"Mari~! How've you been?" Lillian asked excitedly, fidgeting in her seat on the bench.
"..."
Lillian, who had been waiting to hear the Assassin's voice, felt nervous as she could only hear, apart from silence, heavy breathing on the other end. "Are you... Okay? Have I interrupted something important?"
"Ah. Sorry... Yes, I've been... Well... Have you?"
"Mhm!" Lillian hummed before fidgeting a bit like a bashful schoolgirl, "A lot better now that I heard your voice, though..."
Marionette paused for a split second on the other side, having not expected that response.
But...
"The feeling is mutual, greatly..." That same unexpected response was something she had been missing for oh-so-long...
"But anyway, where have you been? Why were you... Gone for so long...?"
Lillian smiled self-deprecatingly.
"I'm glad you're well, as for where I've been... I was in a Trial, hehe." Lillian giggled a bit. "But I'm back now—"
