Memory 62 (significant positive)

[thinkoutsidethebox]

Letter from Dlanor; "fun" with Bern and Lambda [EP8 tea party] Form of a sparkling pumpkin handmirror. Look into it. 3/4 uses remaining.

Takes place mid this, so Lambda and Bern are there and Bern is in the process of sewing Lambda's (candy-stuffed) limbs back on.

Erika returned, slamming the door open. "I'm home, my master!! I bought some sesame salt!!"
".....Why sesame salt? You aren't planning to put it in tea, are you...?"
"It's Erika's toy. .....Erika, did you bring your chopsticks?"
"Yes, my master!! Great detectives have their magnifying glasses! Furudo Erika has her chopsticks."
"Are you ready? Pour out that sesame salt and use those chopsticks to separate the sesame seeds from the salt."
"Yes, my master!! Please watch my fantastic chopstick-wielding skills!!"
"Yes, good luck. ....When you're done, make sure you put everything back in the bag."

"..........Are you still bullying her like that?"
"How rude. I'm playing with her. ......Ah, yes, Erika. The mailman just came by with a letter addressed to you."
"A letter?! I sense a crime calling to me. Don't tell me, I'll guess who sent it!"
"........The postmark is from Heaven. It's probably from Dlanor or someone. I'm surprised you're still in touch. .......Just by the presence of this postmark, see how far Bernkastel's reasoning has taken her."
"Hey!! You can't do that, my master! Van Dine's 9th! It is forbidden to have multiple detectives!"
"......Then you'd better get out. So long, Great Detective Erika."
"My master, how could you?!! I'm Erika, Witch of Truth!"

".....I still can't tell you you two like each other or hate each other."
"Of course we hate each other. You're the only one I love."
"H, how could you, my master!! Lady Lambdadelta! It looks like there's not enough room for the two of us!"
"Are you serious? ....Are you challenging the great Lambdadelta?"

Erika grinned and grabbed Lambdadelta's left arm that was walking around the bed.
"Here is Lady Lambdadelta's arm. And here is the sliced-open end of her arm."
Erika grinned and wiggled her fingers menacingly.
"Wait. .....you aren't thinking........"
"Let's see if my rival can handle this."
"Gyah, gyahhahahahahah, ahhyahahaha, stoppit that tickles!!"
......She tickled the inside of Lambdadelta's left arm. Apparently, she was extremely ticklish there.

Incidentally, the open end of Lambdadelta's arm had cute, fluffy, white cotton candy poking out. Apparently, her body was made out of sweet candy, with a bit of spice thrown in.

Put your mind at ease, as there is nothing remotely terrifying about this scene.

Erika ran around, screaming, 'I've defeated Lady Lambdadelta all by myself, just like my master!'. Lambdadelta growled and hissed at her. Bernkastel kept on sewing, an exasperated look on her face.

It was a very peaceful scene...

"So? What does the letter say?"
"Is there anything about how Dlanor and the others have been doing?"
"Gertrude has been promoted to a full Inquisitor or something. Well, good for her, yay. ......Ooh, in addition to her cat, she now has a meowoof too."
"............What's a meowoof...?"
"What, you don't know?! You're so out of touch! They've been all the rage lately! Even I got a female meowoof a few days back. They make awesome konpeitou too!"

"......I'm totally lost, but I'll make sure I stay far away from your homemade food in the future..."

"Cornelia-san is.........oooh. During an inquisitor exam, she found that she's really good at fighting, so she's started combat training. Pretty hard to imagine her doing that, right?"

"Well, there's all kinds of combat training. What's she doing?"
"Looks like kickboxing and Chinese Kenpo. Could that be Eva's influence?"
".........Doesn't she look like she'd fight pretty good standing on one leg?"

"Good point. A certain someone must've toughened her up by making her stand on one leg all the time."

"It also talks about Will-san. Ah, that's a surprise! Looks like Will-san hit it big on the foreign exchange, and he's now living a life of leisure on the income from his real estate investments...! Sounds l
"......I'll bet he has a hellish coach."
"His butt's probably swollen by now."

"So, what about Dlanor?"

"As usual, she's stamping things, stamping things, sealing things, approving things, and sometimes even signing things. She humbly asks us to stir up a crime in her district, since she would get assigned to it personally."

"Well, why don't we? Crime sounds fun."
"They say crimes occur wherever the detective goes."
"Well, one of these days. If I feel like it, I might drop by to bully her. Oh, and there's also something here about the Siesta Sisters."

".........Wait. I don't want to hear it all at once. Let's hold off a bit for dramatic effect. ..... .........Okay, that'll do it."

"Ah, I finally grew my right arm back! Do the left one now, please!"
"Let's have some tea first. ......Erika, bring in a can of black tea and the pot of dried plums."
"Yes, my master!"

With this particular journey over and done with, the Voyager witches rested their wings.

...It was all so that they could leave on a new journey in search of the next Fragment.

A short break between trips, backdropped by the pleasant scent of black tea......

Notes:
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY WEIRD MEMORY FOR HER NOW because it's clearly happening after everything and is generally happy at the time! So this is her conclusion. But time in Aather in general + her heart game + time thinking she was dead and free of her means she's less happy about still following Bern. On the one hand theoretically this is a thing she could go back to! On the other hand DISSATISFACTION.