Chapter 1 // And The Stars Still Shine [Accidental Video/Action?]

[a_fate_accepted]

[The video screen opens to a pair of wide, joyless grey eyes as a bright female voice speaks to herself.] ...and this thing? Why would thy give me such a thing.

[The girl seems to have not realized that the system had suddenly flickered to life and is set aside. As the guide pans out the young woman seems to be wearing a ballerina outfit that just

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[thenwhowas]

Let me guess-new here?

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[a_fate_accepted]

Another voice...

[She looks over where she thought she heard it, but doesn't see anybody.]

Who is there? Where are you?

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[thenwhowas]

[he sighs. can't blame her, though.]

Look at your Guide-the book-looking thing they gave you when you got here.

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[a_fate_accepted]

The... guide? There was nothing there but black noth--

[The guide gets turned to face her again]

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[a_fate_accepted]

...Oh.

[W-waves?]

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[thenwhowas]

Hi.

Guess that's a "yes" for the newbie question.

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[a_fate_accepted]

I'm sorry, I'm not sure what a "newbie" means.

[There's new in it? :|a]

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[thenwhowas]

...You're new here, that's what I mean.

(This is going to take a while.)

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[a_fate_accepted]

[Oh! Then nods]

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[thenwhowas]

Right. (Glad we've cleared that one up...)

What exactly are you having trouble with?

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[a_fate_accepted]

[What am I supposed to do here?]

...what is the purpose of this place?

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[thenwhowas]

Rescue people whose worlds have been destroyed.

[said as plain as day]

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[a_fate_accepted]

So we are dead?

[Seems pretty calm by that idea.]

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[thenwhowas]

What? No.

...Well, people who used to be can show up here, but they'd be alive again, too.

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[a_fate_accepted]

But you said our world was destroyed.

What can we be, if not dead?

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[thenwhowas]

...You were rescued before it was destroyed.

Hell, most people here don't even believe that, anyway.