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[circumspector]

[ someone's up and awake again. Not so tired sounding, though. This time, she's remembered to go and eat before she reaches out to the rest of the hive. ]

( Is anyone in the Bearings that can give me an update on what I've... missed? As much detail as possible.

If it were safer, I might suggest we start keeping more accessible records for these... interludes. )

[ She's not fond of this not knowing everything all the time ever. Which on the note of: she sighs, little echoing tumbling thought that is edged with frustration. ]

( And... does anyone what kind of tricks lions should do? Are they meant to be predators? Are they meant to be tamed?

.... Actually, does anyone know what a lion is? I'm starting to realise I don't know very much about animals if they aren't trying to eat you. Which isn't particularly useful, right now. )

[ ... and for anyone looking for Angel, she will be with a strew of mechanical parts around her that is half in her room, half in the corridor for her shiny new, tackely bright gold performing robotic lion. ]

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[unsea]

( I did not have the opportunity to meet with the Prince. Cathaway and I had business to attend to, though she was quite cordial when we spoke. As open as expected, though I did not ask all the questions I now have. )

[ He does not want to fall into the nest, the way Cathaway has. The loss of self is an unbearable thought. The teeming multitude she had become, while a siren's call in regards to power, is not worth the price, not to him. He is cautious. Wishing to understand, not experience - not if it means becoming more like her. ]

( What is it that you are able to do, Angel? I saw the light within you. But it is not a -- form that I recognize. )

[circumspector]

( Prince is more helpful in regards to training, I think. At least he has been for me. Cathaway will answer all sorts of questions and help if you ask her too. She trained me to help remove myself when I need to from others of the hive. )

[ Why she needed to - well, for a hundred reasons. But most of them begin and end with Aoba and Petre really and a very awkward conversation that she needed Cathaway to be aware that if she ever slipped up with Petre he might just eat her as a price for it.

His question flusters her a little, though. People notice, of course they do, she literally glowed after all. From within, all deep and bright. But - she thinks she likes how he speaks. It's... not like anyone else she knew. Says a lot, but also says nothing at all, quite probably. ]

( I... we're called sirens, where we come from. After the women from the old stories. It's a little bit complicated because we're all different. But I... it's hard to say all of it exactly anymore. )