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[recinerated]

[There's a good piece of dead air in the time between when the recording begins and B's quiet voice rasps a single word:]

... Hello?

[There's caution and uncertainty in the space surrounding what little is spoken. B doesn't know much, but he can tell something is definitely Not Right with this situation.]

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[championship]

H-hello...?

[ This voice sounds familiar, but it couldn't be possible unless... ]

[audio]

[recinerated]

[Oh, but it is.]

Who am I speaking with?

[audio]

[championship]

Ryuzaki...? Is that really you? I-it's me, Dawn!

[audio]

[recinerated]

[She knows his name. It's a false name, true; but the number of people who know that name for him is a very small one.]

Dawn. I think you have me mistaken for someone else.

[audio]

[championship]

No... It's you, I'm sure of it! Where are you right now?

[ Although... he doesn't remember her? Maybe he'd forgotten somehow, maybe too much time had passed somehow for him. Perhaps if he saw her again, he'll remember! ]

[audio]

[recinerated]

I don't know.

[Which is partially true, anyway - he's hesitant to give out his location to a stranger who oddly seems to recognize him by voice. And then there's the fact that this isn't his cell (where he should be, where he was last he can remember), and it's definitely not California, either.]

Where are you?

[audio]

[championship]

The Lux - you remember where it is, right? I-it's on the map.

[ Her voice falters slightly. But it's definitely Ryuzaki, she knows it. He's just confused, she tells herself, refusing to believe the alternative. ]

[audio]

[recinerated]

I've never heard of it.

[She can't be very old; B can guess from the sound of her voice. And she seems awfully trusting.]

Where is there a map?

[audio]

[championship]

You... don't remember? It's the second function button on your device...

[audio]

[recinerated]

I've never seen this device before.