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[snipemeister]

I know that having vision in one eye only makes things a bit harder to see, but... this definitely isn't Ptolemy, is it Haro?

[The meister gives a small laugh before turning to his companion -- a small, orange robot -- who is floating around frantically, answering the query with a distressed: "Not Ptolemy. Not Ptolemy."]Come to think of it, this

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[ Oh sure, it's a new person and they probably need help.. But Minako is just interested in the robot for now. ]

What is that thing..?!

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[snipemeister]

[...

Confusion. Confusion. Nope, now he's got it!]

Oh, you mean my little buddy here? He's Haro. I guess you could think of him as a robot of sorts.

[Like it's a common, everyday thing to have a robot.]

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[ Hey, Minako has a talking cat, she's used to weird things, but.. well, you don't often see robots around here. ]

Haro, huh? That's a pretty cute name for a robot..! Hi there, Haro!

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[snipemeister]

[The robot, hearing himself being addressed, begins to fly around happily, chirping a pleasant "Hi. Hi." while Neil just grins, happy to see someone take an interest in Haro.]

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[snipemeister]

[A brief pause, then:]

I hate to be a downer, Miss, but could you tell me where exactly we are? I think I'm a bit lost.

[At this he releases a sheepish laugh.]

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[ Oh, that thing sounds so cute.. It's enough to make Minako distract herself with it for a moment, making all sort of 'hi' sounds back over the communicator-- until she realises the guy is talking again. ]

Oh, of course! This is Demeleier.. we were kidnapped here by faeries, actually! [ as if it's the most normal thing.. ]

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[snipemeister]

[The Meister blinks, then releases a laugh.]

Either you're joking with me, or this has got to be some sort of really weird dream.

[Because really, Minako? Faeries. There are no faeries in space.]

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How rude! I'm not joking!

[ She huffs a little. ]

I know it's sort of weird to believe at first, but it's all really real.

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[snipemeister]

[Placating gestures would be made if only she could see them.]

Sorry, I didn't mean to offend, Miss. That's just a bit... strange.

[To put it lightly.]

Then we were really kidnapped to this... 'Demeleier' place by... faeries? So, uh, how do I get un-kidnapped then?

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Yes, the faeries took us here! I'm not sure how-- I don't think anyone knows how, really..

[ She ponders this for a moment before continuing on. ]

Either way, I don't think there's a way out for now! No one has found one, at the very least, and they've been looking for years now.

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[snipemeister]

Well... I guess we should just feel pretty special that the faeries chose us to kidnap then, huh?

[Making light of situations like this is always a good skill to have.]

Ah, where are my manners? The name's Lockon Stratos, and you've already met Haro here.

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Oh, but we are all pretty special people! The faeries should feel honored to have the one and only goddess of love and beauty in their little village!

Lockon-san, huh? I'm Minako! Minako Aino, nice to meet you and Haro!

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[snipemeister]

Yeah, you're right about th --

[Wait; hold the phone!]

Can't say I've ever met a goddess before! It's, uh, nice to meet you Miss Minako goddess of love and beauty.

[If it weren't for the faeries and general strangeness of this world, he would think she was lying. But at this point... ]

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[ Oh, she loves it when people actually believe her. ]

Then this is your first meeting! Consider yourself lucky, okay? [ She giggles. ]

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[snipemeister]

[He releases a laugh of his own.]

Oh, I definitely will, Minako. My buddies at home will be jealous when they hear about it, that's for sure. [Actually, two of the three don't really care about much of anything.]