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[glorious-mercy.livejournal.com]

[A rather tall man stumbled out of the shadows that graced the alley between two buildings. The former general had been nearly certain that when everything had vanished into the that suffocating darkness that he would never see any light again. The fact he had somehow been released from it or somehow had managed to escape was overshadowed rather quickly as he lifted his gaze to take in his surroundings, it was painfully obvious within seconds of the cat-like eyes surveying the buildings and people that he was in no city or landmass that could be found on the world he was from.

The appearance of an actual live moogle and the news it brought merely confirmed the suspicions that he wasn't anywhere close to home and also confirmed that home such as it had been currently no longer existed.

Once the creature had left, he considered what it had told him, considered what had occurred before he had been brought here and came to the conclusion that it was validly possible those from his own world were here and perhaps might be able to answer questions he had refrained from bothering the moogle with.

It took merely a moment's study of the device before it was turned on, the video function showing the General in uniform, standing before a nondescript wall that belonged to whatever building rested behind him. Despite the emotions that had been raised by experiencing what he had previously thought would have been the death of him, he looked rather calm and collected as he spoke into the machine he held.]

If there are any from the world of Gaia or if there are any Shinra personnel in this world, I would appreciate it if you would contact me.

[That said, he turned the feed off and decided to turn his attention toward investigating the town he was now in until someone contacted him and in the event that no one did, perhaps he would find someone else to pose his questions to.]

{ooc: Sephiroth can be found within the first district of Traverse town, beside the Accessory Shop if anyone cares to meet him in person.]

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[soldierboy777.livejournal.com]

[video] 2/2 derp derp

[soldierboy777.livejournal.com]

Sephiroth?!

[video] herp derp

[glorious-mercy.livejournal.com]

[Good to know he wasn't the only survivor it would appear, if Zack is quick enough to catch sight of it, there's some subtle relief that Zack is here and alive with him in this place.]

Yes, Zack?

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[soldierboy777.livejournal.com]

How did you get here?!

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[glorious-mercy.livejournal.com]

[Sephiroth waits patiently enough for Zack to get his words out but unfortunately the question isn't one he can exactly answer.]

I do not know. Before Midgar and the rest of the world was beset by strange shadows and unexplained darkness, I was to head for Modeoheim to investigate something there.

Do you recall or know how you arrived here?

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[ofthefall.livejournal.com]

[Cloud couldn't believe what he was seeing. How could that man be here?! He had defeated him! How could he have clawed his way back from whence he came and-]

Sephiroth!

[He was also mentioning a world that sounded familiar and for once, he wasn't looking for Cloud. It confused the blond and made him angry all at once.]

What are you doing here?! Answer me!

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[glorious-mercy.livejournal.com]

[Well that was unexpected and it took him a moment to figure out just whom the blond addressing him had to be, but even after his memory gave him the name he had his doubts. For one thing the young man carrying that name had been rather younger and smaller in size. Still there was only one man he knew of with that particular hair style, even if the blond was giving him one rather hostile look currently.]

I have no answers for you Strife.

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[ofthefall.livejournal.com]

Don't lie to me!

[What? No taunts? Cloud can't help but be even more confused and even a little out of his element. Sephiroth always made him yell and get a migraine because of the taunting and the Darkness.]

I defeated you months ago. How'd you escape the Darkness again?

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[glorious-mercy.livejournal.com]

[A pale eyebrow lifts slightly in response to the yell and then the rest of the statement.]

I have no reason to lie, what would it gain me to do so?

We've never fought, so I don't see how you can claim that you defeated me. As for how I escaped from the Darkness which claimed my world, I do not know.

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[blitz-acing.livejournal.com]

[He doesn't know why he says anything. Probably because he can.]

You're taking this calmly.

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[glorious-mercy.livejournal.com]

It would serve no purpose to rant and rave like a fool over something I obviously have no control over.

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[blitz-acing.livejournal.com]

It doesn't serve a purpose, but it can make you feel better.

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[glorious-mercy.livejournal.com]

[Forgive him for this next question, but he doesn't exactly see the logic in your words.]

How would it do that?

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[futurefab.livejournal.com]

Sir? I apologize, I'm not from your world. But if I can assist you in finding anyone, or answer any questions for you, I'd be happy to do as much.

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[glorious-mercy.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the offer of aid miss. Perhaps you can tell me just what the survivors are supposed to do here? Is there any possibility of restoring the world that was lost or are we merely to make the best of it in this place? [Why yes, he is already thinking ahead on what he's going to do with himself once he's got himself situated and oriented on just where he is and what to expect of this new world he's in. If possible he'd rather currently return to familiar surroundings however unpleasant the situation there had been. It had been home still after all.]

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[futurefab.livejournal.com]

As it stands, there are currently people out trying to gather information about these worlds and how we can win our own back from the darkness. It's slow-going, as the natives are rather tight-lipped, and it feels as if we're looking for a needle in a haystack, but we have at least been told that our worlds can and will one day be restored. Though how long that might take... I cannot say.

For example, the world I'm living on now, Radiant Garden, was once the capital of Light, then fell to Darkness, and was recently restored.



As far as what can be done to help... The King has placed some on assignments to various worlds, such as myself. But if you'd rather not commit yourself to such an obligation, the Heartless--the beasts the Darkness takes physical form in--can be fought.

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[glorious-mercy.livejournal.com]

At least there is the possibility of restoration then, even if I might not actually see it restored personally. [A small comfort but he'll take what he can get currently, he's also used to being being rather tight-lipped.]

The beasts are the moving shadows yes? It is good to have a name for them now. I fought none too few of them before my arrival here, they ended up making up in numbers what they seem to lack in strength.

I'm willing enough to take orders depending on what those orders are, where might I meet this King?

[It would be something to keep himself busy with once he'd gotten the lay of the land and it might even help in the long run with this restoration effort the lady spoke of.]

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[bblineface.livejournal.com]

S-Sir! Infantryman Strife reporting.



If I might say so, Sir, I'm glad to see you're safe.

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[glorious-mercy.livejournal.com]

[Now there is the blond he actually knew from before and fortunately a civil greeting from the boy, which really just made him that much more confused on the issue of the elder version of the blond and why he'd given him such hostility.]

Thank you, Strife. I'm glad to see you're safe as well.

You may stand down and relax, it would seem we'll be off-duty here since the company we serve is no longer in existence.

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[bblineface.livejournal.com]

T-thank you, Sir.



I believe you're in a place called Traverse Town. There are other worlds, ones that haven't been taken. Strange places.

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[glorious-mercy.livejournal.com]

[He understands the fact that he likely won't be getting called by name by the boy for awhile no matter the assurance it's alright to do so now so he let's it go for now. There's more interesting things at hand anyway, like the aforementioned worlds that the boy has brought to his attention.]

Oh? Have you personal experience of these other worlds or is the knowledge second-hand?

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[dreamsofouthere.livejournal.com]

[is out on one of her random wanderings, enjoying the ability to stretch her legs, almost literally and pauses because, um...you are DEFINITELY new around here, she'd remember someone like you]

[and, as part of the welcoming committee, she has a job to perform! So....cautious rapunzel is approaching you...cautiously, but with a smile!]

Oh, hello.

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[glorious-mercy.livejournal.com]

[At the greeting, he turns his attention over to the owner of the voice and pauses just for a second or two. Largely due to amount of hair the lady has, considering how much trouble he knew long hair took to deal with on a daily basis; he had to wonder just how in the world she managed to deal with the amount of hair she had. Still it would be impolite to ask about something so personal when he knew nothing about her. Don't worry, Rapunzel, he doesn't bite.]

Hello, miss.

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[dreamsofouthere.livejournal.com]

[perhaps they can bond over haircare? It would definitely be an interesting conversation!]
[while she does not doubt this, he does still cut a rather imposing figure, and she's taken to wandering about in the same ratty dress she arrived in, to keep her new clothes a tad cleaner, so she feels rather grubby under his gaze]

Well, you have a communicator, so I suppose the moogles have seen to you. [shifts her weight nervously and pets at a long lock of hair that has fallen over her shoulder] I'm...sort of part of the welcoming committee around here, I guess. Is there anything you need help with? I know the moogles can be kind of [pauses and eyes him carefully, you don't look like you would have mistaken the moogles for food, but weirder things have happened around here] pre-occupied, and might not have gotten all the relevant information to you.

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[glorious-mercy.livejournal.com]

[That it would!
Unfortunately he does tend to have that effect even on people in better clothes, even if he doesn't exactly realize it personally sometimes.Perhaps he can see about getting clothes sometime which aren't made entirely of leather and are not part of a uniform.]

Perhaps you could tell me what kind of world this Traverse Town is? And how I might leave it to journey to a different one?