24th Oro?!?!?! (what's an 'oro?')

[sakabatou_user]

[There’s static and then a view, skewed from the bed to show the room at large. Tomoe moves through the door of 28 B, eyes downcast at first, possibly lost in thought, and likely expecting the room to be empty. When she sees it is, in fact, not empty she looks up with a slight start, eyes widening before blinking a couple times in disbelief.]

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[willing_sheath]

[For a brief almost terrifying moment she had wondered if he'd recognized her at all--seeing the change in his scar meant that he could have been from any time, even from before he'd met her in that street (though really, that shouldn't have frightened her, considering he hadn't hurt her then, even when she had suddenly become such a liability). But the tone in his voice was more telling than anything else. For the moment, her husband really was in front of her, more her husband than he would probably ever be in this place.]

[She took her hand back as his grip relaxed, her other hand moving to hold it and ease the slight sting from his grip out of it.]

...

How long have you been in here...?

[He'd been... notably scarce the last few days...]

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[sakabatou_user]

[A good question, as he honestly wasn't sure. None of this looked familiar--and it was not reassuring at all. He didn't have his swords, this was a western style-room, and his senses were all muddled. A faint tug at the collar on his neck, and a hint of frown, as he thought.]

I'm not certain, as my memories are muddled.

[Even if it was wooden, it was a blade--so Kenshin resheathed the weapon and tried to ignore the questions of where his stuff was. At least he wasn't un-armed... Before gently, carefully, taking her hand again. Much more gently, and carefully, resting it on his own before fingers moved to her wrist. Rubbing gently to ease discomfort from his grip earlier.]

Where are we?

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[willing_sheath]

You don't... [She trailed off, eyes falling to watch as he took her hand. She swallowed briefly] you don't remember... [it became a statement more than a question--of course he didn't remember. If he remembered the facility then he wouldn't have reacted quite like that. This was one of the experiments--she'd been watching enough reactions across the network to realize this, but actually seeing it was something different.]

[And she was so... not qualified to try to explain this place... She still only barely understood it herself.]

I don't... know exactly where it is... only that everyone here was abducted from our homes... [she wasn't touching the 'multiple world' thing with a ten foot pole.]

What is the last thing you clearly remember? In Otsu? [She was positive he had to be from at least then... he hadn't quite spoken to her with that tone until after that day on the bridge...]

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[sakabatou_user]

[A nod, Kenshin's brain preoccupied by the rest of the statement, turning it around as he responded. Still stroking her wrist lightly, before letting her hand fall again.]

We've been moved in for a little under a season.

[Letting his eyes meet hers, searching a bit. She was...more open, less guarded. It had only been for a second, but he'd seen it.]

What don't I remember?

[If they were abducted, why bring both of them? Why not kill him? Or her, to get to him? What demands had been made, or were going to be made and who was 'everyone else'?]

[tinypurplehead]

...Great. Did you guys change too?

[sakabatou_user]

[The reaction to the disembodied voice was rather telling, all things considered. Kenshin's eyes narrowed and he stepped closer to Tomoe, hand moving to hover above the hilt of the wooden weapon as he shifted into a slightly defensive position.]

[Between her and....what appeared to be a tiny box, with a person inside, on the bed, as his eyes finally tracked to the 'berry. There was a blink, before the red-head went out of his guard position, and carefully moved over. Still wary, examining the object visually, and unsure what to make of the image of the girl inside. What was this]

.........what do you mean?

[willing_sheath]

[The voice actually threw Tomoe for a moment too--this being her experience of one of the 'berries coming on of their own volition (aside from a couple accidental replies she'd made over the last week).]

[she followed the sound back to the bed, raising a hand in Kenshin's direction as he reacted so defensively--which... wasn't bad, but she knew what it was.]

Anata...

[She stood quickly, following him and peering over his shoulder to the girl's image. Lord, she was going to have to try to explain these things too, wasn't she?]

I haven't changed, Reishun-chan...

[That that... that would really mean much, she imagined...]

[tinypurplehead]

[A tiny box with a 9-year-old in it, oooh, threatening! But anyway, Reishun just watches watch, looking less than enthused.]

Yeah, so you're the same too?

[She wondered why nothing happened to some poeple... She then turns her attention to Kenshin.]

So I guess you don't remember me, do you?

[It's only for a week. It's only for a week. It's not permanent. Reishun will be telling herself that for a while.]