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[tachikiru]

[At first, there's nothing visible on the feed, and the only thing audible is two moogles conversing.]

He looks dead if you ask me, kupo.

Maybe we should poke him with a stick and see if he moves, kupo?

Kupopopo! Not me! He looks shadier than a Treno pickpocket. You want a knife through the gut? Look at the weapons he's carrying!

I don't think

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[Video]

[stragothemagus]

[Strago's eyes widen in surprise as he sees who's on the screen.]

S-Shadow?!

[Video]

[tachikiru]

[One of the moogles replies.]

You know him too, kupo?

[stragothemagus]

[Frowns.]

Of course I know him! We traveled together in our world!

[tachikiru]

Really? Was he always this craz--?

[The second moogle puts a paw over the other's mouth.]

Ssh! What if he hears you?

[stragothemagus]

I'll have you know that Shadow is not crazy!

[Huffs.]

He doesn't just like being with people much... Anyways, can you put him back into that healing spring? He looks absolutely dreadful!

[tachikiru]

It doesn't sound like he wants to be in the healing spring, kupo.

But what if he dies, kupo? We'd be in big trouble!

[stragothemagus]

Shadow? Can you hear me? Let the moogles help you! You can be cured!

[tachikiru]

[Some distance away from the moogles, Shadow moves his head fractionally to indicate he can hear him. The old man's no fool; surely he realises he pulled himself out from the spring on purpose?]

I wish to be... left alone...

[stragothemagus]

[Frowns.]

And what of Interceptor? Are you just going to abandon him?

[tachikiru]

He can take care of himself... [And he has Relm. The dog's not stupid; he'd find his way to the girl if he could.]

[stragothemagus]

...By the way, where is he? I haven't seen him.

[He doesn't doubt that for a minute. Strago knows how much Relm loves that dog.]

[tachikiru]

He went on without me...

[...In Kefka's Tower. Shadow hasn't realised this is an entirely other world, yet, and Interceptor isn't here at all.]

[stragothemagus]

[Then it hits him.]

Oh, goodness. He must be in our world, looking for Relm and I. Poor thing.