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“Yes, I am!” You can’t come up with anything else to do. So why not have some little fun? It’ll ease your nerves.
“Inform me of the results.” Ihor’s curiosity sparked. He is a true detective.
“Please keep us updated about Ema’s behavior.” You retort back.
“I assume she’s the same Ema who works as a maid for Professor Bombastus.” Ihor gets the confirmation he wanted. “Who is she carrying?”
“I believe it’s her childhood friend ‘Esperanza’. She was in a subway train accident a couple of years ago. If my memory doesn’t fail me, a man blew himself up and destroyed one of the pillars supporting the rails with the train on them. She's been comatose ever since.” You recapitulate from memory. Ema broke down in tears every time she told you that story…
“You’ve investigated thoroughly. We should exchange notes after you’re done with your experiment.” Ihor maintains his cool.
“T-That reminds me! Don’t you want to know more about me, Mr. Ihor?” Vanessa realizes she never introduced herself!
“You’re his assistant named Vanessa. I know enough.” Ihor deduces correctly!
“B-But…” Vanessa looks down. She knows deep down she’s more interesting than that. “I understand.” Ex-Captain droops her head. You’ll cheer her up.
“C’mon, Vanessa, let’s make this work!” You hold the Spiritism Cube Phone up!
“Oh! Yes! Yes, we should!” Vanessa acts all quirky. “Now we need to concentrate. Close our eyes and clear our minds…” …You mentally thank her for not mentioning poptarts. Pudding is better.
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“Yoo—hoo! Kobashi! Can you hear me?” Vanessa’s voice sounds crystal clear, like she’s inside your head! “Please, answer me! Remember, you need to focus and only permit the thoughts you want to express. Do not let any intrusive ones to— I feel like it’s working! This is as incredible as the first time!— Tingles a bit.”
“Vanessa, you’re losing the plot again.” You say it out loud. Oops. Ihor ignores you.
“Kobashi, you’re not supposed to use your big mouth, you – Kobashi, use the device instead of your deep voice – Kobashi, is it difficult for you? – Kobashi, are you even tryi— Kobashi, can you hear— hear — hear— hear—" Vanessa is making little sense. It’s like her voice is talking about herself.
“Here! I’m doing it, right?— Right?— Oh.” It’s difficult to keep your mind in one solid track. That must be Vanessa’s issue too. “Am I keeping my thoughts separated now?”
