[Voice/Action]

[chaotic_dirge]

[...the return is disorienting. Vincent notices that he's somewhere near one of the lakes and at least that gives him some vague idea of his location. He takes a moment to collect his thoughts before he finally opens his journal.]

...Could someone inform me of the date?

[That done, he's going to... just remain where he is for a while. It's later

Comments

[baka_jyanai]

-You are being stalked there, Chaos. By something that's making the air around it rather cold...-

[chaotic_dirge]

[He frowns, pausing in his tracks and glancing around warily. He's having the distinct feeling of being watched... but cannot be certain yet. The sudden chill in the air makes him wonder if he's been gone longer than he'd assumed.]

[baka_jyanai]

-Stalk stalk. Stalk. Staaaaaaaalk... ... ... Stalk.

Honestly, she's not very good at this, so he's free to call her out.-

[chaotic_dirge]

[Turns abruptly and stares at his 'stalker'. Well. That confirms it. It's not just his paranoia, there really is someone there.]

Who is that?

[Action]

[history_pirate]

[Someone's just found herself in Luceti for the first time ever. What a hangover. It's disconcerting to find herself on dry land when she thought she'd been sailing before she went to sleep. Robin stirs a little, sitting up and rubbing her head to clear it. A quick flurry of ojos fleur fan out among the trees, helping her take stock of her surroundings.

Of course. She's been marooned with a monster.

Robin cringes as she sluggishly ducks for cover behind a tree. It isn't her most graceful- or silent- of movements. In fact, he'll probably notice her sooner now because of it. A fatal mistake? With her heart beating far more quickly than it ought, she certainly hopes not.]

[Action]

[chaotic_dirge]

[That post-abduction weirdness hasn't quite worn off of Vincent's mind, and his paranoia is still heightened since he hasn't had time to recover from the last experiment. So he won't take any chances in that being a threat.]

[But he's also very worn out. At first he only pauses and stares at that motion.]

...Is someone there?

[Action] 1/2

[history_pirate]

[It speaks...]

[Action] 2/2

[history_pirate]

[Well, that changes things. Perhaps it can be reasoned with.]

[Robin takes a deep breath, then quietly steps out from behind the tree, her arms crossed at the wrists out of habit. She doesn't stare, she's had plenty of time to look this creature over while she was hiding. Instead, she levels a deceptively calm gaze in its direction.]

Are you native to this island?

[Voice]

[gardenerofgaia]

[Hello, Vincent.

...Hello, good question she hadn't thought about before. Sure, the weather's changed, but she figured that was because hey, different planet. So she's going to be looking this up. Cloud or Zack must have gotten a calendar.

In the meantime:]

What do you think it is?

[Voice]

[chaotic_dirge]

The last I recall, it was the end of October...

[Now he's half wondering whether he's hallucinating again. He was taken right at the end of a horrific experiment, and it's not as if the past couple weeks have helped any.]

...Aerith? You're here once again?

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[gardenerofgaia]

Does that mean you've seen me here before, too?

...No, wait... We're in the middle of November, Vincent. You've lost quite a few days. [Did he go to sleep or something? She hopes so, the normal possibilities are pretty concerning.] What happened?

[Voice]

[chaotic_dirge]

You were here until several months ago. I assume another wave of New Feathers has begun...

[...And this time she's returned not remembering. He's seen that happen at times, so he also doesn't appear surprised. He isn't very surprised or disturbed by any of this, really.]

...as for what happened, I ran across one of the perils of Luceti.

[herobydefault]

November 15th, according to the calendar they're keeping here.

Vincent, did you just show up? [what is with this influx of people from his Planet, c'mon]

[chaotic_dirge]

[About two weeks, then. Of course that information is less strange than the appearance of people from home. He's trying to decide if he's still hallucinating, but perhaps if he keeps talking he'll regain some grip on reality.]

Cloud... You've returned?

[No, this won't seem confusing at all.]

[herobydefault]

[...you know, it makes sense that Vincent has been here and practicing radio silence. Cloud would have been more surprised to see him walking around.]

Looks like, though I don't remember being here before.

So you've been here? You sound weird- are you okay? [He can't really see that picture too well.]

[chaotic_dirge]

It's not uncommon for such memories to vanish entirely...

[He's deliberately trying to make it harder to see him, of course, so he isn't helping with that image thing.]

I've been in Luceti for over a year, but... the Malnosso are known to abduct people for individual experiments.

[Action]

[esper_flight]

[Of course, Terra has to find him when he's on his way back to town. Upon spotting him in that form, she freezes.]

...Vincent?

[Please, let him be in his right mind....]

[Action]

[chaotic_dirge]

[Vincent pauses where he is at the familiar voice and looks toward her. He makes no move to attack or otherwise. He's feeling highly on edge but he honestly lacks the energy to fight right now. Still. He feels that caution is needed. He isn't so sure anything he's experiencing is real]

Terra. Is that you or an illusion?

[Action]

[esper_flight]

...it's me.

[Terra takes a step closer.]

You're...really yourself? But you....

[She gestures too--well, it's obvious.]

[Action]

[chaotic_dirge]

[...right. That might need some explanation. Vincent would have hung out in the woods to avoid running into people, but at the moment he just needs to get home and sleep this off.]

I assume it's the result of experimentation. I was taken by the Malnosso.