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[uzuki]

We've got to hurry! We have to find Shion!

[It might have seemed strange to someone else, Shion speaking about herself in the third person, but Shion had already grown accustomed to it. Her past self was outside somewhere, in the warzone that Miltia had become over the last few hours. Shion knew she had precious little time to find herself, and rescue her parents, but she had resolved to do it.

She sprinted ahead of the group, and raced out of the large glass doors of the Labyrinthos lobby, and into... Another lobby? this is where she enters Prospero. She staggers to a stop, and takes a moment to stare at the interior of the hotel lobby she now occupies.]

No... This can't be right...

[She hurries outside again, and this time makes it. But it's very obvious that she isn't on Miltia anymore.]

I don't understand... What's going on?!

[Feel free to welcome this confused and frantic woman who is now trying to figure out how she has time or spaced jumped yet again.]

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[uzuki]

Then you're not... You're you?

[Shion blunt about things that might be painful for others? Never!]

[namedforcat]

Yes. It's just me here. [Shion, there is so much relief in his voice that it's not even funny.] Dmitri Yuriev is not here.

[uzuki]

[Well, there was one good thing...]

Where are we? How did we get here?

[namedforcat]

Lost Jerusalem if you can believe it. As for your second question, we're still trying to figure it out.

[uzuki]

Lost Jerusalem..?

[She isn't sure about that... Sure, it SEEMS antique, but then again, that's the style to emulate in some people's eyes.]

So.. What you're saying is... There's no way back?

[namedforcat]

Not yet anyways. People come and go all the time, but no one has figured out the mechanism yet.

Well, we think it's Lost Jerusalem, or rather as the locals call it, Earth. It's close enough to what little we know of Lost Jerusalem that I'm more inclined to believe it then not but you can never know for sure, considering I'm also pretty sure this isn't our universe.

[uzuki]

[She sighs. For a moment, she's dejected. But she manages to steel herself rather quickly.]

I have to find the way back... Even if it seems impossible. I can't stay here!

[namedforcat]

And you will. There are many people working together for that exact same goal.

[uzuki]

[Sorry Gaignun, she means she's going to find the way back RIGHT NOW. How? Well, she doesn't have a plan, aside from the good old "look around the town and maybe rudely question people" plan. But she's going to start off anyway~]

[namedforcat]

Wait! Shion! One last thing!

[uzuki]

Hm?

[She stops and turns back to him.]

What is it?

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[namedforcat]

Be careful of the so called 'natives'. They don't know anything about us, and they'll think that you're not quite right in the head. They also don't know about the monsters that come out at night either.

Oh yes...make that two things. Day time is safe, midnight will get you killed if you aren't on your toes.

He needs someone to babysit with no Rubedo around... ;A;

[uzuki]

[Come on Gaignun, does Shion look like she cares what the natives think? She'll probably end up locked in a 48 hour observation, despite warnings.]

Midnight...? What do you mean?

[Is there a high crime rate back in Lost Jerusalem? GANG VIOLENCE?]

He has a few people, Shion will be the bulk of it though

[namedforcat]

[He's going to have to give her a card with his phone number on it for the well meaning police to call, isn't he.]

The world...changes here at midnight. It's like time freezes and we gain an extra hour. However, during this time the normal people here turn into invincible coffins and things called 'Shadow's appear. We can combat them, they don't switch dimensions like the Gnosis did, nor will they turn you to salt if you touch them.

[uzuki]

[Maybe... Yes. ;A;]

Oh.. I see.

[That doesn't seem so bad, really. If they aren't as bad as Gnosis anyway.]

Thank you, Gaignun.

[namedforcat]

Also, our abilities from home are sealed, but I've seen you kick things so I have faith that you'll be fine.

Just don't worry poor Allen too much ok? We have...heh...all the time in the world right now.

[uzuki]

Sealed?

[Well, that's disappointing.]

Allen? You mean Allen's here too?

[namedforcat]

Yes, we get something in exchange but for some I've heard it's quite a pale comparison. And yes, Allen is here. He's been instrumental in keeping us all coordinated.

[uzuki]

Allen has...


How long have you two been here?

[namedforcat]

Quite a few months at least...Other people we knew have come and gone. Time works differently here Shion.

[uzuki]

Differently? But how, I don't understand any of this. Why is it happening to us? Why now?

[namedforcat]

As far as I know...time doesn't pass for us back home while we're here, probably due to the fact that this place can pick and choose what part of our lives that it takes us from.

As for your other questions...those are other things we don't know. This place doesn't care what we were doing Shion, not one bit.

[uzuki]

When we go back, things will be how we left them?

[Well, that calms her down just a bit.]

Still, I can't see why anyone would want to do this to us...

[namedforcat]

As far as I know. [At least...he can only hope that was true, for both Jr and Albedo's sake. Not to mention MOMO's.]

[uzuki]

I hope you're right...