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[amnesiacsong]

[Unlike so many others, Ranka has a delightfully easy time accessing the SFC. It's been a day or so since she's really settled into the city, so this whole communications thing? It's easy, for her. You're talking to a girl that comes from the late 2050's, here. When she clicks the SFC on and sets it to video mode, she's fully prepared, bringing it

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[whowasphones]

You've never seen an ocean?

[amnesiacsong]

Not a real one, for a long time. I only saw a little bit when I was in the atmosphere.

[whowasphones]

Um... The atmosphere? You mean, before coming down here?

[amnesiacsong]

Yeah, back home! It's amazing to see a whole planet from space!

[whowasphones]

From space!? You mean, you lived way out there somewhere!? Whoa!

[amnesiacsong]

Mmhm, on the Frontier!

[here, her hair lifts just slightly. totally the wind.]

Ah--that's right, not everyone's used to being on one! So you've never been on a fleet before! Whaaaa...

[whowasphones]

No, can't say I have. What's it like?

[amnesiacsong]

There's five ships, but the biggest one is Island-1. The four others are for other things like farming and resorts! Island-3 has all the Zentradi, but everyone else lives on Island-1, pretty much!

Ehh, everything's pretty normal. I worked as a waitress before I got famous...

[whowasphones]

So they're named after islands. That's kind of ironic if you'd never seen a real ocean before.

What--? You're famous?

[amnesiacsong]

There's water and I think a lake in Island-3... but not a real ocean! There was a simulated one too, where Bird Human was filmed... it wasn't salty, and oceans are salty, right?

--ah, yes! Not here, though. Some people call me the Superdimensional Cinderella, just like they call Miss Sheryl the Galactic Fairy! [she laughs, a little sheepishly.] I just like Ranka, though...

[whowasphones]

Yeah, they're usually salty.

Man, that's awesome. So it's Ranka? I'm Neku.

[amnesiacsong]

That's what I thought! Too bad I can't go swim in it...

Nice to meet you, Neku! Ne, I told you what the Frontier's like, can you tell me what Earth's like?

[whowasphones]

You can't? Oh, right. The barrier.

Wow, I never thought I'd be explaining Earth to someone...

Well, where I come from, there's a lot of people. Everything kind of changes so fast there, it's hard to describe.

[amnesiacsong]

Mmm, so everyone sort of blends together?

[whowasphones]

Kind of, but not exactly. Honestly, I didn't pay too much attention to it.

[amnesiacsong]

Ehh? Why not?