You can call me Derringer Meryl!

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“Part of you know what I want and we will get to…that. But that being said, do you recall the whereabouts of those you know? I would like to know where they are so I can keep a good eye on them.” Especially Milly of all people but she is keeping that information from her on purpose lest some deep dark and buried part of Meryl may have gotten out.

"They..." She thought for a moment. She couldn't lie. She didn't even know if it was possible. "I don't know." There. Not a lie. "Vash and Wolfwood are attached at the hip, so probably together." Still not a lie. "I have had to hunt them down myself more times than I can count." And for once she was grateful they'd run off.

But she was confident in this answer. She'd answered what her mistress wanted. She spoke more than her heart wanted, but held back enough to keep it satisfied. "About Gunsmoke though..."

There wasn't much to say about that. "It's sandy and flat. There are a few plateaus here and there but for the most part it's just a desert. The towns are mostly very small. A few larger cities, but they are few and far between. The distance between towns varies between 10 and 100 iles from one another."

Her smile remained. “Good, Very good. I’ll have to see what Nui thinks of your new modification soon. I need a second opinion on ensuring your new…condition. This pleases me.” Ragyo would then take in a glass of her wine before sipping it. Just having Meryl like this is more than acceptable in her eyes. Letting her act more like the needy cat than anything for now.

“That is a good question. It does feel strange to hear you say that at first after knowing you for so long but I can’t help but be more than pleased with this. Tell me, what would you think is a good suggestion to thank you. I am more than willing to listen.” Ragyo remained smiling while she did thought up of someone else she wants to meet personally.

"Strange how?" It did feel strange, now that she mentioned it. "I... I'm grateful to you. I am better. I am stronger. I am... I'm more." More than the girl who was afraid. The girl who hid behind her friends. The girl who always needed to be protected. She was so so much more.

She knew what the woman wanted. She knew how she could repay her. But she still had a bit of a devious side. It hadn't completely disappeared. It wasn't buried among the fibers that wound their way through her veins. She was still... Meryl.

She would end up lifting a chin up to her chin just as Ragyo stared down at her. Caressing her cheek in the meantime, very much amused to see her act this way. This act of submission even willingly is more than pleasing to the woman. This only made Ragyo grin just a little more, her hand remained against her chin and up to her cheek even as she speaks to her.

That wasn't entirely a lie. The closer she got to the life fiber, the more comfortable her body became. The quieter the noise in her head got. "I like how I feel, mistress." She placed a hand over Ragyo's. "Thanks to you."

Ragyo then chuckled before motioning her close as she brushed along her own hair even as the rainbow shine is dim enough to not blind the other either. Very amused by what she is seeing, beckoning her to kneel before her.

“….because generally speaking. Normal life fibers would have drained you of everything including your very DNA if it were worn internally. But this is a new…hybrid state. A form of Symbiotic synthetic skin, I just given you. A bit of a gift from you to me. You look the same…but in fact, you are nothing but the same either.”

She stepped towards her, hesitantly moving to her knees. Her insides shook at this. Something didn't sit right with her. Something screamed at her to run away. However, she felt the pull from her body to the other. She placed a hand on Ragyo's knee and looked up at her. "Thank you." She told her. Even the words felt wrong.

“How are you feeling right now? Is your breathing well? Your heart beat? First and foremost, I need to know if you felt anything different. Because I can tell you, you are vastly more different than you let on. Go on tell me anything while you are at it.”

Ragyo would keep her glasses on even while she cupped her hands together and rested her face accordingly. Quietly observing the woman more throughly than anything. She has to make sure everything is functioning before she guides this new 'agent’ of hers for something more interesting.

"Things feel wrong? But also right? I don't know. I feel better now that I'm here, I think." She scratched her head. "Did you do something? I can't really explain it... kind of like deja vu sensation. Like it's not really what is supposed to be happening."