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[solaeuftderhase]

Ah, hello?

Hello?

Wow, this is pretty cool!

[Audio]

- Oh, the screen went away! And - it can hear me? Hello? [A laugh.] How fun! I wonder if this is -

[Video]

[A boy with a curious look to his face flickers onto the screen.]

- some sort of video - Ah, it is! [a friendly wave.] Hi there!

[An intent look returns to his face.]All right, now, I

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[audio]

[down_to_nowhere]

[Here's something Momiji may never hear again: a tolerantly amused Mello.]

That'll be the "send" button.

[video]

[solaeuftderhase]

Huh!? I didn't say that -

[A pause as he peers into the little screen. He will probably not appreciate this as much as he should.]

The send button... Oh, is this like a cell phone, then? Splendid!

Okay, se-

[audio]

[down_to_nowhere]

[Mello laughs.]

I guess I don't have to ask if you just got here.

[video]

[solaeuftderhase]

[Have a smile]

It worked! Thanks a gallon!

Mmhm, just now! Say, do you know where I am? It's awfully dark in here.

[video]

[solaeuftderhase]

[Surprised as he is by all this feedback, he hasn't turned off the video function yet.]

Eh, really? I thought I was getting taller. [A small pout.] Ich bin siebzehn jahre alt, after all!

[[I'm seventeen years old, after all!]]

[video]

[solaeuftderhase]

[Join the club, although Momiji's starting to mellow out now. He's in his element.]

Seventeen, I said I'm seventeen! I just had a growth spurt too, thank heavens. [A wide smile.] I'm Souma Momiji! It's nice to meet you!

[A puzzled frown as he turns his head away from the screen to look at the dark room around him.] Huh. I think I've been kidnapped too. You didn't kidnap me, right?

[audio]

[misdirector]

Yes, it has buttons. Sometimes they do things.

[Thank you, psychic shockwave: Kira is kind of friendly, and also kind of emo.]

[video]

[solaeuftderhase]

[Have a beam! Momiji's just always like this.]

Yes, yes, the first person's just told me about send, and the video stuff is fantastic! Eeeh, I don't know about text or audio though... I like seeing people when I talk to them, you know?

[audio]

[misdirector]

Audio's as much as you're going to get from me.

[... for values of "friendly" that involve "not being gratuitously slimy". It's a start.]

You understand what's going on?

[video]

[solaeuftderhase]

Eh, why's that? Don't be shy! I won't make fun of you, even if you have a big nose or something! [This kid is just. So sunny. It's kind of hard to believe someone can be so carefree.]

Not really! I'm pretty sure I've been kidnapped, though. Have you been kidnapped too, or did you kidnap me?

[voice]

[non_veritas]

It is a communicator. You must be a new arrival.

You have just sent several messages to the network.

[video]

[solaeuftderhase]

Not a cell phone, huh... [He wrinkles his nose a bit, memorizing all of the functions that he's been learning for the past few minutes.] I see! Hahaha, and I can use this to talk to other people who have these, right? How far-tech!

[video]

[non_veritas]

Yes. It sends a recording; it isn't real-time like a phone. It is more like a message-board system with the option for private conversations.

If we will be talking, I will need to know what to call you.

[video]

[solaeuftderhase]

Private options? Is that this button -

[[Screened to This Person || Hackable]]

[blink, blink...] That's different. Thanks for letting me know, although I don't know if I'll use this much.

Ah, my name's Souma Momiji! What's your name?

[voice]

[cajuncardtrick]

Hm. I see we have another new one. Tres Bien. Who might you be?

[video]

[solaeuftderhase]

So many voices, it's hard to tell them apart... I'm Souma Momiji! Hey, hey, who are you? Are you stuck too?

[audio]

[cajuncardtrick]

[He hesitates for a moment.]

My name is Gambit. And I do suppose I'm stuck too, come to think of it. Never really figured it that way, but I guess that's what it is. A lot of us are stuck here.

[video]

[solaeuftderhase]

Gambit? A trick in a card game? [He grins.] It's how someone else described it to me. Well, it's nice to make your acquaintance!

[He suddenly notices something off screen, and disappears briefly before coming back.] Say, I have a question.