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[brightcrest.livejournal.com]

[She feels a little too formal making this post but she has questions and she wants to confirm her suspicions about this world. With all that's happened, it would be foolish of her not to take every necessary precaution about the gods and the people.]

There's a lot of us out here...so I wanted to ask a few questions of everyone out there.

Has anyone explored this place to its full extent in the time they've been here? I know that most of us have only been here for a day or two, but I was wondering what people had found. Have the gods said anything about what lies beyond the city? I tried to ask one of the maids but she wouldn't answer me.

[She glances down at something in her hand and then looks back at the screen.]

I also wanted to know how many people have arrived with others from their home. Are there faces here you recognize or did you come here alongside anyone? If so, are you and your friends in the same "house"?

[She looks like she's going to say more, perhaps her name, or perhaps she's going to inquire about her own friends...but she decides not to say anything else for now. Beyond that, she's going to keep exploring and looking into the various houses and locations that she can find.]

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voice.

[soflattered.livejournal.com]

You missing someone?

[ he's done some looking around but hey he's not gonna share his information that easily. ]

voice.

[brightcrest.livejournal.com]

Yes.

[Two people, actually, but if she has any luck at all...Ven will still be sleeping back home. Terra's the one she's concerned for right now.]

He's a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes.

video;

[glaremaster.livejournal.com]

I have investigated several parts of my district, but I have yet to visit the others.

And unfortunately, I have yet to find anything that will point us to a way out.

video;

[brightcrest.livejournal.com]

What have you found in your own, if you don't mind my asking?

voice!

[thestormishere]

I've been around, but it's hard to find anything if you don't know what you're looking for. There isn't much aside from what's already on the map.

[ Frustrated? Yes, very much so. So many words from Lightning in a time like this, it's practically a soft-toned rant, and it's very intentional that she doesn't choose to use video here... though less deliberate and more out of distraction that she doesn't answer the latter part of the message. ]

voice!

[brightcrest.livejournal.com]

[Understandably. She's kind of upset too.]

I've seen the hospital in my own district and not much else...but I could see the outer wall.

voice.

[therangerking.livejournal.com]

[ If she strains, she can hear his footsteps, echoing soft and sweepingly against stone. ]

There are many things to be found beyond the gates of the plaza; an entire city with stones smooth like those behind a waterfall, and men and women whose faces you cannot see, much less remember. They will aid you, if you ask, but I find that I cannot recall any of their voices.

[ He doesn't answer the second question. ]

voice.

[brightcrest.livejournal.com]

[She raises an eyebrow.]

You...can't see their faces? How is that possible?

voice;

[showmeanguish.livejournal.com]

And another one comes crawling out of the woodwork. Might as well start a tally, at this rate.

voice;

[brightcrest.livejournal.com]

[Her tone immediately changes.]

How are you here?

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[verifies]

I've met some of my friends... we aren't in the same house though. [ a shake of the head. ] I'm not sure what decides something like that...

I haven't gone outside the city yet, either. Sorry.

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[brightcrest.livejournal.com]

How many of you are there?

[She shrugs. She doesn't really know either, but asking questions is first on the list.]

It's okay. You don't need to apologize. I was just wondering.

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[solidad]

[ she sounds tired and quiet. ]

I'm trying. Um, to explore everything.

[ a pause. ... ]

I'm alone.

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[brightcrest.livejournal.com]

Where have you tried so far?

[She frowns, concerned.]

I'm sorry. Are you all right?

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[waypastcool.livejournal.com]

I'm workin' on exploring the place, but it's a mondo pain. If I could still juice, I'd be running laps around this place in no time!

[He groans and crosses his arms.]

Haven't seen anyone from my world, either.

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[brightcrest.livejournal.com]

Mondo...?

[Juice? Weird.]

That's a shame. What did you mean by 'juice', though?

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[betweenpaths.livejournal.com]

[Well geez, if seeing Terra wasn't a kick to the teeth and a blast from the past. Now this woman's here. Not that Riku considers it a bad thing, but when he goes back and remembers the things she's said to himself and Sora.

There's an audible sigh before he answers. All these people from long ago; what is he supposed to do?]

I recognized at least one person, sort of. Doubt that we're in the same house, and I haven't heard anything of what's beyond the city.

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[brightcrest.livejournal.com]

[Sorry, bittyku. She doesn't recognize your voice. But she hears that sigh and frowns just the same.]

Sort of?

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[powerforfriends.livejournal.com]

[Terra had somewhat figured out the bracelet a while ago, and has started to take note of the posts even though he doesn't reply to any of them; his hope that maybe he could find his friends that way getting fainter by the hour.

Really, just what is he supposed to do now, he wonders; stuck in this world that defies so many things that Master Eraqus had taught them, with so many strangers, an enemy, a kid that shouldn't be that tall for another ten years or so and a group of 'gods' that, judging from the head of his house, are entirely unhelpful.

It's wearing on him, the worry, the helplessness - he hates it more than anything (...except perhaps Xehanort).

Hand clenching around the wayfinder, the physical proof of their bonds, he wonders - Ven, Aqua... are they all right? Will he ever see them again?]

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[powerforfriends.livejournal.com]

[It is then that he notices the new post, eyes widening at the familiar sight, the familiar sound of her voice, relief washing over him, leaving him a little light-headed.

She is here; she is alright!]

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[powerforfriends.livejournal.com]

[He surges forward (maybe almost crashing through that holographic screen), needing a moment to figure out how to post a reply.]

Aqua!

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[powerforfriends.livejournal.com]

[There are so many things he wants to say; so many things he wants to ask.

He is so glad to see her, to know that she is unharmed. Has she seen Ven? What about Xehanort?

In the end he settles for another question though.]

...Where are you?

[He needs to see her, to make sure that she is really, really here. Everything else can wait.]

[Video]

[smartwinchester.livejournal.com]

I haven't gone to the outskirts of the city, but I've gone through my house's district pretty well. It seems pretty normal except for the lack of color, but I haven't been able to explore every nook and cranny yet.

[Cas showing up all bloody kind of interrupted that goal. And speaking of that -- ]

I've got two people from my world, but they're not in my house, and neither of them arrived at the same exact time or point as me.

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[brightcrest.livejournal.com]

What house is that? Did the god of the house explain why this place lacks color to you?

[She nods.]

..."Point"? What do you mean?

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[forgondor.livejournal.com]

I have wandered much of the city, but could tell you little of the world beyond it, if there is indeed such a world. That we seem to be prevented from leaving would suggest so, but there is no place within the city that I have found high enough to see beyond the walls.

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[brightcrest.livejournal.com]

I've noticed that too. I wasn't sure if there was even more of the world beyond this city, either, but... Well, it has to be standing on something.

I just don't understand how we're supposed to do anything here.

video.

[sleepyidol.livejournal.com]

Miki's been looking around a lot, but she hasn't explored the whole city. Sorry! [ With all the excitement, she hasn't been able to fully explore like she'd like to. ]

--Oh! But Miki's seen people she knows! A few, too! .. None of them are in my house, though. [ 8( she'll just have to make new friends. Her smile lightens a bit. ]

video.

[brightcrest.livejournal.com]

[Woah, what.]

You're Miki...?

[She's never heard someone refer to themselves in the third person before.]

Did you all arrive at the same time?