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[When the mirror opens up, it looks as though it's recording through a fog. Lambda can be made out through the haze, the red optic in her visor glowing faintly, along with her sleeping pet cradled in her arms. It's a little harder to make out her surroundings, but if one tries hard enough they'll be able to see she seems to be near the outskirts of the Viridian Pavilion. When Lambda speaks, her voice is muffled and faintly tinny-sounding.]

A number of strange auditory patterns have been detected over a period of approximately the past 36 hours. I am unable to identify their source. However, running system diagnostics returns no errors.

[Her mouth twitches slightly. Could she be frowning?]

Additionally, attempting to navigate the Gardens has yielded a number of special anomalies. Attempting to perform a special transfer through the use of relative coordinates has been unsuccessful.

[In other words... She's lost.]

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[ritsu_kouyou]

...where are you?

[Apparently the Vine is fond of a black mirror for Akiha's response instead of showing the girl. Akiha is failing at Lambda-speak today.]

[cobbledtogether]

My intended destination had been the orchard. However, following the standard path led me to the area which seems to comprise the Pokemon's habitat. All attempts to return to the mansion have failed.

[ritsu_kouyou]

How irritating.

...ask one of those damned cats to show you the way.

[cobbledtogether]

The cats are unresponsive.

[ritsu_kouyou]

...

[Damn cats.]

I'll have Kris get you.

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My attempts at using spacial transfers to navigate the Gardens have been unsuccessful. While it is likely Kris's ability operate using different principles, there is a possibility that she will have the same difficulties.

[She doesn't say it to warn Akiha away from doing so. She just wants to make sure she has all the information necessary to inform her decisions.]

[ritsu_kouyou]

Kris opens a magical door. And if it doesn't work right, making that idiot have to walk everywhere, she'll be motivated to find out why it's not working.

[cobbledtogether]

...Understood.

[She'll wait, then.]

[ritsu_kouyou]

[Akiha turns from the Vine and yells into the mansion. Not that Lambda can see it with the black mirror.]

KRIS! I NEED YOU TO GO GET LAMBDA.

[ported]

WHAT?

[Sorry Akiha, laaaaaaaaaazy and not going to Akiha.]

[ritsu_kouyou]

I JUST TOLD YOU, IDIOT. LOOK AT THE VINE. LAMBDA'S LOST AND YOU NEED TO USE YOUR MAGIC DOOR TO GET HER.

[ported]

WHERE IS SHE AT?

[ritsu_kouyou]

LOOKS LIKE THE PAVILION TO ME. OPEN THE DAMN VINE AND LOOK FOR YOURSELF. YOU SLOTH.

[ported]

OKAY.

[ritsu_kouyou]

[...]

ARE YOU GOING TO GO GET HER?

[ported]

[Lots of sounds of effort going on here.]

MAYBE.

[ritsu_kouyou]

DON'T GIVE ME THAT. SHE'S THE ONE MAKING DINNER TONIGHT.

[Because Lambda knows how to work the microwave. Shut up.]

[nohometown]

I've noted some anomalies myself, likely the same ones.

Do you need assistance?

[Sephiroth isn't particularly enjoying this change, but it seems more inconvenient than harmful, at this point.]

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...When the presence of the noted spacial anomalies is accounted for, my situational analysis protocols indicate attempts at assistance are unlikely to succeed.

[nohometown]

Yet the anomalies are not constant, so it may be possible. I may fail, but the attempt will do no harm.

I can obtain an aerial view and attempt to find you. I recognize your location. [She has excellent long-distance vision.]

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...You may act as you deem appropriate.

[For the most part, the anomalies that tend to crop up from time to time in the Gardens seem to be fixed relatively quickly, and as this one doesn't seem harmful she doesn't mind waiting it out.]

[nohometown]

If you do not feel the situation requires aid, I will wait, but inform me if anything changes. How long have you had this problem with your coordinates?

[So far, she hasn't become what she would consider lost, but the situation may be worsening.]

[cobbledtogether]

The spacial anomalies began at approximately the same time as the anomalous auditory patterns. They have been escalating in severity since the time of their inception.

[This is the first time she has experienced them to this degree. For some reason, every path she tries to take leads her back to this point.]

...Akiha-sama has ordered Kris to retrieve me.

[nohometown]

That was my observation as well. The anomalies in the Vine's behavior began at about the same time and increased at the same rate.

I'm pleased your comrade will be collecting you.

The animal-- [Sephiroth gestures to the Pokémon in Lambda's arms.] Native to this place, I assume?

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[When Sephiroth mentions the creature in her arms, Lambda absently rubs it behind one ear. In return, Hoppip yawns widely.] Yes. [A pause.] She is my pet. [Her robotic speech makes the sentence sound oddly disjointed. It gives the impression that's not something she says very often.]