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[tsukurimasho]

[The young girl wakes up in her bed.]

Good morning, Mr. Tadakichi! [She opens her eyes wider and realizes that Mr. Tadakichi is not there. And this is not her bed. She hops off and looks around, beginning to tremble.]

Wh-Where am I? Am I in a dream...? This isn't my room! O-Or my house!

[She runs out of the room and checks the dresser in the

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[magique_bonbon]

Ah... [Oh god, another young 'un like her!?] Don't worry, people can hear you on this phone!

[tsukurimasho]

They can? Is that why it wasn't making that sound that means you can dial on it?

[magique_bonbon]

... um, I think so! That might also be why there aren't any steam vents on it or anything. [Sakura Wars: Where absolutely every device ever runs on steam power.]

[tsukurimasho]

Steam vents? There're steam vents on phones where you come from?

[magique_bonbon]

Yup! ... and that means you're probably from a different world too, huh?

[tsukurimasho]

Hehe, probably!

Oh, I'm Chiyo Mihama. What's your name?

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[magique_bonbon]

Coquelicot! Nice to meet you, Chiyo.

[magique_bonbon]

Though I... wish we didn't have to meet in Mayfield, of all places. Are you doing okay?

[tsukurimasho]

Is Mayfield really bad, Ms. Coquelicot? I'm doing okay now, thanks to Ms. Reisen and Mr. Shiki!

[magique_bonbon]

It's... it's pretty bad, but if Reisen and Shiki are with you... have they explained everything?

-- and you don't have to call me "Ms."! I-I'm not nearly old enough to be called that!

[tsukurimasho]

Well, that depends on how much 'everything' is...

O-Oh, I'm sorry! I didn't realize... I'm used to calling everyone like that.

[magique_bonbon]

Um, there's the drones, the brainwashing, the weird events...

Ah, don't apologize! It's not that big of a deal, it's just... kind of weird for me.

[tsukurimasho]

Drones? B-Brainwashing!? Weird events...?!

W-What do you mean?

[magique_bonbon]

[CLEARLY, THE DEFINITION OF 'EVERYTHING' IS 'ABSOLUTELY NOTHING']

C-Calm down! Um... maybe we should start from the beginning. What DID they tell you?

[tsukurimasho]

[CLEARLY.]

Uh... I think all they told me was that I was assigned to a family and that I'm stuck here. That's... about it.

[magique_bonbon]

Okay...

Do you have any creepy people in your "family" who act like all of this is completely normal?