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[blastiafreak]

[The transmission quality is iffy at best but among some static is the sound of a startled cry drowned out by a splash. A few muttered words, unintelligible over the poor connection, then a very, very long period of silence follows.]

...Wha...W-What--WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?

[Rita reaches an impressively high pitch with that shriek, even with the

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[cateyedhunter]

[Forget that it might be a bit late in the day to be napping. Kanone stayed up late enjoying himself, and he's a little groggy.]

...Would you mind keeping your voice down? Some people are still resting.

voice;

[blastiafreak]

[Rita wouldn't be that considerate even under normal circumstances. Now she's pretty obviously unsettled, and the connection is still interspersed with static.]

L-like I care about--W-where the hell i-is this?

voice;

[cateyedhunter]

[Kanone sighs and tries to understand what she's saying through the bad connection.]

I thought the labyrinths had disappeared, already.

voice;

[blastiafreak]

It doesn't have anything to do with the labyrinths! It's just a big empty space!

[A not-so-empty space, actually, but she's not big on details right now.]

[stargathering]

--What's going on? [ He can't see, but the way her voice sounds is really more horrifying. ] Are you okay?

[blastiafreak]

I-I don't know! Th-this place is...[Creepy. As. Hell.]

[stargathering]

Rita, calm down. Where are you?

[blastiafreak]

H-How do you expect me to calm down in a place like this?

[She's pretty flaily but at least has the presence of mind to switch to video. The image is dark and pretty fuzzy, not to mention weird.]

[citadelspirit]

And what is wrong with you?

[blastiafreak]

[Her tone's still not calm, but it's slightly less likely to damage eardrums now.]

I-I don't--A test went wrong, a-and I just...ended up in some weird place.

[citadelspirit]

[Her voice suggests an eye roll.]

Some weird place. What does it look like?

[blastiafreak]

[After a split-second, Rita switches to video function. The picture is dark and fuzzy, but SHODAN should be able to make out some of its oddities.]

Th-this. "Weird" describes it pretty well...

[sciencedaughter]

Rita-

[blastiafreak]

N-Nemu?! Hey, are you still in Aspio?

[sciencedaughter]

Yes, I am.

[blastiafreak]

S-so there's no change yet...

The last thing I remember, a piece of ice from the fountain dropped on me. Do you remember touching any?

[notflynn]

What's going on? Where the hell are you?

[blastiafreak]

I-I don't know--S-somebody else's world, but it's--

[She'll just change to video right off the bat to show him.]

[notflynn]

Someone else's world? What-

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-What the hell.

[blastiafreak]

[Slightly calmer now, but still pretty strained.]

It was part of an idea to escape the City, but...I-I can't be sure if these are actually different worlds, or s-still part of the City, or...