Wootwootimacat Stories

She cocked her head. "What do you mean, 'here?'" "Just that," I replied. I pointed at the ground. "Here." Pinching her chin, she nodded and circled around me. It was pretty uncomfortable being examined like that. "It's clear," she finally mused, "that neither of us is really talking to each other, but projections of some sort." She took off her crown, which turned out to be a simple arch of blue metal with small black spikes lining the top, and offered it to me. "As an experiment, hold this." I took it from her, holding it gingerly. I'd never seen blue metal, and guessed that even if Asch wasn't a princess, she must be pretty wealthy to be able to afford such a rare thing. Her eyes widened a fraction. "Fascinating..."