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[successorsama.livejournal.com]

...ah, I think it's working now...

[Hello, Asgard, there is currently...someone showing up on the bracelets. It's rather hard to tell if this person is male or female. Nonetheless, the person doesn't seem too troubled about the situation...]

Well, this isn't the first time I've been suddenly transported somewhere, but the circumstances are certainly different. "To live and to grow"...what do they mean by that, I wonder? I don't think Bernkastel would do something like this...

[And then Lion realizes that he's talking to himself.] Ah, excuse me. My name is Lion Ushiromiya. [Lion inclines his head as a way of bowing.] I'm sure I'm not the only person who's been brought here, so if anyone could tell me if they've seen a man who goes by the name of Willard H. Wright, I'd be extremely grateful.

Oh, and...if there's anything anyone can tell me aside from what that maid informed me of when I arrived, I'd appreciate that as well. Thank you.

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[abandonedoath.livejournal.com]

_{[ her ears perked up at the name 'Ushiromiya', but this person wasn't familiar to her. ]}

U-Ushiromiya? Are you from the Ushiromiya family, by any chance?

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[successorsama.livejournal.com]

[Lion's eyes widen slightly, but other than that he tries not to show his surprise. He knows who Shannon is, and it's no wonder that she wouldn't know him, but to think she'd show up here as well...]

Ah...yes, I am, but it's sort of a long story...

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[abandonedoath.livejournal.com]

Ah is that so? Y-You don't need to tell me if you don't want too.

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[successorsama.livejournal.com]

Well, you deserve to know, Shannon-san, but...I'm not really sure how I can tell you.

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[abandonedoath.livejournal.com]

--Eh? You know who I am? Oh, well um... I can wait for your explanation.

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[successorsama.livejournal.com]

I do know who you are, yes, even though you aren't in my fragment.

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[abandonedoath.livejournal.com]

...Fragment? Another world perhaps?

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[entreats]

[ ... this person is mentioning Bernkastel's name. Not to mention they're calling themselves a Ushiromiya, yet Ange doesn't recognize them at all. Really, she couldn't be more pinged by all of this. Her look is a bit wary as she starts the feed. ]

Can't say I've seen a guy around with that name. ... I'm a little more interested in your last name, though.

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[successorsama.livejournal.com]

Ah...Ange, you're...

[...wait. How does Ange not know who Lion is? They met in the theater before...] You don't remember who I am?

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[entreats]

[ At that surprise actually flashes on Ange's face. ]

Remember? You mean I'm.. supposed to remember something? [ She frowns - her memories are already hard enough to tell apart with her memories of 1998 and the game, but surely she would remember a family member, right? ]

I don't think we've ever met before. And I'm pretty sure I met all my family members before.

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[successorsama.livejournal.com]

[So she really doesn't remember meeting Lion at all...well. Then it's a good thing she doesn't remember being torn to pieces by Bernkastel either, and Lion would rather not tell her that. It looks like he'll have to pretend that they've never met before...for now, at least.]

No, I thought...never mind. I am an Ushiromiya, but I'm not surprised that you don't know who I am. I'm from a very different fragment from all the others, you see.

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[entreats]

Fragment.. So you know about that stuff too, huh? [ that makes the mention of Bernkastel all the more logical. ]

In that case, what is our relation in your fragment? Judging from your age, maybe.. cousins? Unless you're some weird sort of past or future child.

[ ... wait, but then it would have to be her kid, right? :| let's just forget that thought, yes.. ]

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[successorsama.livejournal.com]

I do, yes. And your first guess is right; I'm your cousin. Krauss and Natsuhi are my parents, and Jessica is my sister.

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[elegantwarrior.livejournal.com]

Greetings, Lion, my name is Gwendolyn. [She responds to his politeness with her own, even making to bow her head towards the device. Someone with such kindness and manners, she believes, would be worth getting to know.]

I am afraid that what you have said, "to live and to grow", is all that we know of at this moment. As for your acquaintance, I have not heard of him, though I will keep his name in mind for you.

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[successorsama.livejournal.com]

[Well, Lion pretty much lives and breathes manners.] Pleased to meet you, Gwendolyn-san, and thank you. I can see that everyone else knows no more than I do, then...

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[elegantwarrior.livejournal.com]

'Tis correct. We are all learning what we can and sharing such information with each other. For now, I believe it best to simply live in harmony with one another, do you not agree?

[Such peace and harmony is something she is not used to, however there is no need to not cooperate with everyone, at least in her opinion.]

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[successorsama.livejournal.com]

I think I could manage that, yes. [Although Lion doubts that everyone else here would be as polite as she is...]

When I arrived here, I was told that I was a member of the house of Odin. Is everyone sorted like that when they arrive?

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[elegantwarrior.livejournal.com]

[Her expression turns a bit hard at hearing Odin's name. She hasn't confirmed it with anyone, but she feels she can safely assume for now that it's not her father...]

'Twould see that way. Upon arrival, I was sorted into the house of Freya, a goddess who seemed to have arrogance yet seemingly generous.

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[successorsama.livejournal.com]

I see...I wonder why that is.

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[satisfies]

Ushiromiya?

What a weird coincidence.

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[successorsama.livejournal.com]

[Oh...Lion thinks he knows this guy from the fourth game. Ange's bodyguard or something.]

Oh...yes, I suppose it is.

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[satisfies]

Hyahahah, as a matter of fact, I happen to work for an Ushiromiya!

Never heard of a Lion though.

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[successorsama.livejournal.com]

Oh...that's right, you work for Ange, don't you? [TRYING SO HARD TO DODGE THE SUBJECT...]

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[satisfies]

[ blink. ] You know that already? [ ...well that just makes him even more suspicious. ]

But that's right, I'm the lady's bodyguard, at the moment. What's your connection to her?

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[successorsama.livejournal.com]

I'm her cousin, but...Ange seems to be a good deal older than I remember her being...