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[hylights]

[The video opens on Zelda sitting in her office at Gramarye. She smiles once the video begins, a little subdued.]

Hello. I hope everyone's faring better after the events of a couple of months ago.

[She considers saying more, only to shake her head slightly. Best to let terrible memories lie. Besides, that's not the point of this broadcast.]

This is going to sound like a strange question, I'm sure. But I was wondering if anyone had advice on what sort of things are useful to buy when moving into a new home? I'm looking at apartments at the moment... they have furniture in them, but I'm not sure what else usually goes into a living space, especially here in Riverview.

[There are just a lot of gadgets that seem useful. And fascinating. But how many of them are practical? That's the real question. After a moment, Zelda has to smother an awkward laugh.]

It's probably obvious that I haven't done this before. [She looks down for a moment before holding up a magazine, folded open to a page advertising a dehumidifier.] And... I’m interested in how these work, but how necessary are they? How humid can a home really be?

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[hylights]

They're similar to what you describe: large moving weapons that need to be piloted. The four of them are all different creatures but operate under the same control scheme. [She smiles then, pragmatic.] They all have the same weapon though. A great energy beam.

[lionunchained]

Huh... does sound like they are similar. That's one of the weapons that they have. Don't worry though; they don't really use them.

Did you want to come over and meet Black now?

[hylights]

Your lion? Are you sure it's not imposing?

[lionunchained]

It's not imposing. He likes to meet people.

[hylights]

Then... I would love to come visit. [Getting the go-ahead is really all she needs. The idea of meeting something like a Divine Beast, even in miniature, is too good to pass up.] Whereabouts do you live?

[lionunchained]

[Shiro gives her the location of his house without hesitation]

See you soon.

[And he'll be waiting for when she arrives]

> action.

[hylights]

[It's passing strange to go visit someone's home mere minutes after meeting them, Zelda thinks to herself as she makes her way across town. Even more so when they have only had a talk over video. But it's an offer she's not going to turn down just out of politeness; her own curiosity needs to have its due.

With that in mind, she finds herself knocking on the door to Shiro's home, shifting back and forth on her feet.]

[lionunchained]

[Yeah, anywhere else, it may have been strange to just out of nowhere decide that you were going to visit the house of someone you barely knew, but the lions were highly tempting to most people. The promise of a robot lion got people's attentions and then curiosity took over.

Shiro was expecting her so when there was a knock at the door, he got up to answer it]

Hey there. Nice to see you. Come on in.

[He stepped aside so that she could come in.

And as promised there is a black robot lion sitting in the living room. Black gives her a moment to walk in before getting up and walking over to her]

This is Black.

[hylights]

[She straightens up unconsciously when Shiro opens the door and offers him a grateful smile.]

Thank you so much. My name is Zelda, by the way. I don't think I said over the phone.

[Following his gesture inside, it doesn't take long at all for Zelda's eyes to fix on Black. It's just as Shiro said - a robotic creature in miniature. Beaming, she finds herself dropping down to her knees to properly greet it.]

Hello, Black.

[lionunchained]

No problem. I'm Shiro.

[Since they were just now getting around to doing that.

Black walked over to her the rest of the way as she came over and knelt down in front of him. Most people didn't do that and Shiro could tell the lion was happy about that. Closer to his level. In fact Black purred, now close enough that she could touch him]