are funny like that.

[oliverplus]

Definitely. But...you're right, it's still something--getting to see her.

[not_that_lockon]

It's better than nothing, at least.

[oliverplus]

Yeah. And now you've seen her, too! Means we just have to wait until we can introduce her and Anew and see what they get up to.

[not_that_lockon]

Roll on the day.

[oliverplus]

[laughs] Maybe I shouldn't be so eager for that to happen...

[not_that_lockon]

I don't know... it might be good for her to get to know people outside work.

[oliverplus]

[frowns] Is she pretty tied to your job, then?