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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]

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?

[euphemia]

[ No ] Ah... Mn! It's just been a little exhausting. But I wanted to see how this iMog slate works. It's very convenient.

[ She smiles at what she assumes is the sound of said friends. ]

I'm glad you found your friends. It sounds like you're adjusting quite well.

[ There is a pause as she looks off to the side a moment. She's been asking this question a few times so why not again? ]

Forgive me for asking but ... do you remember what you were doing last before arriving here? Were you sleeping?

[zanarkandian]

Yeah! And...

]That question gets to him, a little, but he hides it quickly.]

I was fading away. Kinda like dying, but less painful? It's really complicated to explain. I have some guesses about why I'm still here but it's gonna take some figuring out. And don't worry about asking, it's all good.

[He emphasizes those last words with a reassuring smile.]

Can I ask about you? It's okay if it's too painful, you can tell me to buzz off.

[euphemia]

[ Kind of like dying. That’s not all too hard to believe after what she’s seen. Hearing it, however, confirms a few suspicions she’s already beginning to make. Her expression is easy to read with the worry that crosses her features. This was clearly a question she asked for reasons.

Yet as he turns the question back to her, Euphy seems somewhat surprised. She was sleeping is what she told herself. ...Right? ]

I was making preparations for a very important event with someone. But, I... [ Pauses. Her expression turns to worry. Fear? ] I’m afraid I don’t remember much else. And yet I feel like I should.

[zanarkandian]

Yeah. I guess with all that dreaming going on...memory problems wouldn't surprise me.

[His 'memory problems' had all been a ruse, but still.]

With stuff like that, it's kind of impossible not to worry about, isn't it?

[euphemia]

It is. [ Among other rising issues. ]

But I guess these are worries I’ll have to set aside for now. There was a moogle and, ah... he mentioned Doom...

[zanarkandian]

I heard that. Thought it was a little weird.

I really don't need any more doom right now, y'know what I mean?

[euphemia]

[ She giggles a little. Seems everyone heard that moogle. ]

Have you faced a lot of Doom in your world, Tidus?

[zanarkandian]

A ton of it. Where I come from, everything seemed to revolve around death. We did a lot to change things, but...living that way, always fearing when your last moments might be? It drags you down after a while.

[euphemia]

[ Everything revolving around death. Yeah, that sounds familiar. Sad to see that it doesn't change no matter the world. ]

I see. But hopefully, things are well now?

[zanarkandian]

I hope so. And if it's not, I'll fight to make it better.

[euphemia]

Are you ... a Knight?

[zanarkandian]

Nah, I'm a guardian. I fight because I believe we can change things.

[He hadn't always seen that, it hadn't always been the goal...but now it was.]

[euphemia]

A guardian? Is that like a Knight? [ That's the only guardian she can think of. ]

[zanarkandian]

Well we both protect...but the knights I know are more into helping the people in general. Guardians protect one person.

But I can expand.