001 | [Accidental Video / Action]

[raisedroyal]

[A new(?) face appears over the network. It belongs to a young woman with light hair and olive eyes. The face is also upside down

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[chosenfake]

[Luke is casually browsing the network when he hears a familiar, feminine voice.

No way.

No. Way.

He fumbles the communicator--]

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[chosenfake]

[-- catches it, and then in his haste accidentally turns it /off/. He swears and takes the next fifteen seconds trying to get it to boot up again.]

3/3 video;

[chosenfake]

--amn it, work!

[Oh. There we go. Luke's face appears on the screen, perhaps so close that she can't tell his hair is cut, but it's him. And he's right side up.]

Natalia! Can you hear me?

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[raisedroyal]

[Natalia halts where she is. Of course she can hear him, and she recognizes that voice at once. A mixture of emotions wells up inside her chest, the predominant one being relief. Thank goodness he's all right, that he wasn't severely wounded while clashing swords with that Oracle Knight, that she won't have to abandon her duties in Akzeriuth.]

[That he didn't break his promise and leave her behind.]

...Luke?

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[raisedroyal]

[She glances around (out of habit) and finally turns her attention back to the device, bringing it closer to her face. Yes, it's him. It's Luke. But of course, confessing her worries won't do - they're bound to be shrugged off anyhow, and she doesn't want to give him any more reason to believe she shouldn't have come along.]

Yes, I can hear you, Luke. You certainly took your time about returning for me. [After all she's been waiting a whole ten minutes.]