Story 01 [Voice]

[bypastime]

"Use me"...well, I'm using it now, but what should I say? I wish they'd leave better directions than that...

[She clears her throat nervously.Um, yes, excuse me! Sorry to bother you...I know there are people listening to this, so if someone could please give me directions- I woke up in this weird place, and it's getting dark, so...er, what I'm

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[loyal_cube]

[What LUCK Soraoto is having! not one, but TWO people Cube cares about deeply have shown up within a few days one each other. Cube is kicking himself, or rather, trying to but Soraoto's possession over Cube's body makes it impossible. For now, he'll play along as Cube until a good opportunity arises.]

Do you happen to be Alpha-chan?

[bypastime]

Of course I am! Did you forge-

[She cuts herself off there. Wait, forget? Was he supposed to know her? She knew him...right? The voice was so familiar that's she'd answered without thinking, but she couldn't put a name to it.]

I mean...yes, I'm Alpha. And...you are...?

[loyal_cube]

I'm Cube, of course!

it's good to have you back. I've missed you very much.

[Blah blah sappy stuff. Actually, he is struggling to keep Cube under Control and his eyes get watery, not that it can be seen right now, since it's audio but perhaps the waiver in his voice is good enough.]

O, Onee-chan...

1/3ish

[bypastime]

[Alpha can feel a migraine forming. This feels so familiar, like greeting an old friend, but she can't pull up any concrete details to match it. Just snippets of something...]

Cube...

[brotundbier]

You're in Fortuna, though where I couldn't advise you. If you don't recognize it, I would assume it's also another world than your own.

[bypastime]

Fortuna...so that's the name. Thank you. Another world...well, that much seemed pretty obvious.

[brotundbier]

You seem to be taking this lightly.

[bypastime]

Am I? I guess I am, but...I'm not sure why, but I just don't feel like I should be scared. Ehe, do you think I should be?

[voice] /closes eyes, points at random spot on map XD;

[bypastime]

[The weird sense of deja-vu is still bugging her, and she barely hears what he says, but the urgency in his tone is enough to get her to focus. Mostly.]

A-ah, okay! I'm by...it looks like a theater, I think? There's a big building across the street...or, should I be looking for a street sign?

[voice]

[bypastime]

A-alright. Someplace safe... [Looking around, the nearest place is the theater...there's the sound of footsteps as she heads over there and slips inside for now.] Is it really that bad out there, though...? I don't even see anyone.

[Voice]

[pilot_princess]

...Al...pha?

[Voice]

[bypastime]

A-!

[She perks up immediately, opens her mouth to respond...and can't remember the name she was going to say. No, no, she knows this voice, she does! She's starting to get a major headache from this.]

Y-yes! It's me! And you're...you're...ah...

[Audio]

[hakai_aniki]

[...] Again? Are you kidnapped here often?

[That irritating deja vu is creeping up on him again, just at the sound of her voice.]

[Audio]

[bypastime]

Ehehe, I wonder? I'm not really sure why I said that. Though, I do feel like this has happened before...

[Audio]

[hakai_aniki]

Hm. I know what you mean.

[How could people and places evoke such familiarity without actual memories? Did these 'Scientists' program false memories into him? No one else here appeared to suffer from that...except perhaps this girl.

He sounds distracted with his thoughts (which he is) when he asks.]

...did you say your name was Alpha?

[Audio]

[bypastime]

Mm, that's ri-

[Wait. Did she? Thinking very carefully...]

Huh? No...I mean, that is my name, but I don't think I said that...