[The shadowy creature didn't respond to the monsters; they weren't attacking, so they weren't yet of any concern. It didn't even blink.
But it did speak, sound rumbling out of the amorphous shadow that was its head.]
...I know you.
[It was Lucy's voice.]
I...know you?
[But it wasn't just one voice. It was layered with a second voice, a third, fourth—Lucy when she was younger, when she was older, when she was at her most sullen, when she was in a better mood. Lucy from many different points in time, condensed into one. Right now, the dominant voice was confused and almost sleepy, like she was at best half awake.]
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But it did speak, sound rumbling out of the amorphous shadow that was its head.]
...I know you.
[It was Lucy's voice.]
I...know you?
[But it wasn't just one voice. It was layered with a second voice, a third, fourth—Lucy when she was younger, when she was older, when she was at her most sullen, when she was in a better mood. Lucy from many different points in time, condensed into one. Right now, the dominant voice was confused and almost sleepy, like she was at best half awake.]
Did I dream you?