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[Alice would find a small package covered with a cloth near the door of the place she was currently staying. Inside was a small basket with a few tasty treats inside.

There's also a riddle: What kind of room has no doors or windows?]

[It looks DELICIOUS! And so cute! She looks for a note or some sort of sign about who gave it to her but can't seem to find it.

At the riddle, though, she grins.]

I know this one easily! It's a mushroom!

[ Finding fireflies is the mission tonight, which for the young curious Alice won't actually be a difficult thing, if it was any any fireflies. Go to where Lake Niras connects close to the forest by the city, and along there at night, one will find the darkness give away to a dotting of little lights floating there.

Except these ones are yellow, emerald, and pink, not the ones she'll be needing if she's interested in completing the task offered on the Verens task board. ...And it seems that someone else is here tonight with them, the pink and emerald glowing ones in particular lazing about in the air around him.

There's also a rather glowing dog-thing beside his legs, acting like a light and watching the tiny critters quietly. The flies don't stir much to sounds, but those long ears easily catch any approaching sounds, the creature's head turning with Red's following suit. He looks surprised, but just for a second before the look relaxes, and he nods his head to their new company. ]

Hey -- you're here for the blue ones?

[Alice had a jar of her own. She had never seen a firefly, and she had an image in mind of what it might look like, "fire" being the main part of the equation.

She... probably should have told Suzaku and Lelouch she was heading out... she hoped they wouldn't be mad. Maybe if she brought them some fireflies back, they would be less mad!

She just so badly wanted to see these little fireflies. As she was looking around the field she finally saw a firefly and she gasped, her eyes widening.

Were those fireflies.]

They're beautiful! [She gasped aloud, reaching out to try and touch one. It landed on her finger and she let out a peal of glee and then tried to shush herself so as not to frighten the firefly. She made a soft "oh!" of disappointment when the fireflies flew off because of...

What... was this strange creature.

Alice knelt down as she held out her hand to Jolteon.]

Well how do you do?

[She then eep'd and sprang back up when Red came by.] Oh um... YES! Yes, I do believe that's the mission?

[ The light covering Jolteon's body, illuminating his fur much like a light does inside a bulb, flickers and dims as she comes near; he'd like to say hello, nose lifting in the direction of her hand, but he's hesitant, not coming close. It's for a good reason-- with that hand in his direction, Alice would have felt a heat coming from him, quite like an active lightbulb.

And touching those are never a good idea.

Poor Jolteon. No hand sniffing for him. Red flashes a smile at the girl, chuckling quietly and nodding her head to her. ] Sure! Well...I-- I mean, we just came to look at them. But we haven't seen the ones you need. We're just finding these guys! But they're pretty nice anyway, huh?

[ He looks over to the bumbling little guys. Yeah, they're an alright sight to him. ]

I've never seen them before! We don't have them back home. [She offered as she followed a small batch of yellow one and orange ones before turning back to Red.]

What are- are they really filled with fire? They're so beautiful.

[Soft blue and purple ones gather around her as she holds out her hands and arms and they land on her, lighting her up too.]

[ Well, isn't that a sight? Red's surprised to see those colours gather as if they had always been around, but it's nice--it means the girl is enjoying herself, and he can't feel bad about that. ]

It's not a fire. It's...something else. [ Would 'chemical' be the right word? He thinks about it, but he hadn't spruced up on his knowledge of the things, so he'll just avoid getting too deep into it. ] Something in them makes them glow like that. But they're like the specks you see when you have a big fire, right? So that must've been where the name came from.

But it looks like you've made friends with them quick! [ He's keeping his voice soft as he speaks. ] You got the popular ones to show up.

Goodness! [She nearly wanted to bounce with joy but was scared to make them fly off. Of course, her happiness only attracted MORE of them and they were landing on her hair and shoulders.]

At this rate I'll glow too! [She was a fit of giggles. Of course, being covered as she was, she couldn't exactly reach for her jar meant to hold them.]

This is incredible! How do we ah- c-a-t-c-h them? [Yes, Alice did in fact assume they could hear her, but apparently didn't think they could spell.]

C... a... t...?

[ Forget about if the fireflies know how to spell or not, here Red is perplexed, repeating the letters back to her as far as he can get them. Even Jolteon is tilting his little head.

Spelling out words in another language from your company may not go so well... ]

You know how do we... [And here her voice became much softer.] catch them?

Catch...? Oh, catch them? [ Red, please, don't be so rude in front of the fireflies. But a look around and no, they don't care, and he puts a hand behind his head, scratching it. ]

...Can you catch a few on you? [ He makes a gesture, slow in case his movements might upset the fireflies cosying up to Alice: first like moving an imaginary jar up his arm and then putting a hand over the top... ]

They shouldn't want a lot, so just two or three should be okay. Just be careful you don't squash them!

But if I move, it might make all of them move. And of course I don't want to squish them. Who would ever want to hurt something as pretty as these!

It's okay -- you just need to keep feeling the way you are! That's what they're attracted to. If I come over, I might scare them, but you can keep them buzzing around you as long as you don't lose that feeling.

[ Be confident, little girl!! ]

It well... [She looked around and tried to find the jar she set down. It was a few feet away from her and she moved towards it. The fireflies did fly off of her, well... most of them, but they didn't fly away from her and that seemed to please her quite a bit.]

Oh, I should ask if they want to come. [She thought aloud as she held up the jar.]

[ He smiles watching her, deciding to take a tiny step back--probably unnecessary at this point when the fireflies were still rather captivated by the girl. ]

Are you really going to? [ He wasn't in disbelief that she might, but curious, kneeling close to his glowing companion to watch the little scene. ] Do you know what kind of place they're going to?

A good place, I should hope! Now then, let's see.

[She looked at all the little fireflies who were still all around her head and she took in a deep breath, still smiling wide.]

So beautiful...

Oh ah! I beg your pardon, little fireflies! [Surprisingly, that seemed to work. Or at least, it looked like it did, but it was probably just Alice's imagination.] I was wondering if I could ask a few of you, of the purple and blue sort, to get into the jar please? Not too many, of course. Just about four or so!

(He looks quite contrite and, yes, miserable. The side he showed is difficult to explain, but he will try if she asks.)

Forgive me, Lady Alice. I have no excuse for how I behaved.

... Are you my Ciel again or is this an attempt at a trick?

No, this is no trick. I...cannot adequately explain -

(He frowns pensively, touching his eyepatch briefly.)

I have been through much and I have...emotional and physical wounds.

I'm sorry. You probably don't wish for any pity, but I truly wish that weren't the case for you, sire.

I admit to my curiosity, but on this I shan't pry.

It wasn't your doing. You did not deserve - (He grits his teeth. She has earned the right to know a little.) I lost my parents, my home and...my brother. They were murdered and sometimes I dream of them.

[Her eyes widened and she pressed her hands to her mouth.] And... that dream was a bit more real this time for you, I think.

You know that that isn't your fault either, don't you?

Very much. I could not wake from it on my own. (Though he had been cringing within.)

You are kind to say so. I intend to become stronger so that I never fall into my dreams again.

Did the orange tea help? I did recommend it to Sebastian. Orange tea is very good at waking people up.

[She smiled at him.] You know, it's not always so bad to fall into your dreams, depending on the dream. But dreams like that? It isn't about being stronger, it's about being more clever.

He did make me very strong tea. (Darjeeling though - not orange. And the tea was only part of the equation. She doesn't need to know how...convincing...Sebastian can be.)

More clever? What do you mean?

Oh good! [She smiles wide.]

Well, in a dream, you just have see the signs that it's a dream. Or the signs your mind tells you it's a dream.

I wish it were so easy to identify. (It doesn't help matters that he has to pretend to be his brother 24/7/365.)

Sebastian will ensure I come back to myself. He is aware of my past; of everything.

Well, finding the sign is much harder, but once it's found, it's found forever.

You don't have to tell me anything you don't want... but if I tell you the answer to a certain riddle, will the uh- other Ciel know it too?

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07/08; action (night, near lake niras)

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