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[alterer]

[The feed cracks on with a rather tense looking woman, staring at you all.]

It seems I've arrived at the end of something major.

[Her tone is a little on the weary side, frustration seeping into her words whether she intends it or not.]

Tell me then, what exactly are we dealing with here? All explanations thus far have been a little lacking in detail. The sooner we wrap this up, the sooner I can get back to my own work.

[A beat.]

Is everyone alright? If we're going to be stuck in this together, checking as much seems a good start.

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[superieure]

Yes, the locals are helpful, aren't they.

What have you dealt with at home?

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[alterer]

That depends. Who's asking?

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[superieure]

You always talk that way to someone who's curious?

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[alterer]

I have my reasons.

Trusting a faceless voice is a habit I'm trying to break.

[Was that humor? Maybe? ...A little.]

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[superieure]

[That's fair, and Monet switches to video. She's elegantly dressed, reclining in her chair, eyes keen. There's a rigidity to her posture that she intends to be unsettling.]

Better?

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[iwannabeadragon]

[And Nilin has a grinning man looking right back at her.]

Oh nothing much, just a war against something that might as well be a god where all our homes hang in the balance. Simple really.

[It's not bragging so much as it is mocking the ridiculousness of it all.]

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[alterer]

[Sir you are way too happy. Stop that.]

...Great. That sets my mind right at ease. Thank you.

[Sarcasm is go.]

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[iwannabeadragon]

[Nope, sorry, Hawke can not be stopped.]

Come on, what's life without a little adversity?

[A beat.]

Besides peaceful, relaxing, and pleasant.

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[alterer]

[She stares a moment and makes a sound that might just be amusement. Frustration too, but she almost smiled there.]

None of which I've had the pleasure of knowing, at least not recently. Would you tell me more of this... not-quite god? The whole concept sounds ridiculous.

[superoverachiever]

Depending on how 'exactly' you mean, I can probably answer some specific questions if you need it.

[alterer]

Honestly, I'll take anything. Perhaps the mess I've just missed is a good place to start? What's happened?

[superoverachiever]

Okay. Let's... [She tries to work out what's necessary to understanding the recent crisis and what's not.] Background first: There are three planes here. Life, Death and Dreaming. I dunno if that's anything like your world, but it's sort of like mine.

[alterer]

In a sense, I guess it's the same? We're in the living world, pay our respects to the dead. A dream is nothing more than a dream.

I've never thought of them as literal planes of existence, but I can understand the concept.

[lostundercover]

A war.

[alterer]

So I've heard. Care to elaborate?

[lostundercover]

The big bad evil is coming for us and wants to destroy the whole world. We're supposed to fight it.

[alterer]

With what? How? If they've technology enough to drag us from our homes then surely they're able to fight this war themselves.

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[isnotokay]

[ Annie sounds (and looks, for that matter) almost bored when she answers. ]

It's war against the unfathomable. Detail isn't easy to come by.

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[alterer]

[Well hello there Miss Enthusiasm!]

Still, if they're going to go as far as to drag us from our homes to fight, the least they could do is offer proper intel.

[Because right now this doesn't sit right with Nilin at all.]

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[isnotokay]

That would require competence on their part, wouldn't it?

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[alterer]

[She smirks faintly.]

This truly is a disaster we've been dragged into, isn't it. How long has this 'war' been going on?

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[denyamenti]

If only our departures were ranked according to importance of tasks left unfinished.

[ Because then he would definitely not still be here. Literally trying to rewrite history with dark magic took precedence to this place, in Bakura's estimation. ]

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[alterer]

[Thus far she's been casual in tracking who's contacted her and where they're coming to her from. In this case, the anonymity definitely catches her attention.]

If only. Forgive my curiosity, but just who am I speaking with?

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[denyamenti]

Poor manners to ask for someone's name without giving your own.

[ He throws that little rebuke at a lot of people, always interested in seeing their reaction. ]

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[alterer]

[Nilin looks a little amused.]

Poorer manners to hide your face from one in the open.