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[The image sputters to life on Alex's device, the ambient light reflected in his cold blue eyes, under his hood. It's obvious he's using a naturally dark area to keep his location a secret.]Hello? Is anyone getting this message? I need to talk to someone. Anyone. My name is...Not important, right now. I just arrived here and I still have some

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[REACTION] 1/IDK but sorry about your inbox ahead of time.

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[...that voice. She'd recognize it anywhere -- hell, she could copy it perfectly even if it depressed her to hear it coming out of her own mouth.]

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[She was so caught off guard by the familiar voice on the NV that she didn't even catch the entire message. Although she couldn't help but feel that something was...strange about this transmission. Out of all of the times she talked to Alex, not once did he show his face on screen; she always had to see him in person.]

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[But fuck, that didn't matter to her. After months of grieving over what was her best friend she ever had (to the point where she didn't even know how to define their relationship anymore), anything was a welcome relief after she spent all of this time torturing herself over his disappearance.]

[voice] OKAY DONE.

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Alex...?!

[Yes, this is all she can muster up to say. She's staying on voice, for now, out of habit.]

Private

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[The sudden jolt of her voice causes him to retreat further back, darkening the image until only his eyes are visible on-screen. He switches the connection to private.]

Identify yourself.

Private

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[Ah, there was the Alex she knew. It stung a little that he didn't seem to remember her voice, but he was still probably disoriented from arriving, right? She paused for a few seconds, trying to compose herself the best she could before continuing with a hint of desperation in her voice.]

It's me -- heeheehee -- Sarina. You remember me...right?

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I know nothing about you.

Private Video

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[Sarina gave a distressed gasp in response.]

That's not true! Heheheh! You know every--

[God, she didn't like going on video when she felt this distraught over something, but goddammit he had to remember her! He was the only person she could ever bring herself to fully trust -- he was the only person that knew who she really was. If seeing her face would jog his memory, so be it!]

You're just confused! Hahaha! [She strained a smile, even though it took far more effort than she was used to.] But it's okay! Maybe you're just not good at recognizing voices, but surely you remember my face, don't you?

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[viral_vector]

I'm aware of the fact that another man by the name of "Alex", who looks like me, also took up residence here. A doppleganger. I'm not that man, and he isn't me. I've never been in this place.

I'll tell you again, there is nothing between us.

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[Oh christ, way to hit her berserk button. She would have defended Alex against anyone -- but never in a million years did she think she'd have to do it against someone who looked exactly like him.

She takes a moment to have her version of anti-heroic BSOD, before...]

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HE.

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WAS NOT.

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A DOPPLEGANGER!

[Clutching the sides of her head, she remembered the talk she had with Raven about clones of people. It seemed ridiculous at the time, but that had to be the only explanation for this!]

You're the doppleganger! Heheheheh!

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You can believe whatever you want to believe. It makes no difference, to me.

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[YEAH, SORRY. This is all way too much for her, so she's just going to end the feed without saying anything and emo over this for a while.]