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I... I don't understand...

[The small, slender Japanese girl with the high ponytail and downtilted eyes might be familiar to some. She's standing in front of Heimdall House with a newcomer's letter in her hands, dressed in the same uniform as the first time she arrived, but it doesn't quite fit right anymore - she's gotten taller since she made it, started to fill out a little. At least in Asgard, which proves that she hasn't been completely reset.

The confusion on her face starts to contort into alarm as her words confirm that truth.]

Isn't - it over? I remember Freyr - when he - wasn't that the end? But now it's like none of it ever happened... the letter, and the maid, and everything looks just like the first time...

[And now edging into panic as she leans against one of the house's walls, wrapping her arms around her middle and shivering.]

What's going on?!

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Nakama! You're back!

[She sounded outright relieved at this as she looked at the screen in muted shock.]

[Now this is complicated. Even in the joy of reunion, some things will never quite get easier. But she shakes off her uneasiness and gives Samantha a small smile, nodding once.]

It looks like I am.

[She nodded. There were things she wanted to tell her, though at the same time now wasn't the time.]

It's... really good to have you back. But, no. Freyr... he just bought us time. This isn't over yet.

Thank you... [She blushes, still not used to hearing that.] Have you - been okay?

[It's obvious what she's asking, but she won't just blurt it out: have you hurt anyone?

Then she shakes her head a little, frowning.]

It couldn't be as straightforward as we thought, I guess. Nothing has been, not since the start.

[It was the tiny pause in how she said it that caused Sam to catch on. Her face turned a faint shade of scarlet and she glanced away from the camera before her finger slid over and hit the private button.]

We're... having better luck controlling it. I'm ok these days. The tea's working for now, though I'm not making promises I can't keep just yet. But... for now, my last episode was back, a month before the big battle.

And yeah, nothing's ever that simple. We were losing, and he bought us time. Odin's still being a cagey bastard about giving us details to help out and Freya's gone missing, said something about trying to save her brother.

Oh - [It comes out of her in a sharp huff, tension leaving her body and relief pouring in to fill the space.] - oh, that's good. I'm really glad.

[Anger crosses her face at Sam's next words, though.]

Still?! They lost one of their own, and now another's gone, and they still won't talk to us? How do they expect us to be any help at all if we don't know anything?

Loki, both of them actually, was a bit more helpful. We've picked up some things, but Odin's ... honestly, he's just proving stubborn and I've gotten tired of asking him. Hel's useless. The bitch just snarks when you ask a sensible question and assumes you're trying to drag something out of her.

Sad to say this, but there's days I miss talking to Baldr more. He's a pratt, but he actually said something now and again. He's been quiet lately. I think the problem is that they just don't trust us.

[She looks incredibly guilty at that, her eyes leaving the feed.]

Well, there was a plot against them. Probably more than one. But - but they did that to themselves, bringing us here and lying to us from the beginning!

I'll almost guarantee there's still one, but it's probably either smarter or being done by newer people. The way they've gone about this is bound to have people fighting against them. I know there was someone I think might have been from here who was fighting on their side in the battle. Never saw any of theirs using shadows before, other than that crazy darkness.

[She wasn't being specific, but she might as well have qualified as one of the current plotters. She just hadn't decided who, if anyone, her plans would involve. Maybe the giants, maybe a god, maybe something else, maybe nobody in the end. She just wanted to be prepared, knowing that a fight was bound to come eventually.]

We still haven't figured out who that was either. I don't think most people even know there was someone doing that.

A traitor? [She... can't quite make sense of that in her mind. How would they have reached the other side? Who would do that, after spending time with the people here? It's terrible, and she wants to be angry, but she's just too stunned.]

They were fighting to destroy every world in existence. They must've known that. How - ?

I don't know. They had a mask on, and I didn't recognize their voice. Shadows made it hard to tell with them, but they had giants backing them up, and they claimed to have some sort of arrangement.

...I don't trust any arrangement offered by someone that uses plague to attack.

No. No. No matter what the gods do, I'll never work with the other side! [The thought makes her look absolutely sick.]

Not surprised. You never struck me as the sort to back up that side. They're just a little too cruel for your tastes.

But, for now... we haven't seen any more problems. It's possible they got found out and sent back. Who knows?

I hope so. The last thing we need is people trying to weaken us from the inside. That's... disgusting.

Yeah... but honestly, Nakama, I don't want to make you too paranoid, but I'd assume it could happen again. It's not like everyone here's happy with the gods, and some might take pretty extreme routes.

But that doesn't mean you just take the enemy's side! You can make your own side, a better one!

... well, not that I'm not agreeing with you, but some people are kind of stupid, Nakama. I don't know if you've noticed.

[She frowns, shaking her head.]

You've got to be more than stupid to make a move like that. You've got to be - even more than desperate. I think you just have to not care about anyone.

You might be right there, but that sort of person probably exists. That, or maybe they just got scared.

Fear is no excuse. I've seen people face the end of the world and their own deaths with dignity, even though they were scared out of their minds.

[She can't remember the last time she was so furious. Being undermined by their own - just like Moji. Someone always has to turn. No wonder the war wasn't won then and there.]

No...it really isn't an excuse. Do you want me to let you know if I find anything out? As long as you promise not to try anything on your own, that is?

I won't be starting any more fights.

[It's said solemnly enough that it's probably the truth. She still has vivid memories of being run through with a sword, and even if that wasn't her fault, it did teach her how badly things could have gone with Vanitas if the fight had escalated. She doesn't want to die here again.]

Alright. Then I'll make sure you're in the loop if I find out more. For now, we haven't seen anything else, not yet anyway.

[The irony was that it was Vanitas that Samantha had fought and not realized it. Of course... he was gone now.]

[She nods, happy to put the unpleasant topic behind her for now.]

How's your shop doing?

Not bad, really. There's only Euri's shop for real competition and the whole city, so we're doing fine. You might check out the plaques by the gods' shrines. If you can stomach asking them, they'll give a little extra help. that's pretty much done all I needed to make sure it's doing really well right now.

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