First [video]

[yay_us]

[video post. The camera tilts toward Vanille's face as though held above and at an angle. She has strawberry-colored hair and a bright smile]

Hel-lo! Can anyone hear me! This is a nifty little device, isn't it? And it was so nice of that man to give it to me. And money too! Do you always give money to people? I know he said I'd have to get a job

Comments

voice

[mansionprisoner]

[Have a rather nervous young girl's voice speaking to you.]

Everyone gets the NVs at the start, I gather. I haven't seen your friends, but... I hope you find them. Not everyone comes here... they may not be here at all.

voice

[yay_us]

[vanille's voice is warm, she gets on well with nervous young people]

Thanks, that's so nice of you! I hope I find them too. We've been together for so long that it feels so strange to be apart!

Is that what these are called? NVs?

voice

[mansionprisoner]

That's right. They take different forms, but they have a lot of functions.

... [She knows what it's like, to feel odd when separated from someone. But she's not going to admit that.]

voice

[yay_us]

Yes, I see! [sound of Vanille pressing buttons and fooling around with her NV] I think it's so nice that they give these to you. Where is this place, anyway? I can't still be on Cocoon?

video;

[pullsheavendown]

I think there's a guy here named Sazh, but I've never met him-just saw him on the network. Why does he have a bird in his hair?

video;

[yay_us]

Oh, yay, that really is him! And that's his chocobo chick, of course! It's really adorable, don't you think?

video;

[pullsheavendown]

I guess? I don't know much about birds. I didn't know they liked hair.

video;

[yay_us]

I'm not sure if they do usually. Maybe Sazh's just likes hiding.

[be_gentlexx]

Uwah... S-so many names!

I don't think I've seen any of them though, I'm sorry!

[yay_us]

I'm sorry to be a bother, I just really needed to know! Thanks for saying so anyway.

[be_gentlexx]

Oh, no, you're not bothering me! If anything I'm probably being the bother, so I'm the one who should be sorry...

Sorry?

[yay_us]

Oh, no, you're not being a bother at all! I'm sorry I made you worry.

video

[spawnedbywar]

[uh oh. it's a girl.]

That's quite a lot of friends you've listed off...Vanille, was it? I'm not in the very least surprised that someone as nice as you would have so many, but unless they woke up with you on the baseball field or already made an effort to contact you, there's not a very good chance that they're here. Not yet, anyway.

video

[yay_us]

[now what could be uh oh about that]

Really? Oh, that's sad, isn't it...but that nice boy said that one of them is here! I've got to try and find him. Anyway, thank you for telling me. It's very sad to get your hopes up for nothing.

video

[spawnedbywar]

Well, that changes things a little! If someone's seen one of them already, searching may not be so fruitless after all. And even if you don't find the others immediately, that doesn't mean they still won't turn up sooner or later. This place pulls in all kinds of people, so they're bound to show up eventually.

You must have been given the rundown about how this place works, right? It's not safe out there, especially for a newcomer. [nevermind that he's one himself but no one has to know that, not least of all the pretty girl.]

video

[yay_us]

Oh, do you really think so? That would be wonderful! That is...it would probably be better for me to go back there, but I'd be very happy if my friends came here!

Don't worry, I'm not afraid of danger! I'm a pretty good fighter, you know.

Voice.

[aviatarian]

Sazh... He and his bird appeared a bit ago, though I haven't heard of him recently.

The greeter gave you money...?

Voice.

[yay_us]

Then he really is here! Oh, thank you.

Yes, he said I ought to use it for the subway if I didn't make it inside by nightfall. He really seemed very worried about me, I'm not sure why!

Voice.

[aviatarian]

You're welcome, Vanille. Oh, um-- my name's Kouichi. Kouichi Aizawa. It's nice to meet you.

You already explored all around the city?

Voice.

[yay_us]

It's so nice to meet you too, Kouichi!

Oh, no, nothing like that. I've just wandered around a bit.