[Voice]

[mitsuru_hime]

[The voice is calm and poised. The young woman sounds like she's addressing a board meeting, rather than trying to figure out why she's in an abandoned baseball diamond while her body protests her rude arrival.]

Excuse me, but if anyone is able to receive this transmission, I believe I am in need of information. I don't know how I got here, or

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[Video]

[meteor_heart]

There's a set of tower apartments near the ball diamond! You should make for those, it'll be safe there. I'll meet you halfway if I can, and help you make it.

[Down the stairs and through the lobby, Tifa pounds for the front door.]

[Video]

[mitsuru_hime]

[Choices, choices. But there are monsters in front of her, better to take the risk of an unknown voice.]

Understood. On my way.

[The communicator is dropped in her pocket, so all there is to see is dark gray material and the sound of pounding feet. Her running slows, and she mumbles.]

Not fast enough.

[There's a gun shot.]

[Video]

[meteor_heart]

Ah! Are you still alright?

[Tifa's out the door and sprinting. She vaults onto a dumpster, then fire escape, then to the roof to avoid any lingering hordes, making for the sound of the gunshot.]

[Video]

[mitsuru_hime]

[There's a shattering sound, then she's running again. She veers around a corner, running toward the apartments.]

I'm fine, but I seem to have drawn some attention to myself.

[Video to Action]

[meteor_heart]

I think I see you, I'm incoming from above.

[Tifa hopped to a fire escape, then to a window sill and then off entirely. She hit the street below like a comet, throwing up shards of concrete into Darkness spawn and emerging from the dust cloud in a whirlwind of powerful kicks. It wasn't so much a rescue as an assist, this newcomer seemed to have things well in hand, at least for the moment.]

This way!

[Action]

[mitsuru_hime]

[That? Was not expected. Mitsuru's not used to having strange women punching through concrete, but she's not asking questions with monsters at her heels. Evoker in one hand and rapier in the other, the school girl nods and takes off after Tifa.]

[Action]

[meteor_heart]

[Dodging through alleys and over cars, Tifa lead the new arrival back to the Tower as well and as fast as she could. Small groups of monsters seemed no threat to the red-head on her own, never mind with Tifa there. As they drew in sight of the apartments, Tifa called to the familiar figure outside.]

Riku!

[Action]

[walkthedawn]

[He's there already, nodding, skidding to a halt as they run up. He's quick to bring up a Dark Shield behind the two women to push back the few straggling creatures behind them.]

Head on inside. Looks like you outran most of them.

[Action]

[mitsuru_hime]

[She's taking a serious look around for the first time since arriving, including the two of them, but still being polite about things.]

Thank you. Both of you.

[She'll head into the apartments, finally putting away her rapier but keeping her Evoker handy.]

[Action]

[meteor_heart]

Phew. No...problem. It's always a rude surprise to wake up in that park for the first time, especially after Dark.

[Breathing a little, Tifa brushes hair out of her face and offers one leather gloved hand.]

I'm Tifa, nice to meet you.

[Action]

[walkthedawn]

[He follows the both of them inside, closing the door and locking it behind him.]

I'm Riku. You're okay, right?

[Action]

[mitsuru_hime]

I'm Kirijo Mitsuru. It is a pleasure to meet you both.

[She does start to bow, but notices the extended hand and switches to shaking hands.]

I'm not injured, but I'm certainly not where I'm supposed to be. This is not Tartarus.