PC: Elysia

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[ who can say... they look like these. anyway, her face immediately lights up in a smile. ]

I would like that very much! Oh, and you can call me Eupha, if you like.

[ their names are so similar. ]

What is that...? [ a curious look at the megaphone. ]

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Eupha! I'd love to. [ she's delighted. ] Call me Ellie. All my friends do.

[ she looks down at her item. ]

I'll show you.

[ she holds up the megaphone to her mouth. ]

Ah, ah— Testing 1, 2, 3~

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[ HELP she jumps at the sudden loudness with both of her hands held up. ]


... Wow!

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[ oops. maybe she should have warned. still, elysia smiles. ]

Attention-catching, isn't it? It's fun. Do you want to try?

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May I?

[ even though it startled her so badly just now, it is fascinating! ]

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[ she offers it to euphausia, easy. ]

You have to hit a button first. This one.

[ she points to one of two buttons. ]

The other one will record you.

1/2

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O-okay, here I go!

[ She holds it up and presses the button!

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There is not a sound. ]

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[ uh oh ]

Eupha, did you get stage fright? Do you want me to tell you something to say?

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She nods. ]

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Ahem. Repeat after me: I'm Eupha, and Ellie thinks I'm so, so cute!

[ no shame, no hesitation. ]

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[ Turns it on again. Takes a breath. ]

I'm Eupha, and Ellie thinks I'm--

[ Puts it down. ]

-- Wait, what?

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Super cute! Sooo cute! Absolutely adorable!

[ she gestures for eupha to raise the megaphone again. ]

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Huh? I... I am flattered, but I can't say that!

[ but she does follow elsyia's gesture to look back at the megaphone. ]

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Hm? Why not? It's true.

[ she mimics holding a megaphone, so they can be samesies. ]

Say it with me: I'm cute.

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[ girl she's gonna get docked marks for Humility ]

I can't!!

[ accidentally says it into the megaphone ]

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[ yeah, elysia wants everyone to get worse grades in humility. it's better for you.

that makes elysia chuckle, but she's here to cheerlead. ]

You can, you can! It's better to be able to say it than not. Don't be afraid of the truth!

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[ holding up the megaphone ]

But Ellie, you're much cuter!!

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[ at least she gets the warning of eupha holding up the megaphone, so elysia just laughs, delighted in her own way. ]

I know I'm cute, but we're different kinds of cute. You have a lot of room to bloom and be even cuter.

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I, well... th-thank you. That's very kind of you to say.

[ still very flustered. but she will give the megaphone back now. ]

What do you normally use this for...?

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[ she takes it back with a smile. ]

For fun. Whenever I think people should hear something. Or sometimes.... to get a friend out of her lab and not stay cooped up all the time.

Things like that.

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Your friend is a researcher of some sort?

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A scientist. She's known as a genius and has invented and created a great many things in my world.

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She sounds like an incredible person. How did you come to be friends with her?

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We're from the same organization. I snuck into her lab once.