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.

Comments

[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.

[no-hometown.livejournal.com]

The cats, I see. I will ask them.

Insanity negates many of the benefits of good intentions, does it not? I've been informed that many of us are being kept here, against our will, some for lengthy periods of time. I do not understand why. For what purpose are we here? Is it sheer madness on the part of this Queen?

[hotshot-momma.livejournal.com]

All of this is conjecture, so take it with a grain of salt.

I think she's the survivor of something that took out her civilization, and is attempting to rebuild it. And unclear on the concept of having children for that matter - she's trying to, ah, encourage female-female romances. Subtly, thank God.

[no-hometown.livejournal.com]

Though it is conjecture, I am interested in your observations and conclusions.

Romance between women? That is--unexpected. If you believe she wishes to rebuild her civilization in this way, perhaps her race was all female, or perhaps they did not reproduce sexually?

However, the more I hear about this place, the more it sounds as if we could be part of a behavioral experiment. Not that I wish to discount your theory, as it has merit.

[hotshot-momma.livejournal.com]

Your latter theory is too plausible for my comfort, but the behavior of the Queen... Then again, we only have her word that she instigated this.

Normally I wouldn't mind a romantic getaway - I have no preference in that regard - but being thrown on a functional island with strangers has killed any mood I might have. [Lineface forever.]

[no-hometown.livejournal.com]

Anything the Queen says or does might be a deception. The very fact that we are here against our wills shows that she is not trustworthy.

A romantic getaway. [She smirks at the phrase. She has little interest in romance.] If such seemingly random samples from various populations have been thrown together in a closed environment and our interpersonal interactions are of so much interest to our captor, then this does have the feel of an experiment, does it not?

Though we have no proof for either of our theories.