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[absolute_npc]

[This signal overrides any options or filters, popping up a video of what looks to be a young woman. Her eyes, however lack any emotion and the rest of her expression is much the same.]

How unexpected. Was it not enough for you to be sent back to your homes despite failure? Why is it that you return?

[She pauses, then, and her voice changes to

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[favillic]

[ his first time interacting with lilith, so he's obviously cautious. ]

-- What are you?

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[absolute_npc]

[he has every right to be.]

I am a program designed for the sole task of being the admin to this network.

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[favillic]

[ he's never run into such an articulate program before. ]

... an AI?

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[absolute_npc]

Yes, that is correct.

Your name?

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[instrumented]

[So. The first one shows. She's always been different from the others, but he has to wonder about how much she remembers. ]

You say that as if we had a choice to begin with. How much time has passed since then?

[a pause; suspicion holds him (thoughts running through whose hand that might be), but he'll continue.]

Zero Kiryuu.

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[absolute_npc]

One year.

[she pauses then, for whatever reason (probably searching data) before quietly.]

...Venator. You claim to have been brought here against your will, is that so? Identical to how you came to be here before?

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[instrumented]

[One year. He could contemplate this for longer, but the differences in how time passes is both old news, and a detail he won't worry himself over.

The latter has him pausing, however.]

I was, but not exactly the same route. This time, prior to arriving in the city, I was brought into a void. It was similar to after Nuadoria collapsed.

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[absolute_npc]

A void... Is it possible to be more specific?

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[tridented]

[ ohhhh the plot thickens ]

What, no welcome back? That's cold.

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[absolute_npc]

Would you prefer a welcome back?

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[tridented]

Only if it were any such thing. [ a beat ] Rokudo Mukuro.

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[absolute_npc]

My apologies.

Rokudo Mukuro identified. May I be of any service?

voice.

[substantiating]

Dana Scully. I believe you should answer a few questions first. Or at least provide some clarity on here.

[No holds barred, she's as professional as it gets when it comes to confronting someone who looks like she knows what's going on.]

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[absolute_npc]

[There's a small gap of silence before she finally speaks up.]

I have no information on Dana Scully. You are a newcomer, then.

If answers to questions are what you seek, how may I be of service?

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[substantiating]

How about an explanation? Abductions, blood red skies, and a decaying city? What are you doing that's responsible for it?

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[absolute_npc]

I am afraid you will not be satisfied with any answers I can give.

Do you still wish to hear the answers, as vague as they may be?

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[sfortunato]

[ oh, great. you again. ]

Irie Shouichi.

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[absolute_npc]

[8)]

Irie Shouichi Identified. Tell me, were you also brought back here against your will?

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[sfortunato]

I can hardly imagine a situation where I would come here of my own free will.

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[absolute_npc]

[Well, that does make sense even to someone such as herself]

I see.

This is most unusual.