[ The feed seems to have accidentally gone live, since it opens to the corner of a table. It's a little unsteady for a bit, and eventually, you can hear a quiet voice in the background. ]
... Wait, 'video on?'
[ The view abruptly spins, and a young woman's face comes into focus, brows knit. ]This technology isn't quite the same as what I'm
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Miya--
[His voice shakes a little, because this is really the Door's best gift of all. The explosives and the picture of his siblings were wonderful, but it couldn't compare to one of his family being really here.]
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Welcome to Anatole. We're not anywhere near Soul Society or the human world anymore. And that device is called a Forge.
[And quietly, almost a whisper]
....You're here. You're really here.
[And they can be together here, now.]
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Kaien....
[ His explanation doesn't begin to illustrate how either of them wound up here, much less both of them. Still... she won't complain about not being alone. She'd be lying if she said she hadn't hoped that he'd be here, too. ]
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The trouble is, she can't imagine why he'd cry. Unless - she really had died, and....
Cautiously, softly: ]
... What is it?
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I ...I know a Shiba! Do you know Kaien? And nobody remembers coming here, it's part of ...well, coming here.
Here is Anatole.
[Hollow. That's what ...Ichigo talked about fighting, wasn't it? And Yachiru!]
I ...think the door really likes your world, too! I'm Dawn, by the way.
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Kaien is my husband. [ Her smile is warm, diffusive. ]
It's nice to meet you. Are there many people from my world here?
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[This just keeps happening, doesn't it? She tries not to sound too crestfallen. Doesn't really manage it.]
Oh.
[...pause...]
Kaien's awesome! He can fly, and he tells really great stories. And--
---it's nice to meet you, too, Miyako. MiyakoAnd gals?
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Instead, she laughs a little. ]
Seems like everyone loves him, no matter where he goes. I hope he hasn't been any trouble?
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You know of Hollows.
[Another pause as he takes a moment to see what he can sense.]
Shinigami?
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You know of Shinigami. [ It's as much a rebuttal as a confirmation. ]
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That's... interesting. There aren't many who have dealings with Shinigami who aren't Shinigami, themselves.
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You wouldn't happen to know a Kaien Shiba by any chance, ma'am?
Oh, by the way-- this is Anatole.
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I keep hearing 'Anatole,' but... is that the name of the world, or just this place?
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As for Anatole, it is merely the name of the city itself. [ Pauses. ] To be honest, I don't know what the world itself is called.
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Are there cities beyond this one?
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...Miyako-san?
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Ukitake-taichou! ... You're here, too?, then. Are there any others from our division?
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Where were you last, before here?
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... I was on patrol.
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