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[It hadn't taken Pellegri long after her arrival to find her phone, and see the town's network.]

I see that I am not alone in my confusion... Or in my... situation.

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[Pellegri is by the harbor at nightfall, silently staring out at the water. Though, if you look closely, her phone is in hand with her finger hovering over Margulis's name, as if she's debating whether or not she should contact him.]

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*Her decision gets made for her when Margulis catches sight of her. This...might well be an awkward conversation, but ignoring her would just make it worse. So she'll get the warning of his footsteps behind her just a moment before he speaks.*

Pellegri...

[She's snapped out of her thoughts by the sound of his approach, and in one motion, she tucks her phone out of sight, and turns to face him.]

Margulis. You really are in this place...

The phone listing is reliable.

*He pauses, regarding her as if he's trying to figure something out.*

It doesn't clarify possible time descrepencies from this place's lack of concern for the timeline, however.

Timeline? I do not know how long it has been since my life ended. I also do not know why it is I am here.

[There's a note of sadness there that slipped through. Otherwise, she seems pretty neutral regarding the recent events.]

I see...you're in Prospero, a city with a tendency to draw people from other universes and different points in time. We've yet to discover the method or the motivation, but it does seem that whatever force is responsible has some connection to the phases of this planet's moon.

And there's one other thing you should be made aware of with regards to this location.

And that is..?

[It does sound unbelievable but... Well, she was dead, so she's honestly not THAT shocked.]

We're currently on Lost Jerusalem, in the twenty-first century AD.

.....

[OKAY so that one is shocking.]

You're sure? The same Lost Jerusalem?

*He had some trouble believing it at first too. ~~Especially since filthy Yuriev spawn was already there.~~*

Anyone on this planet will name it as Earth. The same as the original name of Lost Jerusalem from the ancient texts.

It is really the home we searched for? I had...

[She pauses, not exactly wanting to tell Margulis she had given up hope, but... Then again, does he even have Ormus to back him up here?]

I didn't expect to be brought here this way.

Nor did I. While the appearance of Rennes-le-Chateau was promising, an event like this was unprecedented. But regardless of how it happened or when we've arrived, we are indeed in our homeland.

The only matter for concern is the circumstances that linger. Our Ethers and even our connection to the Zohar have been suppressed and replaced with an initially dormant ability to conjure an entity called a Persona that claims to be a fragment of our selves. In addition to that, time for the natives of this world freezes for an hour from our perspective at the stroke of midnight and creatures as hostile as Gnosis but otherwise unrelated as far as I'm aware appear within the city.

[She isn't sure what to make of a Persona, but no connection to the Zohar might mean no Zohar at all, and that leads her to another train of thought.]

If it is possible to be drawn at different points, when was it that you left our former lives?

*That's something he's been worried about himself, especially since the event that returned his Ethers but not that connection.*

Shortly after Uzuki reached my location under the church on Michtam.

So it was near the same time but not under the same circumstances...

[She says this more to herself, than to him.]

I suppose I will find shelter before the creatures arrive.

*...He hadn't wanted to bring up his own death with Pellegri, but it feels strange being dishonest with her.*

Similar circumstances, although the living arrive here as well.

If you're interested in acquiring a weapon quickly, there's a store here that sells weapons, including polearms. Otherwise, I know how to get in contact with a blacksmith.

[Nonono, go back. Her eyes widen when he makes that revelation.]

The same circumstances? You mean, you and Jin?

*He was actually trying to hurry past it, thanks...he might be seeming a bit morose now.*

Uzuki and I had our definitive duel. I chose from the few paths left available to me.

[Saori's having some tea while her dog Sirius, sits next to her.]

No, I'm afraid not. This place, Prospero, has been bringing people from different worlds and times for more than a year now. And yes, it even has the power to bring back people who have died in their world. Also, we've been stripped of any powers or special abilities we had back home.

Stripped of power? I suppose that isn't the most shocking thing about this.

It's not. Every night at midnight, a phenomenon called the Dark Hour occurs. While all the locals transform into coffins in that hour span, we're not affected. Creatures called Shadows appear and will try to attack us. Regular weapons have some effect but there's another method.

...I haven't lost you now, did I?

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TVK!

Action, just to be mean.

CRUEL

Like she was ever going to make up her mind on her own.

She would have once Shadows attacked....

And then conveniently forgotten to try again?

.-.

Uh-huh.

:3

Your kitty face does not distract me from the obvious truth!

Hey, she would have called him eventually.... SHe just needed to figure some stuff out. xD

And when is eventually?

A few years?

BAD!

Psh, he's mr. popularity now, right?

Just because he's made a new friend doesn't mean he doesn't want her around.

For now, anyway.

Hey, despite what she might think, he didn't push her away after he met Cherenkov.

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