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[toxicophelia]

I - [action - 724 Anderson Lane]

[Hi, Giles. Congrats on getting a new not!daughter. She is currently padding through the house, a framed photograph of her and you and the family drones in her hand. She looks extremely grumpy. ]

This is absurd...

II - [elementary school - afternoon]

[If you happen to be either 1) a studen at the elementary school or 2

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II

[midnight_chorus]

Whatcha doin!

[toxicophelia]

[BIRD. IT'S THE BIRD. DAMMIT.]

Attempting to formulate synthetic Convallaria poison.

[midnight_chorus]

Attempting to what?

[toxicophelia]

[Medicine clears her throat.]

I'm trying to make fake stuff of the really bad poison that comes out of the Lily of the Valley flowers, since mine is all gone.

...is that easy enough to understand?

( III )

[pokeay]

[ he smiles hesitantly... ]

Um... who's Suu-san?

[toxicophelia]

My doll. She looks just like me, and floats around but doesn't talk. Is she here?

[pokeay]

I haven't seen anything like that, sorry. [ ... ] Are you new to Mayfield...?

[toxicophelia]

I got here this morning.

[aaaaand excuse her, she will be peeking over your shoulder, looking into your house.]

Are you sure? She likes to play tricks on me a lot.

Sometimes I REALLY miss playing Yuuka ;3; Also, II

[thug_disease]

[Oh, look, another elementary school girl is out on the playground.]

Whatcha doin??

<333

[toxicophelia]

[Medicine squints. You look familiar to her.]

Trying to make something.

Have we met?

I can't escape a desire to play Yuuka, it seems.

[thug_disease]

I don't think so!

Whatcha makin?

dew eet

[toxicophelia]

[Medi purses her lips, but decides to let it go.]

Synthetic Convallaria poison. Or trying to, at least.

III

[hangedhourai]

Who is Suu-san exactly?

*Wait...*

Is there a reason you look familiar?

<333 aww yesssss

[toxicophelia]

My doll. She floats around me and likes to tease me, and she seems to have gotten away. [Except...Medi...you are the only sentient doll...you're just making her do those things...]

Oh, you've seen her, then? She looks exactly like me.

AW YEAAAAH

[hangedhourai]

You are a fellow puppeteer? I have not seen her but I will certainly be on the lookout...

[toxicophelia]

I'm not a puppeteer. I'm a doll tsukumogami. [Pouty-pout.]

Yes, please do so. Tell her Medicine is looking for her.

[toxicophelia]

[Medicine looks up abruptly, and jabs a finger in Giles's direction.]

Yes. Who are you? Where am I? Tell me what is going on!

[toxicophelia]

[Medicine listens to this with rapt attention.]

Kidnapped? Why? How, even? And why are you in these photos with me and the soul-less ones? [Pointing to the picture in her hands, of her and Giles and the dronewife and droneson.]