✿ Investigating time

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[The voice that prods at everyone is so quiet and tentative, it's probably pretty easily ignored, even despite being a voice in everyone's heads. Mai's just that bad at this psychic network thing.

She's trying, though.]

U-um... excuse me, everyone... Er, everyone that can hear me...

[focus, Mai]

I-it's just...does anyone know what we're supposed to be doing? I mean, everyone's wearing such spectacular masks and costumes, but... it's a little lonely...not being able to tell who everyone is...

[You're rambling, Mai.]

Ah! I don't want to take up too much of your time, everyone...I was just wondering... and if there's anything I can do, I definitely want to do my best...! Is it important to figure out who's who...?

...Thank you...for listening.

[She just feels a little alone, with everyone masked and hidden as they are.

ooc: this is a totally open psychic network post, feel free to use it to communicate about identities or what-have-you!]

Comments

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[..... .... ... she sounds surprised, when she finally responds.]

E-eh? The dancing is what's important?!

[She's been doing this so, so wrong]

[knightceties]

That's what it looks like. There was a Mr. Wolf who mentioned he was bullying people into dancing for "the sake of the seasons" which is pretty important, right? And another Mr. Blank who talked like dancing was really important to do, and said that things that happen during the dance might foretell things happening in the future...? Ahahahahaha, I don't think I'd take Mr. Blank very seriously though!

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[...???? That's the second time she's heard "seasons", but... she's not so good at piecing this all together.]

Eh...?

[....]

That sounds...really important, though! Really, really important!

[knightceties]

I know, right? Who'd have thought that dancing was actually so important, ahahaha!

[upcard]

You don't sound very serious about this...

[......for better or for worse.]

Um, but... I'm not very good at dancing. I didn't realize it was so important...!

[knightceties]

I'm sure you can find someone who doesn't mind helping a beginner out. You just gotta ask around!

[upcard]

B-but.... won't that just be causing them trouble?

[...]

I'd feel bad...

[knightceties]

They could say no, can't they? If you ask them then no one who dances with you can say you didn't warn them!

[upcard]

You don't think it'd be strange...for us to not know how to dance and be at this ball?

[She's trying really hard to blend in, okay. Really hard!!!]

[knightceties]

You could say you never paid attention to your dancing lessons and that's why you don't know what to do!

[upcard]

Oh...! That's...true.

[Wow, she hadn't even thought of that...she'd gone straight to panicking territory.]

You're good at this...

[knightceties]

It's not that hard if you don't panic.

[How...reassuring?]

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[...she's doomed. So weakly--]

Oh... right... of course.

[knightceties]

Ahahaha, practice helps too, of course!

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Do you think...there's a place for us to practice here...? Um, I don't want to draw too much attention...

[knightceties]

Ehhhh... I'd know you're lying to me, so that wouldn't work at all. You really need to practice that kind of thing on the unsuspecting, you know?

[upcard]

Oh, um... I wouldn't want to impose on you anyway...

[...no she kind of would rather practice on someone who she at least vaguely knows.]

[knightceties]

Ahahaha, I guess it wouldn't be very knightly of me to say no to a sad face like that! Okay, I'll let you practice lying to me.

[upcard]

...Eh?

[wait, what....HOW DID WE GET HERE.]

N-no, I don't want to do that...!

[knightceties]

Ehhhhhhhhhhh? Then, what as it that you wanted to practice...?

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I... I just want to learn how to dance...!

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[knightceties]

Ohhhhh, I see, I see! Ahaha...

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[knightceties]

...Sorry, I don't know how to dance either!

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Wha--

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[...........]

Ah.... I understand... I'm sorry for bothering you, then.