[ He's the last person she's expecting to pop up on her screen, so she can't help being surprised. ]
Mithos?!
[ And that's all she says for the moment--her deepening surprise rendering her quiet. Why is Mithos being cautious? Wary? The Leader of Cruxis she remembers wouldn't have behaved like that. Where's the arrogance? The gloating and goading?
Nowhere to be found.
Surprise turns into confusion until--thanks to recent experiences on a planet called Earth--finally coalescing into one plausible and unbelievable thought:
This isn't the Mithos she remembers.
Still, that doesn't keep her from also being cautious when she eventually responds. ]
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Mithos?!
[ And that's all she says for the moment--her deepening surprise rendering her quiet. Why is Mithos being cautious? Wary? The Leader of Cruxis she remembers wouldn't have behaved like that. Where's the arrogance? The gloating and goading?
Nowhere to be found.
Surprise turns into confusion until--thanks to recent experiences on a planet called Earth--finally coalescing into one plausible and unbelievable thought:
This isn't the Mithos she remembers.
Still, that doesn't keep her from also being cautious when she eventually responds. ]
Yes, I am. How long have you been here?