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Mirii was walking down on the hallway, alone...
"Can you do it, Mirii?"
... or not.
"Yes, I can." Mirii's head rose. "Don't worry."
"This is the first time you visit this laboratory... right?"
"Yes." Mirii nodded. "I already said it, though."
"Ah... ... h-hold on! I will improve your senses...!"
"Could you re-tone my voice?" Mirii cleared her voice, while shaking her head a little. "I can't feel that same smoothness as I heard before..."
"You care about that?! You shouldn't! You need something"
"I do not tollerate any of your complains!" Mirii lowered her head, while frowning. "My decision is final... also, I must concentrate." She rose her head, as her eyelids lowered to the middle. "Who knows what obstacles I would find next..."
"You yourself are out in the open! You can't waste any of your precious time with frivolous requests like"
"I said that I do not tollerate any of your complains!" Mirii snorted, as her right hand grasped her right tentacle. "Listen to my words and everything will be fine."
"Bu-but"
"Silin, listen to her"
"Wh-why?!"
"She is our only hope... she is the only one who can free you from this curse! Making her mad could backfire our intentions..."
"At the same time, she can't be treated as if she is invincible... we should find a balance, since it is usually the best solution for such situations."
"We could, but she will still not agree with us..."
"Who said that she will not agree with us? Watch me doing it!"
"... Silin..." Mirii sighed, as her eyelids lowered to the middle.
"Mirii, I know you are expecting us to bring back your voice... but simply put, I can't do it. I wasn't really the one who did it..."
Mirii rolled her eyes.
"In the meantime, you should pay attention to what we say! Otherwise, we will quickly end up quarreling..."
Instantly, memories of Mirii with her friend Greta emerged.
"... hmpf!" Mirii stopped, as her head lowered and her eyes closed.
The girl was back at the main hall, standing in front of the reception's counter.
"What do you say?"
"... I already said everything, Silin." Mirii rose her head back, reopening her eyes.
"Y-you still want that voice back...?"
"Yes." Mirii nodded. "I do not need any additional powers, until I request so." Her eyelids lowered to the middle. "This laboratory is not that dangerous... thus, I prefer saving your energy for the right moments."
"I'm not tired when I use my powers"
"Be quiet now." Mirii whispered a little. "Someone might"
Mirii Kelpshell, what are you doing?
"Just in time." Mirii rose her head, while frowning. "I want to search for puzzle pieces"
You said you wanted to reach a room and stay there all alone...
"Hmpf!" Mirii snorted again, as her arms folded. "My intentions are not a concern for you."
They are. Our rooms aren't your home, thus pay proper respect for our laboratory.
"I would be interested in seeing you try stopping me..." Mirii's eyes squeezed a little. "You haven't seen us in person, before... and you would prefer keeping your consistency, instead of breaking it"
Are you sure about that? If you try walking upstairs, you will meet one of the scientists...
"Interesting." Mirii's head inspected her surroundings, as she searched every inch of the entrance with her vision. "I will be looking forward to meet one of those scientists..."
If you are looking for the stairs, then you need to look over the right hallway.
"... I see." Mirii resumed her walk, directing herself towards the unexplored hallway. "Is there a scientist in front of the stairs?"
Not yet. You will most likely meet the scientist once you reach the top.
"Then, you aren't trying to stop me from climbing the stairs." Mirii shook her head slowly.
H-how do you pretend us from forming a blockade or something in less than a second?! We are Squids just like you!
As Mirii entered on the second hallway, she quickly noticed an open space on the far-left side. Her pace increased in speed, as she was able to identify part of the incoming stair steps.
"I had no other choice..." Mirii's eyebrows went up. "If I want to solve everything... I must face my enemies with intelligence and finesse..."
"Tee hee hee!"
Zira was standing still on a chair, with her right foot on the tiptoes and on the chair's base, while her arms were opened widely.
"Darn it, Zira!" Enrick had his hands on his head. "Get off that chair! For the love of"
"She is enjoying the game she is playing!" Ana gave a rapid look past the standing girl. "Are you still trying, Nick?"
"Yyyeeeepp!" Nick hit the buttons of the keyboard. "I can't make Zira do anything...! She is stil flying everywhere in this cool videogame with the VR!"
"Groan..." Ana stared at Enrick. "What are we gonna do...?"
"We could bust that thing and be done with this..." Enrick held his chin. "What do you say?"
"It's our only way." Ana shrugged.
Zira gasped loudly, while her left foot joined her right one and her hands opened widely.
"... I-I don't want to be hit!" Zira jumped away from the chair, dashing in a ricochet sound.
"Get back here!" Enrick lunged towards Zira, failing to catch her.
The fugitive girl was running at full speed towards the wall, while the others were screaming back at her.
"... still no trace of those scientists..."
Mirii was climbing the stairs... suddenly, her ears rose.
"What was that?!" She twisted behind. "It felt like someone hitting the wall with their weapon! ... ... ... bah..."
Her head shook, as she resumed her climbing.
"If I start wondering about anything I see or hear, I would be here forever..." Her head rose. "I must insist... I must reach this room"
Mirii saw a shadowy figure standing on the top of the stairs: she halted and observed the mysterious shadow.
"Mirii Kelpshell." The figure rose his right arm. "This place is off-limits! Your friends need your help too."
"They are doing fine, you liar!" Mirii frowned, while clenching her fists and gritting her teeth. "Step away from my path!"
"... persistent as usual." The figure lowered his arm. "But I already have a remedy for this predicament..."
The figure moved his right arm and hand behind him... then, the arm returned again with the hand now holding a large, bulky device. Mirii's eyes went wide.
"... he is holding a Blaster!"
