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[radiantchicken]

I'm sure you've all seen the news about the slime that's popping up all over. I was able to secure a sample of it this morning when I was doing my morning flyby of the reserve, and, well...

[He holds up a book. It looks like a volume of shoujo manga with the title Love Touch. It appears to be rugby-themed.]

I must say, I wasn't expecting it to turn into this.

[He flips the book open and leafs through the pages.]

It's not bad, really...not that I'm sure I want to enjoy a cup of coffee while reading a book that used to be composed of green slime.

[Yet he's still leafing through the book, and it looks as though he's about to get horribly distracted reading it.]

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[alilyinthemoonslight]

[Lily looks... momentarily alarmed, but only for a moment. She hadn't seen a new Numbered in awhile...]

Ah, hello there, Mr. Weller. My name's Lily. Lily Tsukuyomi. Did you... just get your Numbers recently...?

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[speedpariah]

Ah, I can say with certainty, I haven't had my Numbers nearly as long as you have. I have taken some time to get used to remembering another life, however.

I actually published a paper about the aliens' technology, if you want an idea about my credentials.

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[alilyinthemoonslight]

[She stares a bit blankly. Saying 'I wrote a book!' sounds rather like a 5 year old asking to be taken seriously by an adult when talking to an actual scientist.]

...I could give it a look, but I'm sure you're a ways ahead of me there if you have anything close to an understanding of that stuff.

[So she'll take his word on it?]

Regardless, any help is always appreciated, sir.

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[speedpariah]

Of course. I'll be sure to let you all know the results of my findings.

By the way, Miss Tsukuyomi, is it? I read your book. I must say, I found it quite enjoyable. I dare say it helped me come closer to accepting my own status as a Numbered.

[well, he did read it at least. But Weller knows how to be political and how to make friends. But he did enjoy her book.]

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[alilyinthemoonslight]

Mrs. [Blink.] I mean, yes. I'm... Lily Tsukuyomi. [People recognizing her will never be not weird... along with the mention of that book.] But, ah. I'm... glad it helped.

[She smiles nervously.] Really, I appreciate it. I wanted to do something that would help, and... I guess that's what I came up with?

[...she's generally been a little better rehearsed and prepared in interviews, but this is throwing her a little bit.]