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[embodimentofspirit]

...Miss Mundane?

[ Hm? Oh, hey there, Ib. Something wrong? You've, uh, never addressed me directly like this before... ]

I... just wanted to say thank you.

[ What for, kiddo? ]

Well... [Shuffle, shuffle.] I know the past couple months haven been hard for you, and you were thinking about taking me out of Ruby City... but I'm really glad you didn't. Even if it's scary sometimes, and even if a lot of my friends have gone, um, home-- [That's the term used in the city, but she knows there's no real home for muses; they either get tossed into another game, used on a whim in memes, or forgotten entirely.] --I would be sad if I had to leave.

[ Ah. Then, in that case... You're welcome, Ib.

Y'know, it's about time I got to those tags for you built up in my inbox. What do you say? ]

[And she nods again, this time with a smile.] Yeah!

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[embodimentofspirit]

[She blinks, surprised and unsure.]

...You know Mary?

[Ib and Garry are the only ones who could have known the blonde as anything apart from a painting...]

[paints_demons]

[He blinks and looks to the side, shame and guilt evident on his face.]

Yes. And while you may not know me, you're... intimately familiar with my work. ...My name is Weiss Guertena.

[embodimentofspirit]

[Fear immediately runs through her when Weiss speaks his name, and Ib steps back instinctively, shoulders caving into a defensive position.]

Y-You... made all those paintings?

[Despite the remorse in his expression, after what she went through, she can't help being afraid.]