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[celestial_wizard]

[ So, the excitement is over for now, and Lucy -wishes- she could say it was a new experience for her, but no. She was in Fayren, having left a quick note for Erza and Natsu (or caught up with one or the other) on her way out of town to pick her way to a spot to train and see where she was compared to where she had been. But first.. ]

Now that that craziness is overwith- [ Seriously, what was that even about. . .? ]

Is anyone out there handy with construction, or remodeling? My friends and I are going to be in need of some help in that field soon. I'll be here in Fayren, doing some training if you need to reach -

[ She is interrupted by the sudden voice of another young woman, that startles her so much she actually drops her video phone so the following only processes through in audio format ]

"Is it punishment time, Princess?"

Virgo! No, cut it out already! I'm not doing that -!

[ The feed ends there aaand it's probably for the best that way. ]

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[celestial_wizard]

[ YOu mean her, right? Right? ]

Eheh, it's.. I'm used to it. I mean... she always asks me things like that and I tell her no!

[smelltheredinside]

[Maaaaaybe.]

Weird. Unless you're bad, I guess. [Fufufu]

[celestial_wizard]

[ Wait, What? No. NO MARCELINE whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. ]

Wait, what? Bad? It- It's not like that!!

[smelltheredinside]

[This is funny, no matter what anyone could say.]

That's not what it sounds like~

[celestial_wizard]

[ Terrible. Just terrible! ]

Nevermind what it sounds like, I'm telling you it isn't like that!

[ Oh man is she ever flailing over this. ]

[smelltheredinside]

[She snickers a little bit, but she's done for now. Mostly.]

So what's it like then?

[You've got her curious.]

[celestial_wizard]

Um....w... what?

[ She did not expect that question ]

[smelltheredinside]

You said she asks you weird stuff all the time. Why in the name of Glob would she be asking you things like that? [...Curiosity is going to kill the magic, but you two are weird, dude.]

[celestial_wizard]

Well.. I haven't the faintest idea either! I certainly don't tell her to say things like that!

"Is it strange to wish to be punished by my Princess?"

[ This now from Virgo, who is leaning into the frame of the videophone. Lucy facepalms. She is not that kind of person! ;o; ]

I keep telling you-

[ This is what she has to put up with. Virgo's perpetual trolling. Marceline help her out. ...wait you're probably going to help Virgo aren't you ]

[smelltheredinside]

Oh, it's that way around. That makes... as much sense, I guess. [that is to say: none. still.]

Well, I've never seen anybody in all of the kingdoms of Ooo lining up to be punished by their royalty, but... whatever. [She's still amused by this. it's clear to see.]

[celestial_wizard]

[ Lucy facepalms at the amusement. SOMEONE SAVE HER. ]

No one is going to get punished around here!

[smelltheredinside]

[SORRY, LUCY, THERE'S NO ONE TO SAVE YOU NOW.]

Just as long as it's not on camera~

[But.... she decides to give you a bit of a break. She's generous like that.]

So what's her deal, anyway?

[celestial_wizard]

[ SOB THANK YOU MARCELINE. At least for the break. ]

Your guess is as good as mine. She's always saying things like that - and I can never tell if she's being serious or not.

[ A sigh, and she smiles weakly. ]

Sorry about that. I'm Lucy.

[smelltheredinside]

I'm Marceline. So how do you even know her in the first place?

[celestial_wizard]

It's nice to meet you Marceline. And her name is Virgo. [ Because she forgot to mention it with her initial greeting. At the question, she grins, fondly and nostalgic. ]

She contracted with me almost a year ago, after her former master was arrested for crimial activity. We've been together ever since - and I couldn't even dream of being without her, or my other friends.

[smelltheredinside]

'Contracted'?

[Wait. What is this? Did a general trolling session just turn up some actually interesting information?]

Back up. You contracted her into being your friend? And you have others? [Confused frown, juuust a little bit.] You can do that to people? That's so weird. [...And kind of useful. Maybe another way to get henchmen?] Tell me more~. [...That grin though. It probably hints at the way she's thinking. Not least because it's too innocent.]

[celestial_wizard]

What? No, of course not! You can't contract someone into being your friend. It's not real if you do something like that.

They're my friends AND they're contracted with me.

[smelltheredinside]

[...]

Contracted for what?

[celestial_wizard]

To help me to fight in battles. Ah, but some of them help me out in day to day tasks too. Cancer's a really amazing hairstylist.

[smelltheredinside]

I see...

[She does. Sort of. It's like making friends with your henchmen. See, she totally gets it!]