Voicetesting. Dimitri is stubborn, as usual. He knows too much.

[biggestcon]

So first of all, my canon is what - sixteen years old, right? How do you know people even remember it? I mean, I'm not worried about putting myself out there, but come on - it's pretty unlikely we're going to see Anya running around.

And you're going about this all wrong, you know. You're a terrible conartist. If you'd wanted to con me into coming peacefully, you should've promised me something I'd never get to have. Like, for example, Anya. You really need to work on successfully telling a lie. Now, since I've been in your head, I know all about these so-called "games" you could send me to.

Too bad you don't even have a real plan. Maybe you should just stick to what you're good at - letting your muses from that recent, actual Disney animated movie come out and play.

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[almost_remember]

My Mun certainly remembers it! Surprise?

[biggestcon]

Well, that didn't take long. It's almost like you were waiting for me, Anya.

[almost_remember]

You can't blame me for getting bored and missing home!

...

I didn't miss you.

[biggestcon]

Yeah, I don't blame you. It must have been pretty boring without me here.

And I didn't miss you. At all. It was nice having some peace and quiet for a change.

[almost_remember]

[She narrows her eyes and places her hands on her hips.]

Don't get an even bigger ego or you won't be able to fit in anywhere.

And you did miss me. You're smiling.

[biggestcon]

[He rolls his eyes.] Please. I can fit in anywhere.

Just a little. You can't tell me you didn't miss me, too.

[almost_remember]

It'll be difficult if nobody likes you. Even you can feel lonely.

[...drat.]

Maybe a little.

[biggestcon]

Hey, come on. I'm a very likeable guy.

I mean, you, obviously like me... which works out pretty well, since I like you, too.

[almost_remember]

. . . [She can deny his smile. Yes, she can. Watch her.]

You do?

[coldaintbad]

[Elsa is just stunned. She can't tell if you are a person she should be talking to or not. Conartist? Lies? Games? She's new around here, alright? Way to break her in gracefully, Dimitri...]

Why would you want to be lied to? To be offered something you can't have?

[biggestcon]

[Sorry, Elsa. You're the first one he's met, actually.]

Well, not so much a lie as just a slight... embellishment of the truth. Something to get me more excited about being out here.

[coldaintbad]

Embellishment is still altering the truth. That sounds crueler than the truth to me. I would rather have the cold reality than a flowered falsehood. At least, I could learn to accept it rather than be led to believe something that won't last. The fall from the fantasy is more painful to endure...

[Guess what her canon point is? One hint: chains.]

[biggestcon]

Well hey, I was never really gonna let her fool me into believing she was taking me somewhere fancy. We've got a better relationship than that.

...are you okay, Miss? It's just, you seem a little down.

[coldaintbad]

I... I don't know anymore...

[She tucks her bare hands under her arms as if that could hold back the frost.]

One moment, I'm finally free; then, I find freedom comes at a price I don't have the heart to pay, and I wake up imprisoned under my own home. Now, I'm here. I don't even know what to say to the person that brought me here. 'Thank you' or 'you're making a mistake'. I just know that I'm afraid, and fear is dangerous to anyone around me...

[redsquare]

Is that right? I wonder why I see more of her around this place than I do of you, then... [ russia, be nice. ]

[biggestcon]

That sounds about right. I can imagine Anya would be a pretty loud voice in anybody's head.