002. [video]

[rodeforthefall]

[The video feed flickers on. Ikutsuki's sitting at what appears to be his kitchen table, left sleeve of his turtleneck rolled up to display some mild scrapes; it looks as though somebody's had a bit of a tumble!]

It's still absolute chaos out there, even during the daytime. [He shakes his head.] Why, just coming home from work ... well, it wasn't

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[madeinoblivion]

Don't worry. Most places close down with plenty of time to give people commute space. Because of...um....lawsuits or something, and unions, I've heard.

Unless you work off the books, like some of us newcomers do

Anyway. I know some things about the darkness, and the monsters. What do you want to know about?

[madeinoblivion]

Gosh, I just told you! In the realm between darkness and light.

[rodeforthefall]

... You'll excuse me if that doesn't make much sense.

[madeinoblivion]

You're not the first to say that, but...a lot of people don't really know about other worlds, or the darkness and the light that connects them.

[rodeforthefall]

So how does this connection work?

[madeinoblivion]

Work? It- I don't understand what you mean.

[rodeforthefall]

Well, how is it connected?

[madeinoblivion]

We all share the same sky, every world, and every heart.

[rodeforthefall]

[... what does he even make of that.]

And this is common, where you're from?

[madeinoblivion]

Where I'm from was-

It was different.

But that's how it is. Ask any of my friends. They've been to plenty of worlds before.

[rodeforthefall]

Your friends being...?

[madeinoblivion]

Roxas, Xion...Terra and Aqua say they've been to the other worlds too

[rodeforthefall]

Right. [Other worlds?] Well, thank you.

[madeinoblivion]

I wish I knew what happened to all the monsters in the daytime! All I know for sure if that they do come back every night, even you've already defeated them before.

[rodeforthefall]

Their tendency to disappear does make collecting samples difficult.

[madeinoblivion]

Samples? What, like-

[Suddenly, caution!]

...Like for a collection? Or...experiments?