ONE. (voice)

[nothingjust]

[ He starts off with button mashing, frustrated, talking to himself. ] ...Everything was supposed to be done with. No more fighting. No more strange things. No more Dark Hour. So... so...

[ And now he addresses the journal: ]

-What the heck is going on here!

This isn't funny, so cut it out!

...

Everyone... are you here, too?

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[nyxoji]

Ken-kun!! How did you get--- ... that's a stupid question

Are you safe? Is there anyone around you?

[Ryoji was a little confused, from the way Ken was talking... could they have...?]

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[nothingjust]

[ He stares uncomprehendingly at the image for a minute. Just wide-eyed surprise. Because... um, hi, you're dead. Also Nyx. Also. What. ]

You're...

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[nyxoji]

...

This may seem strange, but...

[He sighed.]

People are pulled her at random times in their lives, two brothers were brought here a month apart... a girl I know was brought here a year after her friends. There are things...

...Things that you may know that I don't, or vise-versa because of this place.

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[nothingjust]

...

[ He's listening and all, but. ] You are Ryoji-san, right? How...

[ Wait. Thoughtful pause. ] What sort of things?

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[nyxoji]

...

Yes, Ken-kun. It's me.

... [He took a deep breath before speaking softly.] ...Like in my time, I haven't told any of you... Well. Something very important that would effect you greatly.

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[nothingjust]

[ Again, he's silent, thinking it over. There's only one thing that comes to mind. That part doesn't need thinking over. But the rest-that Ryoji could be here, that he could be here, what even was "here"...

Could it be a trick? Could they have failed to defeat Nyx after all, and could Ryoji-Nyx Avatar-be pulling some sort of trick? Separating them, trying to kill them? No, probably not. Definitely not. Maybe not. But then... He thinks in circles for a moment, then comes out with it. Softly, but bluntly. ]

That you're really Nyx's avatar?

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[nyxoji]

... That I am The Appriser... The Goddess of Darkness's vessel... yes. I am.

[...For some reason, it hurt more to say it than think it to himself while watching everyone back when he was at 'home'... ...Home...]

... I'm sorry that you were brought here Ken-kun, but it does seem that you are from a later time.

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[nothingjust]

Where are the others?

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[nyxoji]

The only ones here from are world are you and I.

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[nothingjust]

[ He stays silent at that, but hey, it's video. He looks briefly surprised, then lost. For all his independence, he relies on S.E.E.S. A lot. Frowns to himself to hide his upset, trying to think. ]

Why?

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[nyxoji]

I'm afraid that's an answer I don't have... The Mansion consumes and spits everyone out again at random times... Sometimes a lot of people come at once, and other times someone just appears alone.

A boy named Vivi appeared a few days ago, as did a rather loud blonde boy.

...but I hope that no one else from our world comes here.

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[nothingjust]

... Why not? Is it that bad?

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[nyxoji]

It can be pretty terrible. Um... Well. People die here.

Then come back.

...And some even die again, and still come back.

[ooc: DAMN MY LACK OF IRRITATED/CONCERNED RYOJI ICONS]

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[nothingjust]

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Come back?

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[nyxoji]

To life, yes.

...I died once here, but as you can see I'm here just fine now.

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[nothingjust]

[ Ohgod major conflict forever.

... ]

I don't believe you.