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[copia]

[ backdated to earlier in the day before the ship crash ]

[ locked ⇢ text; ]

These past few weeks have been a little crazy. What sucks though is that Dad is gone. This place officially sucks. I mean, it sucked before, but it really sucks now. Also, I can't seem to find Mr. Barnaby, and I haven't seen anything from him on the network? I have to check his apartment, but...I think he's gone, too...

Yeah, this place sucks times a thousand. Maybe more.

Anyway, I went on my first mission! Not of my own choosing, of course, but it was fun, and I came back with some items, too! This music player is great since the Initiative hooked it up to the network, too, so I have the tablet and this. (Okay, so maybe they suck times 999 instead.)

Also, I mentioned it before, but Kido has a gang, and I'm a member of it now! I found a hoodie for my "official uniform" and it's really comfortable. I love it. Plus Kano & she are awesome in general. I'm glad I met them and have someone I can go to for advice, although I've spoken to many awesome older people, too.

All right, my shake appeared, and it would be a shame to let it get warm from me putting down my thoughts on paper.


[ video; ]

[ The video feed comes on, and if her surroundings look familiar to a few Transports, it is because she is currently sitting in NORA cafe, treating herself to a milkshake as she munches on a piece of candy. ]

Hi! I was wondering if anyone who knows Barnaby Brooks Jr. has seen him lately, or if they know he is for sure gone? I haven't heard from him lately, nor seen him...

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[copia]

Hopefully I'll know soon enough.

There is someone I know from my world, yes, but no family, if that's what you mean.

[no_strings_attached]

Do people disappear here often?

[So there is only one more here? The dethroned king of heroes. She didn't know who this child was, but Kriem would look into it while she was recovering.]

[copia]

I can't say for sure. I've only been here for a month.

[no_strings_attached]

Try not to worry too much. He wasn't returning to anything dangerous, was he?

[copia]

No, luckily, just the usual troublemaker or two back home. If he has returned home, then it's okay with me.

[no_strings_attached]

You're a brave girl.

[copia]

Ah, thank you.

[no_strings_attached]

How old are you? You seem too young for this war.

[copia]

Eleven, and age doesn't seem to be a factor for them. I've come across some older teens and one girl who just turned thirteen.

[no_strings_attached]

That's quite young! It's dangerous here from what I hear.

[copia]

I've heard that as well. Again, they don't care much, since even if you don't want to go on a mission, they'll send you anyway.

[no_strings_attached]

I've been hearing that. It's not a way to keep the loyalty of those working alongside you.

[copia]

As long as it's for the good of Exsilium~ What a load of poop!

[no_strings_attached]

You're a spirited one! You'll need more than that though to protect you here.

[copia]

Of course. I know what to not get myself involved in, but thanks for the concern.

[no_strings_attached]

Of course you do.

I hope that you find your friend. He is your friend, right?

[Now that she knows your here though, Kriem's going to start researching you once she gets herself settled.]

[copia]

An acquaintance, really. I don't think it's been long enough that I could call him that.

[no_strings_attached]

You don't have to know someone for long to become more than an acquaintance with them.

[copia]

That's true, even if our interactions have been short, albeit sweet.

[no_strings_attached]

[Oh ho~? Was that a little crush she sensed with the word 'sweet'? Barnaby wasn't man enough for her tastes personally.]

You sound fond of him.

[copia]

[ Oh totally, but she would never ever admit it. ]

Well, he has saved me before, and he even let me interview him for a school project.

[no_strings_attached]

Oh! So you must have known him from before coming to this world? That was kind of him.

[Her words were full of positive emotion in the text, but it was anything but that on Kriem's end.]

[copia]

Yeah! He's saved me before in Sternbild.

[no_strings_attached]

Sternbild's a dangerous place?

[copia]

No. It was just my being in the right place at the wrong time.