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[Yo, Reverie Terminal. You're treated to a video of nothing but ceiling and muffled noise for a moment, until Aqua twitches her wrist and lo and behold, it's a girl on-screen!

There's more silence as she seems...caught? On what to say. Or who to say it to. She turns to mumble something to someone off-screen, before sucking in a breath and going for it.]

Hey. I hope everyone can see this?

My name is Aqua, and I'm looking for a boy about [she gestures below her chin, though it won't be helpful at all from the network's vantage point] this tall named Ven, and a young man about my age with brown hair named Terra. And if you've seen any strange monsters around here, I'd like to know about that too.

[Aqua sweeps a hand through her bangs after, thinking again.]

...I've only just arrived here, but this place is confusing. More than any place I've been to before.

[Like, mostly because of the waking up after being knocked unconscious by nothing aspect? ~~It's not as if Vanitas is around anymore to cheap-shot her~~.

HOLD ON, SPEAKING OF BEING UNCONSCIOUS!!!]

Oh, actually, um. [WELL.] Is it normal for our old clothes to be replaced by suits like this sometimes? There was no one around when I woke up...I feel like this needs to be addressed. Thank you.

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Hello, Aqua. You are working the video just fine. I am Alucard.

I'm afraid I've not seen either of them, or really any monsters worth noting. Would you mind clarifying on what sort of beast you are looking for?

...And alas, it is unfortunately common for us to wake up with our old clothes gone in place of these. We're still not certain how that's come to be.

[Oh! That's interesting. This response is pure audio. Aqua listens with fascination to this calm voice. Also, what.]

What do you mean, us? More people woke up here?

[He can't see it, but she shoots a look to A2. What a weird world if even its inhabitants are baffled.]

And the monsters I'm talking about...are hard to describe. But they're aggressive, so if you haven't seen them, they're probably not here either.

Thank you for responding, by the way. It's good to know I'm getting a handle on this.

There are many people here. I want to estimate perhaps about fifty or so, but I could be mistaken. We've not done a proper head count, and I doubt everyone would be so cooperative.

Mm. A fair point. However, I will caution you that there are individuals here who may identify themselves as monsters of a sort, but I assure you they are indeed people all the same.

Of course. It takes getting used to. I'm certain you will adapt in no time.

[Alucard please, you are blowing her mind.

When did all these people get dumped here? What kind of world is this? She has to restrain herself from throwing too many questions at him.]

Fifty people...over time? When did this start happening?

[As for his other concern, she waves him off.]

It's okay, by the way. The monsters I'm talking about aren't anything like people. I won't hurt anyone unless I have to.

Perhaps a little under a month ago, I would estimate. Others were here roughly a week before I woke.

People have been waking up periodically throughout that time, with no sign of their arrival other than they just are. It's peculiar. For now, unfortunately, we have no way of determining the cause.

[He sounds relieved.] I'll keep that in mind. Thank you, then.

[Aqua has to digest that...some unknown phenomenon is behind this? She's never heard of such a thing.

Actually, the implication to his last few words bring up an interesting question. Especially with her companion here who doesn't look monstrous at all.]

That's so strange. Do you mind telling me where you're from?

The country of Wallachia, planet Earth.

Hate to break it to you, kid, but you're probably looking in the wrong place for anyone but the cockroaches.

[ himself included. see, he wasn't so arrogant that he couldn't think lowly of himself every once in awhile. he was a very well rounded individual. ]

Best get used to those clothes because I haven't found a convenient boutique to stop in and get anything fancy yet. Still looking though. Has to be around here somewhere.

[ the suit was boring but utilitarian at least. it was hard to see the spots where he'd spilled booze so that was a definite point in its favor. ]

You're stuck here. Better make yourself comfortable. It might be awhile.

What do you mean by strange, exactly.

[to be fair, Dave's idea of "strange" is pretty skewed. a point of reference to work with would help.]

[Aqua doesn't know how to respond? There's a stretch of silence that is her thinking very hard about this, especially after what Alucard said.]

I thought monsters would be strange as a rule, but now I'm not so sure...

[Normally some waylaid inhabitant would have already pointed her in the right direction!]

Has it been peaceful here?

[Goodness, she can see this gentleman! And he looks pretty different from what she expected after meeting A2. The novelty of using this tech herself doesn't stop the frown from pulling at her lips, however. Half for his assumptions, and half because he just made her realize something.

She reaches to where her pauldron used to be, purely out of habit.]

It's not about dressing nicely. [There's nothing wrong with that, but also:] My armor is gone.

[That seems horribly intentional? She can't travel safely without it. Basically, this man is right...]

Are you resigned to being trapped here...?

No, you're right, they are. You just happen to be on board a space station with a batch of exceptional weirdos.

[that's not to say she's a weirdo — well, unless she is. he doesn't know. but, considering her latest question, coupled with the questions she asked earlier, it's easy enough to infer that she has people she cares about. with that first impression, Dave is pretty sure that she is, at minimum, a weirdo more apt to be a friend than stir up trouble.]

[so, maybe his tone isn't as flat when he offers an answer. it's maybe just a tiny smidge more friendly.]

Peaceful's not the right word for it. Dangerous in occasionally really stupid ways is probably a better way to describe it.

If it helps at all, though — in my experience, weirdos are pretty good at defending themselves.

[Oh my god? Aqua didn't mean it that way either! She clears her throat. Ahem.]

I don't know if I'd call anyone weird. But it is weird that we're all here together.

[Aqua hangs out with Mickey Mouse, is a vampire or android really that strange in comparison?

She honestly has to wonder if the - boy? - she's talking to is also someone unusual. At least, unusual to her and her very small baseline for what constitutes normal. She can't anticipate anything anymore when nothing and no one matches a pattern! He definitely gets her attention with that last bit though.]

Can you be more specific? What have you all had to defend yourselves from, if not monsters?

[Bad apples or bad decisions?]

Yeah? So's everyone's.

[ time to join a very exclusive club of unlucky shitheads! ]

I'm not resigned to anything but it's not something I can change.

[ unfortunately. ]

There's no ship to hop on board even if anyone knew where the fuck we are. And there's no magical doorway to walk on through and get to where I wanna be either.

[ so, what are you gonna do? drink a lot if you're kovacs. ]

[Aqua goes through a flurry of expressions. She's not too fond of this guy's attitude, but if he's as helpless as anyone else, then it's not something to dwell on.

So she lifts her chin.]

I don't think it's that simple. There's always an answer, even for something like this.

[It's just really elusive, currently.

She touches her knuckles to her jaw then. Alucard implied he came later, so perhaps this man...]

Have you been here since this started?

[Honestly, considering she travels what amounts to a multiverse, she's not sure what answer she was expecting. It's definitely no place she's ever heard of. She notes it though!

Even if his clarification is a bit over her head. ~~Planets are a somewhat hairy concept in Kingdom Hearts~~.]

My companion said you're a vampire. [Apparently that's what A2 is now.] Is that true?

It is true that I am half vampire.

Do you know what one is?

[Really, she was just doublechecking that A2 was right. Almost!

Otherwise:]

No, I don't. Is it wrong to assume they're a kind of monster?

It is not. They are creatures of the night, beings who survive on the blood of others. Specifically, I would never take from someone who did not volunteer themselves.

If you'd like, I've arranged a document summarizing the nature of it.

[That's the strangest creature she's ever heard of. Alucard has been pretty forthright though, and A2 doesn't seem bothered by him.]

That's alright. I just wanted to confirm what I heard with you.

I'm not really worried about who or what anyone is as long as they mean no harm. I didn't intend to suggest you would when I brought up monsters.

[An apology, basically. Even if blood drinking sounds bad by nature.]

[Ah. He pauses, honestly not having expected that, but it does make him warm up a little.]

It's quite all right. I did not mean entirely myself either, but I know I can be considered one.

I have no malice toward you, Aqua. I am willing to continue answering questions as you need.

[See? It's just untoward to place such a nice guy into the same category as the Unversed, who have zero manners.]

I know. I just had a feeling there was a common thread.

[Like, if he's just looking out for his friends, then Aqua respects that immensely. Real monsters don't have friends!]

I guess if there was one answer I really want, it's what everyone has in common. So far, we seem so different from one another that there's no rhyme or reason to our presence.

[This is based off just a few conversations, and Aqua isn't going to go with Dave's "weirdo" label.]

A wise conclusion.

[And she's clever. 10 points to Gryffindor or whatever house Aqua would be]

Very little, from what I can tell, other than we are all sentient and cognitive. Some people here are androids, demons, humans, or otherwise.

If there is a common aspect to us, I've yet to solve that particular mystery.

If you say so. Don't say I didn't warn you. It's my one good deed for the year. You do whatever you want to do but let me know when you fail.

[ he wasn't going to stop her from beating her head against the wall but he'd absolutely be the guy that was there afterward to say 'i told you so'. ]

No. Pretty close but there were people here for a little while before me. I got here a few weeks ago.

[ the longest two weeks and change of his life. he might have been a little less wound up if he knew more about why they were here but that doesn't seem to be happening anytime soon. ]

You're brand new though. Just a guess.

[he briefly considers holding a personal pool to see how long it takes for Aqua to relent and call someone weird. but then, he'd probably lose track of it almost instantly, and it's also entirely possible that she's not the type to relent. he'd lose the bet against himself either way.]

[but that's not an unfair thing to wonder, and in return, he would think hanging out with Mickey Mouse is pretty weird. Dave is pretty much your standard BHK, around the same age as Ventus and everything — he even favors weapons that are blade-like.]

[his idea of unusual, though? it involves way too many crocodiles, chilling out on a meteor for three years, and also carrying a stuffed bunny named Liv Tyler through space to an Armageddon-style explosion that winds up creating a sun twice the mass of his universe.]

Ghosts, mostly. They're usually more annoying than they are dangerous, but I've heard of hauntings getting a bit violent, too. Spacequakes that aren't actually there, ghosts trying to trip you up. Stuff like that.

[if he sounds nonchalant, it's because ghosts aren't that unusual to him, either.]

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