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[lucentpalisade]

[ The video feed turns on, though Sophie isn't paying it any mind. She's actually in the plaza, looking at the coral. After a moment, she addresses it. What, is that weird? ]

Hello. My name is Sophie. They say you're responsible for glubbyglubbing us here.

[ She's going to sit on the ground in front of Ye Olde Lamufao. He... she... it? isn't answering her, but maybe it's shy. ]

I'm not angry. I have Cheria, and Pascal, and Hubert with me. [ Of course she lacks the anger emotion so that's also helpful. ]

But can you glubbyglub Asbel too? And the Captain, and Richard? Or you can glubbyglub us back home. I can't protect them if we aren't together. And Cheria misses them. I miss them too, and I'm sure Hubert and Pascal do. But Cheria wears her sad face sometimes, and I think she's thinking of Asbel. Could you please bring him here too?

[ Ye Olde Lamufao sayz NOTHING. NO-THING. Cuz it can't. Sophie is just going to sit there and stare, and wait though. Because surely the reason people haven't gone home, or come here is because it hasn't been asked nicely. Politeness is the key isn't it? ]

... I can't hear you. You have to speak louder.

[ ... no honey, you can't hear it because coral doesn't talk. ]

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[martelapproves]

It's coral. It doesn't talk.

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[lucentpalisade]

It doesn't? How come?

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[martelapproves]

Because it's coral.

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[lucentpalisade]

But it's magic. It brought people here.

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[twiceinhabited]

[Oh my.]

Excuse me?

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[lucentpalisade]

[ Oh, it was recording. Okay - she tilts her head curiously. ]

Yes?

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[twiceinhabited]

The coral can't talk.

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[lucentpalisade]

Are you sure? It could be shy.

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[destroytheworld]

Are you seriously trying to talk to a coral?

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[lucentpalisade]

Uh-huh. [ She glances at the coral again. ]

But it isn't talking back. I don't think it likes me.

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[destroytheworld]

... Corals don't talk.

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[lucentpalisade]

Even magic corals?

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[fullofspirits]

Ah, do you think you could ask it to glubbyglub a guy named Nick, too? Oh! And someone named Pe--

[ It only just occurred to her the futility of this.. ]

I mean! I don't think that's how it works, exactly! I think it just makes people pop up whenever it wants to. Maybe it doesn't even pick people out? It's just random!

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[lucentpalisade]

Okay.

[ Too late! Sophie turns to the coral again. ]

Can you also glubbyglub a guy named Nick Too?

[ Oh wait, you're still talking - she glances back to the starfish curiously. ]

But why does it do it? DO you think it's lonely?

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[fullofspirits]

Ah--

[ Well.. she's not going to say anything. It couldn't hurt anyway, right? ]

Lonely? Um.. Do magical things like that get lonely? I guess everyone gets lonely sometimes.. especially if you live forever. So maybe! ... But I don't really know.

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[dreamchasing]

[ .... oh, Sophie .... Cheria can't help but smile at how sweet that girl is. And yet, she's still internally frowning at how perceptive she is, too. ]

Sophie ...

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[lucentpalisade]

I'm sorry, Cheria. We can't ask the magic coral to glubbyglub Asbel and the Captain here.

[ SADDEST. FACE. EVER. ]

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[dreamchasing]

[ jngrlkngrklgn Sophie. ;w;

but Cheria manages to keep that smile, shaking her head. ]

It's all right, Sophie. I know how much you miss everyone ...

[ and she was probably making it more obvious than she thought that she missed everyone as well. ]

Hey, I'll come meet you over by the Coral, okay? Maybe if we both ask it very nicely, it'll take it into consideration!

And maybe we could see if one of these restaurants will make crablettes?

[ she had to do SOMETHING to make Sophie smile, after all. ]

If there aren't any, I'll make some for you. I'm sure we could get the ingredients ...

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[oursomalink]

[Okay, this is just too strange. Shing blinks a couple of times before speaking up.]

I... don't think the coral can hear you, Sophie...

... can it?

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[lucentpalisade]

I don't know. Everyone says it can't talk. Does that mean it can't listen too?

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[oursomalink]

I don't think it can, otherwise it would've heard you by now...

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[herolikedad]

Are you talking to that coral?

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[lucentpalisade]

Yes. If the coral brings people to Vatheon, it'll be easier to find people if it knows their names.

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[herolikedad]

It can do that?!

Late, late, late. orz;; Let's just pretend this was posted the same day for plot purposes, mmk?

[spelunky]

[Aw, Sophie! Pascal is quite touched by your efforts, and gives a great big sniffle into the feed before speaking.]

Yeah, I totally miss them, too... [but wait–] hey, I know! Maybe we can urge the Lamufao to glubbyglub 'em to us!

[And with that, the gears in her head start working up a storm-!]