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...Hello?

[An up-close of curious green eyes stare into the video, still figuring out how this device works]

Not really sure how this thing works at all but...[A sigh and he pulls back slightly so he's in full view now, hesitance on his expression before it shifts to one more serious

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[naivelysanguine]

[Here Oz, have a sweetly smiling Euphie.]

Oh, you must be new! I know it's a lot to take in, but this is a place called Somarium. It's a world of dreams.

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[Yes... he was in a sour mood but with someone like her smiling like that, his anger kinda falters]

A world of... dreams?

But... how did I get here?

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[naivelysanguine]

[If she knew that a simple smile helped ease someone's anger, they would be a permanent fixture on her face. Not that they aren't generally anyways.]

Yes. It's a bit...complex. From what I've been told, we're brought here through our dreams, and for some...following death. I certainly hope your case isn't the latter? [She frowns a bit in concern.]

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[Blinking a bit, he thinks back on what happened before arriving and he knows it's not death but... then this was a dream? Impossible..]

No.. it wasn't that.

But... when you say that... I... [Trails off for a moment] Does that mean I'm still somehow sleeping?

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[naivelysanguine]

[Relief floods her face and the smile is quick to return.]

That certainly is a relief to hear.

Yes. I would suppose that all of us here in Somarium are sleeping back at home. Or ...not alive at all. But we can't really control when we wake up, or if we ever do.

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...Really?

[Looks down, grimacing slightly]

...I can't stay sleeping when everything important is going on at home. I have someone I have to protect..

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[naivelysanguine]

I'm sorry. I wish I could say something to make it easier to bear, but...

[A pause.]

I'm sure everything will be fine at home. Who knows, maybe since you're sleeping in your world, things have stopped...or maybe everyone else is sleeping too and are here somewhere! [A poor attempt at making him feel a bit better.]

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[Hesitates hearing that and he pictures what could be happening in his world at this point in time. He can't save Alice if he's sleeping... he can't protect her...

A shiver runs down his spine before shaking his head to clear it and sighing softly.]

Well... maybe that's true. I'll just have to look for them.

If I ended up here then they could be here too!

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[naivelysanguine]

That's the spirit! You can search for your friends with the Dreamberry. If you go through the contacts list, you'll find the names of everyone who's currently in Somarium. With so many people here, you're bound to find a few of your friends!

Ah, speaking of names, I never introduced myself. My name is Euphemia li Britannia~

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Dreamberry? That's... is that this thingy i'm talking on, right?

[Yes, he is oblivious with technology so forgive him]

It's nice to meet you, Euphemia~! My name's Oz. Oz Vessalius~!

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[naivelysanguine]

Yes. The Dreamberry is a communication device. It allows us to make calls to specific people or to address the whole of Somarium, as you did. I've also been told that it can broadcast your dreams...

Well it's a pleasure to meet you, Oz. And please feel free to call me Euphie if you'd like. It's what all of my friends call me!~

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Ehhh? This thing's kinda neat then~! We didn't have things like this back home~! [Though he does pause a bit] ...Though how can it show my dreams? What if I want to keep them to myself..?

Uwaah~! Okay, Euphie~!

[Beams brightly] Have you been here very long~?

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[naivelysanguine]

Ah...to be honest, I'm not quite sure. It seems to be entirely random. Some people have their dreams shown weekly, and others are here for years with no broadcasts at all. I'm sure you'll be fine though! [Reassurance, even if it really means nothing since this is all random.

She smiles in return.]

No, I've only been here for about a month or so. But it certainly has been an eventful one...

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[Nods at that, feeling reassured and just hoping for now this place just leaves his dreams alone for now. Though when she speaks again, he pauses and his interest is piqued in an instant]

Really? What kinda things happen here?

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[naivelysanguine]

[Her lips purse slightly and her brows knit together in concentration, trying to decide what exactly it was that had happened two weeks or so after she arrived.]

Well...to be quite honest with you, I'm not sure how to put it into words myself. Everything seemed to go back in time and most of us were acting like completely different people. I guess that strange occurrences happen often here.

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Whoah~!

That actually sounds kinda neat~~