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[color=hotpink]"Well, when you can see through the many realities and have time at your fingertips, you grow sure of things very quickly."[/color] She giggled. [color=hotpink]"And besides, one has to lay their cards on the table to actually win at poker, no? It just matters how those cards land~."[/color] Akiko smirked as she did give way for a second thought. The only one she'd truly miss in this Tower that held a solid chance of her not seeing again was Riku, but then again... sometimes that's how reality goes. You can't win every time, can you?

[color=hotpink]"I'm done with the craziness here. Kanbaru's held down, but I'm ready to seek beyond. It's time to leave it behind."[/color] Her demeanor straightened out into a seriousness that she didn't show a moment prior. [color=hotpink]"Which way do I go to cash out?"[/color]

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[color=yellow]"Wow, haha, Kanbaru that's kinda forward."[/color] Apia asked in a sheepish way, feeling a little awkward at the accusatory tone that Kanbaru was taking with Yui. [color=yellow]"That was years ago, and besides, it looks like you two share the same goal if you think hard enough. What better opportunity to make friends than a common interest?!"[/color] Apia giggled a little softer, almost adorably so. [color=yellow]"Almost like you two are drones working to save a queen? Ooh! Fun!"[/color]

The bee above her shoulder buzzed again as she got back onto another topic. [color=yellow]"Ah, yeah! The Court! Funny story about that - I am actually being trained by Uathach!"[/color] Apia squealed happily as more bees flooded around her, from under her dress bottom mostly. [color=yellow]"She let me keep my life in Miso, and I get to study magic once again with her guidance. I also get some fun perks, like some... interesting vacation destinations."[/color] She bounced a little, bees flowing around her in a fun pattern. [color=yellow]"She said I reminded her of someone - a mutt of a vampire, as she described."[/color]

Apia's bees buzzed a little as she turned to look at Yui, focusing on her snake. [color=yellow]"And who is this little sprig?! She's well taken care of!"[/color] Apia geeked over the small Charlotte as the snake kept her eyes trained on Kanbaru, her gaze absently following Kanbaru's ghostly friend with a flick of her tongue before returning to the two girls with nary a thought in her head, now following a bee without a single question.