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“Huh, no, but first, something else caught my attention. The drone over there, it didn’t used to look like that, right? What’s the story?” You ask outright. It’s very strange for you to lose focus on what you’re doing, but this really caught your attention.
“O-Oh, t-this? You r-r-remember t-that?” Ajna forgot she showed it to you when she bought it. “T-This one b-belonged t-to a f-friend I made o-online, he v-valiantly f-fought the c-crocs until he couldn’t g-go on. T-That’s what he w-wanted m-me to say if someone a-asked, he sent i-it to me t-to encourage m-me to join the e-efforts. Mine i-is in my r-r-room.”
“What do you mean?” Now you’re intrigued. You think you’ve heard something.
“T-There’s a d-d-drone gang t-terrorizing the c-city. I m-met my f-friend as p-part of a g-group t-trying to s-stop them, b-but h-he couldn’t handle it a-anymore and q-quit.” Ajna informs. You heard as much.
“Poor guy…” You lament the fallen hero. “Are you part of it?”
“N-No, I g-got t-tips f-from them to d-defend t-the a-apartment co-complex but no m-more than t-that.” Ajna is embarrassed by how silly this sounds. She left her friend hanging...
“Wait, the other day, I saw one of those croc-corpses outside!” Before leaving to the bubble dimension! Everyone was looking at a drone with an awful alligator head.
“I-I t-took him d-down.” Ajna is even more embarrassed. “I-I s-sent J-Jeff t-to clean it up, but with e-everyone outside, he got di-distracted.” She’s a little upset right now.
“And where do these baddies come from?” You don’t care much about Drone lore, but you like hearing Ajna talk.
“M-My f-friend thinks a-an evil c-criminal o-organization i-is behind all of i-it.” Ajna is turning redder and redder as this goes on. It’s too dumb!
“Like the mafia, or something more cartoonish?” You wonder. The mafia is kinda cartoonish already, so whoever is behind the Crocs is WILDFLAME levels of campy.
“I-I can’t s-say for c-certain…” Ajna shakes her head, her interest doesn’t go farther than the drones themselves. “M-My a-attention is on t-the band!” The fidgeting Ajna holds her trumpet with confidence!
“Aw, you don’t have to dedicate your entire life to it though. Have fun, Ajna.” You ease the pressure.
“T-That’s w-why I p-prefer m-music. I-It’s mo-more fulfilling, l-less lonely, and I-I’m re-returning you t-the favor ever so s-slightly.” Ajna is committed. “I-I f-feel l-like t-this is w-where I need to be.”
“That’s encouraging to hear, Ajna!” You nod with a smile. Ajna smiles back.
“L-Let’s focus o-on t-that.” Ajna is done talking about drones! Done! “A-Are y-you interviewing e-every member? Y-You can invite t-the others here i-if you wa-want to.”
If your memory serves you right, Ruby is still working, Yu Yan and Nariko are sorting out the campaign, leaving you with one member left that you can invite…
