001 ☽ Voice ⇒ Video

[subshiki]

[ at first nothing but footsteps hitting pavement can be heard. then a noise of irritation. ]

When I said I wanted out of the village I didn’t mean I wanted to end up in some abandoned city.

[ more footsteps and then they come to a sudden halt. then the video feed clicks on. ]

Use this, it said. There are others listening then, aren’t there. [ it’s

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[allephoria]

A-Ah, well, I'd like to think that I'm more of a friend than a foe...

[subshiki]

[ so what? that means you could be both? no answer, but he's still looking at you through the feed. ]

[allephoria]

U-Um, what I mean i-is that between the two I would definitely be a friend! I wouldn't try to hurt you or anything like that, though I doubt I could even if I tried to...

That doesn't sound very reassuring, does it? What I'm trying to say is that I'm not your enemy.

[subshiki]

Then explain what's going on.

[allephoria]

O-Okay... this may be hard to believe, but you've been kidnapped by scientists to a city called Discedo on the planet Fortuna. Almost all of the other people here have been kidnapped as well.

[subshiki]

[ can accept this with relative ease, actually. ]

Fine. What happened to this place? How long have people been trapped here?

[allephoria]

I'm not sure why this city is so ruined, but the amount of time people have been trapped here varies greatly. Some stay for a few months then leave while others have been here for years.

[subshiki]

How do they leave?

[allephoria]

The scientists, I suppose. They have the power to bring people here, so it only makes sense that they're the only ones who can send them back.

[subshiki]

Let me guess... No one knows where to find them.

[allephoria]

[She nods silently, though a bit sheepish.]

[subshiki]

[ just his luck. have an irritated sigh. ]

[allephoria]

U-Um... you should probably find somewhere safe to stay. It's not exactly safe outside.

[subshiki]

[ so he's heard. ]

Any suggestions where? It doesn't look like there's anything but abandoned office buildings here.

[allephoria]

There are three apartment buildings most people stay at: Marshall, Latimir, and Horton.

[subshiki]

[ oh. well... ]

Those are the only three sets?