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[euphemia]

[ The feed flickers on to show a young girl wearing a long, eloquent gown seated in what appears to be the front yard of the home she was assigned. By appearances alone, one can assume quite a bit about who or what she might have been in her homeworld. There is a bit of murmuring off camera by the likes of her Mog who appears to be guiding her with using the device. ]

—starting. Ah! Wonderful! And there we are. Now you are connected, my lady. Please, go right ahead.

[ Euphemia smiled off camera to the Moogle and mumbled a quiet thank you, then turned her attention back to the screen. ]

Hello everyone! I, ah ... I just wanted to introduce myself properly since I believe most of us are in a similar predicament. It's been a very ... a very strange day, [ and her expression twists a little because that word doesn't even seem right. It will do for now. ] but I like to hope that I can end it on a reasonably good note.

I hope everyone has settled in well or going to. I intend to do so myself. I wanted to thank everyone that I had the opportunity to meet today. Your company, whether brief or not, was welcomed and one I will hold dear. I hope we can meet again soon while we are here.

As for the rest, perhaps we might get acquainted using this, ah... this—what is it called again? [ She turns to look off camera to where her Moogle is apparently floating ]

An iMog, my lady.

Oh! Yes. iMog slate! [ She smiles. ]

It's a pleasure to meet all of you! I'm Euphemia. But please, call me Euphy.

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[zanarkandian]

[The picture of a blond boy on a barren couch is upside down for a few moments until a disgruntled 'kupo' sounds from offscreen and this is fixed. He can then turn his attention to the proper lady.]

Oh, that's how! Thanks buddy.

Anyway, I'm Tidus. Can't say I've ever used one of these to meet someone before. But I can see how it'd come in handy, I guess?

[euphemia]

[ Now she was starting to get the hang of it. Seeing a new face show up on her screen produces another smile! ]

It certainly has its advantages right now. [ Like friendly faces! ] It's nice to meet you, Tidus! Have you finished getting settled, as well?

[zanarkandian]

Actually, yeah! I found one of my best friends here, and I'm working on making two more!

[He throws a smile over his shoulder, just in case the girls are listening. Ah well. Back to this.]

Everything okay over there?

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[likewishes]

Strange doesn't even begin to describe.

[ That's such a tame word for it. ]

[euphemia]

[ A voice connection. So it has different functions when receiving messages? This is an interesting fact she now just learned! But that voice just isn't any voice. Ah, right. Yeah ... yeah. It makes keeping a smile rather difficult for the camera. She'll try. ]

... ah. [ Quietly. ] No, suppose not.

[likewishes]

[ Wow. Maybe he shouldn't have responded at all? Though this is to be expected as well. ]

It's a lot to take in. I was hoping maybe a book could offer a better explanation.

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[despairing_hope]

[A pale disshevled looking young man is on the screen.]

Ah, I suppose in all worlds with modern technology well be prey to social media.

It's nice to meet you! Its very convenient this network exists, isn't it?

[euphemia]

[ A new face! She greets it with the same welcoming smile she has given just about everyone. Well, almost everyone. ]

It is! I don't mind it at all, actually. It makes it easier to reach others and learn about them. Are you also a new arrival?

[despairing_hope]

That is true, it would be a lot harder to get conversations going, or at least getting conversations with a wide net.

I am indeed! That's another convenient thing, we can all talk to each other and talk about this amazing experience without thinking we're the only one.

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[ancientlute]

[ HELLO, FELLOW PINK-HAIRED PRINCESS TYPE. Sarah smiles, clearly more the comfortable using the slate, and waves. ]

Wonderful to meet you, Miss Euphy!

I know that all of this must be terribly strange for you, but please trust us here at the center - we'll be doing our best to help you. If there is anything that you need, just let me know! In the meantime, my name is Sarah and- let's see-

[ She sends an image over. It's an animation of a baby chocobo trying to walk, falling down, and getting up again captioned 'you can do it!' ]

-just keep doing your best! I'm sure you'll find your feet here before too long!

[euphemia]

[ ah yes the association of the pink haired girl foundation begins. Euphy has her membership card. Seeing another friendly face on her screen brings a smile to her face almost instantly. ]

It’s lovely to meet you. I can’t thank you all enough for getting us comfortable. It’s making getting adjusted just a little easier.

[ But hey it’s a Chocobo! This is her first time seeing one! The animation even makes her laugh, yay! ]

Oh my, that’s so adorable! What is this yellow bird?

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[conanima]

It's really nice to meet you too, Euphy! I'm Kaede Akamatsu!

And you're right that it's all really strange. However, I think we can overcome it if we all work together!

[euphemia]

[ This name sounds Japanese. Another friendly face. She gets a smile. ]

I would like that. Working together is the only way to overcome an obstacle. [ A happy smile of encouragement! ]

Have settled in comfortably as well? I’ve never lived with other people outside of my family before.

[conanima]

Absolutely! Let's hope all of us can become friends so we can do that. [That....might not be possible in some cases, Kaede.]

Me neither but it's a lot of fun! My roommates are really cool guys! I hope yours are nice too.

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[garyoutensei]

-Oh hey, same hair. Almost. But Baiken's expression isn't nearly as pleasant.-

"My lady"? Are you some kind of noble or is your hairball just that subservient?

[euphemia]

[ Oh. This one was a little ... sterner. No worries, she manages to keep her smile despite the rather harsh question. ]

He seems to refer everyone in this manner. I haven’t—

—I am not a hair ball. Have some manners, Kupo!

Oh my... They’re just just being themselves. [ But she’s going to try to ignore the topic of her being a noble or something. She’s just a plain ordinary person. At least here. ] Do you not have one? They’re very kind. I’m grateful of the time they’ve committed to assisting us here.

[garyoutensei]

I've got my Suzuran, but she doesn't say much. Or anything, really. -A shrug.- I'm starting to realize how lucky that makes me.

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[modelcivilian]

[Strange was definitely one way of putting it, but hey, summing up the day, it still fit. Not that it changed still feeling off about it all, but this girl's been nice and it's always best to be polite to someone when they introduce themselves.]

Nice to meet you, Euphy. I'm Adrien. Today definitely ended on a high note. One of my roommate's apparently loves cooking so he made dinner.

[euphemia]

[ Ah another friendly face. This iMog was great. Connecting to so many this way is proving to be convenient. But hearing that statement about cooking reminds her of someone. This couldn’t be a coincidence. Could it? ]

Oh. Someone I met the other day was speaking about making dinner. How nice of them. I’m hoping to learn to cook myself while I am here. [ Getting to learn how to fend for oneself period is exciting to her. ]

[modelcivilian]

You too? [Oh good, he's not the only person who's been shut-in most of their life.]

I went grocery shopping for the first time. It was an experience.

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[conniemaheswaran]

A young girl, alone in a bedroom with a plethora of pamphlets, notebooks, and scrap paper beside her (all marked with a variety of notes and illustrations), smiles shakily and waves at the camera.

"Nice to meet you too! I'm Connie Maheswaran." Her smile turns into something like a hostage would wear during negotiation. She doesn't know what to say next. Somebody please help her.

[euphemia]

Euphemia waves to the next friendly face on her screen. It's interesting to see so many varying ages were here.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Connie. I ... I hope I wasn't intruding? I merely wanted to see how many of you also arrived here and perhaps just as lost as myself." She laughs sheepishly.

[conniemaheswaran]

"No, no, it's fine!" Connie gestures emphatically, waving away Euphemia's question. "I can be, um, pretty quick on the uptake, but still, this is a bit... much. More than a bit, really. I'm still trying to figure out what kind of evolutionary path birds could've taken to become common mounts suited for long trips."

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[chosennobody]

[He's sitting on the beach, because of course he is, and having no difficulty at all using his slate because this was a lot like Ryslig, though maybe more streamlined in design.]

Hey... Thanks for putting up with me at lunch today. I'm sorry I wasn't good company. Maybe I can make it up to you sometime?

[euphemia]

Roxas. [ A warm smile is given to the familiar and friendly face on her screen now. ] You have nothing to apologize for. I quite enjoyed your company! I was wondering if I might see you again. Did you settle in well enough?