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[hisbabygirl]

Hello..?

[Have yourself a twelve year old girl testing the water on the shiny new thing and mumbling to herself a little as she does.]

...I hope I'm doing this right.

[Oh right. The people can hear her. Sarah takes a deep breath and gets to talking.]

I uh, gotta say, this is some real crazy stuff going on. I don't even know where to start makin' sense of any of it. The Kedan people, the ones that work here? I think they work here. Live here? I dunno. They explained a lot of stuff but I'm still trying to wrap my head around even being here.

[Sarah pauses. When she speaks again it's with a little less certainty.]

Do they ever make mistakes with who they bring here? I'm not sure I'm the monster fighting type.

[Not real ones anyway.]

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[unetrustworthy]

[Midii had to hand it to her; whoever this girl was, she seemed to be taking things a lot calmer than Midii herself had when she first woke up here.]

If they do, they haven't owned up to it yet.

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[hisbabygirl]

[Holy crap it's a person. While she knows this was the likely outcome, Sarah's still a little surprised to see someone pop up.]

Oh. Well.

[Sarah's got so much on her mind, she's opted to just focus on the task at hand. She's worried, even if she is relatively calm.]

Have you been here long? [A beat.] Is it dangerous?

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[ixis]

Vale's Bones. I had doubted the claims that this place sometimes summons children. And yet? Here we are.

Hello, child. I have been told that summons such as yours are in error. Though that is just hearsay presently. I'm currently in the midst of trying to get to the bottom of this very matter.

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[hisbabygirl]

[Sarah not so politely responds with a gasp and takes a step back from the screen. No offense, friend, but you really aren't what she expected to see.]

Whoa!

[This day can't get any weirder. She at least listens to what's being said, which is a start.]

Uh, sir? Um... I don't mean to be rude or nothin', but... what are you... exactly?

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[puppetfetish]

_{[ fffuuuccck she's so tiny. ]}

yo.
with proper training im sure you can do a fuckton of asskicking.
open up a big fucking can of smack down.
beat the shit outta peeps.
in due time.

for now.
dont worry too much.
the excitement here has been dull as of late.

_{[ other than the fact the former emperor was murdered a few weeks ago, but you know. ]}

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[hisbabygirl]

[You sir, have a potty mouth. As she reads it's easy to tell by her expression that she's torn between concern and amusement.]

You uh... You swear a lot.

[Gotta get the important observations out of the way first.]

I dunno if I want to fight though.

[But he's got her thinking. If things really are bad, then even if she's not meant to be here, learning some kind of defense couldn't hurt.]

Do you really think I could do all that?

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[nowthatsfunny]

[Damn. It's one thing to bring in a kid like Ellie. But this? This kid doesn't seem like the type at all. Probably someone from a world that hasn't had to deal with a zombie apocalypse. Tess almost feels bad for her, in a weird way.]

It probably is a screw-up. I hear time stops where you come from, though, so I wouldn't worry too much. Your family won't have to call the cops or anything.

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[hisbabygirl]

Yeaah, I don't think they could even if they wanted to, but thanks anyway.

[It's weird to think of home and not have a peaceful, normal scene come to mind. In that moment, her concern for what's left behind shows clear as day.]

At least, if things are all stopped like they say, I don't have to worry too much about them, huh?

[Yay optimism!]

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[modernized]

[Ah geez - a kid. Terry knows there are already other children here, but it still makes him feel ill to see one being trapped here like this.]

Yeah, they make plenty of mistakes. [A sigh.] But don't worry, no one's gonna make you fight.

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[hisbabygirl]

[The unease doesn't go without notice and Sarah immediately wonders if he's alright. Even with all that's happened to her, she still worries about everyone else.]

Plenty of... Huh. Are there a lot of kids here then?

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[candystriped]

Great, more of the midget variety.

[ Have a very multicoloured angel looking unimpressed with you. ]

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[hisbabygirl]

Hey! I'm not that short!

[The reply is voiced before she really gets a good look at who she's talking to. Once she does though, Sarah's expression shifts to one of surprise.]

Whoa... you're uh, bright.

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[trainwrecked]

[ Quietly, ]

Yeah, they make mistakes.

You all right, kid?

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[hisbabygirl]

[She takes a moment to think on that, then shrugs lightly and shakes her head.]

If I'm honest? No. Not really. Not at all.

[Sarah smiles a little, but it's short lived.]

But, stuff is happening so...

[For now, she'll just try to catch up.]

[fuckcable]

[You must be this tall to fight monsters.]

Yeah. They make mistakes all the damn time. You new, kid?

[hisbabygirl]

[This is one ride she doesn't want to be on anyway.]

Oh okay. That's good and bad to hear. I mean, nice to know I'm not the only one, but it kinda really sucks that it's happened to others.

[Cause this ain't fun.]

And yeah, I just got here a little while ago.

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[isnotokay]

Yes, I'm certain they make mistakes. I'm not the monster fighting type, either.

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[hisbabygirl]

Oh...

[It's sad to hear.]

Man, they really need to work out their magicky stuff so this doesn't happen.

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[grigio]

[She doesn't like seeing kids on this network. It upsets her to no end. Kids are not meant to fight monsters. They're meant to play games in big fields full of fucking butterflies and flowers on a cloudless day where the temperature is just right.

They're supposed to watch mind-numbing stuff on television. Eat massive amounts of stuff that will probably bite them in the ass when they're grown.

Not fight monsters. She keeps her emotions out of her face. Instead, there's a warm smile. It doesn't entirely reach her eyes. Just kind of looks tired. It's been a week.]

They live here, yeah. The Kedan. This is their world. We're brought here to help keep it safe.

[That's a better spin than fight monsters, right?]

I'm Julie, kiddo. Welcome.

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[hisbabygirl]

Right... Okay, got it. This is all so confusing.

[That's one of the simpler questions out of the way. Slowly, she'll work out this mess. For now, Sarah just smiles in return. Julie looks and sounds nice enough, after all.]

I'm Sarah. It's um, nice to meet you.

[mightythinice]

Holy shit.

Joel is going to flip a goddamn gasket.

[hisbabygirl]

[Whoa. What. Sarah's jaw drops.]

You know him?!

[That is both exciting and confusing at the same time.]

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[oyaji]

[ OMG a bitty close to his daughter's age? His poor dad heart is being crushed!

But, fear not Sarah, a new Hero appears! He's even complete with a domino mask to keep his precious cheekbones a secret. ]

Wait, are you here all by yourself? [ He's fortunate enough to have found his partner after all the dust settled. ] What about parents? They around? Or, uh, ehmm ehh... a friend?

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[hisbabygirl]

Naww it's just me for now. At least so far anyway.

[Sarah forces a smile in a bid to keep herself from getting down about it all. It's not hard to pick that she's faking it though.]

My Dad and uncle aren't here, I don't think and I've met a few people on this thing..? Does that count?

[Ixis totally counts.]

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[justlittle]

[Another kid. Still, Bean seems to remain the youngest on the turtle at only eight. He turns on the video feed, slowly becoming more comfortable with showing people who he is.]

Believe me, there are plenty of people here who can do the fighting, and plenty who can't. You can find another way to be useful. [For instance, Bean teaches people to read English.]

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[hisbabygirl]

[There's no hiding her surprise when Bean appears. She'd been starting to think she was the youngest one here.]

Yeah, I just don't know what. Not yet anyway.

[She tilts her head to the side.]

Are you from around here? A local or something?

[Surely they didn't bring a kid that young here to fight. It's bad enough she's there.]

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[trifurcate]

[Oh sweet deities, what are they doing bringing more children like this to Keeliai? Bryn gets to this entry a bit late so it's a day later before she gets around to opening a feed.]

Hi there, I'm Bryn. I just saw your post and thought I'd check in. Did people answer all of your questions okay? Or did anyone from home touch bases with you?

[It's one thing with the ones like Damian, who can obviously take care of themselves, but the girl looks pretty damn young and it's kicked up Bryn's protective instincts pretty hard.]

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[hisbabygirl]

Whoa, hello!

[It's late, but a welcome thing. Sarah's a little less shocked at being here too.]

Yeah, everyone was real helpful. It's... a lot to take in though. But, I'll work it out, I guess? Oh, and no one from home. Well, not my time, anyway.

[Better than nothing though. Sarah smiles and promptly realizes she's missed a vital point.]

I'm Sarah by the way!