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[dragonspeak]

Right. So. It looks like more and more people are arriving every day. Have any of you tried using your erm... "gifts" yet? According to the maidservants in the castle, the gifts are the gods' way of helping us...flourish in the city. [A brief pause as he scrunches his nose.] Whatever that means.

I've been having a look 'round the city these past few days, and it looks like the maps are fairly accurate. If anyone's injured, the healer's quarters are pretty close to the castle, so you should, you know, go there if you're bleeding all over the place. [This is spoken with a pointed look. Yes, Castiel, that was directed at you.]

Anyway, that letter we all got when we arrived here? [He holds up his own copy, waving it at the screen.] It says we stay here to "preserve the world from whence you came"--sounds like there might be some consequences if we try to leave this place early, doesn't it?

Oh and Sam, Cas. I think the healers might have some of the herbs you need. Let me know when you see this.

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[powerforfriends.livejournal.com]

'Gifts', huh... I can't say I have really noticed anything different about myself until now, other than the loss of my powers and magic at least.

[...That's because you are kinda pretty strong in canon already, Terra. >.>;;;]

It sounds to me like this world might have been connected to the ones we came from with our arrival. [Which kind of makes sense, in Kingdom Hearts logic at least.] All things considered, it shouldn't be surprising that one affects the other.

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[dragonspeak]

The maid called it "gifts"--apparently they replace your old ability with a new one, if you had one before arriving here.

[This is all pretty new to him, so excuse him while he thinks this over.] It sounds as if you know a lot about different worlds.

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[powerforfriends.livejournal.com]

I remember... I believe she told me something about a 'Gift of Strength'... I admit I wasn't exactly listening at that point though.

[But what else can you expect when you pull someone right off the battle field.]

I wouldn't call it a lot - there are many that are far more knowledgeable when it comes to those matters than myself.

[...Or well maybe not so many... not counting Xehanort, Yen Sid is the only old Master left... and he is retired.]

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[medicatus.livejournal.com]

Been productive, Merlin?

[ A small smile. ]

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[dragonspeak]

Got to get us out of here, right?

Say...Morgana. You haven't been having dreams since you got here, have you?

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[medicatus.livejournal.com]

...No, not even one. How did you know?

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[satisfies]

Gifts... heh, that's one way to look at it. So what'd ya get anyway? Hope it's something cool.

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[dragonspeak]

Healing. [A small smile lights his face.] The maidservant told me at least that much. What ability did you gain?

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[satisfies]

I feel like I shouldn't ruin the surprise. But eh, you told me, so why not?

[ and after a few seconds... the angle of the camera is very clearly higher than it used to be, along with amakusa himself, floating a few feet off the ground. ]

Nifty, eh?

[smartwinchester.livejournal.com]

I haven't.

[There is no way he is using fire when he has dreams of being consumed by it. D8]

And -- thanks, Merlin. What'd you find?

[dragonspeak]

Why not?

[Merlin absently plays with the letter.] Well, I haven't gotten around to asking them yet. They're sort of like everyone else--grey and not really there. I've volunteered for the place, so I'll have a look around once I have the chance. It's a physician's quarters, there must be something we can use.

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[wingsandwill.livejournal.com]

I have not attempted to use mine as of yet.



Are they selling them? How would we procure them?

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[dragonspeak]

[But why, Cas 8( ]

What is it? [Since he's already gotten several different answers, Merlin's more than curious to learn exactly what everyone else has.]

Not selling...exactly. The healers are like the maidservants in the castle--they don't respond beyond some questions and helping the patients. I think I can look around while I'm helping around the place, maybe figure out where they get their supplies from.

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[sostaygold.livejournal.com]

[Have an exciting recording of... a generic grey city building. The recording isn't moving, so the owner's probably stopped to rest somewhere.

After a long moment, a soft, distracted voice -- which gets more and more unhappy as it continues.]

I don't understand. If that's the price for a 'gift', it shouldn't be worth the entire world. Tell me, what kind of a deal is this? Are these really gods?

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[dragonspeak]

From what we can tell, they're real gods. It's no use asking them for details about our purpose here, though. I bet they'll all talk in circles like my house's patron goddess did.

[histories]

Yes -- while I'm afraid of the occurrences that might happen back home would make my efforts here obsolete, it's still better if I persisted so that there would something still around for me to protect once my task here is complete... Is what I thought.

But I'm afraid it's a little difficult to simply try using my 'gifts', as you put it - it seems the ability I gained here is that of healing - and I do hope there is no such opportunity for me to try it out, either!

[dragonspeak]

We have to trust that nothing will happen if we stay here and help them. [He's torn, really. He wants to leave, but he doesn't want to bring trouble to his home, either.]

I've got the healing ability, too. Haven't had a chance to use it yet.

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[entreats]

... Are you sure that people honestly will have themselves covered in blood already at this point? Humanity will never cease to amaze me when it comes down to idiots like that.

[ a slight sigh. ]

And I think 'gifts' is a pretty weird way of naming these powers.

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[dragonspeak]

Someone already has. Well, he was already like that when he arrived here, so I'm not sure if it counts.

[He nods slowly.] It's more like an exchange, isn't it? Your old abilities for the new one. I wonder what they would take if you didn't have powers before.

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[manskirt.livejournal.com]

...There are healers here? [ perhaps he should have known that already. perhaps he's been selfish, foolish--all the regular frustration applies. ] Are they local or...imported?

And has there been that much bleeding?

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[dragonspeak]

Yep! Do you know where the Sigyn district is?

[Laughs a bit sheepishly.] ...apparently, most of it wasn't his blood, but there has been that much bleeding. [Clearly exasperated with "him" here.]

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[gandere]

Do you think most people care about the world they left behind?

[ A honest question from a girl that sounds more full of herself than anything. ]

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[dragonspeak]

I think most people do, yeah. [Be thankful, Rin. Several years' worth of dealing with Arthur has made him immune to that sort of attitude.]

If everyone had come here willingly, it'd be different, but I think all of us were brought here without any notice.

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[whipmyaer.livejournal.com]

"Gifts." [She says it flatly.] Because apparently it's just okay for these gods to take the magic people already had and replace it with something else entirely.

Ugh. Between that and that stupid letter, I'm not convinced.

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[dragonspeak]

[Sigh.] Apparently. I guess we should be grateful they gave us something to work with at all.

[Okay, grouching done. The way she'd phrased that had caught his attention.] You lost an ability?