[Hanako, thankfully, doesn't catch that brief, silent exchange between Bishop and Sam, his focus still largely on Crimson scowling down from up above. (And honestly, that was probably for the better-- as one of the two people in this group who had actually been here before, he would have been miffed over being treated as a liability!) His eyes never leave the bandstand, taking in every detail of her suspiciously nervous body language, even as he speaks up to answer both Butterfly and Sam's questions.]
Mm... we did. That was when she told us to leave this place and never come back. [A smile crosses his face, bright and cheerful yet nowhere near his eyes, his voice chipper as he adds, specifically to Crimson:] You let us know loud and clear we weren't welcome here, didn't you?
[YEP. STILL SALTY ABOUT ALL OF THAT!! Although it was that sheer power of hers that was keeping him in check at the moment, none too keen to rattle the cage when they only just got here. Still, he folds his arms behind his back, keeping his Sandglass knife in a tight grip of his own (not that it would do much if Crimson had enough of them, but it was still good to be prepared) as he continues to beam amicably in her direction.]
Like the old guy said, if you wanna be left alone, we'll respect that. Really! But...
[The chipper tone of his drops away, dipping to something a bit more low and conspiratorial as the smile on his face follows suit.]
There's been a few people now saying that somebody has been promising them a way to stay in the Dream Sphere forever... and that somebody sounded an awful lot like you.
[He tilts his head, eyes still pinned upon the woman above.]
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Mm... we did. That was when she told us to leave this place and never come back. [A smile crosses his face, bright and cheerful yet nowhere near his eyes, his voice chipper as he adds, specifically to Crimson:] You let us know loud and clear we weren't welcome here, didn't you?
[YEP. STILL SALTY ABOUT ALL OF THAT!! Although it was that sheer power of hers that was keeping him in check at the moment, none too keen to rattle the cage when they only just got here. Still, he folds his arms behind his back, keeping his Sandglass knife in a tight grip of his own (not that it would do much if Crimson had enough of them, but it was still good to be prepared) as he continues to beam amicably in her direction.]
Like the old guy said, if you wanna be left alone, we'll respect that. Really! But...
[The chipper tone of his drops away, dipping to something a bit more low and conspiratorial as the smile on his face follows suit.]
There's been a few people now saying that somebody has been promising them a way to stay in the Dream Sphere forever... and that somebody sounded an awful lot like you.
[He tilts his head, eyes still pinned upon the woman above.]
Or are we wrong?