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[hemokinetic]

U-um...

[The girl peering at the camera looks like she has no idea what to say, because she doesn't.

This is so unpleasant.

Mirai frowns thoughtfully, expression twisting in such a way that it suggests she's about to say something, but what she does instead is adjust her glasses, huff, and — and then blinks at the camera, like she somehow forgot it was there.]

Oh! Yes, hello. My name is Mirai Kuriyama. I'm new here. I was wondering if anyone recognizes any of these names:

Akihito Kanbara
Mitsuki Nase
Ayaka Shindou
Ai Shindou

If you do, please let me know! They're —

[Another pause, this time paired with an uncertain look.]

They're my friends from home. [She very nearly stumbles on the word "friends."] I'd very much like to speak with them, if possible. And if any of you are reading this — [Here she wrinkles her nose, suddenly annoyed — ] especially you, Kanbara-senpai! — please tell me. I'm —

[Scared.

Quietly:] Thank you all for your time.

Comments

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[heralding]

I don't come from Earth ... and I've lived at least five hundred years.

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[hemokinetic]

[Maybe Lightning's used to people boggling over that second part, but Mirai, for the most part, looks unfazed. She already knows someone immortal, so it's that first thing that makes her squint.]

You're an alien?

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[heralding]

I ... that's one way of putting it. I think there are a number of people here who don't come from Earth originally.

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[hemokinetic]

So what planet do you come from?

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[heralding]

It's a world called Cocoon. Beneath it is another world called Gran Pulse. [Well, was, but she's not going to get into particulars.] Both worlds were created by the same set of deities.

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[hemokinetic]

Does your world have youmu?

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[heralding]

I'm ... not familiar with the terminology.