# video / action

[himemiya_anthy]

[There's a quiet rustle, and the blur of green gradually begins to separate into whites, blacks, browns. An eye fills the mirror, framed by a thin black rim.

Any minute now, the eye will blink.

Any minute now.]

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[gun_cata]

A really really big one with really smart cats. If you haven't noticed.

[ Oh, that's a very nice... chin you have there. Larry's not even frustrated though - Anthy's way too... Anthy. ]

[himemiya_anthy]

[Anthy brightens. Not that Larry can tell.]

Yes, they've been very kind.

[She ought to demonstrate a polite interest.]

Do you know where you are?

[gun_cata]

About as well as anyone here. It... doesn't really have a particular name. But we've all been kidnapped, for lack of a better word - and if you'll believe it, we're not even in the same... universe or dimension that we all come from.

[ Hopefully that's not too much of an information overload. ]

[himemiya_anthy]

Ah, I see.

[She moves again; now her ear and part of her upper cheekbone have the screen. Inasmuch as they are capable of conveying emotion, she appears unruffled.]

Thank you for explaining.

[gun_cata]

[ Larry holds back a sigh. It would help if she could actually see all of Anthy's face like someone relatively normal, if only to identify her again. Purple hair... green eyes... tan skin... she'll have to remember the combination. ]

You're... you're welcome.

[himemiya_anthy]

[The mirror goes briefly blank, and then clears to show almost a full shot of Anthy's face, though the left side is cut off. Her mouth is moving. There is no sound.

She looks cheerful.]

[gun_cata]

[ Well. At least she can see the girl's face now, but somehow she broke the vine.

Broke the magical plant. ]

I can't... I can't hear you. Can you hear me?

[himemiya_anthy]

[Anthy's mouth forms the word "yes."

Her face is visible now! Surely that's the important thing.]

[gun_cata]

You messed something up.

[ At least she finally knows what Anthy looks like. That'll help in the future. ]

Do you want me to just come find you, or are you alright? Nod or shake your head.

[himemiya_anthy]

[After a brief pause, she carefully shakes her head.

Then she opens her mouth and begins to speak again (this time more rapidly) for a few muted seconds, after which point the image cuts out mid-word.]

[gun_cata]

...

[ Sh-should she look for Anthy... or...

Dammit. ]