>>17470360The elevator ride down is quiet. The lights are flickering on and off, a side-effect from the rolling blackouts the lampreys are causing. You haven't been alone with Serena for a real conundrum in quite a while, Alice really did shift the dynamic of your group. You can't help but wonder what things would have been like if you never met her at all, or if you sent her back into Serena's reflection too soon.
"You know, Calem, it's really interesting." Serena says out of the blue.
"What is?"
"Clemont didn't even know our names until a few minutes ago, yet you agreed to help him out. That was rather nice of you, people nowadays aren't so set on helping out complete strangers straight off the bat. I...like that."
A) "Well, it's not really about the recognition anymore."
B) "I know, weird isn't it?"
C) "Hope that doesn't make me gullible.."
D) "Would you have done the same thing?"