I. [video/action for Mahogany]

[springoflife]

[It's not exactly a nice day to be out, be even so, there's a girl in a long, white dress standing in the middle of Mahogany Town. She doesn't seem to care one a bit about the drizzle, not even trying to find any shelter. Instead, she watches the 'Gear with an indifferent look on her face for a long moment.]

... I woke up.

[... well. That was insightful. She appears to be completely serious, too.]

Why? What is this place?

[She makes a pause, biting her lip. Her expression changes to something more annoyed and somewhat... troubled?]

Medea...

I want her back.

[And with this firm statement, the feed ends.]

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[ofmywill.livejournal.com]

[ He expects nothing less, really. Minato stays nonplussed, raising a hand in a slight wave. ]

Hey. Welcome to Johto.

[springoflife]

...

[More silence. More staring. And it continues for a while. But it's not surprising, is it?]

Johto...?

[SHE SPOKE.]

[ofmywill.livejournal.com]

Mhm. New world.

[ Hence the distinct lack of Medea, and Orpheus too. Minato simply nods, patiently. ]

[springoflife]

[... She can't say she understands what he means by that, especially since she sees no way for her to be suddenly transported to such place. After all, the last thing she remembers before waking up in those "headquarters" was...]

... 'New world'?

[ofmywill.livejournal.com]

A completely different planet. [ How to put it. How to not piss her off by putting it. ] We're trapped here.

--without 'them'.

[springoflife]

['Trapped'. In a world without 'them'.

She frowns at that. It doesn't make any sense. Plus, Chidori has absolutely no reason to trust him (or anyone, for that matter). But on the other hand... it's the only explanation she's been offered so far, so perhaps it's not quite as far-fetched as it seemed at first.]

... Why?

[Why are we here. Why are 'they' not here. Why am I alive.]

[ofmywill.livejournal.com]

No idea.

[ And that's the truth. He's glad he doesn't need to spell it out for her, at the least, even if he is picking his words carefully.

That hatchet hurt. 8( ]

[springoflife]

[Believe me, if it wasn't for Johto's weird NO WEAPONS policy and they weren't separated by what is probably thousands of miles, that hatchet would most likely be going his way right this moment. Alas, Chidori's stuck talking to him instead. And she's already getting sick of it.

... So allow her to present him with one final question she has for him.]

Is Junpei here...?

[ofmywill.livejournal.com]

No.

[ Flat and clear, only tinged with the mildest concern- he knows she's not one for pity. But still... ]

Sorry.

[springoflife]

[... She should have figured. Now it hurts even more than when Junpei actually was around...

But she will not accept sympathy, especially not from this person.]

Why do you apologize?

[ofmywill.livejournal.com]

[ Good question, and one he doesn't know the answer to, not really. What's the point of continuing to be enemies now the threat is neutralized, he thinks? ]

You deserve it.

[springoflife]

[Congratulations, Minato. Now she's getting visibly irritated.]

Stop it.

[ofmywill.livejournal.com]

[ Took a little longer than he thought, too! He almost says sorry again-- then doesn't. ]

...okay.