Video | Having an alter ego is handy at times

[sageprincess]

[Hello, network. Have a strange man (?) on screen. Oddly enough, he doesn't seem like he's new to the tower, even though only a select few should be able to recognize him.]

I cannot stay here long, so I will be brief: an acquaintance of mine has been acting strangely lately, and I believe the cause to be the sweets that have appeared around the tower recently.

I want to be certain, however. Has anyone else been met with a similar situation during the past few days? If so... do you know of a way to reverse the effects?

[He is a patient one, but waiting around in a tower gone mad is not high on his to-do list.]

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[much the same, but with video...]

[sageprincess]

If my theory is correct, and she has been unaffected, then it likely she is in hiding somewhere safe.

Do not fret. You will find her when the danger has passed.

[Not... technically a lie, right?]

[cantstopme]

Then...

[A pause.]

Then I'll wait in her room until she comes back.

[Clearly the answer, here.]

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[sageprincess]

[NO THAT IS NOT THE ANSWER WHAT ARE YOU EVEN--]

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[sageprincess]

[Ahem.]

I do not believe she would appreciate such an invasion of privacy...

[cantstopme]

But it's for her! I want to make sure she's okay...

[You can almost hear him frowning.]

What... what can I do, though? I just want to be near her, but I can't find her... I don't want to hurt her or anything.

[sageprincess]

[Augh why is this video he wants to facehands so badly. Life is hard.]

Be patient. When the time is right, you shall meet with her once more.

[cantstopme]

[There's a nice, long pause as his chocolate addled brain contemplates this and tosses the idea of being patient around, and he finally comes to a conclusion.]

... Alright. I'll be patient, but I still want to look for her.
I still want to be near her, but I don't want to upset her.

[Why is so hard to be a polite stalker.]

[sageprincess]

[He remains stoic, but there's just the slightest sigh of relief at the boy's words.]

... It is difficult, to wait for someone you care about. But the reunion shall be worth it.

[cantstopme]

I guess... if it'll be worth it, then I'll listen.

I... I still want to look.

[But he'll be sure not to cross any weird boundaries while doing so.]

[Video]

[morphballin]

[An armored figure pops onto the screen. Anyone familiar with Samus will notice that her manner of speaking is...really, really off. It's like she's leering behind that visor.]

You need help finding someone, kid? I might can lend a hand...

[audio forever]

[cantstopme]

[There's a bit of silence before answering, but he does speak up-]

Mhm. I lost a close friend of mine, and I really need to find her.
Do you know Princess Zelda?

[Vidya foreverrrrrr]

[morphballin]

I do. Helped her find someone that looks a lot like you once.

[cantstopme]

[The next part is said so quickly, that it's almost as if he is desperate.

Oh wait, he is.]

Do you know where she is? Do you know where I can find her?

[morphballin]

That, I don't know.

However, my job is to find things. Hunt them down. And I'm very good at my job.

Besides, red-eyes never said that I couldn't look.

[cantstopme]

You... You can find her for me.

[That's not a question -- it's a realization.]

Can you help me? I need to find her; I really need to find her.
And if you do it, then I'm not the one who'll make the princess upset...

[morphballin]

You're smart, kid.

I'll see what I can do.

[cantstopme]

[He is giving the biggest smile at the terminal right now, it's just too bad that he's stuck on audio!]

Thank you so much!
I'll repay you somehow, I just have to think of how, I guess.

I've got a lot of my Grandma's soup? It's really good and really healthy!
But please, just bring me Princess Zelda!

[sageprincess]

[OH SHI--]

If she does not wish to be found, then is it not best to respect those wishes?

[morphballin]

The only wishes I care about following are my client's.

[sageprincess]

[Getting a terrible feeling about this...]

But this is not a criminal to be hunted down and brought to justice - this is a frightened woman trying to remain safe.

[morphballin]

Who said I only hunted criminals?

[sageprincess]

... It was merely an assumption. My apologies.

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