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[hyphenated]

-OFF OF ME!

[There is a faint clatter, followed by a sound almost like something was smooching her leg.]

Ugh... What are you?

[As familiars go, this was not one she expected to have to deal with. Even less so considering she had never seen one like it before in her life. And who the devil sent familiars to assault their enemies like this?]

Ah- [Oh hey, that thing turned on. Finally.]

And finally this device-

[Her words sounded almost scornful, although she tried to bite it back. There was no sense in alienating them yet. She couldn't let anyone know she was a Master.]

-decides to work. I almost thought it malfunctioning. Now, if someone would kindly give me an explanation as to why and how this ridiculous charade was set up? Your skills would have been better turned to more functional directions. I hope that you will realize the consequences of your actions soon.

[Her voice tightened, growing a little more ragged for a second. Where was he? Then it calmed, only rising into frustration again when a smooching sound followed.]

Someone get this thing off me. Now.

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[audio] 1/probably 3

[enjoymyatelier]

[Well, it sure is good to be back in civilization, where you can wake up to a nice cup of tea. As much as Kayneth disliked modern technology, these Pokegear things were far too useful to ignore, especially given that there was no magical alternative.

So, he'd gotten into a routine of checking it every morning over tea, which is going to prove inconvenient once he checks it and gets this.]

[not audio yet] 2/3

[enjoymyatelier]

[...because he is going to choke on his tea for a second]

[okay now audio] 3/3

[enjoymyatelier]

[GIVE HIM A MOMENT okay]

...Sola-ui?

Audio

[hyphenated]

[HOLD UP, SHE KNOWS THAT VOICE.]

...Kayneth. What in the world-? Where are you? ...is Lancer with you?

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[enjoymyatelier]

[how does he feel about this

on one hand, this place kind of bites and oh god will Sola be camping alone?????

....on the other hand, his delicate schoolboy feelings tho

he will settle on kind of relieved he guesses...]

If you're where I believe you are, I'm several cities away. This is the result of some sort of bizarre form of Second Magic, I believe-but I'm getting ahead of myself.

No, he isn't. I wouldn't be concerned about it, though-our presence here doesn't hurt our chances in the Holy Grail War at all.

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[hyphenated]

[Sola's feelings are a fair bit more concise, and she's grateful that he can't see her. Lancer isn't there. Kayneth is. And from the sound of it, he's either healed, or-

...no, that's ridiculous. But he sounds too normal to mean he was still bound to his bed. What to do? Part of her wants to just sink down to the ground and panic-

-but that damned pink thing is there.]

Is that so? And what brings you to this conclusion?

[Wait, that's irrelevant in at least one point.]

Where can I get transport to your location?

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[enjoymyatelier]

I've been here for about two months, and I assume you would have reacted differently if I had been missing from our world for such a long time. Time spent here seems to be completely irrelevant.

[oh. uh.

that question...]

...unfortunately, that doesn't keep this place from being a complete nuisance. They expect you to walk from place to place.

[Video]

[tobeyourhero]

Hey, hey! Cheer up now! When you're about to go on a wild adventure, you have to have a better attitude.

[Video]

[hyphenated]

...who in the world would be pleased about being plucked away from your life's work to fulfill some ridiculous "wild adventure" that they did not choose to take part in?

[Nope, not cheering up here.]

[Video]

[tobeyourhero]

Who wouldn't be pleased about being plucked away from your life's workd to fulfill some ridiculous "wild adventure" that they didn't choose to take part in? [His logic is *~*~*ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS*~*~*]

It's like a vacation, so enjoy it!

[Video]

[hyphenated]

. . .

...I would not. Most assuredly. I am not the adventuring type!

More to the point, I was quite busy at the time and I have no time for any holidays.

[Video]

[tobeyourhero]

Huh? Were you running a business or something?

[Video]

[hyphenated]

My, you're inquisitive. Do you ask all people their business?

[audio]

[learnedwaterpledge]

[Ugh, all that noise.

...but on the other hand, she's relieved someone else is reacting to this world pull properly.]

But don't assume so fast this is an attack on you or something. You're not the only one who's landed in this place.

[audio]

[hyphenated]

I hardly considered it an attack. If it were an attack, it would be much more fatal. It seems more like kidnapping, which is an entirely different realm of annoying, especially if this happens to be separated from the place I came from, which I suppose it must be. Creatures like this don't exist on the normal plane of reality.

...Returning home might not be easy without the aid of whomever created it.

[A sigh. At least she's quieter now?]

How many, approximately, do you happen to know?

[audio]

[learnedwaterpledge]

[That does help. Now if only she could follow her reasoning without thinking how this is another level of not-reality she's getting exposed to.]

-I don't know anything about that, but if you think you might find who's responsible for this, good luck to you.

[And, no. The cutesy or gigantic or animal-mimicking things living here are not normal in any sense.

She gives her own starter a glance as she rubs her brow, and listens to the question.]

What, how many planes? If you mean worlds, and I count Cefiro, this makes three.

[audio]

[hyphenated]

I meant more the people. But 'worlds' are definitely useful information.

['Cefiro'... She needs to get a little notebook, so she can note this type of thing down.]

...if this makes three, does that mean that you've traveled between worlds before?

[audio]

[learnedwaterpledge]

More like dropped into them! In the last one they need me and my friends to help save their world - and still do.

I don't know why I'm in this one!

[A huff, but, Umi does belatedly note her question, and catch that up.]

One of my friends is here. Apparently she has been for a while.

[audio]

[hyphenated]

This reeks of magic. Perhaps someone wished to keep you away from that rescue.

[Audio]

[foolishwren]

Consequences of whose actions?

_{[Yeah, she knows some people start off assuming they were willfully kidnapped by actual people... hell, that's sort of what SHE assumed at first. But she's also a bit of a jerk so she'll just go ahead and start off making that sound like an absurd assumption. :Ib]}

[Audio]

[hyphenated]

The person who brought me here, of course.

[That one sounds almost... American. Young. Female. It's hard to tell what else.]

I have my suspicions.

[Audio]

[foolishwren]

Enlighten me.

Because I'm pretty sure if any one person brought you here, it's nobody you know.

[Audio]

[hyphenated]

I really see no reason to. After all, it's none of your business.

[Audio]

[foolishwren]

Suit yourself.

You'll figure out you're barkin' up the wrong tree sooner or later.

[Audio]

[hyphenated]

How insolent. Theories can be disproved easily enough. That doesn't make them insignificant.