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Émilie Écarlate
05/21 near ÉcarlateSoft America
Well, it appears that because of commitments here in Recollé, I won't be attending E3 this year. Not in person, at any rate. Don't you just love last minute schedule changes? In non ÉcarlateSoft news, I've been 'graced' with another vision. One disturbing enough I'm only willing to talk offline about it. Friends and family need only apply.

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I will not ask if you are alright. The answer to that is clear enough. Where do you wish to meet?

The last place we met, perhaps?

That could be arranged. An hour, or do you need more time? You sound like you need to speak now.

Soon would be good.

I will be waiting for you there.

[And, true to her word, she made it a point to be available fairly soon afterwards, seated on the top step of the stairwell leading up to the roof. It was convenient this time, but she didn't want to get too predictable about where they met, not if they were going to attempt to be circumspect.

Today, however, Emilie was upset, and she wanted to see her faster than she wanted it secret.]

[ As soon as she sees her, she rushes over and pulls Chloe into a hug. ]

...Thanks for being here for me.

[The hug was somewhere between expected and surprising. Chloe froze for a second, hands hovering there. And then they started to wrap around, fingers reaching up to brush her hair.]

Easy now. Of course I am. I will always be your friend, no matter what they do to us. And this is what friends are for, Emilie. Take it easy for a moment.

I'm just a bit... rattled.

[ She leans against her friend, silent for a moment, taking comfort in her warmth. ]

Of course you are. I don't even have to ask what it was you saw. I could tell from the start. You didn't sound... well, like you normally would.

[She let her relax there for as long as she needed to. There was no reason to hurry the girl up to tell her what had happened. She'd get to it eventually, and they could address what she'd seen at that point. Until then, she needed comfort more than anything else.]

Take your time.

[ It was... disturbing. She held it in earlier, distracting herself with Nina, but... Well, in any case, she'll be ready to talk soon. ]

Another vision. This one, the other me is a monster, she tried to invade and rampage across a land after gathering up many followers.

In the end, she was defeated. I don't know what happened afterwards.

[She blinked and held her for a moment before pulling back and sighing, reaching up to brush her fingers through Emilie's hair.] And you are no more of a monster than I am a cold-blooded killer and knife thrower. Breathe in and out slowly.

Remember it is not real unless we allow it to be. You aren't her.

I'm not sure is she's a demon... or a vampire.

...You're right. I need to remember that.

[Blink blink. Well, that was a thing.]

...vampires are sexier. If you must think in such terms, go with a vampire. [There, with a smarmy grin, her opinion was made known on the matter.] And don't feel bad. You of all people know how much trouble I've had with this, no? But, do you want to talk about it, what you saw?

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Émilie Écarlate 05/21 near ÉcarlateSoft America
Well, it appears that because of commitments here in Recollé, I won't be attending E3 this year. Not in person, at any rate. Don't you just love last minute schedule changes? In non ÉcarlateSoft news, I've been 'graced' with another vision. One disturbing enough I'm only willing to talk offline about it. Friends and family need only apply.