First Rebirth- [Voice]
[The device clicks on, and all that's heard is a soft breath for a moment, before Yuca speaks quietly.]
...I didn't expect a future like this one.
[He died, didn't he? He remembered pulling the trigger- so the only logical conclusion was that this was the future, six hundred years from his last memory. Just to be on the safe side-]
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...I didn't expect a future like this one.
[He died, didn't he? He remembered pulling the trigger- so the only logical conclusion was that this was the future, six hundred years from his last memory. Just to be on the safe side-]
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Ah, welcome. It's disorienting at first, but don't worry too much, this place isn't so bad.
Uhm, a safe place to stay is Ms. Unohana's clinic at [x,y].
Avoid the rabbits.
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Yes, it does seem rather interesting, doesn't it?
Rabbits and clinics- thank you.
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If, ah... you're worried about something back in your world, it's all right. Apparently time stops back there.
You're welcome. Ah, what's your name...? I'm Alphonse.
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Yuca Collabel.
The other boy said we can't go back. Does this mean that everyone here is dead? ['Is this some kind of afterlife?']
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It's nice to meet you, Yuca. Ah. No... but if you died right before you came here, that's not unheard of either.
This place is... let me get the notes.
[He comes back with a notebook, but the part of the page that's visible isn't in the language they're speaking, it's more like some variation of Latin. Or a code.]
Apparently some scientists tried to control space and time, and tore a hole of sorts in the system that keeps everything running smoothly. Now all times, worlds, and realities are being compressed into this one spot.
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But- [He doesn't want to press the issue, but it's too relevant to ignore.] -people die and then... are reborn here?
[Far more important to him than alternate realities- why wouldn't it be? Every reality he wakes up in is the same... until now, that is. But, just for appearance's sake.] I've barely heard of alternate realities. That sounds dangerous.
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Yeah... it's pretty unpredictable. But any reality is dangerous, isn't it?
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He comes to life several seconds later (lucky Al, Yuca could have spent hours sitting there, depending on his luck) and nods.]
A price to pay- that's different. I think I understand.
Any reality has dangerous pieces, yes. This place- if I'm understanding this correctly, it has the ability to take all of the dangerous pieces and fit them together like a puzzle. Though, I suppose the opposite could very well be true.
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It does. But the good things have just as much a chance of happening as the bad ones, thankfully. Even this chaos has some balance.
Uhm... and, one more thing. Once and a while, you'll hear strange Voices through the lines. Those are the Animus. They're the powers in this place, and they... toy with us sometimes.
Right now they've... messed up my memory. That's why I'm having to look everything up.
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[Yuca didn't know what to think anymore. This had to either be some strange sort of death-dream, or he was reborn into a time and place where everybody was certifiably insane.]
I'm- sorry for your loss. That seems more than a little troublesome. If there's anything I can do to help... [Concern echoes in his voice.]
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[He pauses, then smiles warmly. This guy's not so bad at all.]
Don't worry, I'm getting along all right. If the others are right the effect will wear off in a few days and I'll be... well, everything will be the way it was before, and I'll remember.
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[Positive, determined. He wants as many allies as he can get right now, especially if what they were saying was true.]
As long as you can keep it all down on that notebook, it shouldn't be too much of a problem, right?
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[Al nods, fingering a page.]
Yeah. Thank goodness I was prepared for something like this. Apparently I've been here a really long time, and I took these notes for myself so I wouldn't be left in the dark if something ever happened. Memory loss is common enough around here.
But... these notes are in my handwriting, so. I guess I wrote them.
[A pause, and then...]
I hope you find your friend.
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[Another serene little smile, which vanishes at the mention of Rain.]
...I will. He'll come for me. [If for no other reason than to stop him from doing something terrible in this world as well.]
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That's... good, right?
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[At the question, Yuca laughs softly, nodding in response.] Of course it is. We're friends.
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