>"Good. So... what are you up to here?"
> "I-I've been working on a project."
>"And, tell me about what went down during the moon thing. I've been working on it, but I need all the information you have."
> You ask her about the moon incident. She stiffens.
> "It's a long s-story. It starts after the red-white was..." Alice trails off. "M-Marisa was really furious, so she tried to shoot down the moon, but, she got sh-shot down instead. She was really hurt. I tried to get to her, but then we came across this little youkai girl that Marisa played with a lot. R-rumia or something. She has--had--a charm in her hair. Marisa pulled the charm out, but th-th-then--" She gulps. "Rumia ch-changed and, instead of going after the moon, w-went after M-m-marisa."
> It's amazing she can keep such a calm expression while talking about this. She looks dead tired, though.
> "If I hadn't o-opened my grimoire, she would've killed me too. I managed to chase her off, but then a gap opened, and everything went black. When I woke up, my grimoire was sealed..." Alice rattles the chains on her wrists.
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