I think we need to get together and have a, um, I guess it would be a meeting?

[Sora's not good at this leadership thing, okay?]

We need to figure out a way to get out of here and stop Xemnas, for good.

Well, well... I've managed to stumble across something you might find interesting. Seems I was right about those walls. We've got a little... pest problem, I guess you could say. I've managed to figure out where they are, but I'm afraid I don't have the same amount of power that you people are gifted with. I'm just an ordinary guy.

So, if anyone could help me with a little pest control, I'd be much obliged.

Can't say I expected to end up someplace like this. I don't see any signs of Academia anywhere. Hope, you out there? Alyssa?

Damn, we must've gotten separated again. Serah? Mog? You guys here anywhere?

No sense in searching for people who might not be around, though. May as well make the best of it, I guess.

This is a Message Board, right? Well, my name's Noel Kreiss. If you know any of those guys I just mentioned, tell them I'm looking for them.

[Long Gasp]

Hey there, hi there, ho there Paixaonians!

How are all of you? I’m swell myself, I just flew here from Agrabah, and boy are my arms tired!


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G-Get it? My arms are… Hooooo boy, tough crowd. Anyway no matter, allow me to introduce my fabulous self. The name’s Eden. That’s spelt, E-D-E-N, you can call me Eddie, but I’m not a guy. Thank goodness, otherwise I wouldn’t look good in those skirts, know what I’m sayin’~?

Anyway, it’s a pleasure to meet y’all. I’m sure we can all get along splendidly. Thinking about cooking up some eggs and bacon for my new master Terra, oh she is such a sweet heart~! Oh-! Oh this was announced to all of Paixao. Oh well, I don’t mind because it’s true. TERRA YOU’RE A SWEETHEART, I WANNA SQUISH YOUR CHEEKS, YOU’RE SO CUTE!

[Hope's voice sounds nervous and broken as it comes over the network. His worry has begun to shake him to the core, and it's perfectly audible. The longer he talks, the more scared he sounds.]

G-guys...has anyone...seen Light? I-I've been looking everywhere for her...a-and she isn't answering her journal!

I-it's like she just...disappeared...

[He goes quiet for a few moments, but his breathing gets louder, and faster.]

NO! SHE CAN'T BE GONE!

[Hope calls out in pain.]

SHE CAN'T!

[As he shouts again, something...inhuman warps his voice as it comes out of the journal's speakers. The noise loses more and more of Hope's voice, sounding more mechanical and grinding...almost monstrous. Those from Cocoon know that sound well...it's the wail of a Cie'th.]

[his voice is quiet, his tone still, but despite this, the anger is quite obvious by the way his words tremble slightly. He takes a deep, slightly shuddering breath before he speaks]

I assume that most of you have seen the new information that's come to light. I'm not sure when this started, or exactly why this started, but one thing is inescapably clear: this all needs to stop. All of this. The experiments, the disappearances, the arrests. All of it. And we need to stop it ourselves. I'm sure some of you already know what I'm going to suggest, and some of you might already be ready to suggest it yourselves. Maybe some of you did, before I got here.

We need to stand together. We need to be strong enough and brave enough to weather the storm that's ahead of us. The longer we stand idle, the longer this goes on, and the more people get hurt - and I, for one, am not willing to let this slide. We have to gather together, and I think you all know exactly what I'm talking about.

Oh, I'm angry. I've never done that before, not as this me. I honestly have no idea what I'm going to do now, or what's going to happen. [a shaky laugh emerges]

Anyway, who's with me? We can have meetings and get into group hugs and everything. [despite the lightness of his words, it's clear he's deadly serious about gathering an army, even though he - barely - refrains from saying it]

I've got it~! [Splash! Vanille splutters and struggles onto (what can only be) dry land.]

Hope, come try this with me! [That can also be translated as: "Hope, come here and let me push you into this pond!".] It's fun, I swear~. There are even big rocks that you can sunbathe on!

[Private to Fang.]

Figure anything out yet?

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[Private to Lightning.]

Have you talked to Fang?

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Fang? FANG! [Vanille sounds a little desperate.] You didn't leave, did you? [She sighs quietly.] I think we should do somethin'. All of us. [That's right. Fang, Lightning, Hope, Beast, Lumiere and Terra (male). Us.]

Maybe a picnic?

[A joyful laugh begins this post.]

I found a Lumens~! [There is a pause and Vanille can be heard addressing the animal directly.] So what's the big deal with you anyway? You don't seem very scary.

[She shifts, obviously moving closer to the animal.]

You're even smiling~. [For now.] My name's Vanille~. Can you talk? [Hey, it's worth a try.] Are you hungry? I dunno what you eat, but maybe you can help me out?

[The post ends with a low growl.]

Does anyone know where I could find an automail mechanic while I'm here?

[Pardon the initial static, residents of Paixao - it doesn't last very long, don't worry. Soon, a voice can be heard over the network...a familiar voice.]

Just need to...oh, it's on!

Hello! I've been here for a little while, now, so I thought it was about time that I introduced myself. There are a lot of people here that I haven't met, yet. My name is Ventus - most of my friends call me Ven. It's nice to meet you all!

...and, actually, I'm looking for some friends of mine. Terra, Aqua? Someone I met told me you were here. If either of you see this, can you let me know? I wanted to talk for awhile...

[In other words - where are you, bffs? He misses you.]

[Before she starts talking, there are a few tapping sounds... because this is Rapunzel's first time posting to the network and she wants to be sure this thing is ON!]

So I have a question for everyone! You don't have to answer, but I think it'd be more fun if you did.

Do you have a dream? Something you want more than anything else in the world? If so... what is it?

I was told that this was how people stayed in touch here, so maybe this will work.

My name's Terra, and I'm looking for friends of mine, I heard there's a chance they might be here?

One's a boy named Ven with spiky blonde hair, and the other's a girl named Aqua with short blue hair. 

Um, thank you for your help.