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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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[Video]

[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.

[euphemia]

[ Everyone has done this shopping here already except her. Man she needs to get out more. But she’s working on it! ]

Is it enjoyable? I’ll admit, I’m not too sure what to expect if the food is anything like I ate in the cafeteria. But the locals have been very accomdating with donations and guidance. [ Maybe too helpful. But help was appreciated and definitely needed. ]

Have you ... found anyone you know?

[modelcivilian]

It was a little overwhelming to be honest. And there were a lot of things unique to this world that, if I went on my own, I don't think I would've known where to start or what to get.

[He paused at her question, but then looked away slightly.]

I haven't. It's weird, but... everyone's been nice so far.

[euphemia]

Everyone has been wonderful, yes. [ And accommodating to great extremes. But she can’t but notice that slight uneasiness. Perhaps it was rude of her to ask ] I’m sure this is all temporary and we’ll be home before you know it. Until then, there’s no reason we can’t try to make the best of our situation.

[modelcivilian]

... Yeah, we all have to do our best. Otherwise, we might never leave.

[euphemia]

[ Never leave. It’s a grim thought but a major possibility. ]

If you don’t mind me asking, where are you from? [ Small talk is better. ]

[modelcivilian]

[With all the 'being from different worlds', yeah, that would be an interesting topic.]

I'm from Paris, France.

[euphemia]

Oh! Paris! I'm familiar with that city! Perhaps you're from my world?

[modelcivilian]

You know it? Wow, we might be!

[euphemia]

[ Actually you know what she's going to say it Euphemia smiles. Maybe all isn't lost! ] Yes! Then you're familiar with Britannia!

[modelcivilian]

[Oh yeah His expression... immediately becomes that of confusion.]

Like Great Britain? I've been there before, but not as often as my father has.

[euphemia]

Great... Britain? [ Looks utterly confused. ] Is that ... what Paris calls the Holy Britannian Empire?

[modelcivilian]

Er... no? What's the Holy Britannian Empire? I know the Holy Roman Empire, but unless you're talking about the British monarchy? I might be a little lost.

[euphemia]

[ And now she's beyond confused. Yet didn't she hear that word before? "British?" Brows furrowed, she lowers to look at the ground thoughtfully. ]

Other worlds...

[modelcivilian]

It's starting to sound like that...

[At least she was familiar with Paris? T-That's a positive... maybe.]

[euphemia]

[ Well, so much for a little hope. She's quick to push the sad thought away and try to smile regardless. ]

Still, Paris is a lovely place.

[modelcivilian]

[No more bad feelings... even if he's actually all alone here.]

It is. It's kind of hard to be away from it.

[euphemia]

[ And yet he is. Still, he appears to be doing the same thing. Smiling despite the bad. ]

Well. Until they figure out how to return us home, I suppose we'll have to make the best of this. Perhaps you and I might work together on that?

[modelcivilian]

[He nods.]

Of course. I'd like to hear about the Holy Britannian Empire and your world.

[euphemia]

[ That actually makes her smile a bit. ] You do? I would love to hear about your Paris! To see if they’re similar!

[modelcivilian]

Sure, that sounds like it could be fun.

[Because that's his Paris like in another world?]

[euphemia]

[ Definitely his Paris. Just you know. Conquered by Britannia. No big deal. ]

Well, my home is ... [ A giant mess. ] It's very lovely. [ Right? ]

[modelcivilian]

[... She seemed hesitant to say that. Uh, he doesn't know if it would be nice to say something about it.]

That's good. What's your favorite place back home?