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[aularkic]

[The feed turns on to the soothing crunching tune of breaking electronics. For a few seconds the video shows nothing but an extreme close-up of some fingers; then the hand withdraws and a man blinking in lazy contemplation comes into focus instead. He shakes fragments of broken plastic from his hand and watches the device intently, like he’s

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[bloodypawn]

Not entirely as much.

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[aularkic]

[perks up intently] Explain.

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[bloodypawn]

[Briefly studies this man before he nods. Although to the point in speech, not unlike how he might report the results of a hunting mission, he's aware that what he's about to say is likely going to sound insane, seeing how new this person is. Regardless, there frankly isn't a whole lot of information regarding what happened, but it still is something that, in his opinion, newcomers should be aware of, in the case of another event like it taking place, again.]A battle took place, here, roughly six weeks ago. Seemingly, it was the Zodion natives versus us foreigners, however not all of the former saw us as opponents. Also included were a number of inhuman and fantastical creatures, including dragons, which we fought against. There were numerous deaths; several days after the fight, however, the foreigners who were killed returned to life. Details regarding that are more so unknown, than otherwise

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[aularkic]

[absorbs all this information in silence that evinces volumes of quiet approval. Finally he's found a source of information that doesn't require pulling every individual fact out of him like he's extracting teeth. Not to mention that he's gotten a few choice bits of information here that Gokudera didn't seem to have.]

The injured ones. Where are they now? [He's willing to accept as factual the rest; dragons and resurrection were hardly much stranger than anything else he's dealing with currently. He'll dissect why it all works later, beginning with the revival and the irritating inclination of the communication device to repair itself. Things like that could be taken apart and studied conveniently.]

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[bloodypawn]

From what I'm aware of, the three of them were healed. A number of those brought here have that skill, or were granted it upon arriving in Zodion, however I'm not sure of who the individuals were that assisted the wounded three.

Regardless, their location is currently unknown to us foreigners, and that was the first and only time they've physically appeared before us. Normally, it's next to impossible to actually get an audience with any of them.

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[aularkic]

So they retreated again. Crowding herbivores. [that's an annoyance, but he's balancing it with the knowledge that they can be hurt. How pleased he is at that is almost outweighing how irritated he is that everyone apparently just let them wander off again.]

If they were injured, they can be found. [A brief, awkward pause where someone more socially aware would probably remember to say "thank you."]

You're well-informed.

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[bloodypawn]

[The 'herbivore' remark is a bit curious (perhaps something to make note of), but nothing that needs to be put to voice. Instead, he simply nods once. ]

You could say that. I've just been here for a while, now.

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[aularkic]

How long?

[shifts, leaning forward slightly, not making any other obvious show of interest. He's pretty focused, though.]

Months? [better than "years," although either way, the utility of asking someone who's clearly still stuck here is... dubious at best.]

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[bloodypawn]

Five months. Since the beginning of this, when the first group arrived.

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[aularkic]

Hn. It's still new. [shakes himself a little and frowns.]

I need reports on how many people have left. And how.

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[bloodypawn]

[a slight lift of a brow.]

I don't keep tabs on each and every individual who have come and gone. From what it seems, however, departure can and will happen just as random and spontaneous as arrival. Some have been here as long as I have, while others will vanish after less than a month.