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[ Oh, maybe she should have considered the fact Zelda might not have run into him yet, with being busy with a new shinki and all.. But Minako is so upset that she sure didn't think about that before impulsively sending a message. She's still pretty upset even now, though she tries to calm down enough to explain. ]

There's another guy here who looks exactly like Caster.. As if they're twins or something. But he's really mean.

[Zelda can certainly feel pangs of that upset tickling the back of her neck. And the whole "another guy who looks exactly like Caster" thing is definitely something that's going to need to be dealt with, but first thing's first.]

Mean in what way, exactly?

He did not hurt you, did he?

[DOES PRINCESS NEED TO CUT A BITCH]

I mean.. I'm fine.

[ It's not a lie when it's a half-truth, right? She's physically fine. Anything else is quickly shoved onto the heap of "things she can't make Zelda worry about." ]

He threatened me, but I got away before he could do anything.

I am thankful for that.

[Berserker should be too, honestly. But Zelda's gonna worry anyway, so--]

What did he say to you?

[ It's difficult to remember it exactly when at least half of the conversation was just an upset flurry, but-- ]

I was just trying to talk to him, and he warned me to not do that. I don't even know why. He showed me his teeth and said that he was being merciful to let me go like this, or something like that.

[ There's a small pause where it just indicates she's typing for a while as she's trying to steel herself. Come on, Minako, what are you to get upset over this!! A big baby? Get yourself together. ]

Anyway, he seems like bad news. Please be careful you have the right Caster if you spot him somewhere or it might just be this guy. The rude one has warpaint on his face.

I understand. I promise I shall be careful, do not worry.

[Her idea of being careful might still involve hunting him down and asking what the fuck, but... well, at least she has an idea of what she's getting into now?]

He really unnerved you, didn't he? Will you be all right? You know I am here for you if you want to talk about it.

[ There's definitely a momentary mental struggle here, since instinct tells her to just say she's fine, but logically she knows hiding things from Zelda as a shinki is Bad News. ]

It's just since he was so aggressive for no reason.. Sure, there's people who are complete jerks here, but usually they just act rude or snobby. I didn't know there were people in this place who threatened others over nothing.

To my knowledge, there were not any until today. Or if there were, they largely kept to themselves.

[She briefly considers asking Minako to be more careful, to perhaps try to subdue her strong, bright personality when meeting new people, just in case, but... that would be like asking her not to be herself, wouldn't it. Just because the princess can put on a mask at the drop of a hat doesn't mean she should force her shinki to do so too.]

It must have been frightening to suddenly be faced with that, especially from a familiar-seeming face. But you know you have plenty of friends here as well. Today will likely be busy all the way through with getting Ruler settled in and all, but perhaps later we can do something together, if you would like. Something like taking a walk around the district, or perhaps you could teach the rest of us how to play some of the games you like. How does that sound?

Is that okay? It must've been so hectic for you today with Ruler showing up and there being so many of us in the temple now and all..

[ Not to mention this arrival of the overly aggressive boyfriend-face-snatching jerk, which Zelda doubtlessly will have more to do with later too. ]

I don't want to tire you out more after all that. [ Especially since - despite how much she calls Berserker a jerk - part of Minako's shoved down insecure side can't help but feel maybe it was her fault for running her big dumb blabby mouth anyway. ]

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