(slams fist down on my silly pso2 ngs dolls!npcs au)
or i guess an attempt to get to her as a host. Attempt. she's too powerful for that though. we'll see after i get through act 5. i just think she should become incredibly important. but anyway.
so like... he seems pretty kind? i think he'd possibly try to be positive and give hosting renus a chance even if nadereh (and retem in general) will Not Be Okay with that. at all. what a nightmare that will be over there.
meanwhile tuuli wakes up with a huge headache and bright golden eyes and the other four are incredibly worried and confused. ilma probably has to be the one to figure out whats going on and meri probably the one to suspect it (via intuition.)
even putting aside the sheer, negative shock, i don't think tuuli reacts well to suddenly having a weird headmate (the least angering thing about the situation) and now cannot really be left alone mentally lol. but if ams was somehow lonely and interested in people (it's human shaped and all?) then thats funny AF i love it.
maybe she was just There with nils all this time, but not really... active? until it got properly wiped out by crawford and glen and co. and then i suppose it Has to use her. they might not even survive if separated, considering hibana actually Died and nils got wiped pretty hard by like the Most Capable people in arks.
im sure they get along a lot better than the other 3 doll!npcs, given the length of time... but its probably not helpful if the region boss with tons of dolls being Made becomes "here's a completely absurd plan! it will definitely work out!" after getting the host. (iirc that's what hibana was like?)
but this also gives a "queen of dolls" feeling as a result which i absolutely love and justifies making her a borderline crown. fits well with the other two of her squad partners being incredibly important, right?