Chapter 3:

First Contact with the Mystery

Giftear


The automatic door opens and a tall, slender lady appears. The click of her boot heels is muffled by the carpet as she confidently enters the room. She doesn't seem to be afraid.

Her appearance is “eccentric”, to put it mildly:

Her outfit consists of high boots that almost reach her crotch and a green and gray leotard. She's a tall woman with a slender build. Even without her high heels, she would tower over me in height - but she's still a little shorter than Kingston.
She has long silver hair and her straight-cut bangs are longer on one side, covering her left eye completely.

“Ms. Antigone,” Kingston points his open hand in my direction.
“This is Investigator Vernelle. She's going to take on your case.”

So far, I still don't know how to assess this mysterious lady. I suspect that someone with such a severe case of amnesia must be experiencing great fear and confusion. It's best to keep my distance, greet her in a friendly manner and wait for her reaction.

However, I don't have to wait long for said reaction: before I can say anything at all, the lady approaches me with quick steps. With each step, her boots clack and her round earrings jingle. She grabs my hand with both arms and shakes it excitedly.

“Oh, wow! Hi! I'm Silvia. Nice to meet you!”

Her big shining eyes can only be outshone by her wide grin.

“U-uhm...”
I'm at a loss for words; I hadn't expected this behavior.
“I-I'm Vivianne-I mean, investigator Vernelle.”
Great, there goes my professional attitude...

“Nice to meet you too, Ms. Antigone.”

“ Oh no! Just call me Silvia. We'll be spending a lot of time together in the coming days, so we can call each other by our first names!”

“S-sure...”

Although she's the one with no memories, I seem to be the confused one. While Silvia continues to hold my hand, I stare wordlessly into her face. I would describe her as very pretty without a doubt. In other words, she must be very popular with men and therefore have a lot of contacts. So it won't be long before someone recognizes her and we get important information about her true identity.
So that will be easy.

However, I can't help but feel suspicious of this woman. Her atypical behavior, her composure and friendliness: all of this makes Silvia radiate an incredible warmth that I noticeably feel. This woman is probably going through the worst time in her life and yet her unshakeable optimism makes her seem to be unbreakable. Someone like me, who goes through life so anxiously and worried, could never build such a mentality and that's why I think I'm also already deeply impressed and interested in Silvia.

Well, this was my first contact with the mystery that is Silvia Antigone.

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