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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.

Comments

[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]

[learnedwaterpledge]

...Zagato?

[Is it possible? But, Hikaru didn't mention that at all, and surely not... Even if there's still no explanation for this place...]

[audio]

[hyphenated]

If this place exists, it's possible a multitude of people have found it in the past and decided it would be a useful place to deposit people they don't care for. What in the world is a Zagato?

[audio]

[learnedwaterpledge]

-he's some magician who captured a world's princess. He's so strong no one could beat him, so Clef pulled me and my friends from our world, all to face him.

[audio]

[hyphenated]

Magic of that level... Quite impressive, if he cannot be beaten by this Clef's abilities.

[audio]

[learnedwaterpledge]

-well, it was actually the princess that called us, now that I think of it.

But Clef's still supposed to be the best... I don't know what to think, though, since one of Zagato's girls got past him.

[audio]

[hyphenated]

...princess?

[My, she's confused as can be.]

Unfortunately, "the best" does not exist. There is only "the currently known best". Everything can be surpassed.