Paper Crane 1 [Accidental Video]

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[The feed starts out with just voice, one that some people might find familiar. He sounds a little panicked, but not for the same reasons as most who enter Adstringendum all of a sudden.]

Woah, watch out he's got a

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[capuletnomore]

[That voice! Juliet grins. First Naruto, and now Hanna? December had a promising beginning. But, she is careful when she turns on her feed. Naruto had not remembered her, and that was a painful reminder of the nature of this place.]

Good sir, are you all right?

[Light concern, since he seems confused. But oh, all she wants to do is squeal in delight that he is back.]

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[Hanna still isn't aware of the video feed, and jumps when he hears the voice. It does finally bring his attention to the feed though, and he picks up the PCD, staring into it.]

Honestly? Not really. There was a guy in this house, he had a gun, but..

[Obviously he's not in casa de Tibenoch any more. Or maybe this was the experiment that Ples was talking about?]

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[capuletnomore]

[Gun? Someone held a gun against Hanna? She shudders.]

Guns are horrible things. But, there is no such person here now. It may be difficult to understand, but you are no longer where you had been. This place is called Adstringendum.

[Hanna is clever, though, and she is certain he will understand sooner rather than later.]

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But then were did he go...?

[There is more of that confusion and he kind of just stares at her a moment.]

Then, if i'm here, what happened to my friends? And Tibenoch? I mean, I can't just leave them like that!

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[capuletnomore]

He remains where he was. It is you have traveled. The Animus have brought you here, and when they have done with you, they will put you back, as if you had never left at all.

[A pained look crosses her face at that.]

They have done so before, with many people. We are here at their whim.

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That kind of sucks...And the Animus are the overseer thingamajigs around here?

[He's kind of getting the feeling that this lady isn't just some nice person filling him in on scoop. If anything that Hermione girl is saying is true, which he's sure it is...]

Am I supposed to know you?

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[capuletnomore]

To the best of everyone's knowledge, yes. They are most capricious overseers, though.

[And at those words, her eyes fill with tears. She can't help it.]

We were friends when last you were here. It is another cruelty the Animus perform - should anyone they send home come back, their memory of the time they spent here is lost to them. You are the second this week to return and not recognize those you knew before.

[She wipes at her eyes and curtsies.]

I am Juliet Montague. I - I am please to make your acquaintance once more, Hanna.

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Huh...I guess I'll have to look into that. Are they people, or...?

[Though the tears surprise him. Women he can't handle, women and tears? Definitely not up his alley.]

Woah. Um. N-nice to meet you Juliet! You don't need to cry, I mean, I'm totally not worth the waterworks. It'll be okay. Alright?

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[capuletnomore]

They are - they are spirits, as their name suggests. Capricious spirits. Bubbles - our ward, when she was here - likened them to elephants.

[She laughs through her tears at this. He would not remember the child. She isn't sure if that makes things better or worse.]

But they are nothing like elephants that I have seen. Children have fertile imaginations.

[She shakes her head at that. It truly is Hanna come back to them all.]

I am sorry. I cannot help it. I - I am just so glad to see you again. You are very much worth my tears, Hanna. Of those who have left, there are only three more deserving than you. I - forgive me, I should not carry on so when you are newly come to this place, and need assistance.

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Woah, woah woah. Slow down. We had a kid named Bubbles?

[Now he's just stuck on the ward part. She was just his friend right? Because kids were cute and all, but he didn't usually go around adopting children with pretty women.]

Um, its alright? Just...

[A little lost.]

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[capuletnomore]

She adopted us, more or less. It is a long story. But she would take turns spending time with you and with Riku and Galahad, and then with me and my cousin Tybalt. I am sorry, I should not say so much so quickly.

[She takes a moment to visibly compose herself, wiping at her eyes and taking several deep breaths.]

Please, forgive me, Hanna. I should know better, given the nature of this place.

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[magicxmarker]

Oh. That makes a little more sense.

[Though She mentioned Galahad...that couldn't be Troucy, could it?]

Galahad didn't happen to be a Zombie, did he..? And its okay, just a bit to take in is all...I think i've got it though.

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[capuletnomore]

[She nods.]

He was. Your friend from your home, who had forgotten his own name. He was a good friend, too, though we did not know each other for long. The Animus took him away before they took you, by quite some time.

I can only imagine. It felt overwhelming my first day here, and I did not have anyone telling me that I had been here before and claiming to be my friend.

[She hesitates a moment before continuing to speak.]

Need you somewhere to stay? No one should be outside long in this cold, especially not with the snow on the ground.

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Oh...So he's not here any more then.

[That was a bit of a bummer. Maybe if they had been taken from different times he would have known how the confrontation with Ples ended?]

I'm sure I'll get over it. Its not like i'm unused to strange things happening, so this is just like, a walk in the park with some added rain showers or something. I just need to find my umbrella and I'll be good, so don't even worry about it.

[Though at her question he shrugs, not sure. She's a girl, he's not sure how that would work out. Its one thing to talk over the video...but in person? he's not sure yet.]

Um, I'll think about it? I'm sure i'll be fine for now...but thanks. Really, that's very considerate.

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[capuletnomore]

He is not. It may be a blessing, considering the cold. Would cold and snow affect a zombie? I remember that the rains did.

That you think on it is all I ask. I - with my cousin gone, there is a room to spare in the house, should you wish it.

[She wouldn't offer Tybalt's room to just anyone.]

Or, if you would prefer, there is a house not far from my own, which lies abandoned at the moment. It is a good house, with a good, solid roof. And I can say this with certainty, as I know you yourself fixed it.

[Not that he would remember, but she is suggesting he move into the Durocs' old house.]

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Oh...I guess that's true. He would hate to be all cooped up inside with the snow.

[He manages a smile for her though and nods, not quite aware of the importance of what she's offering just yet. Though at the mention of a repaired roof he looks kind of surprised.]

I did? Huh...that's kind of cool. I might just crash there for a while then. Its empty though?