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[bound_by_this]

[A rustle of fabric.]

-so cold. It's still winter here in this place, then...? How strange. ...I'm certain it wasn't nearly so dark either. [The voice sounds far away at first, and then gradually gets louder.] -Ah!

-can't have that now. [The faint sound of a chain being gathered, clinking lightly against the watch.] That would be a little

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*needs to do some canon-review -- can't remember if this Alice knew Jack that well, sob*

[bloodiedchain]

...

[She knows that voice. All too well, she knows that voice. It can't be... can it?

It takes her a while to find her voice, but when she does, it's rather quiet and subdued -- a stark contrast to her usual brash self.]

You... you're Jack, aren't you...?

[bloodiedchain]

...no. The last thing I remembered before we started getting my memory back, I was in the Abyss.

[The feeling of lonelines pains and scares her. Poor thing.]

[bound_by_this]

-the Abyss...??

[This confuses him. Is this the other Alice, then? It's difficult to tell, but something's off, here. Perhaps he should have considered more about this Nightray and Vessalius that the girl had mentioned earlier. No, that can wait for now. Right now, Alice...]

...Alice, where are you now?

[bloodiedchain]

...I'm staying with Gil. Do you want me to come get you?

[She still sounds rather pained about this whole ordeal. sob.]

[bound_by_this]

Ah...

[He'd really wanted to see her, but so many things seem to complicate what should have been a simple matter, and the Abyss was smack at its center.

By now Jack had also spoken with Gilbert, and although he tries to hide it, his tone is somewhat subdued.]

...it's all right, Alice. Let me get my bearings first. I do want to see you again though, to talk with you in person. But I think it wouldn't hurt to give us some time to consider things.

[Gilbert isn't ready to see him. And from her tone, it doesn't seem like Alice is either. Jack feels like he's complicated things, but he has a feeling finding out just exactly how and why would cause him just as much distress, if it wasn't already starting to now. Still, he forces a smile to his words, even if it can't be seen.]

We'll meet soon enough though. I promise.

[bloodiedchain]

...if you say so, Jack.

[Still, to her it feels like a part of her missing memory is calling out to her -- it was a rather unsettling feeling, really. She sighs, pausing for several moments before she decides to speak again.]

You'd better keep your promise, though.

[Then, as an afterthought...]

Like I said, I'm staying with Gil... don't keep me waiting too long, okay?

[bound_by_this]

[For a moment he wonders if she's turned the thing off. Had he upset her? Slowly he releases a sigh of relief as Alice speaks up again.]

All right. I won't.

[bloodiedchain]

Good. I guess I'll see you later, Jack...

[If that's all you have to say now, then she'll just turn the thing off shortly. And... dwell about just what the hell's going on in this town. Seriously.]