I stay silent for a few seconds before saying "Hello," back. I feel somewhat unnerved talking to her, despite the fact that she looks nice, and [*724] dispensed [*276]'s assistance in favor of hers.

"Scared of me?", she said with a slight chuckle. "You don't need to be afraid. My name is [*974], and it is a pleasure to meet you."

"So, situation aside . . ." I uncertainly say, "why have you brought me here?"

"It's a long story, but I'll explain," [*974] said. "We met a dragon in here recently. Poor thing was so depressed. He said that he got trapped in a big prison. He mentioned some sort of torture as well." [*974] took a deep breath, then continued. "We aren't going to torture you or anything like that. We just want to hear your side of the story."

- The Mouse Desk Descision, 2024.1.2.B

(Disclaimer: [*724], [*276] and [*974] aren’t the actual character names, just me modifying the writing so my export filters will let it slide.)