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Re: Daiyousei Quest - Greater Fairy; Part 8
« Reply #270 on: May 24, 2016, 02:59:41 AM »
Dai-chan 4:
>Maybe i overdid it a bit ? I`d better not risk this, what if someone sees me ? Let`s stay on a more manageable size.

Dai-chan Prime:

>"You know... maybe i should get one, i will work here later after all, and i wonder how one of those feel..."
>You`re inside me ! I made this village for the former fairy maids, so they had somewhere to stay.

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Re: Daiyousei Quest - Greater Fairy; Part 8
« Reply #271 on: May 24, 2016, 03:02:40 AM »
Dai 4:

> Or maybe I can just hide behind this giant Daiyousei instead...
[22:40:12] <Drake> "guys i donwloaded esod but its not workan"
[22:40:21] <Drake> REPORTED
[22:40:25] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> PROBATED
[22:40:30] <Drake> ORGASM
[22:40:32] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> FUCK YEAH

[22:28:39] <Edible> Mafia would be a much easier game if we were playing "spot the asshole"

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Re: Daiyousei Quest - Greater Fairy; Part 8
« Reply #272 on: May 24, 2016, 03:04:54 AM »
Dai-chan 4:

>Wait, what if someone is already seeing me ? Maybe i should take a look around.

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Re: Daiyousei Quest - Greater Fairy; Part 8
« Reply #273 on: May 24, 2016, 03:13:37 AM »
Dai-chan Prime:

>"You know... maybe i should get one, i will work here later after all, and i wonder how one of those feel..."
> Sakuya suddenly appears next to you with a folded maid uniform.
> "Excuse me, but I overheard your conversation. Consider this a gift to you for all the help you've done." Sakuya holds it out to you. "And your recommendation seems to have worked out surprisingly well..."
> "Morning Sakuya." Meiling says. Sakuya replies with a nod.
Dai-chan Prime:
>You`re inside me ! I made this village for the former fairy maids, so they had somewhere to stay.
> "So we're fused aga- wait, you made a village for the former fairy maids?" Koakuma asks.
Dai-chan 4:
>Maybe i overdid it a bit ? I`d better not risk this, what if someone sees me ? Let`s stay on a more manageable size.
Dai 4:

> Or maybe I can just hide behind this giant Daiyousei instead...
> Sukuna nods and starts to move closer to Dai 1.
Dai-chan 4:

>Wait, what if someone is already seeing me ? Maybe i should take a look around.
> Oh! I really hope not. Shinmyoumaru looks to one of her sides. Nothing. She looks to the other side. There's a small (comparatively to your current size) purple haired girl with many strings along her outfit, flying out from the tunnel in the ground. She has on a blue shirt and a pink skirt.
> Nononononono Shinmyoumaru holds her breath and covers her chest with her hands. She starts to try and shrink it down, but it's a pretty slow process.
>_

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Re: Daiyousei Quest - Greater Fairy; Part 8
« Reply #274 on: May 24, 2016, 03:18:00 AM »
Prime:
>Yeah... It's only temporary for now, until I find a home for them... Hey... What if they actually made a village in realityland? That would definitely give them a place to stay, right?
>How are the fairies adapting to village life?

>Can any Dais other than 4 see the purple haired girl?
>If so, have that Dai examine the purple haired girl.
« Last Edit: May 24, 2016, 03:21:20 AM by Evil_Nazgul0616 »

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Re: Daiyousei Quest - Greater Fairy; Part 8
« Reply #275 on: May 24, 2016, 03:21:27 AM »
//edited

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Re: Daiyousei Quest - Greater Fairy; Part 8
« Reply #276 on: May 24, 2016, 03:22:21 AM »
DPR:

> "Oh. Thank you, Miss Sakuya!"
> Take the uniform.
> "What do you mean about my recommendation, though?"

Dai 1:

> Are we part Cirno, at all? Maybe we can cool ourselves off.

Dai 4:

> Wait, wait. Is the purple-haired person coming this way?
[22:40:12] <Drake> "guys i donwloaded esod but its not workan"
[22:40:21] <Drake> REPORTED
[22:40:25] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> PROBATED
[22:40:30] <Drake> ORGASM
[22:40:32] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> FUCK YEAH

[22:28:39] <Edible> Mafia would be a much easier game if we were playing "spot the asshole"

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Re: Daiyousei Quest - Greater Fairy; Part 8
« Reply #277 on: May 24, 2016, 03:23:36 AM »
Dai-chan Prime:

>Beam shiningly.
>"Really ?!?!" Bow "Thank you Miss Sakuya ! I am very grateful."
>Examine our new outfit while smiling radiantly.
>"So did Mistress Remilia and Miss Flandre have a good time with that fight i suggested ?"
>Examine the Mini-Koa and Mini-Cirno-chan.
>Pet both.

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Re: Daiyousei Quest - Greater Fairy; Part 8
« Reply #278 on: May 24, 2016, 03:47:57 AM »
Prime:
>Yeah... It's only temporary for now, until I find a home for them... Hey... What if they actually made a village in realityland? That would definitely give them a place to stay, right?
>How are the fairies adapting to village life?
> "I guess so." Koakuma says. "They worked really well in the mansion. U-Until they..." Koakuma's smile fades and she looks away.
>Can any Dais other than 4 see the purple haired girl?
>If so, have that Dai examine the purple haired girl.
> Dai 1 would need to turn all the way around to see her, and she's the only other one close enough.
DPR:

> "Oh. Thank you, Miss Sakuya!"
> Take the uniform.
> "What do you mean about my recommendation, though?"
Dai-chan Prime:

>Beam shiningly.
>"Really ?!?!" Bow "Thank you Miss Sakuya ! I am very grateful."
>Examine our new outfit while smiling radiantly.
>"So did Mistress Remilia and Miss Flandre have a good time with that fight i suggested ?"
> You take the maid uniform. It's blue with a white apron, and comes with a white maid headdress. Sakuya smiles at you.
> "They... Well, I'd like for you to see for yourself. I'm sure you could complete that task by doing so, if you do things the way you usually do them..." Sakuya says.
> "What task?" Meiling asks.
> "Oh don't worry about it Meiling. It's just some training for Daiyousei. She is going to help from time to time." Sakuya replies.
Dai-chan Prime:
>Examine the Mini-Koa and Mini-Cirno-chan.
>Pet both.
> You take out both of them and examine them, petting them as well.
> Cirno-chan looks really adorable in her sleep at small sizes. Her wings still feel just as smooth however.
> Koa's hair feels good to pet. You make sure not to mess with her tail at the moment though.
Dai 1:

> Are we part Cirno, at all? Maybe we can cool ourselves off.
> You are. You start to use Cirno's ability to cool the inside of your dress. Muuuch better...
Dai 4:

> Wait, wait. Is the purple-haired person coming this way?
> She isn't, but she's looking around. Shinny's bound to get noticed.
>_

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Re: Daiyousei Quest - Greater Fairy; Part 8
« Reply #279 on: May 24, 2016, 03:49:34 AM »
Dai 4:

> Maybe Dai 1 can help us? Should we get her attention?
[22:40:12] <Drake> "guys i donwloaded esod but its not workan"
[22:40:21] <Drake> REPORTED
[22:40:25] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> PROBATED
[22:40:30] <Drake> ORGASM
[22:40:32] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> FUCK YEAH

[22:28:39] <Edible> Mafia would be a much easier game if we were playing "spot the asshole"

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Re: Daiyousei Quest - Greater Fairy; Part 8
« Reply #280 on: May 24, 2016, 04:01:16 AM »
Dai 4:

> Maybe Dai 1 can help us? Should we get her attention?
> "D-Daiyousei?" Shinmyoumaru lightly taps Dai 1's shoulder.
> You notice that the girl catches sight of Shinmyoumaru, and takes on a surprised look before starting to fly over to her.
>_

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Re: Daiyousei Quest - Greater Fairy; Part 8
« Reply #281 on: May 24, 2016, 04:07:30 AM »
DPR:

> Nod.
> "Okay. What do I need to do?"

Dai 1:

> Oh, crap!
> Look mildly shocked at Shinny, then grow ourselves until we're about double our current size (making sure to not expand into the Shrine), lift the part of our dress nearest Shinny up high, and then pulling it over her and down around her as far as it will go.
[22:40:12] <Drake> "guys i donwloaded esod but its not workan"
[22:40:21] <Drake> REPORTED
[22:40:25] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> PROBATED
[22:40:30] <Drake> ORGASM
[22:40:32] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> FUCK YEAH

[22:28:39] <Edible> Mafia would be a much easier game if we were playing "spot the asshole"

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Re: Daiyousei Quest - Greater Fairy; Part 8
« Reply #282 on: May 24, 2016, 04:14:34 AM »
DPR:

> Nod.
> "Okay. What do I need to do?"
> "You'll find a way. They're both in the young mistress's room." Sakuya says.
Dai 1:

> Oh, crap!
> Look mildly shocked at Shinny, then grow ourselves until we're about double our current size (making sure to not expand into the Shrine), lift the part of our dress nearest Shinny up high, and then pulling it over her and down around her as far as it will go.
> You turn around as best as you can and grow yourself to double your size, being careful not to damage the shrine.
> You lift the back part of your dress high, then pull it over her and down to the ground to cover her.
> You can see the girl turn her attention to you.
> "You're that one fairy. Daiyousei." She says. "What happened to the Hakurei Shrine?"

> I forgot this Daiyousei was here. But... being so close to her back and being able to see her underwear... I guess I should just be happy I'm safe though. But, d-did that girl see them? Shinmyoumaru wonders.
>_

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Re: Daiyousei Quest - Greater Fairy; Part 8
« Reply #283 on: May 24, 2016, 04:19:15 AM »
DPT:

> Frown slightly.
> "I'm sorry..."

DPR:

> "Oh. So I can just go in, then?"

Dai 1:

> "Oh, um, I'm guarding it! But Miss Reimu's inside if you need to see her."

Dai 4:

> ...If I'm under here, though, I don't have to worry about them being seen...
[22:40:12] <Drake> "guys i donwloaded esod but its not workan"
[22:40:21] <Drake> REPORTED
[22:40:25] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> PROBATED
[22:40:30] <Drake> ORGASM
[22:40:32] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> FUCK YEAH

[22:28:39] <Edible> Mafia would be a much easier game if we were playing "spot the asshole"

Neovereign

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Re: Daiyousei Quest - Greater Fairy; Part 8
« Reply #284 on: May 24, 2016, 04:28:39 AM »
DPT:

> Frown slightly.
> "I'm sorry..."
> "Thanks for bringing me back though." Koakuma hugs you.
DPR:

> "Oh. So I can just go in, then?"
> Sakuya nods. "Milady might question why you just believe you can enter anytime you like, but I'm sure the young mistress will interrupt her somehow."
Dai 1:

> "Oh, um, I'm guarding it! But Miss Reimu's inside if you need to see her."
> "Hm. Thank you." The girl starts to fly to the front of your dress, but stops. "I'd rather not go under someone's dress without full consent..." She says.
Dai 4:

> ...If I'm under here, though, I don't have to worry about them being seen...
> Y-Yea... I just have to hope she didn't see... ... Shinmyoumaru starts to feel her chest. I shrunk it a bit. I... just gotta get it back to the size I had before. She starts to grow her chest some.
>_

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Re: Daiyousei Quest - Greater Fairy; Part 8
« Reply #285 on: May 24, 2016, 04:42:04 AM »
DPT:

> Return the hug.
> "Of course!"

DPR:

> "Well, I did ask this time, at least."

Dai 1:

> Blush.
> "Uh...y-yeah. It's okay. Just...there's nothing behind the Shrine. Nothing at all. S-so don't bother going back there. You don't want to see nothing. I-it's...boring! Yeah!"

Dai 4:

> ...Maybe bigger, since no one can see...
[22:40:12] <Drake> "guys i donwloaded esod but its not workan"
[22:40:21] <Drake> REPORTED
[22:40:25] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> PROBATED
[22:40:30] <Drake> ORGASM
[22:40:32] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> FUCK YEAH

[22:28:39] <Edible> Mafia would be a much easier game if we were playing "spot the asshole"

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Re: Daiyousei Quest - Greater Fairy; Part 8
« Reply #286 on: May 24, 2016, 04:55:19 AM »
DPT:

> Return the hug.
> "Of course!"
> You hug Koakuma back.
> "I probably won't die with you around." She smiles. "Though, there's still the downside of not being able have that whole moment again..." Koa blushes.
DPR:

> "Well, I did ask this time, at least."
> Sakuya chuckles a bit.
Dai 1:

> Blush.
> "Uh...y-yeah. It's okay. Just...there's nothing behind the Shrine. Nothing at all. S-so don't bother going back there. You don't want to see nothing. I-it's...boring! Yeah!"
> The girl* stares at you for a few seconds. She smiles.
> "Don't worry, I won't go back there." She says, lifting up your dress and heading inside.
Dai 4:

> ...Maybe bigger, since no one can see...
> Yea... Shinmyoumaru thinks. Oh! My needle. She remembers and looks back. She carefully and slowly gets onto her knees and lifts up Dai 1's dress.
> Shinmyoumaru looks around until she spots the needle's sling and grabs is, before standing back up under the dress. She stores the needle in her robes.
> Sigh... Shinmyoumaru takes her robes off and continues to grow her chest. D-Daiyousei's in front of me so no one should be able to see me unless they lift her dress from back here... It should be safe for anything...
>_
« Last Edit: May 24, 2016, 05:15:41 AM by Miniking »

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Re: Daiyousei Quest - Greater Fairy; Part 8
« Reply #287 on: May 24, 2016, 05:07:03 AM »
>Dai 1: How do we know her name is Satori? Did she tell us her name? Did we ask for it?

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Re: Daiyousei Quest - Greater Fairy; Part 8
« Reply #288 on: May 24, 2016, 05:15:06 AM »
>Dai 1: How do we know her name is Satori? Did she tell us her name? Did we ask for it?
//I typed that? Whoa...
Errors: 2 (at least... :3)

>_

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Re: Daiyousei Quest - Greater Fairy; Part 8
« Reply #289 on: May 24, 2016, 10:07:40 AM »
DPT:

> Is Cirno still asleep?

DPR:

> "Okay, I guess I'll see them now, okay?"
> Head inside the mansion and make for Flan's room.

Dai 1:

> Reach behind us and gently pat Shinny on the back.

Dai 4:

> Continue letting Shinny do her thing.
[22:40:12] <Drake> "guys i donwloaded esod but its not workan"
[22:40:21] <Drake> REPORTED
[22:40:25] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> PROBATED
[22:40:30] <Drake> ORGASM
[22:40:32] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> FUCK YEAH

[22:28:39] <Edible> Mafia would be a much easier game if we were playing "spot the asshole"

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Re: Daiyousei Quest - Greater Fairy; Part 8
« Reply #290 on: May 24, 2016, 10:24:54 AM »
Dai-chan Prime:

>Oh, and now i understand why you dont like when people touch your tail, but it's still pretty cute, and it's fun to wiggle waggle it around !"

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Re: Daiyousei Quest - Greater Fairy; Part 8
« Reply #291 on: May 24, 2016, 11:30:40 AM »
DPT:

> Is Cirno still asleep?
> She is.
Dai-chan Prime:

>Oh, and now i understand why you dont like when people touch your tail, but it's still pretty cute, and it's fun to wiggle waggle it around !"

> "Y-You do!?" Koakuma pauses for a couple of seconds. "Uh, you should hide yours, since you got it from the fusion..."
DPR:

> "Okay, I guess I'll see them now, okay?"
> Head inside the mansion and make for Flan's room.
> "Be seeing you." Sakuya says."
> You head into the mansion with your maid outfit in hand, starting for the basement.
Dai 1:

> Reach behind us and gently pat Shinny on the back.

Dai 4:

> Continue letting Shinny do her thing.
> You pat Shinmyoumaru on her back, making her jump a bit on the first time.
> Shinmyoumaru continues to grow her chest out. She's right here if I can't do it myself or want to ask her something... She stops growing. Maybe I should just live with her. I won't have to worry about being seen, when I'm still small at least... B-But I'm not supposed to be acting like this. I think...
>_

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Re: Daiyousei Quest - Greater Fairy; Part 8
« Reply #292 on: May 24, 2016, 11:34:08 AM »
//just out of curiousity, how long do you sleep Kilga ? You seems to sleep quite a bit more than me.

//Forgot to answer this before, sorry! During the week, I get up to 6 hours on a good night, but it's usually less than that. Weekends can go up to 8, and I can go beyond that depending on how exhausted I am.

DPT:

> "Really? ...But I like swishing it around, and no one has touched it yet..."

Dai 4:

> I still need to meet this Koa, though...

> Continue growing our chest out.
« Last Edit: May 24, 2016, 11:42:59 AM by Suwako Moriya »
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Re: Daiyousei Quest - Greater Fairy; Part 8
« Reply #293 on: May 24, 2016, 11:55:15 AM »
//Forgot to answer this before, sorry! During the week, I get up to 6 hours on a good night, but it's usually less than that. Weekends can go up to 8, and I can go beyond that depending on how exhausted I am.

DPT:

> "Really? ...But I like swishing it around, and no one has touched it yet..."
> "W-Well, it feels different when someone else touches it. And we're heading to Flandre's room, right? A-Are you planning on letting her touch it? I-Instead I can let you feel mine." Koakuma says.
Dai 4:

> I still need to meet this Koa, though...
> Oh... that's another reason to go there...
Dai 4:
> Continue growing our chest out.
> You try to have Shinmyoumaru continue growing her chest. She continues to expand it, getting past the size she was before she started to hide from the purple haired girl. She stops herself from growing it again.
> Will I be as safe as I am at the shrine though? Reimu confessed that it has fallen apart on a few occasions... But living with a fairy instead...
>_

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Re: Daiyousei Quest - Greater Fairy; Part 8
« Reply #294 on: May 24, 2016, 12:00:49 PM »
DPT:

> "I wasn't, no...I wasn't really planning on letting anyone touch it."

Dai 1:

> Can we hear any activity from inside the shrine?

Dai 4:

> Continue growing our chest out.
The only thing this dimension does well is show its ass. We might as well applaud it! - Albert Burneko

Well, this game happened.

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Re: Daiyousei Quest - Greater Fairy; Part 8
« Reply #295 on: May 24, 2016, 12:06:43 PM »
DPT:

> "I wasn't, no...I wasn't really planning on letting anyone touch it."
> "Oh." Koakuma says. "That's good."
> You reach Flandre's hallway.
Dai 1:

> Can we hear any activity from inside the shrine?
> You can barely, but it's much too soft to understand anything.
Dai 4:

> Continue growing our chest out.
> She stops her chest from growing as soon as it starts.
> I have to ask at least. I can still change my mind if I don't like it. Shinmyoumaru starts to lightly tap Dai 1's back.
>_

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Re: Daiyousei Quest - Greater Fairy; Part 8
« Reply #296 on: May 24, 2016, 12:08:58 PM »
DPR:

> Head down the hallway to Flan's room.

Dai 1:

> Reach behind us again and lightly tap Shinny's back.
The only thing this dimension does well is show its ass. We might as well applaud it! - Albert Burneko

Well, this game happened.

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Re: Daiyousei Quest - Greater Fairy; Part 8
« Reply #297 on: May 24, 2016, 12:14:38 PM »
DPR:

> Head down the hallway to Flan's room.
> You continue down to Flandre's door. You can hear a conversation on the other side, but the door is closed.
Dai 1:

> Reach behind us again and lightly tap Shinny's back.
> You lightly tap Shinmyoumaru's back.
> "Um, I wanted to ask you if I could live at your house Daiyousei. I don't take up much room." Shinmyoumaru says.
> What's she gonna say...?
>_

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Re: Daiyousei Quest - Greater Fairy; Part 8
« Reply #298 on: May 24, 2016, 12:21:05 PM »
DPT:

> "Huh...um, so, hey, Koa, I have a new friend that you and Cirno-chan should probably meet."

DPR:

> Knock on the door.

Dai 1:

> Gently rub Shinny's back through our dress.

Dai 4:

> That's fine by me, Your Highness! Cirno-chan and Koa have to be okay with it too, though, so you'll have to meet them.

//For future reference, italics will represent things we "say" inside Shinny's mind, while regular text will continue representing what it always has. I'll probably start using quotes if we ever try to speak out loud through Shinny's mouth, but we can cross that bridge when we come to it.
The only thing this dimension does well is show its ass. We might as well applaud it! - Albert Burneko

Well, this game happened.

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Re: Daiyousei Quest - Greater Fairy; Part 8
« Reply #299 on: May 24, 2016, 12:29:24 PM »
DPT:

> "Huh...um, so, hey, Koa, I have a new friend that you and Cirno-chan should probably meet."
> "Huh? Who? D-Do they love you too?" Koakuma asks, waving her tail.
DPR:

> Knock on the door.
> You knock on the door. There's a bit of silence.
> The door opens, thanks to Remilia.
> "Huh? Why are you here?" Remilia asks.
> Flandre waves at you from inside the room. She looks happy.
Dai 1:

> Gently rub Shinny's back through our dress.

Dai 4:

> That's fine by me, Your Highness! Cirno-chan and Koa have to be okay with it too, though, so you'll have to meet them.

//For future reference, italics will represent things we "say" inside Shinny's mind, while regular text will continue representing what it always has. I'll probably start using quotes if we ever try to speak out loud through Shinny's mouth, but we can cross that bridge when we come to it.
//Fair enough. I think I'm getting the hang of understanding. Haven't made a mistake regarding that yet anyways, I think.
> You rub Shinmyoumaru's back some more.

> "Okay. Wait, what?" Shinmyoumaru tries to look at herself. "A-Are you still in me? From yesterday?" She asks.
> T-That means she knew what I did then, right?
>_