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[refinedlady]

[ Well, this certainly was interesting. Ritsu had definitely fallen asleep in her own bedroom last night, not under a tree in an unfamiliar park. After the initial... fluster was over (because a truly refined lady never panics, oh no), she picked herself (and her parasol) up to find out where she was.

And then she stumbled over the sign. And stood

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[synthedmelody]

A mystery?

[a detective?!]

[refinedlady]

[ She turns, bowing her head respectfully. ]

I appear to have been kidnapped.

[synthedmelody]

Eh?! By who!

[refinedlady]

No idea. [ She sounds faintly amused, if anything. ] How long have you been here?

[synthedmelody]

Just a few months.

[synthedmelody]

Ah! I'm Luka! I haven't been kidnapped.

[refinedlady]

A few... months? [ Ritsu's 'dignified' aura becomes noticeably strained when she hears this but she quickly collects herself and bows politely. ] Ah, forgive me. I'm Namine Ritsu.

[synthedmelody]

[missing the atmosphere entirely] Hehe, pleased to meet you! Some people have been here for years!

[refinedlady]

[ Cue the colour draining from her face. ]

Y--years...?!

[synthedmelody]

Yep! There's Big Kaito and I think some of the other Lukas and that person who dresses in black all the time and sets her eye on fire...

[clue listing of most of the 'oldies' of the DR that Luka knows about]

[refinedlady]

[ Poor Ritsu just listens in shocked silence, looking vaguely sick. ]

[synthedmelody]

[trailing off...]

...Are you okay?

[refinedlady]

I--I think I need to sit down for a....

[ Aaaand faint. ]

[synthedmelody]

U-Uwah!

[NOT EXPECTED. NOT EXPECTED.]

[refinedlady]

[ UNCONCIOUS. ]

[synthedmelody]

Namine! Namine!

[Shaking your side. WHAT DO I DO?!]