elnysa | video; un: labyrinths

[ The feed flips on, and Ariadne peers into the camera, big brown eyes and "could be twelve, could be eighteen" sort of face, looking even younger than she otherwise might - she's a little hesitant at addressing the network like this but she figures this is the best way to find out for sure what she wants - needs to know. ]

This is, like, the biggest Skype call I've ever made. Hi. Uh. I'm Ariadne. Not the Greek one, just a Canadian one. [ Because Diana already thought she might be the Greek one. Just clarifying! ] I guess I'm just wondering if there are any other architects here. I mean, I can kind of understand why they'd need some, and I'm grateful and all, but I hadn't even finished my degree yet. There's gotta be someone more qualified here, right?

[ And then she hesitates, because honestly? That's not really what she needs to know. What she needs to know is something a little more... well, shady. And she has no idea how else to ask this. ]

Also, uh. If anyone's heard the term Somnacin, let me know.

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Really. Why on earth did they have you doing that?

[ She looks a little helpless, shrugs. It's an honest enough reaction, even if what follows is technically a lie. She never signed any paperwork. ]

I - I know it doesn't matter here, not anymore, but I had to sign a lot of NDAs about it, it feels weird to say much more right now.

[ "Right now", meaning on the network, where literally anyone can see, like a weird Facebook page or something. ]

[ He gets it without too much effort, saying: ]

Ah, well, I'd never want to make you risk breaking a promise, my dear. So perhaps I'll pivot to inviting you out to get that glass of wine I promised?

[ Yes, good. Honestly, she'll tell him a bit more about it - in private, and after a couple glasses of wine. One or two other people already know, thanks to the name tag thing when she first showed up, anyway. ]

That - sounds good.

Lovely. I'll pick the locale. Tell me, my dear, would you prefer a place with a bit of class, or a place with a bit of trash?

Uh... [ She thinks about that for a moment. ] I think I want to err on the side of class, this time.