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[bewilding]

[ and today on the network there is simply a ~voice~, perhaps familiar perhaps not. it's airy and laced with a bit of playfulness. ]

Mm... It almost feels like I travelled back in time. [ you can almost hear the smile and the laugh. sorry she just can't turn off that teasing. ]

Should I ask where I am, just for old time's sake? [ a beat. ] Though I suppose I've taken the surprise out of it already.

[ and, finally, a small chuckle. ]

How is everyone?

[ it's with those final words that she finally shuts off the device. ]

Comments

video.

[amiroll]

Go on, ask.. if you dare.

[ this is clearly a major issue ]

video.

[bewilding]

Hm... Dare, is it? That doesn't sound too bad.

[ she says, as if this is actually a foreboding thing. but hey, she can play along. ]

Let's hear it.

video.

[amiroll]

This is...

[ i'm not going to say sparta i promise ]

Purgatory! The life in between!!

video.

[bewilding]

[ you should've said sparta man.

a bit of a hum, as she humors that for a moment with false concern!! ]

My. Did they change the name since the last time I was here?

[voice] 1/4

[combat_butler]

*Alright!!! It's time to check the network! It's around the time last of the new people are going to be showing up, so put on that "Welcome to Johto!" face and--*

[voice]

[combat_butler]

*and... hear a very familiar voice??? One that's acting like she has been here before and is not fresh off the boat and in a strange foreign world the likes of which she's never seen? Even if Judith-san wouldn't bat an eyelash at that even if she was in such a place?!*

[voice]

[combat_butler]

For... For real?

[video]

[combat_butler]

*Then the video comes on to Hayate's face looking a mix of worried, anxious, eager and more than a little hopeful.*

J... Judith-san? Is... Is that really you? You you? A you that actually has been here before...?

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[bewilding]

[ . . . oh.

isn't that a bit of a familiar voice and face? she almost didn't expect it--people came and went all the time, she knew that much. it's why she can't really resist the small smile that shows up on her face at the sight of something familiar. ]

[bewilding]

[ to troll, or not to troll… that is the question!! okay, no, that's not fitting for now. let's have that nice reunion, why don't we?

she looks down at the wailmer at her feet with a nod-- ]

[video]

[bewilding]

[ --and all hayate's going to get on video is the face of a wailmer, all smiles and slight rolling side to side. when judith speaks, her voice is… calm, as it always is, but inside she's quite happy. ]

That's a unique response to "how are you", isn't it?

[ the answer is troll. ]

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[combat_butler]

*ffff whale. So many feelings stirring about right now yet all he sees is a goofy wailmer face but that voice is definitely one of many that he's missed a great deal. Even if she's teasing him right out the gate...*

I-- I... I-It's hard to properly answer that when I don't really know the best word for what I'm feeling right now is-!

[video]

[bewilding]

That sounds like a complicated emotion.

[ and the wailmer rocks a bit. she'll move the video soon... soon, probably. ]

I hope they're not bad feelings, at least.

[video]

[combat_butler]

--no!

*blurting that out immediately.*

T-They're not! They... They're definitely not..... *There may be a faint sniffle at the end of that trailing off.*

video;

[femininity]

Back in time...?

Are you a time traveler?

[ yes, she's kind of missed the point here... ]

video;

[bewilding]

[ hey look, it's makoto... but wait. that's not exactly what you say to someone when you see them again.

then... ]

I hope not. [ it's a little sad, but She'll Deal. ] That would make things a little too easy.

video;

[femininity]

Oh... [ makoto sounds a bit disappointed by the admission, but she nods. ] It would have been really cool if you were though!

[ she doesn't seem to notice any hint of melancholy, though the lady's reaction to seeing her does seem a bit odd. she's not really sure why though. ]

Does that mean you've been here before then?

video;

[bewilding]

Yes. Quite a while ago, if I'm remembering my dates correctly.

[ hm. it's a little strange talking to someone who's supposed to remember you but doesn't, only because she's used to making a strong impression. at least makoto seems to be the same as always. ]

I'm afraid it's not as impressive as time travelling, but it's a bit difficult to match up to that.

video;

[femininity]

[ makoto's at least been told she was here once before, so she'd understand judith's confusion. all the the same... ]

Eheh, that must be weird... one second you're one day, and the next you're some other day.

[ ...was that how it worked? wait, then how is that not time travel? ...okay, no, she really needs to get over this time travel concept. ]

But still, at least that means you already know how this place works!

video;

[bewilding]

[ she nods, but whether she knows or not isn't really the most pressing concern... ]

Hmmm. When you put it that way... maybe we're all responsible for a little bit of time travel.

[ not purposefully, of course, but technically. she just lets that sit with a smile, as if she's entirely serious. which she's not... right.

maybe. ]

[video]

[aidolmaster]

Confused, ma'am.

[video]

[bewilding]

[ . . . well, that's an actual answer she wasn't thinking about. ]

Confused?

[video]

[aidolmaster]

Because, you sound like you know this place!

[video]

[bewilding]

Mm, I do.

[ she doesn't remember seeing this one around before, so she figures... new person? ]

I was here before.

[video]

[aidolmaster]

-- Why are you back?!