melodiesofkupo | text; another mystery to uncover...!

[ The look on Sylvarie’s face could be nothing other than apprehension as she looks down at her slate resting on the floor between them, chewing her lip softly. ]

Do you think this is a good idea? Should we maybe ask the Director first? Or even Mogaruru?

[ Lean shakes his head in response, regarding Sylvarie with a slightly amused expression. ]

It’s okay. Given the circumstances, we’re doing them a favour. Press the button when you’re ready.

[ Well, could she really be ready given they have absolutely no reference for who they are dealing with other than a dislike of Comic Sans (a wise choice)? Breathing out, Sylvarie looks to Lean straight in the eyes despite the low lighting of her bedroom. ]

If anything happens to my slate, may I borrow yours? [ Either way, her finger is hovering over that button. ]

[ There’s a moment where the young man visibly hesitates, feeling uncomfortable with the notion of sharing his personal data with someone else… but seeing no other options, Lean eventually agrees.]

F-fair enough. As fair as I know, Moogles can fix anything on the spot, though. [ Either way, he’d rather hope nothing happens, commenting with a nod. ] Go on.

[ Then the real message begins and their feed goes live, in text format to start for the sake of politeness. ]

> Excuse us, um..

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We do not mean to disturb you if it is a late hour where you are. We were simply wondering if, as someone with whom we share this Linkshell, you may be willing to discuss some questions with us? Regarding the greyed names.

> We have been aware of your presence for a long while now, yet you have decided not to reveal your true self. Why? What is your purpose?

[ Lean, you are getting a Look. ]

And if this format doesn’t work for you, we may do video instead? ヽ(´o｀；

[ What? An emogi might help relax them all. ]

((ooc: though addressing killerofworlds specifically, you are welcome to threadjack and add a few questions! fellow coworkers, feel free to seek out your night owls. ))

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I... I did ask my moogle to strengthen it, but to be honest I don’t know the degree of her skills.

[ And she’s not about to call Primrose in again, when she’s alone in her bedroom with Lean wearing nothing but their nightwear. ]

[ It didn’t even cross his mind to call Poker, and he still doesn’t have any plans to. ]

I’m afraid that even with these precautions, settings can still be overriden remotely in one way or another. We have to face the risk.

I mean that's why I hadn't tried poking our nice killerofworlds friend yet myself.

That's what the gibberish means, btw

killerofworlds

I know you're reading my notes Lean so you probably saw it in the update but it's base64, a kind of code computers use on my world.

Anyway after what happened to Hunk I was trying to beef up my own tablet's security before poking em again. And also not on Comic Sans day since they don't seem to like that.

[ The mention of Hunk twinges a bit, but she ignores it for now. ]

[ ... killerofworlds, she should have asked Gi if he had any idea what it meant—oh, what are they getting themselves into? ]

If anything happens to my slate, Lean has already agreed to give me his.

[ Okay, so maybe that's not exactly as he said... And Futaba isn't the only one subdued by the mention of Hunk, but there were more important things to address. ]

This person, whoever they are, has been in the Linkshell for two months now and we've few leads to who they may be or what they are like as a person. It's past time to establish that communication.

You're not wrong.

Just be careful? What they did to Hunk's tablet wasn't anything like. Super awful or anything. They didn't brick it or anything like that. But he brought it to me afterwards and it was beyond my ability to fix. So whoever they are? They know their stuff.

[ It'd be a different story if she were using Earth tech or she'd had more time, she's sure, but. Well, that wasn't the case. ]

[ Though she certainly wasn’t expecting any degree of concern, she can at least appreciate it a little. ]

Thank you for the warning. I believe I can take mine to be repaired if anything happens, and in worst case scenario I can afford another.

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Yeah, they were able to fix Hunk's at the local Mognet store, so unless they get like... super mad or something? Should be fine.

[ She thinks. Hopes. They've butted heads but she doesn't like... wish ill or anything??? Something about this mystery mognet person feels bigger than what ultimately amounts to petty squabbles. Probably the name. ]