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[uzuki]

[A young woman is staring directly into the camera of her phone. She's confused, but trying not to openly display it to anyone watching the video... She really isn't sure yet how well it can transmit, if even at all. Or what kind of people might be able to see what she's recording.]

Hello? ...I hope this is transmitting properly. If anyone can hear this, my name is Shion, and I am looking for a passenger freighter called The Elsa and its crew. If anyone in this city has met them... Well, I'm sure you would know who they are. Allen, everyone else, if you're out there, please respond.

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[want-a-vacation.livejournal.com]

That's the same timeframe I'm from, too.

*He rests a hand on her shoulder, trying to be supportive about the fakeout.*

It seems like it's not impossible to leave, though. There was...ah...one more person from our dimension here a while ago, but I haven't seen him for over a month. So, maybe we could actually learn things here that could help us when we get back to the Elsa.

[uzuki]

Yes, and we don't really know how much this dimension differs from our Lost Jerusalem do we? I don't want to sound too hopeful, but we don't really know what happened to Lost Jerusalem, do we? Maybe... This was our way of finding it...

[Okay, she knew that was a stretch, but it would be nice if it were true.]

Also, I'd like to know more about Shadows.

[want-a-vacation.livejournal.com]

It's better than giving up hope.

Ah, the Shadows are...I'm not entirely sure of the specifics, but they show up from midnight to one AM and attack people. They're not that tough, though I've run into a few that weapons don't work on and Ethers don't work here. Actually, no kind of augmentations work here. But, has anyone explained the Personae to you yet?

[uzuki]

I suppose it's the work of the dimensional shift that would close ether circuits.


Persona? I think it might have come up, but I really don't know anything about it...

[want-a-vacation.livejournal.com]

Possibly, but I don't think it's just that. Ethers aren't the only things that aren't working.

As for Personae...I'm not entirely sure of the specifics, but I think they're parts of our subconscious selves that can manifest at the same time as the Shadows to fight them.

[uzuki]

Hm... I'm not quite sure that I understand. Maybe I can just see for myself when these shadows come out.

[want-a-vacation.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that would probably make it easiest to understand. I'll show you what I mean once the Dark Hour sets in. Just...please be careful. The Shadows aren't as bad as Gnosis, but your MWS is probably gone.

[uzuki]

[She smiled again, somewhat jokingly.]

That may be true, but I'm not totally defenseless!

[She couldn't resist teasing Allen a little. She was sure he knew that she was capable of fighting hand to hand, but even if these things weren't as bad as the Gnosis, it would probably be a lot different than sparring with your brother.]

What should we do until then? I would like to see more of this town, actually. I wonder if we can discern how close it would be to our own Lost Jerusalem.

[want-a-vacation.livejournal.com]

I know! But some of them can't be hurt by normal attacks, so I'm still worried.

*And pulling himself together from that minor backpedal.*

A-anyway, I could show you around. I've been here a couple months, so I at least know how to avoid getting lost.

[uzuki]

Don't worry, we'll be fine. If we can use these... Personae, then I'm sure it won't be a problem.

[She linked her arm in his, ready for a sure to be fantastic tour of the town.]

[want-a-vacation.livejournal.com]

*Making his day, Shion. He starts heading back toward the city, rubbing the back of his neck.*

Actually, mine can't really get rid of Shadows. All it can do at this point is heal.

[uzuki]

What about Jr. and MOMO? I was told that they're here too. Are their's the same way?

[want-a-vacation.livejournal.com]

I think MOMO's is. I'm not sure about Jr.'s. I've managed to avoid getting dragged into random fights with him so far.

[uzuki]

Well, with a bigger group, there isn't as much to worry about!

[want-a-vacation.livejournal.com]

I guess. It's definitely better than going out alone.

*He doesn't exactly want to go chasing monsters, but he won't leave Shion to fight by herself.*

[uzuki]

[She was still pretty curious about the fighting, but she supposed she would wait until she could actually try it.]

So what does everyone do here when they aren't fighting?

[want-a-vacation.livejournal.com]

Aside from working, people generally do the kinds of things people did back home. There's no Encephalon technology here, but it's pretty easy to find things like movie theaters and even public parks in reality here.