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[dawnrise]

[ Riku's been missing for a few days now, but she's back, and fully. No longer a Nobody, she's standing with her hands in her pockets, leaning against a doorway that looks out into the main room. People going by are getting watched, but her expression isn't changing too much. Wrapped around her right hand and just barely visible, hidden as her hand is in her pocket, is a long strip of black cloth. ]

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[dawnrise]

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Why?

[before]

Because there's no point in you knowing.

[dawnrise]

[Rolls her eyes.]

Fine.

[before]

[...Smirk.]

Want another cookie?

[dawnrise]

... Not sure about that.

[Why is he smirking this time?]

[before]

[No reason at all.]

What's your opinion on honey?

[dawnrise]

It's alright?

[before]

Ever heard of honeypot ants?

[dawnrise]

No. Should I have?

[before]

Didn't think you would've. I only found out about 'em here.

[Griiiin.]

C'mon.

[dawnrise]

[That grin is unsettling.]

Lead the way.

[before]

[Does! And pretty soon they'll be going down a hallway that looks very unvisited, despite being so close to the main area.]

[dawnrise]

[Follows him, glancing around curiously and slowly untangling her right hand along the way.]

[before]

[Eventually nudges open a creaky door and they enter what looks like a cross between a kitchen and a mad scientist's laboratory.]

[dawnrise]

[This is comforting already. She looks around, a little wary.]

[before]

[Notices the wariness!]

Relax, will you? Nothing's going to jump out and bite you. Those ones are locked in.

[dawnrise]

[Looks amused. He's not kidding, is he? She's more or less relaxed, just preparing herself in case something disgusting pops up.]

[before]

[He's... mostly kidding? In any case, he's digging around in the fridge, and pulls out a jug of something honey-like, pouring some into a glass that is somehow much cleaner than most of the surroundings and handing it over to Riku.]

Try it.

[dawnrise]

[Forgive her, Red, she's going to inspect it before doing anything.]

[before]

[There's not even any bugs in it!]

[dawnrise]

[Just checking! Sip.]

[before]

[It's probably pretty sweet, so Riku might not like it, but Red wants her to try it before showing her what it came from.]

[dawnrise]

[It's different than any honey she's used to, and she doesn't usually eat that alone. So she's making a slight face.]

Sweet.

[before]

[Pulls a tray from the freezer carefully. It's lined with a couple dozen ants with very swollen, nectar filled abdomens.]

[dawnrise]

[Looks over at them, then back to the glass]

Are you serious?