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[thatdamnedninja]

I-

What?

No, seriously! Waittaminute. Back the hell up, buster! Let's start again, from the top.

… Actually. On second thoughts, nah. No. Nevermind. I get it. I ge~et it.

[ There is a sigh. It's long and it's loud; it's dramatic and theatrical and totally not, definitely not, an expression of just how much Yuffie would love to punch something

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[starredjack]

Another new one? Jeez, we seem to be multiplying by the day.

Basically, we've been pulled here - to the town of Haven - to go look for jewel shards. It's not that hard, but the shard creatures that protect 'em are pretty violent.

[thatdamnedninja]

And, lemme guess. We can't go back 'til we've jumped all the hoops?

[starredjack]

That's what it looks like.

Oh, right! People here might know you. It's weird, but we've replaced the lives of people who used to be here.

[thatdamnedninja]

We've what?

... Er, okay. Gotcha. Weirder things have happened. Similar things, too.

[starredjack]

It's kinda confusing, but you'll get the hang of it! Just don't be surprised if a native claims to be your best friend or something.

[thatdamnedninja]

Pffft, this is nothing. Well, okay; maybe it's not nothing, but I've dealt with it before.

Thanks for the heads up, though... um. Who're you, again?

[starredjack]

I'm Kukai Souma! It's awesome to meetcha.

If you have any other questions, feel free to ask. I'll try and answer them as well as I can.

[thatdamnedninja]

Yuffie Kisaragi! You too, I guess.

Okay, for starters! This place is called Haven, I get that, but where is it? D'you know the name of the country?

[starredjack]

United States of America. You're... not from Earth, are you?

[thatdamnedninja]

Not originally, nope. Which state?

[starredjack]

That... I don't know. I didn't pay attention to it in class. Oregon, maybe? Or Washington? One of the two.

[thatdamnedninja]

Not New England, then. Alright. Next question, and this is a doozy, so don't be fooled by how short it is! Ever heard the name 'Landel'? Yes or no'll do.

[starredjack]

Nope, never heard of him.

[thatdamnedninja]

Whew. Okay! Here's the last one for now: do people ever just... disappear? Like, randomly. Or almost randomly.

[starredjack]

I... don't know. I've never heard of something like that.

[thatdamnedninja]

Good to hear, good to hear. Thanks, dude! You've been real helpful.