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[There is a song, similar to this one, filtering down the halls in this neutral wing. It's being plucked skillfully from some sort of string instrument- though not at all the one the composer had intended. A harp, maybe? Albeit one that echoes a bit strangely, a sort of haunting quality to it that you wouldn't normally associate with the

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[fallforthe_sky]

[Recognizing the gentle thrum of Innocence, Lena ends up actively seeking this room out. She doesn't bother trying to be subtle about the way she comes into the room, either, almost jogging because it's Marie and for some reason that makes everything a little better.]

Marie...!

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[Stops playing as she comes in, looking fairly happy to hear her himself.]

Hey, Lenalee.

[fallforthe_sky]

It's so nice to see you. [Especially since the last she saw of hers wasn't exactly during the... most pleasant of circumstances.] I've missed hearing you play.

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You as well. It's been a while.

Anything in particular you want to hear?

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It has. ...How are you?

[She settles down gingerly on the nearest bench, and thinks for a moment.] Ah... is there anything by Tchaikovsky you can play?

[From what little she hears from the outside world, he is a rather new composer, so she isn't sure if Marie would know anything of his.]

If-- if not, that's fine. Anything you play is beautiful.

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I'm well, thanks. Setting in again. How about you?

[Pauses for a moment, then begins playing something like this. Whether it's something he learned back in his world, or somewhere else entirely, who knows.]

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I'm getting by. --'Again'? You've been here before?

[A smile begins on her face as he plays, even though her eyes linger regretfully on his right hand.]

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[Continues, unaware of where she's looking.] Mm, for a little while. Then I spent a few months at a, ah, magical castle...

[fallforthe_sky]

[...what. She blinks and glances up.]

A magical castle? Magical in what way?

[She shouldn't find that odd, and even her tone implies she doesn't, beyond the initial surprise. Of course the DR wouldn't be the only alternate dimension to drag people from their home worlds.]

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It could grant wishes, and change our surroundings on its own whim.

That place was similar in some ways to this one, but still very different. There were people from many worlds, but there weren't any duplicates. [Ah, he frowns slightly to himself. It's a bit sad thinking about how he'll never see the people he met there again. Even if he were to go back, his memory would be wiped...]

It was a... strange place.

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[It does sound somewhat similar, which is what perturbs her.]

...Did you ever make any wishes?

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I generally didn't, but I may have a few times. They had to be simple wishes, the castle would only manifest physical objects for residents. Money, food, clothing- things like that.

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That sounds a bit too generous all the same...