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[klutziness]

[voice flicks on. she sounds pretty nervous.]

Y’know, when a girl's dragged out of her own dimension into another one, she kinda likes to be asked about it first. Or told, at least. Don't get me wrong--I'm always up for an adventure, but. Even this is kind of extensive for my tastes. And I have pretty unique tastes.

Like, this place isn't full of memories masquerading as live people, which is pretty cool, but it isn't full of chocobos or Hypello either, which makes it less cool. There is some nifty machina, like this communicator not-really-spherical thing, but... nothing else I really recognize. Not even any tall buildings like in Bevelle. [there's a frown in her voice.] But Shiva knows I really don't wanna be there right now.

Moving on.

[and now her tone changes; all the mischievousness.]

Anyways, does this place have a name? It can't not have a name, right? That'd be silly, and a place that brought the Great and Awesome Rikku here can't be silly. Because I'm totally not silly--if I'm gonna be on an adventure in another dimension, I gotta be serious and calm and stuff. Like Auron!

[she struggles to make her voice serious, but she can't keep it up, and she giggles as she reverts back to her token cheerful tone. then her voice fades to something like puzzlement.]

Hey, can anybody even hear this? [she taps the microphone, getting up close--she's a little loud, now.] Is it on right? I thought so, but just in case--

[she raises her voice, almost yelling now.] Hello? Hello! Hey, hi there, I'm Rikku! Anybody there? Answer me, okay?

[she laughs, pulling back from the microphone. the feed cuts.]

Comments

[voice] 1/2

[sumofallfayth]

[ there's only one thing she catches in all of this- ]

...Rikku?

[voice] 2/2

[sumofallfayth]

Rikku? Is that you?

[ oh she sounds hopeful. ]

permavoice.

[klutziness]

[oh hey she knows that voice!! instantly happier]

Yunie! Yeah, hey, what's up? Where are we, huh? I don't think there's anywhere in Spira that looks like this. Where are you? We should totally find a way back to the Celsius.

[sumofallfayth]

Um. [ oh geeze. how does she even start with this. ]

Rikku... I don't think there's a way back to the Celsius. Because we're not on Spira anymore.

[ yeah, she knows how strange that sounds, rikku. ]

[klutziness]

[w h a t]

What?

[sumofallfayth]

I know it sounds strange, but I promise it's true. I don't know how we got here, but the city is called Paixao. And it's... kind of inside a castle.

[ y e p. ]

[voice]

[talebeyonddeath]

No one chooses to be here. Nor do we choose to stay.

[he's noticed that her picture seems older than from last time, so he sits and waits for the inevitable series of questions]

permavoice.

[klutziness]

[uh
wait aren't you dead]

Au...ron?

[klutziness]

Uh... okay, so wait. This weird dimension thing we're trapped in now is a castle. Wasn't the Farplane enough?!

permavoice.

[talebeyonddeath]

This place... has a way of reuniting those who would otherwise remain parted.

[he'd put it more bluntly, but he's iffy on bringing up his current lack of life on here, so euphemisms it is]

[voice]

[sceadu_gemynd]

Yes. It has a name.

Voice.

[creepyfreezone]

Why would you ask if the microphone is on after you say everything?

[klutziness]

[GOSH AURON WHY ARE YOU BEING SO EUPHEMISTIC]

So... it's like the Farplane?

permavoice.

[klutziness]

Okay, cool! What is it?

permavoice.

[klutziness]

Uh, I was kinda talkin' a little bit to myself. But it's nice to know that people could hear me!

[creepyfreezone]

Do you normally talk to yourself? I've been told doing that is a little weird.

*No accusation in her tone, just energetic curiosity.*

[talebeyonddeath]

[IT'S OKAY. HE'S JUST GOING THROUGH THE DEAD GUY PHASE]

...I've never been in it long enough to tell. [he's... he's a little bitter about that]

[sceadu_gemynd]

It's called Paixao.

[klutziness]

[DAMMIT AURON STOP IT YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY NOT DEAD NOW
RIGHT

anyway her voice softens]

Well, it's good to see you, y'know. We were all pretty freaked out when you--left.

[shiva she hopes this doesn't mean she's dead......]

[klutziness]

Sweet. Where in Spira is it, then? I've never heard of it!

[klutziness]

Uh, yeah? I mean, it probably is weird to some people, but it's never bothered me much.

[creepyfreezone]

I've never felt the need to, but it doesn't seem weird to me.

It would be a problem if talking to yourself bothered you.

*She's not mocking you, there's no sarcasm at all in that statement.*

[talebeyonddeath]

I had... overstayed my welcome. [he pauses] But it is good to see everyone again. [he can't deny that. Even if not having rest sucks, having company again isn't that bad]

[klutziness]

Yeah, I guess it would! [rikku likes her already] Like I said, I'm Rikku. Who're you?

[klutziness]

[she takes kind of a deep breath. this is so weird.]

It's been uh, two years, y'know.