[The use of his name carries a timid sound that draws the Guardian's attention from the Bits at play, and he twists his head to source the speaker. To find a truly familiar face is a shock; that it is Echo he faces is a miracle, as Dumont had lost track of her in the cycles of the MCP's madness. Dumont's personal timeline is already shifting, he can feel it in his code, but here and now he has not yet seen the MCP's downfall, and so her presence is a very welcome surprise.]
Echo? [The name is almost lost in the rumbling, astonished quality of his voice, the big cat already half-rising to his paws.] Echo, my dear, is that you?
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Echo? [The name is almost lost in the rumbling, astonished quality of his voice, the big cat already half-rising to his paws.] Echo, my dear, is that you?