Chapter 3:
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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