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[luckyspots]

[In her whirlwind of a return, it's a while before Marinette finds herself a place to access the network. Before she does anything else, she scans through the records and very quickly she finds what she needed to. Nothing she wanted to see, but... there it was. Her emotions are all over the place. In her own little rush, she probably doesn't seem okay herself.]

Uh-- oh! Hey everyone!

[Marinette waves quickly at the screen, smiling awkwardly.]

Ugh. So... I'm okay. Just in case anyone was worried-- not that I think anyone was really worried, I just...

[Breathe, Marinette.]

Sorry, this is just all kind of crazy. I can't believe I just disappeared like that. But, uh-- I'm back?

[That probably has to be the worst reunion speech of all time. Seriously. But for the next part she has to dig into some of that Ladybug strength that tended to elude her in her everyday life.]

And Adrien!!! If you can hear this-- [She huffs. Wait for it...] If you were trying to forget me, I swear to god I'll never forgive you.

[Liar. But she is mad. With good reason, in her humble opinion!]

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[luckyspots]

That's... pretty much it, yeah.

[Even she has to kind of laugh about it, even if it's also a little frustrating.]

Really. I wish they'd just give me a break.

[choiced]

Who knows? Maybe this time they will.

[Because ethereal beings in charge of entire worlds are just known for their altruism and empathy.]

Someone should really fix that problem, though. We can't have pretty girls just disappearing all over the place. Are you going to be okay?

[luckyspots]

That would be great-- but knowing my luck... well. I guess my luck here is better than at home sometimes, so maybe it will.

[She sure hopes so at least.]

But I'll be fine. I'm used to much wor--

['--se.' Ah but wait for it...]

...pretty?

[Like she's not sure she heard him right. There's not someone else hovering around her right--???]

...you mean me?

[She's used to getting compliments like that from her best friend but not from guys.]

[choiced]

[Oh, she's one of those. Zelos's smile broadens and he leans his chin in one hand.]

Of course I mean you. I'm not talking to some other girl who disappeared twice, am I?

[Hm.]

Let me guess -- you don't hear a lot of compliments. Don't worry, I can fix that.