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[murasamia]

[ Maria appears on the screen of the NV without much flourish, forehead wrinkled just slightly by what could be interpreted as either a look of intense concentration or utter confusion. Considering who's making it, it could be both, but she opens her mouth and starts going on and on, answering the question pretty much immediately. ]

Siren's Port! Something really weird happened to me, amigos! You're gonna blow your wigs!

[ her brown eyes focus quite intently on the camera, and as she starts talking, her hands match her words with various little gestures. ]

So the other day when I went to sleep in my bed like normal, I woke up and I was suddenly back in 1933, amigos! Well, not woke up - it's more like I never left! I was just there! And when I was there, I didn't even remember none of this Canada stuff! Crazy, right? [ instead of waiting for an answer, she nods in agreement with herself and continues. ] Anyway, I went and did all the stuff I was supposed to do back there! It was great -- well, parts of it weren't great, but I won in the end, as usual, and I beat up that annoying chica and I kept Tick safe and I cut the sky open and everything -- but I shouldn't talk about it, you know, Mr. Luck gets mad!! Yeah, but I finished that, and then all of a sudden I woke up back here again last night!! My stuff's still here, and I remember it all.

[ finishing up her clearly new and intriguing little tale, she leans back in her chair, crossing her arms over her chest and looking quite puzzled. ]

... I've been trying to figure it out, but I hate puzzles that I can't just beat with my swords. But it's really eatin' me, amigos! You don't think this place is some kinda weird dream I'm having, right?

Comments

[vinovidivici]

[ Big spear gal? That doesn't ring any bells. Genoard does though. His image of Maria and Tick on business in a neighbourhood like that is like two chipper bulls in an enormous China shop, so excuse him for looking sceptical. ] That sounds kinda far-fetched.

[murasamia]

[ He's not too off the mark. Maria pouts at his lack of faith in her exploits. Why, she never! ]

Yeah, well, if you weren't from the past, you wouldn't say that, amigo! Like I said, you showed up later! We broke into this big skyscraper, mmhm.

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[vinovidivici]

[ Claire believes her... more because he doesn't think she could invent something like that than because it makes sense. ] We -

[ - oops almost pulled a Maria there. He quickly switches the conversation to private. ] You and me were on a job together?

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[murasamia]

[ thank goodness you're slightly more responsible, Claire. ]

Eehhh... No, not really! It's more like we both got caught up in the same mess. It was a coincidence!

[vinovidivici]

Oh? I getcha. [ He nods. Doesn't sound too far-fetched now. And if everything worked out for her it goes without saying that it must have done for him too. ] And that's when you cut the sky open, huh.

[murasamia]

Yeah!! Way up at the top of the building, amigo! It was amazing!! Now no one'll doubt how strong Murasamia and Kochite are!

[vinovidivici]

Well, you oughta try pulling that trick here and then we'll see... [ Claire trails off, pulling up the other conversations in this post. Specifically he's scanning the texts from Chane. ]

And how does threatening my fiancée fit into all this?

[murasamia]

[ Maria huffs, turning her nose up at Claire in mock irritation. Really, it was a little annoying having to explain things to him - first of all, she wasn't good at explaining, and second of all, he should already know 'em! ]

We got unfinished business! That dame with the spear interrupted us before, so I'm just gonna cut her like I meant to before.

[vinovidivici]

[ There's no arguing with that. ]

... I'm coming over.

[murasamia]

Wait your turn, amigo! I'm not ready to fight you just now!

[ there's a slight break before her response, though - it's obvious her attention is elsewhere now. ]

[vinovidivici]

[ Not even dignifying that with a response. ]