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[loveandstrife]

[Cloud squints into the device, frowning at it. This is ridiculous. Where is he? What is this thing? Why the HELL are there ghosts here?!]

Uh... Tifa? [She's the first person he can think of to call out for. Too bad she's not actually here.]

Can anyone explain where I am or what's going on? I'm pretty sure I was driving...

[He frowns more,

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[sixth_sefira]

[The name and hair style is what catches her attention, despite the fact he's apparently considerably older than the boy she remembers seeing once or twice, its hard to believe two people could end up with that hair.]

The apparent forces that be in this place as well as the ghosts it would seem are the ones responsible for your arrival here. From what I've gathered, there's no escaping from this location either.

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[loveandstrife]

[Cloud frowns instantly. The face is recognisable, despite the femininity, but that voice is not the deep, horrifying tone that haunted his nightmares. It was something else. Deep, but softer, female.]

Sephiroth? [He can't help his confusion and caution. If this is who he thinks it is, he's relieved he has his sword.]

There has to be a way out. Is this some kind of trick of yours?

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[sixth_sefira]

[Not exactly the response expected but she brushes it off and continues regardless.]

Yes, that is the name I was born with. [Why the blond thinks this is her doing she doesn't know, but at least she could set him straight on that much.]

This is hardly any of my doing, I'm just as stranded here as you are.

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[loveandstrife]

You... sound and look different. The same, but a bit different.

[He hasn't quite grasped what it is yet since he can't see the rest of her.]

There isn't a way out at all? [He frowns at her.] Don't you want to burn things and give me speeches about being my darkness and never going away?

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[hasnocookies]

Hey, I'm Jane. Welcome to High School 2.0; death edition. Where everyone you wanted dead actually went out and died. I'll give you a moment so you can contain your joy.

[This brunette is so painfully sarcastic and looking rather bored. Entertain her, Cloud!]

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[loveandstrife]

Sounds like a good place to me, if everyone I want dead actually died.

[He shrugs a little. The only person he really wants dead and gone forever is Sephiroth, after all.]

No idea how to get out of here, then?

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[hasnocookies]

Honest one, aren't you?

[A smirk reaches her lips and she cocks an eyebrow. Not a lot of people confess so willingly to wanting people dead. She appreciates someone has the balls to admit it straight out.]

Sorry, champ. For now, you're stuck with me. And everyone else here. But mainly me.

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[loveandstrife]

No point in lying when I only want one person dead.

[He shrugs again, deciding there's not much to be ashamed of in wishing someone dead. Especially when it's going to save the world, and save the person in question.]

Right. Shouldn't be a problem for now.

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[sanctus_memoria]

Oh- [Frowns herself, understanding that new person look in their eyes.]

I'm afraid you were stolen away like a handful of us that are here.

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[loveandstrife]

By who? There has to be someone behind this.

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[sanctus_memoria]

That's- unknown for the moment. This place is known as a Haunted Mansion and the ghosts had said something about hoping for a 1,000th soul or ghost.

Why we're here- I'm hoping we'll find out soon enough...

Mm, I'm sorry ah- Cloud, was it? I didn't mean to be depressing.

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[loveandstrife]

It's alright. I've heard a lot more depressing things than that.

[He pauses for a moment to think.]

I'm sure they want some of us dead if they want a thousand ghosts.

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[loveandstrife]

[Excuse Cloud while he stares. There is something plainly wrong about this situation and he's figured it out pretty quickly.]

You're not Vincent. [And that's all you're getting from him.]

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[loveandstrife]

Who are you?

[He frowns even more. This is just the weirdest day. He's pretty sure there's never been a stranger day.]

If you're not Vincent, how do you know me?

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[proteuspaladin]

[ The poor young man looks about as confused as Cecil felt when she first arrived - and most of the time still does feel. Her heart goes out to him when he calls for a woman and offers his name. ]

I care. My name is Cecil. Is Tifa your wife?

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[loveandstrife]

Cecil? [Cloud shakes his head a little. What the HELL is going on around here? Why is everyone he knows suddenly women?! Cecil definitely doesn't look the same as when they travelled together for Cosmos.]

Cecil, you're... a woman? [Blink, blink.] Tifa's my friend.

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[proteuspaladin]

[ Cecil doesn't recognize the man so when he asks if she's a woman, with the same incredulous tone Kain used to ask her what had happened to her, she's equal parts curious and confused. ]

I... I'm sorry. Have we met before?

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[loveandstrife]

I... well, I knew a man who looked just like you and had the same name.

[He shrugs a little.] We fought a war together.