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[wingenvy]

[Okay, so. He'd been en route to Midgar with Cloud. With a motorcycle, it had been awesome. And they'd been making good progress! Sure, he wasn't all that certain about directions, but being underground for so long can screw with a guy a little. There's no helping it. He'd been in a pretty good mood, though

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[once_knighted]

[If Yuri saw anyone else in New Feather clothes attempting to ninja around the village, he'd probably just watch them for a while, wait to see if anyone helps them, then wander off.

But in this case? He'll be stopping his little walk and calling out. The way Zack's acting doesn't bode well in the "does he remember" front, but still.]

... Zack?

[wingenvy]

[People watching him? Makes him nervous, but that's okay. People talking to him? Still not great just yet, but he can deal. Someone calling his name? That usually means someone who recognizes him and wants to take him back to the lab. That is most definitely not good. So Zack's immediate reaction is to turn to face Yuri warily, taking a stance that looks like a cross between ready to fight and ready to run, with Zack still deciding what to do.]

Who are you? Are you with Shinra?

[once_knighted]

[... Definitely doesn't remember, just like Cloud. Great. But unlike with Cloud, Zack's not someone he wants to mess with, so it's time to do a little damage control attempt and hope it works.]

Relax -- I'm not with Shinra. I don't even know who that is.

[Or ... what. He's not sure if Shinra's a person or a group or whatever. He can't really remember whether Zack ever mentioned it around him, either, but he's got a feeling that his not-knowing in this case might be beneficial.]

[wingenvy]

[For the moment that only serves to confuse Zack, though that's a step up from tense-and-angry-animal attitude.]

How could you not know Shinra? They're all over the world!

[Was this guy playing him, or was he even more out of the loop than Zack?]

[once_knighted]

Maybe in your world, but not this one. [Or his, but considering the way Zack's acting, breaking this whole thing to him little by little seems like the best plan.]

[wingenvy]

[jkhasjhf what did he just say.]

This world?

[once_knighted]

... Guess no one told you anything just yet. [S-slight sigh. He was pretty certain it'd end up this way, but damn does explaining things annoy him. Guh. All right. Because it's Zack, he'll make an exception.] I won't blame you if you don't believe this right off the bat, but this is a completely different world from your own. Actually, it's a completely different world for everyone living here. [Except ... one, but there's no need to get into that.]

[wingenvy]

[....Buh. Zack just sort of stares for a long moment, because seriously? Seriously? It's true that he doesn't seem to be lying, but it's not like he isn't sometimes kind of overly trusting...]

You're not kidding, are you.

[once_knighted]

... I wish I was. [ ... ] You woke up with a book near you, right? You still have that?

[wingenvy]

A book? I don't remember seeing one. [He's pretty sure he didn't have one with him before he got here...]

[once_knighted]

[Yuri starts to open his mouth to say some snarky comment about him leaving the journal behind, but he manages to bite it back. Given how Zack reacted when he called out to him, he's not so sure he can blame him for not even seeing it.]

Guess it must be wherever you woke up. That thing tends to find its way back to whoever it belongs to anyway, so don't worry about it. [Or is that what happens if someone tries destroying it? Whatever. Probably in that guide thing he read maybe a paragraph out of.] Anyway, whenever you come across it, or if you manage to borrow someone else's, there's a guide in there that explains this place in much better detail than I can. It's kinda long, but it should answer any questions you could have about this place.

[wingenvy]

[Where he woke up? Crap. He's not sure of that one. Think, think, think...] I was in the woods somewhere... [Vague gesture in a vague direction. Eh-heh.]

[once_knighted]

... Yeah, there's no way you're gonna find it. I'd just wait for it to show up on its own if I were you.

[wingenvy]

...Can it really do that? [Books can't teleport, dude.]

[once_knighted]

You can talk to people through it, so it should. [SENSE MAKING! Sort of.] But if you happen to remember where it might be, then I guess looking for it yourself would take less time.

[wingenvy]

[S... sort of.]

I guess I should look for it... [Later, though. That's not important right now.] Oh! But have you seen a blond guy around? Kind of shorter than me, really spiky hair, kind of looks like a- oh, wait, you wouldn't know chocobos... [Hrrrrrrm.]