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[The feed clicks on and we can see an image of a man's face. His bright eyes are wide with something like curiosity, and he's kind of grinning as he turns the device in his hands with a low whistle.]

Man, this is way fancier than any equipment I ever got at work. It's the swankiest walkie-talkie I've ever seen! [He gives an amused laugh, then

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[Headtilt. Wait. Is that...? You look kinda familiar... CANONMATE PARADOX OH SHIT.]

Pardon? I'll buy I'm 'not' any number of things, but you'll have to be more specific.

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Is that so~? Seems we have a bit of something in common then. I don't suppose you would indulge me with your name...?

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Ooh~ General Sephiroth? [Have a mock-salute and a laugh. Welp, seems you're not the same guy... You sure look like him, though. Who'd'a thunk there'd be two guys with silver hair named Sephiroth? Seems a little uncanny, but you're not the first odd thing he's encountered here so far, so he'll roll with it for now.] Charmed~

My name's Axel; Number Eight if you'd like a rank to go with it in turn, though in a manner of speaking I suppose you could say I've retired.

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[And Axel just waves one hand, sort of making a raspberry sound.] Mine never did me too much good, either. It wound up being more trouble than it was worth, most of the time. [Honestly, metting Roxas was about the only good thing that came out of the Organization, but let's save the more personal conversations for a second date. He does have one more burning (no pun intended) question, though, just to make sure...]

So I know we just met and all, but could I ask where you're from? I just... [He clicks his tongue.] You know, it's really uncanny just how much you resemble this guy--got a twin brother, by any chance? [Who inexplicably has the same name?]

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Midgar... Midgar... Nope, don't think I've ever been there. [And then he reaches up to tweak one of his fire-engine red spikes of hair before pressing a finger against the tattoo beneath one eye. A frown--so he's got a twin out there somewhere too?]

Reno, huh? [He shakes his head.] I don't have any family either. [Not blood-related ones anyway, but that's another story.] So he's got tattoos too, just a different shape? Small world, then, I suppose.

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Fair enough. I come from a place called Radiant Garden. Cheesy name, but I called it home. [He'll leave out the part where the Garden fell and he chilled in Traverse Town and The World That Never Was for a while; that's a bit more complicated.

[And he grins a bit.]

Think so? Maybe I'll keep an eye out for this Reno fellow--he sounds like he might be fun to hang out with. [Or a man of good taste, at least.]

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Ah, well, you know, it's the damndest thing... You'd think 'Sephiroth' would be a pretty unique name, but funnily enough, that was his name too. Must'a been one of those years, you know? All the girls are named Brittany and all the guys are named Sephiroth.

Maybe he's your stunt double.

[Pause, a hand on his chin.] Actually scratch that; you look like a man who does all his own stunts.

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Improbable indeed~ You can understand my surprise. They say everybody's got a twin, but this is a little ridiculous. Same hairdo, same eye color... I didn't really know him, but he was kinda famous back home.

Genesis? [He looks thoughtful a moment.] Don't think so. Unusual name; I'm pretty sure I'd remember that one. [Though he didn't remember Xion... and his memories of Ventus had needed significant jogging. But that's beside the point.]