Chapter II [Phone]

[how_right_i_am]

I have tried to tolerate her, but she's especially insistent on bugging me today for some reason. These drone children are an absolute menace! If any of you have any tips on how to deal with her, I want them now. Don't suggest I tell her to do her homework; I've already tried that, and she's insisting she's finished. She's giving me a horrible

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[phone]

[commentboxtroll]

[There are so many ways he could brush off that demand, so many, which would normally be followed by hanging up on her. So, when the answer come out as:]

Sure. I'll be there in a few.

[...he sure hopes he isn't the only one surprised. Weird. That felt off.]

[phone]

[how_right_i_am]

[She's only surprised for a second. That is the kind of response she's used to, after all!]

Alright. Make haste, then.

[to action B|]

[commentboxtroll]

[But from Caesar?

He's still trying to put his finger on what went wrong there by the time he strolls on over to Lilly's house. It doesn't make sense, but he stows the thought for now and knocks on the door.]

[how_right_i_am]

[She opens it, looking a bit stunned. How did he get over here so fast?]

...You made good time. Excellent. I have something I need your help with. Come inside.

[rapier_ex]

You know Caesar?

[how_right_i_am]

I do.

...Haven't we spoken before?

[rapier_ex]

I believe you accused me of being a kidnapper at one point, yes.

[how_right_i_am]

How regrettable. Considering the circumstances, I can hardly be blamed for that, of course. [THIS IS ALMOST AN APOLOGY. Except not.]

Are you a friend of his, then?

[hontobakabaka]

"You know Ceasar? Are you a scholar as well?"

[She ponders]

"I know that I frequently deal with the woman who calls herself my mother by asking her to get something for me out of the attic, then locking the door when she goes in there. Since I almost never use the upper levels its a simple enough way of dealing with the issue."

[how_right_i_am]

Yes, I do, and I am, among other things.

[There's a pause.]

One moment, please. I need to excuse myself.

[hontobakabaka]

"Certainly."

[she waits]

[how_right_i_am]

That was...a lot easier than I imagined it would be.