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[caprice_of_song]

Who: caprice_of_song, sexyasmeiu and fightandflight
What: Reunion?
When: Right after Anise shows up.
Where: Near Arrivals.
Warnings: Impending loli fight. Please keep your hands and feet inside the vehicle at all times, and do not poke the lolis. Thank you. Oh, and it's been forever since I did a starting post. Uh.

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[sexyasmieu]

To make it easier for Ion to find her, Anise made sure to stay away from the masses of people passing through the hallway. She tried to watch every passing face to see if one would be familiar, but it wasn't until the Fon Master's arms reached around her that she realized he was right in front of her.

For a moment, Anise was stunned, and she stood unmoving as she absorbed what was happening. Ion was really alive. She could see him, hear him, and feel him. It was almost like all the horrible things she did had suddenly been erased.

It took a moment to convince herself that it was okay to hug back - this wasn't the cathedral, and there weren't any maestros around to scold her for inappropriate conduct - and she soon reached her arms around Ion, squeezing lightly.

"I... I'm really glad to see you too," she finally said, her voice a little weaker than normal. After all, until a few minutes ago, she never thought she'd see Ion again. It took a lot of willpower just to keep from crying.

[caprice_of_song]

The boy smiled, releasing her after a moment and taking a step back to make sure his friend was in one piece. She'd sounded fine, anyway, but it was a good idea to check, especially since Arietta had showed up a little worse for wear.

The look on Anise's face suggested his assumptions were probably correct; she, too, had likely come from a time Ion couldn't remember--one he had no longer been present for.

"You're alright, I hope?" Confusion was probably the worst thing she was suffering from at the moment, which would be cleared up in awhile. She'd probably met a few strange characters just while she was waiting for him, but hopefully only ones that improved her opinion of the situation. "It takes some time to get used to things here, but I think I should be able to answer your questions."

[sexyasmieu]

As Ion looked her over, Anise did the same to him. While the Fon Master's grip wasn't particularly strong, it didn't seem especially weak, and there was a bit of color in his face, so it looked like he was in decent health. Much better than when she last saw him, at least.

She nodded at his question, managing a reassuring smile for him. "Yep! I'm just fine."

When the boy offered to answer some questions, the first thought to surface in Anise's mind was Auldrant. The aliens had said Auldrant was gone, and some of the others she had spoken to suggested the same. But that was impossible, right? If that were true, then everyone she knew, including her parents, would be...

No, that was too horrible to think about right now. Instead, Anise quickly thought of another question that had been weighing on her mind. "Um, so... you said everyone here is from a different point in time, right? So... what's the last thing you remember?"

[caprice_of_song]

Anise seemed to have chosen to start in a pretty reasonable place. It made sense to try and understand what was going on with their group before moving on to the bigger picture. "That seems to be the case, yes."

--The mind-boggling case, but since no one seemed to be behaving all that differently, it was easy to get used to if you just avoided thinking about it.

Ion had to think for a moment to come up with anything specific enough to be useful in his second answer. Life was starting to seem pretty normal up until the planet had supposedly blown up. "The last thing I remember was an otherwise normal day, punctuated by a report that Van might still be alive."

He considered asking her the same thing outright, but as it was likely she'd eventually volunteer the answer on her own, he thought better of it.