[The image on the video feed is a little shaky. It depicts a woman in her mid-twenties sitting awkwardly--like she doesn't quite know how to arrange her limbs--on a chair in one of the dug-outs with a coarse brown blanket over her shoulders. Her long, brown hair is loose on her shoulders; an untied ribbon hangs limply in the thick ponytail.
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Canada is the northern part of Northern America, on Earth.
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Thank you, Sunny--could I trouble you a little more?
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You're welcome. [She smiles.] Of course, I'm a-always glad to help.
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I don't suppose you know how or why this happened, do you? I mean--did it happen to you, as well?
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It d-did. I'm actually from a d-different Earth and about three y-years further in time than here in Siren's P-Port. We were a-all brought here by the C-Core, apparently it's m-malfunctioning so it s-seems to be randomly bringing people here. I'm n-not sure it's entirely random anymore though.
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[She notices that. Kids notice a lot of things quicker than adults.] It's n-not all bad here. This is my s-second time being Pulled into S-Siren's Port.
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[she glances from the screen to the window, out at the creepy darkness.] Not bad? But something here feels so wrong. The man who brought me here told me not to move until daylight ...
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[She doesn't blame her for feeling uneasy.] There are s-siren's that let you know w-when it's safe and w-when it's not. And there are p-plenty of places that are darkness-proofed so that you'll be safe until morning siren's.
[She thinks back.] Besides, n-nobody stays dead forever h-here. My uncle d-died once but h-he came back about a w-week later.
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[ulp.] --Can I ask, why is it unsafe?
Oh ... but, even if he came back, that must have been hard on you.
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The darkness, there are all sorts of monsters that come out after evening s-sirens.
It... w-was, yes. He must h-have activated his NV b-by mistake when he w-was out. And h-he got attacked...
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[--but then Sunny mentions the monsters, and her eyes widen. Not that the Planet was free of such things, but ...] Monsters, in a city? Goodness.
I, I'm sorry. That's horrible.
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It's only at n-night though, so that's good. And at least the siren's go off, so the locals aren't c-completely heartless when it comes to us Newcomers.
I've seen worse, it's o-okay.
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Locals, huh? Are there many natives?
[she frowns a little as Sunny's voice lowers. Poor kiddo.] Hey ... does your uncle take care of you now?
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A l-lot yeah. Some aren't s-so happy about Newcomers.
No, he got sent h-home. But Snake is still here, and Minako is l-letting me live with her.
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Oh, good. You have people to look after you, then.
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