#lusamad

“Hmph, quiet you…!”

“In fact- you’re fired, get your belongings and wait at the docks to be escorted off of my island. The Aether Foundation has no need for disruptive employees.”

“…Gladion, Lillie, go back to your studies. We will finish this discussion later.”

“No! Type:FULL is suffering in that lab, you can’t pretend it isn’t…!”

“How long do you intend to stand here and waste my time pretending you know-”

“When’s the last time it had fresh air, Mama! What about-”

“I said I will not be answering any questions on this matter!” She lowered her voice in such an icy way that for a moment the room reciprocated with frozen suspension. Her son beside her ducked his head lower into his shoulders as Lusamine reconstructed her façade once more.

“Tsk… a guest of my sanctuary is not to bluntly ask explanation for sensitive or private subjects. Witless is such an unseemly look to have, in front of your rivaling reporters no less… perhaps next time you will apply yourself and learn a thing or two about the person you intend to interview, hm?” She mutters much quieter under her breath aside to Gladion, “(Ils sont comme une valise sans poignée.)”’