[WEEK 2, THURSDAY EVENING: Lief]

[spinatalltale]

[it's still fairly early in the evening, not too long after the visions and hallucinations being. should Lief be hanging around the hut area, he'll find. . . well]

[one (1) Magilou, sitting in front of the Magilou-Lucina hut, her legs drawn up to her torso and her head pressed against her knees]

[huh]

[INVESTIGATE, Y/N?]

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[spinatalltale]

Myself, being chased across the beach by a man made out of nothing but chocolate! He was at least ten feet tall, I say!

[she's deflecting]

[reidentify]

[He's not letting her.]

Is that why you looked as if you were dead inside a moment ago?

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[spinatalltale]

[STOP. . . CALLING HER OUT??]

[spinatalltale]

I mean, if you had seen this man made out of chocolate, you'd probably be dead inside too.

[reidentify]

... Is chocolate commonplace where you are from?

[He'd only ever heard of it two years ago (and ate it only that one time), since it'd otherwise pretty much disappeared before he was born, but.

He'll give Magilou a reprieve before he tackles the issue.]

[spinatalltale]

[that's honestly the best way to do it]

Nope. It's a pretty rare treat usually reserved for those with the good fortune to afford it. But it is a rather luxurious sweet when you can get your hands on it.

[reidentify]

[He nods.]

I had the chance to eat it once, a few years ago. That was the first time I had ever heard of such a thing.

[spinatalltale]

Uho, then maybe it's kind of sad the man made out of chocolate wasn't real. We could've feasted for days.

[reidentify]

Would chocolate have brought you any comfort for what you actually saw?

[spinatalltale]

[. . . . . . . . . . uuuuuugh]

You're awfully persistent.

[reidentify]

Oh, I do not deny that I am extremely stubborn.

[spinatalltale]

[. . .]

You know I'm awfully stubborn too, right?

[reidentify]

Yes, I have noticed.

[spinatalltale]

So, why?

[does he keep pushing]

[why does he keep asking]

[why does he keep trying]

[reidentify]

[...]

You are not used to others trying, are you?

[spinatalltale]

[no]

The group I was with back home let me have my space. It was a breath of fresh air.

[also, they had the luxury of figuring out her backstory by talking to people who used to know her, so she never had to actually talk about it]

[reidentify]

I do not believe that leaving you alone with this will truly make you happier.

[spinatalltale]

What makes you think having someone pry into my most intimate secrets will?

[her mouth curves into a grin]

[reidentify]

You were the one to bring up the illusions.

[spinatalltale]

You've experienced them too, haven't you?

[reidentify]

I have, but I do not think you would have mentioned them if you were truly so aversive to talking about them at all.

[spinatalltale]

[stop it!!!]

[. . .]

It was nothing. Just an annoying little bug that was squashed ages ago.

[reidentify]

... If it is nothing, then there should be no issue with speaking about it, should there?

[spinatalltale]

[she doesn't-- she just doesn't get it. why is he like this? why are they like this? Lief and Akira and Nino and Laphicet, all insisting that there's more to her than meets the eye, insisting she's a good person, insisting she tell them about her innermost thoughts and feelings]

[it's irritating]

[(it's warm)]

I knew a guy whose specialty was illusion magic, that's all.

[let's see how much Lief gets from her]

[reidentify]

... And you were affected by it—whether at one point or at several.