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This is п̷́͢р̷̛͜͟͡а̢̧̢к̢л͝ё̷̨͘͜͠н̨̢̧̕ degrading! Where am I?

[The orb is being tosses from hand to hand with quick, aggressive motions, so it's hard to tell who's holding it. In fact, trying to watch the video may make one very sick.]

I don't have time for this, you know, I... okay, better question, how am I here? I can't leave my domain, this doesn't even make sense! Take. Me. Home! You а̴̕͞с͢͝л̴͘͟ы̡͞!!

[This is about where he realizes this isn't helping. Huff.]

Someone answer me already before I start roasting things! I need to get home now before my stupid useless ч̨́о̢̛͟р̷͠т̵͢͠͠а̧́͟ў̨̛͞͠ sister does something worse than she's already ч̨́о̢̛͟р̷͠т̵͢͠͠а̧́͟ў̨̛͞͠ done!

...Has anyone seen some gigantic marshamallow of a dog, white with blue eyes? She belongs with me and I swear if she's off getting leaves to dump on me again...

[Now what do those words in gibberish sound like? Like growling barks mixed with some slavic language with a very aggressive tone of voice. This kid's native language is Gavian, from a land with no actual human inhabitants.]

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Per...haps... you should calm down, first. I know this is hard to take in, but... we're kind of stuck here. The portal that dropped us in is kind of a one-way thing.

Hard to accept!?

[THIS IS THE SOUND OF HIM BREATHING FIRE. QUITE LITERALLY.]

Я̨̀͟ ̵х̧͏̨̢͠а̢̀́͡ч̵̧͜͢у̵̶͞͝ ̴д̶̢а̷̧͘͜д͘͝о̡́͏̧͝м̢̛͞у̵͘!̵͢!̵͘͘̕͞!̧̧̡̧́!̵̛̀́

[A short pause. Lin cools him down a bit.]

...Who're you and why should I trust your judgement?

My name's Marie. I'm one of the other people who got stuck here, too. There's a bunch of us around from different worlds and stuff. [She switches the feed to visual, giving a bit of a sheepish smile.] It's kind of inconvenient, but the locals of this place have been very generous to everyone who's been brought here.

I don't know you. [He wrinkles his nose. Well, now he's stopped moving the orb so much, so she can see him in all his blue-hair-and-dog-ear-and-sharp-horns-and-sharp-teeth glory. A puff of smoke escapes his mouth.]

Whatever. I'm Xep. Leave me alone unless you've got some really useful information. I'm going home, not turning into a ч̨́о̢̛͟р̷͠т̵͢͠͠а̧́͟ў̨̛͞͠ charity case.

A pleasure to meet you, Xep. [She frowns.] Unfortunately, we... really can't go home. Like I said, the portal that brought us in is one-way.

Idiot. There's no such thing as one-way. You just need to force it open. What's the portal made of, Black Magic?

First of all, don't call me an idiot. Second... we don't really know? You'd have to ask one of the locals--but not all of them know this stuff, so it's kind of useless if you don't find the right person to talk to.

Great Suna, why am I the only useful person I've talked to today? You're annoying and not helpful, tell me where I can find someone who's less annoying and more helpful.

Hmph. [With that, she switches it back to voice.] I would, but they don't exactly make themselves easy to find as it is. [She sucks in a breath.] Your best bet is probably the Professor or Bianca--I don't know where to find them, but they should probably have the answers you're looking for, especially Bianca.

They might be a little more inclined to help you if you don't treat them as rudely as you have me.

I might be more inclined to be less rude if you stop being a dumb human.

[Huff, dramatic hair-toss that she can't see.]

... Talking to you's a waste of time. The bottom line is that we can't leave, all of the outsiders are in the same boat and have about as much of the same information.

I wish you the best of luck in what you're searching for, but good day. [And with that, she cuts the feed off. Wow, even Vaan's easier to get along with than this guy.]

[Well hi, it's a nice and dark room which appears, Vaan... not being visible. He's not bothering showing himself off, in his half-shifted form. The only visual is the room - the claw marks, strange lettering on the walls, yellow feathers on the ground, you know - that sort of thing.]
We've been kidnapped. Abandoned. I almost thought nobody else was comin' though - I've been here for months, and nobody else had come though.
[If he'd seen you before? Vaan would mention he's planning on killing the residents until they send him home, but details. His voice doesn't raise past a growl.]

[Hmm... he doesn't like this guy already. But that room looks nice. Homely. Like his man cave in the castle.]

And how could I be abandoned if there's no one left to-

[...Oh great the gods sent him here didn't they.

Glacia, you got some 'splainin' to do.]

Well congratulations, someone just came through and he's about the only useful person on the planet. [He narrows his eyes and glares into the orb.] If you've been here that long I'm guessing you can't tell me anything about getting out.

[...Hah. A pause. What does he know...?]
The natives are useless - but the imps in Cloud Spires are dumb enough to give me all I need.
[Yeah he's abusing the system.]
Don't bother asking them how to get home - they'll feed you the same line about being needed to save this world. Or they'll just go off to do their own thing - they're useless, as I said. If you had magicks from home, they can't be used to break though. Trust me. Something has blocked that sort of magick.
[A pause, as Vaan does let out a snort, a monster-like one.]
The next time I see them - well, blood does help the words flow.

So much for seeing if my Black Magic still works... [Xep snorts.] If I can figure out what the portals are made of I will find a way to break them. I am not going to fuck around in here for months waiting for some great rescue.

[Even though you know he's among the most powerful mortal beings in his world, who would he even rely on to save him???]

[...Vaan likes that. He suddenly appears for the camera - in full Zoroark form. His body has been shifting quite a bit.
Nobody came to rescue him, one of the 13 people connected to the gods. Who'd rescue you?]
Breakin' them - well, that might work. Or, it might just alert them to our plans, and get us imprisoned or punished.
Punished for wanting our freedom - hah. These people act as if we're meant to be here, happy, develop a love for these lands.

[He snickers at this. Oh boy.]

Punished I can handle. I happen to be a farfang. [And he says this as if everyone should know what that is.]

More importantly it might make it impossible to go through whatever I break. But if I can force one open, it should be two-way. I mean, you can't go through anything unless there's a way back out.

[Well, Vaan would probably be going on about the Judges of Corneria, so.]
That's true - one of them is a skilled magickian in this world.
[A pause.]
I may as well help you. My world's probably gone, due to these creatures taking me as I ferried that monster. [Not explaining it.] Though... they don't seem to have the powers of gods. That's one advantage to my goal.

I fancy myself more powerful than gods, so this should be interesting at the very least. [Keyword: fancies himself. Not is.]

If your world is destroyed there isn't a whole lot of reason to leave, is there? Maybe mine's been ripped apart too... [Even though it'll be a while before Stello can have enough influence to really cause trouble.]

Right, I...can't understand half of what you're saying there, but I kind of get it. I mean, this is a nice place, but I'd like to get home soon.

[They may say their worlds are 0kay, but Kazumi still doesn't think it's fair that she's the only one who got out. Especially since it's literally been months and...and....

Oh God, I lost track of time. They're probably...]

I don't really care if you get it. [He pauses.] But I guess it makes you smarter than the other two I've talked to.

...I broke a contract by coming here. I need to fix it.

Smarter? I dunno about that.

A contract? [She tilts her head for a moment-] You're a demon, then?

[Somebody is 100% unfazed by this.]

[He smirks. Okay he likes her style.] Something like that.

As part of my contract I can't leave my domain. At stake of... [...Actually he doesn't remember what'll happen he just remembers it's horrible.] Anyway, if I get back fast I can still plead my case to the god I forged that contract with.

As far as I'm concerned, contracts mean demons. Heck, even pixies fall under that category where I am. That's probably the fault of the person who programmed my summoning device, though.

[NAOYAAAAAAA o9]

I see. I hope you do get back, then. I was supposed to decide the fate of the world, but that isn't working out so well. Especially since I got taken from the day before everything was supposed to be blown sky-high, and it's been months.

[TOKYO LOCKDOWWWWWWWN o9]

I'm the Neon Fire Child, and I'm a farfang-born. Whatever demons you know of would be filling their pants if they saw what I can do. But... my contract was with the goddess Stella. I'm a practitioner of Black Magic and that sort of shit has boundaries.

[He snickers.] Hope you liked the result, then. The world's probably in ruins. But give it a couple thousand years, the gods will stitch it back together. Probably without stupid humans, though.

[Yep, demon ego. She's dealt with this before of course.

That last part, however-] Hey, I'm human, and so are the people back home. And as for the gods stitching it back together, well-

[She thinks.] ... Really, I think it was just that one area of the world that was supposed to explode, but...who knows, the demons and the angels might take the opportunity to try something. [Mumble grumble.] What a pain...

If one part of the world is missing it throws everything else off-kilter. I think we can safely say the whole world ended on your side.

[Dramatic yawn.]

Somehow I don't think my cousin would've set this mess up without a contingency plan, just in case.

[Damn chessmasters, right?]

[Another one? Great. They're just pulling people in without reason. Again. Have a frown, Mr. Growls a Lot.]

There's no way to get home and whoever brought us here abandoned us two months ago. Enjoy being stuck here with the rest of us.

[Flat tone is flat. Someone believes what she's saying.]

That doesn't tell me anything!

[GRRRRR.]

Show me a way out or stop talking to me, I don't have time for nonsense!

And you think we do? [glare in return for that growl.] You want out of here so bad? You look around for the people who brought you here and take it up with them.

[Only problem with that?]

Maybe you'll have more luck than the ones who've been looking for them for two months. I wouldn't bet on it, though.

...If anything I'll have more luck because I'm the Neon Fire Child. I happen to be pretty damn important.

[At least according to his patron god. All the others basically figure as long as he stays in his castle they don't have to worry about him.]

Anyway I'm not the negotiation type. Find me someone who knows what the portals are made of and I can work with that.

And you think that matters here? [a scoff.] Whatever you were on your world is useless here. You may as well be useless yourself right now.

[Though he's apparently not the only non-negotiation type in the world right now. It's been a long two months.]

If you won't listen to the ones who know more than you? Fine. Just stay out of the way and maybe you'll get to go home someday.

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