Report 001 [video]

[no-hometown.livejournal.com]

[Upon arriving, her first act was to recover her clothes and her sword. Only after thoroughly surveying the surrounding area and reading the cat's scroll does she attempt to access the Vine.

The image that appears is that of an androgynous woman with silver hair and bright green eyes. She does not seem happy, but then, she doesn't seem particularly upset, either. For thirty seconds or so, she is silent, examining the Vine and the mirror it has produced. She touches the Vine, curiously, and appears intrigued by the way it responds to her. At last, she speaks, in a low, calm voice.]

How interesting. I am unfamiliar with this technology.

[She raises her voice to a normal speaking volume.]

If this is transmitting and someone is receiving, please inform. Identify yourself. This is Sephiroth, of SOLDIER. I repeat, this is Sephiroth, of SOLDIER.

[A pause. When she next speaks, a note of concern is audible in her tone, disturbing the calm of her voice very slightly.]

Angeal, if you receive this, respond.

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[restlesswaters.livejournal.com]

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This is Aqua. [ ] Master Aqua. I take it you're a new arrival, ma'am.

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[no-hometown.livejournal.com]

[She inclines her head. Confusion, and her desire not to show it, make her stiffly formal.] Master Aqua. Yes, I have only just arrived in this place.

Explain yourself. [Demand that it is, it is delivered in a mannerly tone.] Are you responsible for my presence here?

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[restlesswaters.livejournal.com]

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I have nothing to do with how you got here. I'm sorry to say that I'm as trapped here as you are.

1/dude i don't...even know

[anunlockedheart.livejournal.com]

[There's no video on this end, not yet, but there's sound of a gasp, and the sudden crash of glass hitting the floor.]

2/????

[anunlockedheart.livejournal.com]

[It's quiet, for a moment after. Nothing but the sound of harsh, shaky breathing. The creak of leather.]

3/sob sorry for spamming your inbox

[anunlockedheart.livejournal.com]

[Finally, Tifa speaks. Her voice is soft, and strained with the effort of containing her anger. Her fear.]

Sephiroth...how? You--how?

4/and done I think!

[anunlockedheart.livejournal.com]

[The voice is louder now, and angry. Viciously so. It isn't normal anger--this has an edge to it, a harshness not normally seen with Tifa.] Why? Why are you here? You're not--you're supposed to be dead!

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[no-hometown.livejournal.com]

[She takes a moment to consider this puzzling and unexpectedly emotional response before replying, warily. She does not recognize the voice. She cannot guess who it might belong to, unless it is someone from Wutai affected by the war. But the voice does not sound like that of someone from Wutai, and this is clearly not Wutai; the flora and fauna here are unfamiliar to her.]

I am alive, as you can see. I do not know why I am here. I wish only to complete my mission. I will return to it as soon as possible.

[She repeats her earlier request.] Identify yourself.

[border-phantasm.livejournal.com]

Technology? Is that what you think it is?

But yes, I read you loud and clear. I am Yukari Yakumo, of no particular affiliation.

[no-hometown.livejournal.com]

It seems to have been designed with a purpose in mind. Therefore, that was my assumption. But perhaps I should not have jumped to that conclusion without sufficient evidence. I will have to study it further.

Yukari Yakumo. [She inclines her head.] Now I have made another assumption, and you must correct me if I am mistaken in it. Were you also brought here without warning and without your permission?

[border-phantasm.livejournal.com]

Well you are right on your first point. However, the source is magic, not technology.

Your second assumption is quite correct, Miss Sephiroth. In fact, most of the inhabitants are in the same position.

[nuclearqueen.livejournal.com]

Ah, someone else military?

Kallen Kouzuki, pilot of the Black Knights, at your service.

[no-hometown.livejournal.com]

I am. [As she attempts to get her bearings, she finds this contact from another warrior reassuring.] I am eager to return to my mission. My men require my guidance.

But I am honored by your service, Kallen Kouzuki. [She nods in acknowledgment.] I am unfamiliar with the Black Knights. Though considering that, I suspect you are unfamiliar with SOLDIER.

[nuclearqueen.livejournal.com]

I understand your feelings, but don't expect to be going home any time soon. The Queen doesn't seem inclined to let us go any time soon.

I am. It seems we all come from different worlds.

[burns-things.livejournal.com]

I don't think this quite counts as technology.

[no-hometown.livejournal.com]

Why is that?

Although it has what seem to be biological and magical elements, it clearly exists for a purpose and owes its existence to some design. I do not see why it cannot be considered technology, if not a technology I am familiar with.

[burns-things.livejournal.com]

'Technology' this alien and confounding is indistinguishable from magic as far as I'm concerned.

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[gun-cata.livejournal.com]

Is SOLDIER some kind of organization?

[ Larry looks more curious than anything. New people are interesting, if nothing else. ]

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[no-hometown.livejournal.com]

[There can be no harm in providing others with information that is a matter of public record in her world, so she replies readily.] Yes, SOLDIER is a special fighting force, part of the military arm of Shinra, Inc.

And you are?

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[gun-cata.livejournal.com]

[ She nods. Makes sense, compared to knights and witches, even if the name is hella redundant. ]

Larry Vincent, just a normal bounty hunter and gunsmith.

[hotshot-momma.livejournal.com]

Anna Lin, formerly a Major in the Treasure Island Resistance. I stand ready to assist all new arrivals. SOLDIER is the name of your orginization, Sephiroth?

[no-hometown.livejournal.com]

Assisting arrivals is a noble goal, Anna Lin. [She nods her head, pleased.] I appreciate your aid.

Yes, SOLDIER is the name of an elite force within the military arm of Shinra, Inc. Our operatives are currently engaged in combat, and this displacement has interrupted my mission.

Is there a location where people have gathered? I have spoken to a few individuals via this Vine, but I have seen none in person.

[hotshot-momma.livejournal.com]

A housing complex, referred to by the Queen and her victims as "the Necessities." The cats here are intelligent enough to understand your questions and lead you there if you ask them.

I'm afraid you've been waylaid by a well meaning but quite insane power.

[notvitiligo.livejournal.com]

Jessica Boyette, of... well, nothing, right now.

As you've probably noticed, you're not where you were. And you probably can't get back.

[no-hometown.livejournal.com]

Jessica Boyette. [She nods, acknowledging the introduction.]

Of nothing? Though you are separated from your comrades and your world, surely you are still tied to them and may honor them. [Her voice holds no warmth, but her tone is only polite and not chiding.]

I have been told that we are trapped here, something like subjects in an experiment, by an enigmatic entity.