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Hello?

[ The screen fades in slowly and the first thing that comes to clarity is a gray-haired teenager. Behind him is the recognizable almost gaudy style of the hotel. The teenager stares for several moments before speaking: ]

Ah. There it is.

[ And that's that. Now he's staring again, with his light gray eyes, almost waiting as if you will answer him immediately--at least for a few more moments. ]

The travel brochure says we're in Prospero Island in America. How did we get here? This doesn't seem like a school trip.

[ He is almost emotionless--stoic--his words lacking any trace of what he's feeling or thinking. ]

I don't remember boarding a plane.

[ Something stirs behind him, in the bed. Rather, someone. The teenager hears it and turns around, watching as a black-haired girl slowly sits up from the bed. She looks at the boy, looking rather surprised. ]

Huh? Wha-? ... Where am I? Who are yo--oh, I remember you. What are you doing here?

Ah. [ Souji looks back to the phone then to the girl. ]

We're on Prospero Island. I woke up earlier and was in this room with you.

[ The girl however is staring at the phone--at the feed, realizing something unscrupulous may have just occurred. While she was asleep. She cuts him a sharp glance. ]

What do you mean by that? You just happened to wake up here with me?

[ The boy, unabashed: ] Yeah. [ A very minor pause before continuing: ] If you want to use the shower, the bathroom is behind this table...

I think someone must have kidnapped us.

[ The feed cuts off. ]

[ OOC: Dual intro! Both Souji Seta and/or Yukiko Amagi will respond accordingly. ]

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It seems people disappear from this place over time, yes. I would assume they are sent home.

Are there many like us here? We can pool knowledge together, and try to answer some questions with what we know.

That might give us a better idea of what's going on.

There is a sizable amount, although I am not entirely sure if every one of them would be up for cooperation with such an effort.

The effort will be needed, if these things are as dangerous as everyone says they are.

Perhaps we would need someone to lead them all towards this collaborative effort, hm?

[ Souji sees the big picture. What kind of questions to ask, who to bother, how to get the information to pull all of this together. But truthfully he never sees himself as a leader. He doesn't mind stepping up if he has to sometimes, like with some class projects in school, but this? Maybe this guy is referring to himself or someone else. Yeah, that's a better solution. Someone with more ability. ]

I'm not sure who's up for the task. Have someone in mind?

Not particularly. [ sure, he's a leader too, but he doubts all people here would be willing to listen to him either way - as his encounter with Gilgamesh proved, for one. besides, he has outlived his duty as a king by now. ]

But if there should be a leader, perhaps everyone should have a say in it though, so there will not be any arguments about it afterwards.

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