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[abundantlove]

[Molly is sitting in her room. She knows her aunt is asleep right now in her room, so now is a good enough time for it. She's also factoring in the advice Lily and Winter gave her: Don't reveal too much about yourself. The Network was apparently dangerous right now, so she had to feel this out yet.

Still... she knew she had to take this first step. Taking a deep breath, she flipped open her phone, and keyed in the numbers...]

Ah...! Hello, everyone! My name is Molly! [following Lily's advice, she forgoes her full name.] I guess you could say I'm a new face! I've been wondering about how to introduce myself, so... here I am!

I-I want to get to know other Numbered, and... maybe get some idea of what everything's like and what I have to expect! I know being a Numbered is really tough, but... I've seen and heard about all the amazing things you've done! I think you're all amazing!

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[guitar_case_vagabond]

[Surely Molly is waiting with baited breath for her very first reply on the network. Undoubtedly each tick of the clock is an eternity until finally, at last, here it is!]

Sup.




[That's it.]

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[abundantlove]

[... Molly's reaction to that is actually that Raye's short bit sounds oddly familiar.]

Um... hi! What's your name?

[Audio]

[guitar_case_vagabond]

[Huh, this voice does sound sorta familiar... but she's not quite placing it now. Oh, well.

It'll probably come to her at some point. For now, she sounds a little distracted. There's the sound of wind going by, and a loud engine rumbling from nearby.]

Raye.

Welcome to the club, kid.

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[dragon_blossom]

[ New people are still showing up... and this girl definitely sounds like another young one too. Ah well. ]

Hey there Molly, name's Marina. Uh... thanks for the compliment and all, and... nice to meet... you?

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[abundantlove]

Hello Marina! It's nice to meet you too...!

[Marina... she remembers someone named Marina in Lily's book...]

Sorry if I sound nervous, by the way! This is all really new to me...! By the way... are you Marina Santana?

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[dragon_blossom]

Yeah, that'd be me.

[ Definitely a fan for sure. ]

Blue hair, dragon robot, magic, all that jazz.

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[switch_over]

I think it's safe to say you can expect one headache after another.

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[abundantlove]

Heh... well. I've struggled with some things already...

But more importantly! Hello! What's your name?

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[switch_over]

I'm just saying you shouldn't expect it to stop any time soon.

[There's an awkward pause. ...She's kind of surprised the girl isn't completely ready to bail out of the conversation already.]

Alexandra. You've probably never heard of me.

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[purestambition]

[Saretha eyes this carefully. Yet another one. Even if not at the frequency they once appeared, this has been a lot more consistent of late... So she speaks, clear and sharp.]

Hm. Greetings. My name is Saretha Kaiser.

Just how long have you been Numbered, if I may ask?

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[abundantlove]

Oh... well. [Molly suddenly sounds nervous.] Well, a... couple months, actually. I haven't really known what to do with it until now. I only got the courage to step forward recently...

...

A-ah! Wait! You're Saretha Kaiser?! You're rich!

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[purestambition]

[...yes, child. She is quite rich. Well, at least the girl realizes who she's talking to, so that lets her side step certain formalities.]

A simple question, then.

Have you been approached by any people acting on behalf of the business known as Thunder Corporation?

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[charcoalfeather]

[A new Numbered.... Quite a few had popped up recently, and it actually made Rakka a little happy. The least she could do was greet this new face with a sweet smile.]

Hello! I'm Rakka-"And I'm Fougere!" [Her fairy companion suddenly butted in, lowering himself into view in front of Rakka's face.]

...Um, yeah.

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[abundantlove]

[Molly's eyes widen when she sees Fougere. That's...!

Unfortunately, Rakka can't see the expression Molly is making, even as Rakka and her partner appear on her end.]

Ah! He's a fairy! He looks like Lily's! Are you a Precure too?!

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[charcoalfeather]

[She can't see the look she's making, but she can sure hear it on Molly's voice. Sounds like she's delighted! That's great, because Fougere was kind of all up in her face right now.]

Like Lily's... Oh! You mean Cologne.

"Sure am! And this is Cure Feather!"

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[twinkletwinklesuperstar]

[Video on her end at least, because sticking to audio is just so impersonal. That's no way to greet somebody new... even if she's something of a new person anyway.

So, here you go, Molly. Here's this smiling face greeting you on the other end of this message.]

Hi, Molly, I'm Kirara. Welcome to the magical Number internet.

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[abundantlove]

[Kirara can't see it because Molly's phone doesn't have recording or image functions, but she makes an expression of surprise and elation as Kirara's face appears on her screen. She can hear the squeal she lets out, though it may be at a pitch only dogs can hear.]

You're Kirara Hoshimoto! The movie star...!

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[twinkletwinklesuperstar]

[Yep, that squeal doesn't exactly come as a surprise. It's expected enough that Kirara preemptively holds the phone away from her ear until it passes. When it does, she gives a little laugh.]

Uh huh, that's right. I guess you've heard of me?

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[numberedshepherd]

Molly? It's nice to make your acquaintance. I'm Lazarus.

You're going about getting to know others the right way. I've been around for awhile, so... if you have any questions, I'd be happy to answer them.

...thank you for thinking we're amazing, also. That's very kind.

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[abundantlove]

Oh! Nice to meet you, Mr. Lazarus! [she smiles at hearing his name; That was a nice name, as far as she was concerned.]

I do have lots of questions, but ah, some people have already been so helpful to me. I don't know where to start, sometimes.

But it's no trouble! You guys have basically saved the world! That's amazing no matter what anyone says, even if some people say otherwise!

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[numberedshepherd]

[It's a name he's made a weird kind of peace with after years of hating it. It's only fairly recently that he's been able to actually say it without feeling his gut clench and twist unpleasantly.]

Um... it's my first name, actually. Lazarus Lawliet is the whole thing but you can just call me Lazarus.

It means a lot that you're coming into this with such an optimistic attitude. You're right that others are not so generous. Fortunately, we look out for each other, so just let someone know if you're in trouble. This network is good for that.

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[billkiller]

Hey, honey. I'm Arlene. Sweet of you to introduce yourself, you seem like a friendly girl.

What was your first echo?

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[abundantlove]

[... Ah, that's a very direct question.]

Hello, it's nice to meet you miss Arlene. Uhm, my first echo? It was... ah... well...

... I remember doing something that made me feel really powerful! That's all I want to say now, though, i-if that's alright...

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[scarlet_devil]

Well now. It's nice to be appreciated for once.

[ Of course Emi has some clearly inhuman features that makes her stand out. ]

I'm Emilia. Or Emi, since most people call me that.

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[abundantlove]

Ah, hello there, Emilia.