001 ♂ video + action in Traverse Town

[burningstorm]

[Technology is not one of Rei's fortes and it shows when the feed activates, flipped upside down. Nevertheless, she looks alarmed and not happy in the slightest. For the moment, she's tucked away in a temporary safe place. Her first instinct is to call for the girls.]

Hello? This is Rei Hino-- I just arrived here. This strange creature just gave me this device and--

[Loud crashing ensues in the background and the feed shakes for a moment, then steadies, reminding her to be quick about her transmission. No luxury to ask if anyone has seen her friends. She looks back into the feed, wearing an expression that is both determined and fearless. She may be without her ability to transform into Sailor Mars at the moment, but she sure as heck isn't helpless.]

I'm not sure how long I can hold out here. If anyone is nearby, I'm willing to help you fight off these evil creatures. Get in touch with me immediately.

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[geniustheveil]

[...

Seeing Rei again opens all the wounds of losing her friends. But now isn't the time. Ami, de-transformed like Rei, answers almost immediately.]

Rei-chan! I can explain the situation but right now, be ready to defend yourself!

[She switches to a filter quickly.]

[Filtered Private]

Your powers may not work. Mine aren't working properly, either. However... [How to explain.] I seem to be exhibiting strange abilities besides them.

[burningstorm]

[Rei is quick to notice that Ami is not transformed either, nodding once. She's relieved to see her friend, but they have to get through this mess, first.]

I understand, Ami. Be careful!

[Filtered Private]

That's unfortunate. I tried to transform when I got here, but... [She shakes her head, indicating it didn't work. That second part catches her attention, though.] What kind of strange abilities?

[Filter - Private]

[geniustheveil]

If I try to transform, it's into the shape of a wolf.

[With. Blue fur.

Ami sneaks a glance at the video, half expecting Rei to react very strongly.]

[Filter - Private]

[burningstorm]

A wolf? [Rei is just... stunned. Between werewolf folklore and imagining Ami turning into that, her brain is breaking somewhere.] How--? [No time to ask. There are a lot of things she wants to ask, but they have to survive this first.]

Nevermind. Do you have a plan? [A pause, then she adds:] I don't want you to risk trouble finding me in this chaos.

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[mynameisallen]

[Well, someone asked for help and Allen wasn't one to not help people.]

Where are you exactly, I might be able to help.

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[burningstorm]

[Rei frowns; she doesn't really know where she's at either.]

I don't know. No one had any time to tell me much about this place when I got here, but I'm hiding in an alley near a hotel.

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[mynameisallen]

If you just arrived that means...Traverse Town. I'm there right now, so I'll be with you soon.

[And for ONCE he can't get lost after being here for about a week.]

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[burningstorm]

[Traverse Town? ...Fitting name. She just nods once.]

I appreciate it. [She almost hangs up, then quickly asks;] Is there a place nearby where I can find a weapon?

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[namaste_jagat]

[Traverse Town was by far one of the most recognizable worlds in the entire collection. The problem being... Agni happened to be on Radiant Garden and not Traverse Town and who knew if the Gummi ships were still running]

There should be someone at the inn, Miss Hino! If you're able to get there then perhaps you can all band together.

[What a terrible time for a young girl to arrive, seemingly unarmed no less]

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[burningstorm]

The inn? [She considers this, looking away from the feed and around where she's at for a moment.] I'm in an alley near a hotel. If someone's close, I'll find them.

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[namaste_jagat]

[He nodded and looked away long enough to strike a heartless or two then added]

Just be careful!

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[burningstorm]

[She just gives a nod.]

You, too.

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[share_a_parfait]

[Naru only got a glimpse of the communicator feed before she replied]

You came back!

[She wanted to ask if Usagi was with her but it didn't really seem appropriate. The two really didn't know each other that well... Naru just knew she was the girl from the shrine that Usagi had started hanging out with recently in her own world. When she had been here before.. they'd never even spoken once]

It's...a .. shame it had to be like this when you did.

[She was holed up in the school with a lot of the other students]

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[burningstorm]

...Back? [Rei is confused; one would think she would remember being here before. It's another familiar face, though. She only knows her as Usagi's friend from school, but little more than that. Still, it's something.]

I'm sure we'll get through this. [She sounds confident.] Are you somewhere safe?

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[share_a_parfait]

Yeah, don't cha remember? [They're both confused by the subject but really don't have much time to discuss it in all the chaos]

You really think so? I've never seen it this bad before. [Rei can probably hear the tinkling of a music box in the background] Yeah, I'm at the school. There area lot of us holed up in here.

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[burningstorm]

[She frowns and shakes her head.] No, I'm sorry. Maybe... we can discuss this more at another time.

Good. I'm going to stay out here and fight. [Usagi wouldn't want her in danger, so...] Stay there and be careful.

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[no_souls_here]

[Shouldn't she.... know where she was? Ciel decided better of mentioning it. If nothing else it sort of gave more insight into what could happen when someone left and came back.]

A pity we couldn't meet under different circumstances... and I'm afraid I'm no where near your location.

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[burningstorm]

Not much for a welcoming committee. [She frowns slightly, then shrugs it off.] I'll manage.

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[no_souls_here]

Indeed not. [... Curious. An acquaintance of Ami's that's not overly stunned by the onslaught.] You're not lacking for confidence.

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[burningstorm]

[After all she and the other girls have been through together... well, she sure hopes she's not.] I can't afford to fail. Everyone has people they cherish and want to protect. I do, too.

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[soldierofspacetime]

[Its quite clear that the message is very quickly typed out. But, its better than nothing at this point, especially with the bouncing around she's had to do from one world or another, tending to the injured.]

this is setsuna. im all right but fight is heavy right now.

[text/private]

[burningstorm]

[Better than nothing indeed. She's relieved to hear from her; her own message is quick and less than grammatically proper.]

understood. just be careful [She thinks to leave it at that, but then...] can you transform?

[Video]

[musicite]

[There is no music this time. To him, it sounds empty.]

Sailor Mars.

You have returned.

[The voice is dispassionate, but the man looks an awful lot like Rei's world's Kunzite...]

[Video]

[burningstorm]

[Normally, she would pretend she had no idea what he was talking about, but in all the chaos, he look a lot like Kunzite from the glimpse of silver-white hair and not many people would just automatically know she was Mars on sight. More than that, how and why is he here? Last she checked, he was a stone. She doesn't exactly have a lot of time to mull over everything, though. Much as she tries to private filter the feed, it just flips through audio, text, audio, then back to video and... then she just gives up. How did Ami do it? Stupid technology. Zoisite gets a hard glare instead!]

You can't just go around calling me that in public. I'm Rei.

...I don't understand. I've never been here before.

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[musicite]

[He does not particularly seem to pay attention to Rei's complaint. He remains calm, and does not fix his speech.]

Although you do not remember it now, you were once here.