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*Alice walks up with no dolls. She's got a six pack of budwiser in her hand which is getting a lot of weird looks from the drones.*

I told you not to do anything stupid.

...

[Where's Shanghai? Not gonna ask where the doll is. The stuff that better be booze is more important.]

I'm not doing anything stupid.

[pulls out a compact from the purse and looks at herself in the mirror.]

You seen my hat anywhere? I dunno what happened to it...

That is what you're really concerned about?

*Alice sighs but really, she's happy. And it's not that hard to tell. She sits down next to her friend and puts the beer in front of her.*

Just... listen, this place is really dangerous and it has rules so you need to pay attention.

Hey... it's my hat.

[Come on, Alice, you know how attached she is to that hat. She tosses the compact back in the purse and grabs a can. This leads to her looking the thing over trying to figure out how to open it. Silly aluminum cans...]

Sakuya told me this morning, but I don't remember most of it. I was kinda still asleep. Stupid divine spirits leading me to Freaksville instead of the damn graveyard.

*Alice leans over and slowly shows Marisa how to open the can.*

You're an idiot. You could die at any second and you didn't bother to pay attention...

*She sounds a bit more upset than usual. It's obvious that she isn't a drone but there's clearly something on her mind.*

Well whatever. I guess you should just ask me about anything you are concerned with and we can go from there.

[PSSH! That's a happy sound! Marisa grins and takes a gulp of the beer.]

I always can die at any second, ze. Human - in case you forgot.

[This upsetness from Alice is concerning. So Marisa grabs another can, marvels at opening it on her own, then hands it to Alice. Since booze fixes everything being one of the keys to happiness.]

Um... I think Sakuya said someone stole all my stuff. Or something like that... just in a maid way. Like even my magic. You know where it is so I can go steal it back?

*Alice takes a bottle out of her dress and uses the beer to pop a few pills. She won't be drinking any more of that beer, though.*

This is different. I myself have already... died twice.

You will get it back after something terrible happens. It will come in the mail.

I don't want to wait for something terrible to happen. I'll just go get it back, ze. The mail? Then I guess I'll go where the mail comes from and get my stuff back.

...I guess I could get your stuff back too. Is that where Shanghai is?

[either she didn't hear the whole died twice thing or is ignoring it]

No, no, no, never go there, please.

*Alice grabs onto Marisa's shoulders forcefully. Apparently that is a really bad idea and you should feel bad.*

[Bitch, you just made her spill her beer. It is on--

No, it;s not because Marisa's not blind or an idiot. Her eyes widen.]

Okay, okay... Calm down, ze.

[hug?]

*All of the hugs.*

You must think I have lost my mind... but if you pay attention to the post office and scope it out you'll see that people exit there looking dazed and confused and even missing arms and legs and eyes... it is not worth it.

[setting the beer down to give a proper hug]

You lost your mind a long time ago, ze. You're just acting weird. Scared. You usually don't show it when you're scared...

I know. ... If we are being honest I have been here for almost two years and suffered more than I ever did in Gensokyo. These two years have meant more to me than the rest of my life.

...

[Way to depress the witch. SHE wasn't here those two years. She's trying not to show it, but there was a slump in her shoulders.]

Oh. Okay. I guess it's good even with the bad?

...worse than Yuuka?

Worse than Yuuka. This town kills and tortures people on a regular basis and while Yuuka can kill and maim even she is captive here. Just... I know it will be difficult for you but you need to try to blend in and act like a drone around the drones. I do not want to lose you again.

... And yes, some good things have happened but that isn't the point I am trying to make.

Like those zombies? [jerks a thumb at a drone mowing the lawn down the street.]

No thanks, ze. I can't be like that. You know that.

Either choose to keep to yourself or face becoming one of them by being brainwashed.

Pfft. Alice, no one can brainwash me. I'm too... me.

[O Marisa...]

Can't you take anything seriously!?

*Oh yeah, she mad. She forgot how irritating you are to deal with sometimes.*

[She holds her hands up defensively infront of her.]

Okay, okay... I'll try to blend in. Try.

*Alice is still suspicious but...*

Fine. I might regret this later but here's my address. *She hands over a slip of paper.* I don't expect you to knock but don't antagonize Shiki.

Is that loser really your boyfriend?

[said AFTER pocketing the address.]

H-He talked to you!?

Yeah. He felt like arguing with me over whether the Outside World was weird or not.

Then he told me he was your boyfriend. Then I laughed at him.

[Now she gets a bit more serious and picks her beer up again.]

So... is he?

He will argue over anything if you give him the chance. And yes, he really is.

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