>>18861944Valari greets the Bubblegum Crisis member before her, whose name she couldn't quite hear.
>"Yes, I have become fast friends with SHEE6. Her ways are curious, but she has proven herself a true friend to me and the guardian of the c..... err, 'Taco Bear.'" Valari finishes her drink and sets it aside, then smiles with a bit of effort.
>"Forgive me for being quiet and alone earlier. It is not that I don't want to enjoy the dancing, the music, and the company, but I come from another world, one VERY different from this. And my husband perished several months ago; and since that time I haven't found it easy to open--"A crash. A scream. The music stops.