2nd rebirth // video

[lovereborn]

[ The video clicks on, to reveal - oh, hey, it's that girl from a week ago. Thankfully, she's much less covered in blood this time. She looks a little below the weather, a little pale and shaken, but she's still got a small smile on her face. ]

Hey, everyone. This is what you do to post to the network, right? I'm pretty sure this is what I did

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[by_your_leave]

The discomfort seems to wear off fairly quickly-- that is speaking for myself, of course. Within a day or two at most. [ he tilts his head, curiously. ]

Are you ill? Perhaps you should seek the assistance of a healer.

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[lovereborn]

A day or two? [ WELL JEEZ THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE FOR THE GREETER TO TELL HER. She would've grabbed some damn aspirin or something. ]

I... guess I am probably sick, yeah. I guess I'll try and find the nearest healer.

[ ...healer? ]

-wait, do you mean a doctor? Or, like, people with glowing hands and mystical powers? I've talked to both, so...

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[by_your_leave]

As you will, then. With any luck, it may be something easily cured.

[ one long, tufted ear flicks lightly. ]

Ah, whichever you feel more comfortable approaching. [ he forgets that people tend to distinguish between them, here. ] From what I understand, their capabilities are similar, and only the methods differ.

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[lovereborn]

I sure hope so.

That sounds about right, yeah. Thank you very much, um...

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[lovereborn]

[ -what. ]

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[lovereborn]

[ WHY DID YOU NOT LOOK AT THE VIDEO SCREEN BEFORE THIS SHIRLEY. She shakes her head, taking another dubious look before- ]

Um... excuse me, but if you don't mind me asking where are you from?

[ She has no idea what he is. This is important - this decides whether this is the alternate worlds thing, or whether this is the rat people controlling humanity. ]

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[by_your_leave]

[ don't worry, Shirley, he gets this reaction a lot. ]

From the Kingdom of Burmecia, my lady, on the Mist Continent. [ the answer is calm enough, though after a moment he decides to add, ]

Though I would not be surprised if that is unfamiliar, given that no one here appears to have heard of my kind before.

My name is Fratley.

video; bawwwww I need to finish FFIX ;_; such a good game

[lovereborn]

Burmecia, on the Mist Continent. Got it.

[ So that's not even like some weird parallel Earth or something. That's just a different world altogether.

-but wait, he's introducing himself! Well, he seems like a nice rat-person thing, so it can't hurt - ]

I'm Shirley - it's nice to meet you.

[ Sure, she's still kind of staring at the ears and everything, but that's no reason to distrust him. She briefly entertains the notion of asking him if everyone on his world looks like that before realizing just how rude that would probably be. ]

video; yesss, it's such fun. though the side quests are so... long OTL

[by_your_leave]

It is an honor, Lady Shirley. [ he's been quite formal so far. if he notices her staring, he's not quite rude enough to call attention to it.

he pauses, and then... ]

Regarding the matter of your health-- have you ingested anything ... unusual, lately? [ he's still sort of recovering from his own unpleasant encounters with drug-laced soda cans. never again. ]

Re: video; yesss, it's such fun. though the side quests are so... long OTL

[lovereborn]

No, ah, um - the honor is all mine, Sir Fratley! [ Okay, so he's really nice. And as dated as it is, 'Lady Shirley' certainly brightens her sickness-filled-day a little. ]

I... don't think so? I had pizza yesterday, and it was okay - it didn't taste bad or anything. It's probably not food poisoning, it's been happening since I got here.

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[by_your_leave]

[ he might be a ratty knight, but he's still a knight! and his hair is probably more fabulous than hers, sadly certain standards have to be observed. ]

Very well. I hope you may find a hea-- a doctor who can assist you.

Have you met Doctor Daedalus? Perhaps it would be best to inform him of your concerns.

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[lovereborn]

Doctor Daedalus Yumeno, right? He helped me when I got here - I'm going to talk to him later tonight. That's the plan, anyway.

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[by_your_leave]

That is correct.

I am certain he will be able to assist you. He seems a very capable man. [ though not, perhaps, recently... ]

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[lovereborn]

I'm glad you think so! He's been great so far, so, I mean...

-that's not to say the other doctors wouldn't be good, though! I just- I've seen how he does it, I guess, so I know he's good at his job. I mean, I'm sure the others are too, but- Oh, you know what I mean!