fleshedout | MARIE CATCHALL

[Hot Pants is here, having stepped away from the NPC intros - she's staring dubiously over her shoulder, blinking over at Marie nearby.]

...What do you think of them?

[ She's a little... surprised? That Hot Pants would ask her thoughts on this, which is why she blinks thrice before answering: ]

I believe that they have good intentions. Though something about them feels... static?

...Static? How so?

It was a tad difficult to read their tone.

...I suppose that's the right way to put it.

They're helpful, but...I don't know.

[She's frowning.]

Are you suspicious of them?

I don't think that's the word. For now, I'll treat them as allies. They don't seem like bad people.

One even gave me soup. Hardly the work of an enemy. But regardless, it doesn't mean I'll just blindly follow them, either.

I see. That makes sense.

I do hope that... they are just here to aid us, especially when they've shown us so much kindness.

I think they are. But could be that at some point, they won't. We have to find our own way out.

[ But Midori and Eito are so nice… nooooooo ]

They have mentioned wanting to bring back the… prism? Something along those lines — and the fact that these monstrosities have started to roam due to our sudden appearance.

[suplexes them]

Yes, I got something like that too. Like our presence ruined everything. Tch! Like we wanted to be here.

[ IEFNJSKZKENCKS ]

I can’t really blame them for being a tad upset. Even if it wasn’t within our intention of coming here, it still caused an inconvenience that they feel forced to fix —

[ She just hates being a bother. And this is a little more inconvenient than like overstaying you’re welcome. ]

Though we would be smart to be cautious… I’d still like to at least befriend them so we know we’re heading in the right direction. Hopefully.