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[There's only so long Rinoa can go without poking at the network, even if she has had a few dubiously enlightening conversations with various people already. Whether Rika really believed she'd find her friends by using the network, Rinoa really can't say; however, if nothing else showing her face would probably flush out anyone she knows if they're around. Not to mention it really does seem to be tradition to introduce yourself on this thing. Go figure.]

[So she starts up the camera on her device without even fumbling over the controls and then offers any potential viewers both a cheerful wave.]

Hey there! Sorry if this gets asked a ton, but I'm still a little fuzzy on just what we're fighting for. I'm sure they tried to tell me the other day, but it all started running together partway through.

[Too much information at once. Which is why she's spent a while poking around on the network, but honestly she's probably more confused now than she was when she started.]

My name's Rinoa, by the way. I guess it's probably pretty obvious that I haven't been here very long yet.

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[She is so counting her lucky stars that Squall had told her Seifer was here before she actually heard from him.]

Seifer. [This is beyond awkward. Pretty sure even Post doesn't cover how to act in this sort of situation.] Um... Surprise?

[That's probably not the right answer, but she's still hoping that maybe she's worried for nothing and they can at least have an uneasy truce if nothing else.]

[ He narrows his eyes as he studies her through the video. She looks... healthy. Since he's from Squall's 'future' ... Seifer's curious to know where she's from. Before or after that whole spiel with Adel... ]

Wonderin' what I did to deserve such an early present. It's not even my birthday.

[Good thing she's long since put that spacesuit up in storage, because it's a pretty obvious canon point marker.]

[Rinoa fidgets a little under his scrutiny, one hand dropping down to idly touch the rings on her necklace. She's not going to freak out, but this is more than a little unnerving for her.]

Not all surprises are presents, Seifer.

[This is one "present" he doesn't get to unwrap and she's not sorry either.]

You're tellin' me. This is one present I want to only have to look at once before it's stashed away at the back of the closet.

[Why does he keep insisting she's a present? Not to mention anyone who thought she's the sort of present either Squall or Seifer would want to see needs a lot of work on present giving.]

No one's stashing me in a closet, Seifer.

[Or any fridges, spaceships, etc.]

You're missin' the point.

The "You're the last person on any planet I want to see, Rinoa" message is pretty clear. I was just trying to ignore it.

And how's that working for you?

How do you think it's working out?

Don't sass me. I asked you first.

[He really should have seen this coming.]

Sass, sass, sass!

[Rinoa sticks her tongue out at him then, her eyes defiant.]

[Then after a moment she actually deigns to give him a semi-serious answer to his question.]

I've been pulled into a strange world to fight someone else's war for them, and the only people I know in this place obviously don't want me here.

[Seriously, what did he expect her to say? "Oh it's so great! Let's have a party!"?]

[ Ugh. Put those defiant eyes away. Seifer doesn't want to remember the rebellious girl with those fiery eyes he'd once fallen for. ]

Leonhart finally realized what was good for him, huh?

[Please Seifer. They can take the girl from the cause she was rebelling for, but they can't take the rebel out of the girl.]

I didn't say that. He could just be worried about me, did you think about that?

[Even she's pretty sure that's not the case, but it's a principle thing.]

He must've misplaced the 'Hey everyone, I'm a sorceress' memo. Pretty positive he did.

What are you talking about?

[ Hold on... ]

What're you talkin' about?

[Oh no.]

I asked you first.

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