"So… What's with the outfit?" Lucia says.
She and Blaze are walking in the woods, under the gentle death sunlight of the clouded sun. They're heading toward John, the man who has the key to the Undercity.
"Argh! My clothes burnt off when I got here. This is the only thing that I had."
"So you're naked under there?"
"...Yes."
"Wow! Wizards really are freaky."
Blaze stretches his eyebrows under the mask. This attitude is so familiar to him. He was very annoyed at Alyson in the beginning of their relationship also. She was very talkative, exactly like this.
"Are you sure you're not my friend? You talk exactly like her?"
"Now. Don't use this trick again, alright? I am not easily fooled by your manipulation."
"It's not manipulation. It's the truth. Her name is Alyson Aldrin. She is a very close friend of mine."
"Close friend, huh? How close?"
"Well. I don't know that yet. She likes me. But I am in debt to her too. I intend to answer her feelings as well."