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[nimblehurricane]

[Good luck kicking Legault. He slips into the hall behind Chie, waiting until she's well out of reach before speaking.]

Possibly not the best house to be in if you don't want people sneaking around. We do a lot of it.

[Hazing? Maybe.]

[counterstrikes]

[To her credit, Chie's response is quick and hard. She turns and kicks towards Legault at the same time, letting loose a "Hi-ya!" as she does so.]

Who are you?! What's going on?! You better tell me!

[nimblehurricane]

[Legault manages to turn a dodge backwards into a rather graceful bow, all things considered. He grins.]

Of course. My name is Legault. You're in Mayfield, and I believe you're my daughter now. You have two siblings.

And before you try and kick me again, none of this is my fault.

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H-hey! You're still acting suspicious, so don't tell me what to do! And next time, don't even think about dodging. [What an awful command that is.]

Besides, I'm an only child, and you're definitely not my father.

[Phone]

[pants_yourmove]

I don't know all the details but I got a pamphlet another kidnapped person made up for new people if you'd like it?

[Phone]

[counterstrikes]

They had one of those on the fridge. I'm kind of still reading it, haha.

[Phone]

[pants_yourmove]

Oh, that's good. It's a start at least.

[counterstrikes]

Who wrote this thing, anyways?

Phone.

[iheartcabbage]

[It's probably no surprise that he doesn't even recognize her voice at first. Good old Derpachi.]

I wish things were that simple. I really do.

Far as I know, everyone believes some little kid is the big bad around here. Lucy Smith, I think?

[counterstrikes]

[She recognizes that voice immediately. It may have been three months since she's heard it, but it still makes her feel sick.]

You! What are you doing here?! You're supposed to be in jail!

[iheartcabbage]

[>Supposed to be in jail.

Wait, what? He was pretty sure only Souji and Rider knew abou-- Oh fuck.]

Uhm... Chie-chan, right? It's been a while.

And well, yeah. I was on my fifth or sixth year, and then one morning... I woke up here. Now I've got a wife and kids and everything. It's pretty amazing, huh? I still haven't really figured out how I got here, really. But I'm not going to complain, either.

[Gee why the hell does he sound so calm?]

[counterstrikes]

Of course it's me! Don't even try to fool me, you haven't been in jail that long. Or are you trying to get stomped in the face?

Phone

[elevatoravatar]

"Evil magistrate? I do know that there is a sadistic chief of police and apparently an evil little girl in charge here, however I have not met them, nor seen the persona they wear. Did you just awaken in this town?"

[counterstrikes]

Yeah, I did. This place just keeps getting worse and worse.

[elevatoravatar]

"Well, where did you come from before? Surely it was not a place of perfection?"

[counterstrikes]

Compared to this place, it just might have been.

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[perfectvoice]

[It's probably some time after Chie's woken up and used the phone in Mayfield for the first time that Miku, having received a note about her, walks all the way over to 338 Brady Lane wearing this outfit.

Knock, knock.]

[counterstrikes]

[Oh, man. She opens the door.]

Uh, can I...help you?

[perfectvoice]

Ah, hi! You're...[reads the note again before stuffing it back inside a pocket] Chie-san, right?

[counterstrikes]

Yes? W-wait. Do you need a jacket or something? I can probably find one.