Chapter 48.5 – How and Why of Terheim (1/2)

Alicia: ”Hello everyone! Welcome to the first ever episode of How and Why of Tehreim!”

Scarlet: ”Hi.”

Alicia: ”Scarlet! You need to sound excited and happy all the time, like how our creator does!”

Scarlet: ”Umm...HI...”

Alicia: ”Talking closer to the mic doesn't count as excited and happy.”

Scarlet: ”Sorry, it's just...are we really doing this?”

Alicia: ”Of course we are! Our creator said it would be more interesting if we did it!”

Scarlet: ”Interesting? Really? Is it that interesting for us to do it?”

Alicia: ”Of course it is! At least I'd rather read a Q&A made by you rather than our creator.”

Scarlet: ”Isn't that rude to our creator?!”

Alicia: ”It's the truth though.”

Scarlet: ”I think I need to teach you about things you shouldn't say about other people.”

Alicia: ”Really? How about right after this? And can you pet my head while doing it?”

Scarlet: ”I wouldn't do that. It wouldn't be a punishment if I did...”

Alicia: ”Amend it, as the burning sensation is quite strong. I personally am not a fan of blood mixed in with my physical fun times, but I'm not you. Unlike K-Y, more is not better'...”

Alicia: ”Scarlet? Are you alright? Your face is red again.”

Scarlet: ”Ah! Umm, yea, I'm alright! Let's move on then!”

Alicia: ”Ummm...okay. The next one is 'Can't she just change her appearance to look like a male vampire, like she has some trouble adapting so why not change her appearance to at least look male if she can't fully change her gender?' from Ruiso. The answer is never! Scarlet is beautiful the way she is! I won't let anyone make her a man!”

Scarlet: ”Ah, umm...thanks? Anyways, the thing is, I've kinda gotten used to this body of mine. Changing it feels weird, and it would be a pain to get used to a new body all over again, so I won't do it just to be a man again. I mean, the only difference really is what parts stick out, right?”

Alicia: ”Why are you asking me? I don't know what it's like to be a man.”

Scarlet: ”Oh umm...it was rhetorical. Well, another bit is that things get complicated pretty quickly with the [Alter Silhouette] skill, and using it requires a bit of awareness and effort. It's not much, but if I become too disturbed, the transformation will be undone. The process is pretty painful when it's only my eyes and fangs. Just thinking about how it would be like for my whole body makes me shudder.”

Alicia: ”It's okay Scarlet. That dwarf can't hurt you anymore?”

Scarlet: ”What are you talking about Alicia?”

Alicia: ”Oh, nothing.”

Scarlet: ”Oookay?”

Alicia: ”Now then, the next question! 'How long until I get to see my cute Alicia again?' from Ruiso. Yea! How long until I get to show up again?”

Scarlet: ”It says here the answer is...'spoiler' with a smiley sticking out it's tongue.”

Alicia: ”Boo! I wanna come back and hug you all the time again!”

Scarlet: ”I do too. I really do...”

Alicia: ”Ah! It's okay! We'll always be together while we're doing the Q&A!”

Scarlet: ”Yea, but that's only until this ends.”

Alicia: ”So we'll make the most of it!”

Scarlet: ”I suppose so.”

Alicia: ”Ehehehe. I love it when you hug me Scarlet. You always smell so nice and are so soft!”

Scarlet: ”Umm...yea...(Why does everyone like to bury their face into my chest so much? Wouldn't they get tired of it after a while?)”

Alicia: ”...”

Scarlet: ”Okay, it's been ten minutes. How about we continue with the Q&A?”

Alicia: ”...can we do it while we're still like this?”

Scarlet: ”Oh alright.”

Alicia: ”Yay! I love you Scarlet!”

Scarlet: ”I love you too Alicia.”

Alicia: ”Okay then, the next question! 'My question though is, why did she go through all that? There was no point in pretending to be somebody else, they would have just seen a dead body. She could have left and they would have just had a murder mystery. And if they looked into it enough they would have found evidence of his illegal activity. THEN they would have assumed that was the cause of his death. No need to pull the farce she did.' By ThatOneJester. Wow, what a long question.”

Scarlet: ”It is. Well, then...basically, I didn't have much information to work off of, and had to make a lot of presumptions. Maybe it wasn't very obvious, but my thought process at the time was that being seen going inside of noble's house, having the noble die, then not be seen leaving would make everyone suspicious about a woman in black robes and long silver hair. But if said woman appeared to not be in a position where it was possible to have been the one to have done it and there was enough evidence to suggest a third party, she could buy enough time to get out of the city and if she stayed away long enough, everyone would forget about her. The disguise beyond that was insurance, as almost everyone who knew her believed she was an elf, and the one who left the mansion was obviously a foxkin.”

Alicia: ”So basically it was all just in case?”

Scarlet: ”Yup. If they chased after a person who didn't exist, it would keep myself and the orphanage much safer.”

Alicia: ”Alright then. Next question is 'Is there a reason why Scarlet is masquerading as an elf as supposed to any other race?' from binarysoap.”

Scarlet: ”I'm not. Vampires like myself just look like it to the casual observer if they don't notice our fangs or eye colour. I might be more easily figured out by an actual elf, but I've only seen one in this life so far.”

Alicia: ”Yup. It's all just a misunderstanding. Now the next question. 'WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF FELIX BEING ADOPTED!?! TELL ME AUTHOR-SAMA!!!' from SovietWeeb. NEVER! She won't every come back ever and ever again!”

Scarlet: ”Are you alright there Alicia?”

Alicia: ”Ha! Umm, I am. Sorry.”

Scarlet: ”No, it's fine. I was just a bit surprised. Ummm, do you have something against Flix?”