⇝ Unus. {Video}

[full_of_riddles]

[A very wet and bedraggled Tom appears on the SFC. His dark eyes sweep over the device, a small grimace curling his lips. No, Vatheon, he does not look happy.]

What is the meaning of this?

[He presses a button on the SFC and the screen goes black.]

Bloody nonsense.

[Finding the appropriate button again, Tom's image reappears.]I was told to

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[Action]

[carminejackal]

[Have a Jackal, Tom. He might have dismissed the boy as nothing of interest, but the wet clothes, the displeased air and something about the boy's body language had him changing his direction toward that of the new arrival.]

Welcome to Vatheon.

[Action]

[full_of_riddles]

[This stranger is intriguing indeed. He looks over the man, his dark eyes not missing a single detail. Only after he has ascertained himself that said stranger might be useful does he answer, eyebrows raising innocently.]

Is that the name of this place?

[Action]

[carminejackal]

[Observing the new arrival silently in turn, he gives the other a small smile.]

Indeed. You might also like to know that there's no way out now that you're here.

Akabane Kuroudo, at your service.

[The large wide-brimmed hat is removed from his head as he introduces himself, coming to rest down before his chest.]

[Action]

[full_of_riddles]

Indeed. [Tom doesn't believe that. Power can solve everything, don't you know?]

Tom Marvolo Riddle. [He holds out his hand, his expression unreadable. Though, secretly, he is wondering about Akabane's parentage.]

Are you...native to this land?

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[effier]

[Effy's wandering about, the horrors that she had experienced have finally left her alone. She felt more like herself once again.

Oh, there was someone else new? Curiosity getting the best of her, she walks straight over to him.]

You're new.

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[full_of_riddles]

You're perceptive. [Tom watches her, bemused.]

action;

[effier]

[Oh, cocky, is he?]

You're wet.

[Momentary pause.]

It's called Vatheon.

action;

[full_of_riddles]

[Extremely.]

I noticed.

[Is that all?]

And there is no escape. [His voice trails off as if he doesn't quite believe that.] Who are you?

[Video x forever] Bah, if it changes, we'll change it.

[oh_neku_dear]

The "others" will be the people here, of course. The ones who aren't originally from Vatheon.

[Silly mortal.]

Seems like there are more and more of us cropping up, too.

[Video x forever] Works for me.

[full_of_riddles]

For what purpose? [Tom gives Joshua a penetrating stare.]

[oh_neku_dear]

Unknown, though we're free to take guesses. Most are thinking it's experimental, or that's what I assume. [A nonchalant shrug. He gives him a calmly amused smile-smirk.]

[full_of_riddles]

[It's just like the doctors. Brilliant.]

They won't learn much from me.