001- Accidental Voice

[lostinmyway]

Oh my, it’s such a lovely day. I wonder where I am. Was I going on a picnic? Hmm…I wonder.

…Were we playing dress-up? This is such a pretty dress.

Oh, someone dropped their book. I wonder if it’s a storybook. It’s very nice. Let’s see… Once upon a time…. No, that’s not quite right. The story isn’t written yet.

…Now what was I doing?

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[voice]

[slaying]

I'm gonna go out on a pretty short limb here and guess that you're a rookie. [There is a mix of warmth and pity in her voice; welcoming people to this place hasn't gotten any easier.] Welcome to Luceti.

[lostinmyway]

[This…may not be what you're expecting, Buffy.] Oh, a talking book. Hello, Mrs. Book. It's very nice to meet you.

[slaying]

[Anything to keep her on her toes!]

N-no. I'm---look, I'm not the book. I'm in the book. Only, not really inside in the book. That's...not how it works. [She sighs.] More like I'm talking to you through the book. Like...like a cell-phone? Please--pretty please--know what a cell phone is?

[And the cherry on the cake:] And I'm Buffy. Not Mrs. Book. Mrs. Book is probably someone else. She probably deserves our pity--I mean, the last name Book? How dull.

[lostinmyway]

[Yeah, she didn't get any of that.]

Oh, I see. Hello Mrs. Buffy--I'm Grune.

[xelhes]

[...Huh. It's been a while since she heard from Grune. Must have wandered off again....]

It's not a storybook, Grune. [Though trying to explain exactly what it is is probably a lost cause.]

[lostinmyway]

[Headtilt?] Hello. Do I know you?

[xelhes]

...It's Fenimore. [The key to working with Grune was patience.]

[lostinmyway]

Fenimore, Fenimore….