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[mist96]

[The feed focuses in on Chrome. She looks much younger, perhaps nine or ten. Her hair is about to her shoulders and notice that she has two violet hued eyes instead of her normal one with an eyepatch over her right eye.]

W-Where am I?

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[lovestartsat0]

[Why are there so many children in this mansion? And why are they without parents?]

You're in a mansion. Don't worry, it's safe from what I've seen. Are you lost?

[mist96]

U-Um, y-yes.

[lovestartsat0]

[Poor girl! She must be terrified.]

Are you in a room right now, or outside somewhere? I can at least show you around a bit.

Maybe if you're lucky you'll find people you know? There are a few people here I recognize, and if not, we're all on the same boat you are.

[mist96]

A-A room.

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[im_in_ur_exit]

[Chrome! ... bitty Chrome. He's pretty sure "Chrome Dokuro" is an alias. Crap. And from what he'd overheard during Fears week - ]

You're in a place called the Manor - it's ... isolated, I'm afraid. Are you alright?

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[mist96]

I-I'm fine I think.

[Isolated? Oh boy.]

I-Is my mother here?

[Oh yes, she is worrying about that devil of a woman.

[Video]

[im_in_ur_exit]

[He's doing a remarkable job of hiding suddenly finding a lump in the back of his throat; it's a scenario he's more than familiar with - abused children don't realize that their situation isn't normal, the abuser capitalizes on the childhood tendency to assume things must root in THEM to reinforce the idea that they deserve it...]

No... she isn't - most of us are here without our families, so we've been helping each other.

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[mist96]

[A half-relieved, half-scared look crosses the girl's face.]

S-She won't be happy that I'm gone...