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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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[euphemia]

Oh, I see. Forgive me for assuming so much. I'm sure she is doing her best to help you settle in. [ She's working on trying to fix this awkward beginning. ]

[garyoutensei]

-Another grunt.- I already said it's fine.

The name's Baiken, by the way.

[euphemia]

Baiken. It's ... it's lovely to meet you, Lady Baiken.

Are you settling in well?

[garyoutensei]

Just "Baiken". Don't "lady" me. -It was an almost immediate response.-

As for that, I'm doing about as well as can be expected. I'm not dead, yet, at least.

[euphemia]

[ There's a bit of floundering on her end before she looks a little stern. Man.]

I should hope no one has to die in a place they don't know. But I'm glad to hear you're doing well, ah ... Baiken.

[garyoutensei]

But it's a standing possibility. You've read up on the state of things, haven't you? This world is pretty dangerous.

[euphemia]

I'm still learning as I go along. But I wasn't aware this world was dangerous. However, after hearing stories of people's homes, I'm beginning to think no world is ever safe...

[garyoutensei]

Yeah, it's probably safe to say that's a universal truth.

No offense, but you come off as a little too naive to make it in a place like this even if it does seem nice at first. Hope you got someone looking after you. Besides your hairball.

[euphemia]

I'm capable of surviving here just like everyone else. I don't need anyone to look after me. [ She believes. But... ] Besides, there's nothing wrong with relying on help from others. Wouldn't you want it?

[garyoutensei]

If you insist... -But her tone suggested she didn't really buy it.-

As for me, I've never relied on anyone's help before, and I'm not about to start doing so here. I've survived on my own strength.

[euphemia]

[ She is! She hopes, at least. Doesn't know. Will pretend like she does flawlessly at least.]

You've said it yourself that this world is dangerous. With so much out there we don't know, you never know when an extra hand or head might be beneficial. [ Trying. ] Maybe we can even help each other.

[garyoutensei]

The place I came from was dangerous, too. I made it just fine on my own there.

[euphemia]

Still, that's no reason to ... [ Does she really want to argue this? Probably not. A sigh. ]

If you are ever in need of aid, I will be happy to accompany you.

[garyoutensei]

You sound upset. Considering it's my decision to make, that's a pretty silly thing to be upset by, don't you think?