>>5863299“What is this exactly?” Suan De is curious about what you found.
“Dorothy got a White Flame, and those are big meanies that take control of your body after a while.” You explain in simpler terms.
“Speak eloquently, I’m not a preschooler.” Suan De feels talked down to.
“Sorry, with Scarlet around, I try to dumb down things.” You apologize.
“Hey! I’m not stupid!” Scarlet does not like the way you’re treating her.
“I only meant to say that I’m explaining everything as clearly as I can.” You adjust your glasses.
“Oh! I see!” Scarlet smiles. “I knew what you meant the first time, dork!” Then she abruptly gets pissed off again!
“Point is, it might come in handy to help some people when the next row of flames comes around.” You finish explaining to Suan De.
“You’re so kindhearted!” Liu is in awe.
“It’s charming until he starts risking his life too many times in a row for you, and then you start wondering if it was a good idea if you met to begin with...” Vera has her gripes about your methods, even if she doesn’t find anything bad about it initially. Those words start lingering in Suan De’s head, she’s trying to figure you out, but you’re an enigma, something that cannot be easily decodified… like a Zebra.
“Any other type of research worth saving?” Scarlet wonders if you have something else in mind.
“Oh yeah, the one from the mysterious Professor Bombastus!” You remember! “He studied Spiritual Energy decades before the war or something. Also, he mentioned the <span class="mu-s">Venus Line</span>.”
“She made his research her own, right, Johnny? Shouldn’t you only search for the Venus Line to cut time?” Scarlet proposes.
“Well thought out, Bubbles.” You’re proud of the redhead. Scarlet takes the compliment… “Uhm… yeah… the entire research is a little massive.”
“It’s her life research, isn’t it? Unless she’s a fraud, you should have expected it.” Vera doesn’t see the issue here.
“In any case, I’ll send it to myself.” You hope your cloud has enough storage...
“Venus Line, you say? Are you familiar with an Astronaut who goes by Galactic? He’s a skilled flame user.” Suan De informs, it seems like they traded fists at one point.
“Oh yeah, we’re great buds! Look!” You show Suan De the picture you all took together. “He’s awesome!”
“...Does he wear the suit all the time?” Vera can’t believe this stupidity.
“Yes, Johnny put a lot of emphasis on the fact.” Liu remembers it well.
“...Nevermind.” Suan De thought she might be useful.
“Hmm, should I give him a call?” You need more teammates…
“Why not? He’s zany enough to go along.” Scarlet doesn’t see the big deal.
