"I am ready, Ophiuca," I say.
Good, now let's try it...
I close my eyes, and feel my mind filling with things Ophiuca said, thought, and experienced.
"Mega!"
"Yo."
"Come on, Mega! Don't you want to hang out with us?"
"Nah. Thanks for trying, Ophiuca."
"Oh, you're so annoying! I can't wait until you find a woman!"
"A woman! Get back here, Ophiuca..."
"Heehee! Can't catch me!"
"Uh, what!" I gasp as I open my eyes.
That wasn't supposed to be seen, Lee-sama. Ha ha, I must've been thinking about Mega from when I was hunting him...
"Whatever, Ophiuca-chan," I mutter, closing my eyes again.
"Lyra!"
"Hi, Ophiuca."
"What ever is the matter, Lyra?"
"Omega-Xis said that we needed to end the relationship. You know Pisces, after all. He was just beginning to get on my case too, ha ha."
"Hmph! I think Omega-Xis is merely jealous of how Taurus is getting along! We both know that Cygnus and Wolf are planning to invite Omega-Xis to a fun fight."
"Yeah. So?"
"So...we can both go and cheer Mega on!"
"Since when have you cared for Omega-Xis?"
"Ah...since we first met! We've played a lot, you remember."
"Yeah, I remember Omega-Xis chasing you around because of a lame joke."
"Oh, that was ages ago!"
"Six months."
"Ophiuca-chan!" I say as I open my eyes, "Do you have a crush on Mega-kun?"
Mega-kun? Those memories must be peeking out...
"Answer the question!"
Haha, no, Lee-sama, we were just friends, we played around quite a bit...
"One last time, then you'll admit it," I warn, closing my eyes.
"Omega-Xis has stolen the Andromeda Key."
"Impossible!"
"I'm afraid that it's true, Lyra."
"Cepheus...I mean, m'lord. I am just a mere musician, and I cannot see why you bring such news..."
"Ophiuca told me that you were a friend of Mega's. Seeing as you both were taught the same things..."
"Not exactly, m'lord! You see, she had a mentor later than Omega-Xis, while I..."
"Was stuck with Pisces during all that time!" I chortled as I listened in from behind a curtain.
"Did you hear something?"
"No, m'lord."
"Phew." I said.
"Anyway, Lyra, I was planning on having you help with the hunt for Omega-Xis."
"Oh! M'lord, I...I don't know what to say."
"As one of the finer FM-ians, I would suggest a mere 'thank you'."
"Thank you, Cepheus...m'lord!"
"Okay, now I really don't get it," I say, opening my eyes, "Omega-Xis and Lyra once had a relationship, and then when they broke up...Lyra is chatting it up with the old FM King?"
Well, I certainly thought the relationship was kind of...unstable. I tried to get rid of her before, but the FM King only listened when Omega-Xis was being hunted.
"Why would you get rid of Lyra?" I ask.
She thought the Andromeda Key was dangerous, and thought that AM shouldn't have been destroyed. Hence, my pleadings to the FM King to be rid of her.
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This is a new side to the FM-ians you thought you knew, huh? Including Lyra, whose scene was sudden and inspired...but nonetheless going with the storyline.