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[trinitycrusades]

[Grey, deadened wasteland, as far as the eye can see. The camera shows the midst of a huge battlefield, littered with long-dead bodies and fallen war machines. In the distance there are ruins of a whole city: derelict skeletons of buildings that have all been long abandoned and fallen into disrepair. In the midst of it all is a lone paladin, taking

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[twincasting]

[Scrambling to find the sky phone. Because she's gone and put it somewhere while focussed on Mysidia's recovery after dark Bahamut's attack. There's the sound of something falling down, an 'eek!' of surprise, and then Porom finally appears on the phone, smiling.]

Cecil! You're back!

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[trinitycrusades]

[Cecil blinks at the sounds, and looks bemused when she finally appears on the Sky Phone.]

Porom! Are you all right?

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[twincasting]

[She nods. Her main concern is gone, he cetainly doesn't seem to be crazy or zombie'd right now.]

Yes! Where- did you return home? Are you well? Where are you now?

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[trinitycrusades]

Yes, I returned home. I'm fine, but -- I don't know where I am.

[And he's not going to show Porom to see if she recognises it. All these dead bodies aren't exactly pleasant.]

It's some manner of battlefield... I've never seen it before.

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[rebornaninsect]

Cecil. [Relief isn't quite evident, yet. There's still question of the state of Cecil's memories, after all. But it's good to see that he's back. Rosa will certainly be happy.]

Ceodore and Rosa are in Troia, safe.

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[trinitycrusades]

...Golbez?

[Apologies if Cecil looks surprised to see him all over again. He thought he'd said his farewells to his brother again some time ago, but fate always seems to have other plans...]

Troia? [That initially doesn't make sense when he'd seen them in Baron only minutes ago, but his memories of Gaia are flooding back quickly enough. He nods.] Good. I'm glad.

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[rebornaninsect]

[Well, at least it's a good kind of surprised. He nods at the questioning tone.]

You disappeared for two weeks. [He's been keeping track of this.]

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[trinitycrusades]

Only two weeks? It's been much longer than that. [Months, even. They'd just started the rebuilding process at home.] But... It's good to see you again.

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[arrogant_flirt]

Cecil!

[See! He knew you couldn't leave Rosa!]

About time you made it back.

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[trinitycrusades]

Edge! [And looking awfully young all over again, at that.] Yes, it seems I've returned once again.

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[arrogant_flirt]

Get moving! Rosa's missed you!

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[trinitycrusades]

She has? [But he only saw her moments ago in Baron... Gaia is going to have to take some readjusting to.] I'll go to her as soon as possible, but -- I've no idea where I am.

[gaia_theory]

[The Tuscon Wastelands are a reminder that she's still here, and that they still need to save the worlds. But she stops from her research when she sees them over the feed.]

The moogle has every right to be afraid of there, though he wouldn't last if the Phantoms still lived there.

[trinitycrusades]

[The woman is unfamiliar, though Cecil can't place whether he has yet to remember her, or they haven't spoken before. Regardless, he casts a wary look at his surroundings before he replies.]

Phantoms? Are they a species of monster?

[gaia_theory]

The Phantoms were ghosts of an alien race that crashed down to my world. If one touched you, it would take your spirit and kill you instantly.

[A pause.] The Wasteland is devoid of Phantoms now, but it's still a dangerous place, as you can probably tell.

[trinitycrusades]

[Ouch. Cecil has had enough encounters with hostile alien races without adding those to the list.]

Yes... What happened here? Was this army attempting to fight against them?

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[stfuporom]

[Holy crap that's a voice he's happy to hear.]

Cecil!

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[trinitycrusades]

Palom! [Cecil isn't that surprised to hear from him; the twins are never far from each other.] Are you well?

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[stfuporom]

We're fine.

You're okay, right? Did you go back home too?

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[trinitycrusades]

Yes, I did. I've been told I was only gone for two weeks, but for me, it has been months.