Peek--

But why!?

She just got back. . .

. . .save her—

Also blowing stuff up, because it's fun!

“Aww, that's a shame! I bet she'd really love to meet you; she's a reeeal crazy one, that girl.

It's been so long since I saw her, though, the memories are a bit fuzzy!”

Placing a hand on her chin, Neptune paces around a bit, attempting to recall their interactions.

“Well, have you heard of someone named "Gust"? She's an old friend of mine from waaay long ago. . .I dunno if she's even still around, though!”

“Well, a friend of mine is an alchemist, so I can kinda get it, honestly! It's not my forté. . .but I'm sure I'd understand *some* things!”

Perhaps it was Neptune's natural adorability that's leading her to feel such purity. . .

“Ehh, not really! Just thought I'd see if anyone was around this place for once, and I finally hit the mark!”

Perhaps she might have even struck gold, too; she senses many pure vibes from Ryza!

“I'm Neptune, from a liiittle place called Gamindustri. Who are you?”

Putting her hands behind her back and swaying her body adorably, she's happy to have met another friendly person!

Z z z. . .

She's tired. . .

Yaaay! Poke poke. . .they're soft!

. . .can she touch-

She's so pretty, in fact. . .Neptune's staring at her quite fondly.

Waving awkwardly. . .she may have stumbled in by accident--.

Quite true!

But especially her! Her colors blend so well together with the sunset.

Glancing at them stretching.

Quite the beautiful sight. . .the sunset really makes her look stunning!

Staaare--

". . .yes--"

. . .hugging her--

"We're heeere~!"

Prancing forward a bit, the place clearly looks incredibly run-down and decaying. . .vegetation has grown all over the walls; any mechanical parts have been left to rust, and the ceiling has many holes in it.

But despite this, there are still monsters living in this area.

Of course not! That's what she wanted them to do, after all!

“This'll only take a sec. . .”

Snapping her fingers without delay, the pair were gone and back in a split-second. . .but now, at the location Neptune mentioned. They've teleported!

“Pretty sweet, huh?”

“Yippeeeee!” she shouts, hopping around like an excited schoolgirl.

“'Kay, just grab my hand and we'll be off!”

"Oki-doki! I guess we'll go on a bit of a monster spree, then!

Maybe in a more interesting place, too. . .how about a real ancient place infested with old-timey monsters?"

"Mhm, mhm! Alright, let's seeeee. . .there's always the classic monster slaying, but that gets boring real fast when it isn't in a new locationnn. . ."

"Humu, humu. . .this is a classic predicament where we have to combine what little ideas we have, then!

Just like in an anime!"

"Well. . .damn, that's the problem! I dunno what to do that wouldn't end up being too weird for ya. . ."

"Hmm. . .weeell, what if we turned that nothing into something!"

"Ehh, nothin' really! Just wanted to see what you were up to!"

"Hmm?"