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videaction; introduction

[hello luceti. there is currently a (possibly familiar) green-haired child hiding behind community building 5, wearing a pretty new-feather dress. are those pretty? i think they're pretty.

the kid looks kinda scared, huddled against the wall like that, and shivers on occasion while poking around with the magical bookmunicator.]

...I wish this book was a map.

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Like this? [he holds up his journal obediently, spinning slowly to show the area around him.]

[Hmmm... trees, trees, a building, trees-- and oh, the barracks.]

[The whole other side of the village, ffff. And on top of that, he'll have to go a bit quickly to make sure he doesn't accidentally run into Arietta. Especially with another replica here...]

Yes, that's perfect. I know where you are, so I should be there in in about 10 minutes.

Okay.

[there's a hopeful note to his voice, as he lowers his book again.]

Um, I'll wait right here, so it won't be too hard to find me.

[Like it'd be hard to find a mirror image of himself...]

All right. I'll see you soon, then.

[Aaand with one last smile, he'll gather up something warm to wear ~~WITH PANTS EVEN~~ in a bag and set out to find Florian! He's walking pretty quickly, so he'll get there in just over 10 minutes, though he's a little out of breath by then.]

Ah, Florian?

[and then it turns out he's found his original.]

Ah--hello!

[he starts to get up at the voice, his face getting a slightly worried look at ion's out of breath-ness.]

Are you tired? What's in the bag? Do you live in this place?

[ONE QUESTION AT A TIME, LIL' BRO. He'll start by opening the bag and handing it to Florian. Pants, a long sleeve shirt and jacket, and he even brought a pair of shoes!]

I'm all right, I just need to catch my breath... these should keep you much warmer than--

[mfw Florian is wearing a dress.]

[...it's a good thing he remembered how thin those cotton pants are, seeing as he almost didn't bring any.]

[Don't mind Ion, he's just... looking Florian over a bit. H-He is a boy, right? The Malnosso didn't somehow make him a girl upon arrival... right?]

...were you wearing that when you woke up?

[why are you looking at him funny, ion? excuse him while he looks confused.

...also a nod.]

[...maybe the Malnosso just have a weird sense of humor.]

Ah, sorry. [Eheh...] There should be a place nearby where you can change. The barracks are probably closest...

[Don't worry, he'll even walk him there, like a good replibro! :|b]

Oh--okay.

[following!? he's still really curious though.]

Did you come here from Daath?

...something like that. [H-Hah...]

This place we're in is called Luceti. And actually, it isn't on Auldrant. It's an entirely different world.

...How did I get to another world? Did I die?

[O-Oh, straight through the heart.]

People are brought here from all kinds of different worlds, but they haven't died. Time just stops back home until we're sent back.

[Hesitantly:] ...what's the last thing you remember before you woke up?

Oh...that's good then, I think. I'm not sure I want to be dead yet.

[...and yet he feels like he said something wrong.]

I was helping Pamela with chores...if time stopped, does that mean she won't finish until I go back?

[Perhaps it's a sign of how much Ion's changed in Luceti that hearing someone casually talk about their death sounds so... jarring.]

[And yet those next words bring a smile to his face... with perhaps a bit of relief as well.]

I don't think that's something you'll have to worry about. It'll be like you were never gone at all. [...] Had you perhaps been staying with Pamela and Oliver before you came here?

[florian smiles too, at that. it's one less thing to worry about, after all.]

That's right. They're very nice. Do you know them too?

Yes, I do. I'm a friend of Anise as well.

[A name, he assumes, that Florian may be familiar with, if he's staying with Pamela and Oliver.]

Oh! She's a really good friend, isn't she? I like her a lot.

[his smile grows wider at the mention of anise - in fact, he lights up considerably.]

[Awww. His smile grows a little fonder as well.]

Yes, she is. She's here in Luceti, as well.

[...oh. How do you tell someone they probably won't be remembered? ): That's probably going to be a little difficult to explain...]

[Thankfully, hey, they should have arrived in the barracks by now! Go change, girly-boy.]

She is? Is she nearby? Will I get to see her soon?

[it's been a while since he last saw her, the idea of meeting her again is pretty exciting.

...and once prompted, he will immediately throw off his dress and attempt the mystery that is shirt and pants.]

[Hopefully he won't need any help with that mystery, because Ion's already turned around! ...though the possibility did cross his mind, if only because he remembers getting dressed by himself for the first time.]

[But... Florian didn't look 11, he looked 14. Was he one of the original replicas? It didn't seem like there was any other possibility, after all.]

She should be at back at the house right now, but you'll be able to see her in a little while... although there's something you should probably know about this place first.

[he manages well enough on his own, with his limited experience, and shakes his arms and legs in an experimental manner after getting all his clothes on.]

..? What is it?

People come from Luceti from all kinds of different worlds. But sometimes, the people from the same world may arrive from different points in their life. That's why we're both here, even though we've never on Auldrant.

Different points? Like...the past and the future?

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