☼ [video]

[sun_crest]

 [Tidus has already walked around the area immediately outside of the train for an hour.  He tried to recognize landmarks, tried to remember if he'd ever seen a place like this before, but it had proven no good.  Tidus now turns his attention to the... whatever it is he found on him.  He jumps slightly when it pops open, and he is found staring at

Comments

[ergaleomancer]

It isn't. Take that thing back out of your pocket if you want to know where my voice is coming from.

[sun_crest]

Wha?!

[The shuffling begins again, and he quickly pulls the device out of his pocket.]

[ergaleomancer]

[[There's Theta, on the video feed, looking unimpressed.]]

What you're holding is a communicator. I can see you now, and you can see me... You can use this thing to communicate with the other residents trapped here, maybe look around for your friends this way. If you find any, all the better, you won't be staying alone.

[sun_crest]

[He looks from the face in the communicator to the city that stretches away from the train station.]

Trapped?

[And back to the communicator face.]

There's no way out of this place? But the train...

[eveningplum]

Prank? It would be a pretty mean prank...

[sun_crest]

[With all of these cute girls around, maybe being trapped wasn't so bad.]

You're telling me!

[eveningplum]

Guess you realize it's not one then.

Despite all the crap, welcome to Ruby City.

[sun_crest]

Ruby City? Is that where I am?

...Does this place have a Blitzball team?

Re: [Video]

[sun_crest]

[Tidus is surprised that someone recognizes him, but when he looks at his communicator he knows he has never seen this face.]

Do I... know you?

[sun_crest]

No, this is the first time I've seen this place...

[A pause.]

...What war? How do you know me?

[Audio] *A* A wild Tidus~

[seasaltblues]

[Another new arrival... She could pretty much tell right away these days considering if not just the new voice then the tone of it. Although this one seemed just a vague bit familiar. Nothing she really bothered to put her thumb on though.]

It's not a prank. It's... what the people who own this city do. They take you from your world and bring you here. Although we haven't found out why. [...Not necessarily the full truth. They had some indication. But telling someone on their first day in that they were basically puppets for their hosts' entertainment? Not a good way to start the day.]

Re: [Audio] *A* A wild Tidus~

[sun_crest]

[His frustration is audible.]

But why just me? No one else was on that train!

[seasaltblues]

[As was the wariness... and perhaps apologetic tone in her own voice.]

I'm not sure... Most people seem to come that way though- by themselves, I mean.

[sun_crest]

That's dumb. Why would they use an entire train for ONE person?

[video]

[ipukejellobombs]

It's not a prank.

[sun_crest]

...But, what do I do now?

[ipukejellobombs]

Find your friends. Or just find somewhere to stay.

[sun_crest]

Friends...

You didn't see anyone around here in a red coat with a scar over his eye, did you?