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[roboticists]

"Are you looking for Miss Aura Blackquill? She's not here to take your communication but I'm Clonco! I can help!"

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[cardboard_journalism]

What's your honest opinion of Athena Cykes?

[take that!]

[roboticists]

Nothing to do with you.

[ And for good measure, she's just going to take out her stun gun. ]

Did you know that the human body has a resistance of 500 Ohms when we're all sweaty under stress?

[cardboard_journalism]

... [that was quick]

[cardboard_journalism]

...Am I to understand you are threatening a journalist with a stun-gun for asking you a question?

[p-poker face, Myriam. Keep up the poker face...]

[roboticists]

What makes you think I'm threatening you? I'm just telling you facts about human conductivity.

[ There's a very familiar steely glint in her eye, which indicates that she is more than willing to stun Myriam and have appear a freak accident. ]

[cardboard_journalism]

[she wasn't sure if "cardboard conductivity" factored into that, but she withdrew her arms inside her box just to be safe]

I... see.

Well... What if I told you I knew of a person who had also threatened someone else?

[roboticists]

Oh yes? Do tell, Miss Scuttlebutt. Before it makes the gossip columns.

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[cardboard_journalism]

It might make more than that! This is a certain someone... who threatened a Miss Athena Cykes.

[cardboard_journalism]

Some unknown person... who displayed obvious advanced scientific and technical knowledge!

[she hit the side of her box from the inside for emphasis. WAS THIS ENOUGH TO RUN THE CORNERED MUSIC???]

[roboticists]

[ Unfortunately, it is not. Aura merely raises an eyebrow and laughs. ]

Congratulations, you've described most of CERES and a large proportion of people here. If you're looking for someone to protect the dear princess, then you're better off asking my brother. I'm sure he'll do it again.

[cardboard_journalism]

I... could describe a lot of people! In various manners! With many different adjectives.

[she had a few for Aura at the moment.]

Anyway... not just someone with technical knowledge, but someone with much interest in Athena personally...

[right, remember your training, Scuttlebutt. One false-front couldn't hold up to the shining light of journalism! Even if that light came from inside a cardboard box]

The "Princess"? ...Are you suggesting I put her in a castle? Kahk kahk kahk...

[roboticists]

[ Aura's started laughing, hitting the table with mirth. Oh lord this was good. ]

The Cykes I am interested in is not in this place. I don't have much care for Athena. Thanks for trying!

[ she manages to get out with largely a straight face before taking a sip of her cola. Man that was a good laugh. ]

[cardboard_journalism]

What? Not her?

...she doesn't have an identical twin sister, does she?