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[herownhero.livejournal.com]

[The video starts with a view of the ocean peaking behind a cliff as seen through an empty window pane. Slowly, the image pans out as Quistis steps back, showing the wooden interior of a quaint house-- there are small beds lining the walls and stray toys littering the floor, though everything is rather dulled down from the years of neglect, a sheen of dust and cobwebs covering the area.

Finally, the image seen through the camera is briefly blurred as Quistis aims the device towards herself. Her brows are knit as she takes a moment to contemplate what exactly is going on-- she's inside Edea's Orphanage, but how? When she speaks, there's a hint of confusion in her voice.]

... You all see this too, don't you? I'm not imagining things?

[Video (Filtered from Kefka)/Action?]

[eidolon-soul.livejournal.com]

[The Sky Phone turns on to reveal Rydia standing outside a building, which might seem ordinary enough were it not for the sporadically glowing designs along the ledge wrapped around it. It ought to be very familiar to certain people, as it is Whyt's house. Rydia doesn't seem overjoyed though, more wistful and concerned than anything else as she paces.]

This...isn't real, is it? I can't truly be in the Feymarch again. There aren't any Eidolons.

[She pauses by a ledge, which reveals little in the way of a view, as fog clouds the area below. There's no sun above as she tilts the screen back upward, no clouds or blue sky. Being underground will do that.]

...unless something happened to them all, but I refuse to believe that King Leviathan and Queen Asura would have left without putting up a fight, and there's no sign of any struggle.

What's happening...?

[Video]

[dragoon-rising.livejournal.com]

[The view appears to be from a high mountain peak. It's very scenic, peaceful imagery overall, and would be familiar as Mount Ordeals to anyone from Kain's world.]

I still intend to seek my answers about Gaia, but... perhaps I've already found all that I need.

I must face the mountain's trial to be absolved of my sins.

...and this time I won't leave until I've succeeded.

[action]

[littleprotector.livejournal.com]

[Instead of being cooped up in her room, Marlene decides that it's time for arts and crafts down in the living room of the family home.

Sketch Pad, pencils, glue, and glitter in hand, Marlene comes down the stairs quickly.]

[Video/Action]

[dewdrop-pebbles.livejournal.com]

[Mjrn is seated by a pool of water, known to Viera and as the courtyard in the Spiritwood; the central portion of Eruyt Village. Gentle sunlight filters through the branches of the trees soaring above. She dips her fingers into the water, watching the ripples spread outword.

Upon noticing something in the greenery by the pool, she reaches over and snatches it, then opens her hand. A bright, glistening dewdrop pebble is in her palm. There's a small flicker of a smile, quick and then gone as anxiety takes hold.]

I do not understand...am I truly returned? No other Viera do I see, and I have searched the village entire. The Wood...She is discontent.

[A slight wince.]

Am I truly alone?

[video-text] Home?

[loveandstrife.livejournal.com]

[Cloud is stood in the center of a very empty little cottage, and the view out the window is one that a few would recognise as Nibelheim. He looks confused, well as confused as Cloud can look, and he looks around for a while, trying to figure out how he got back to Nibelheim and why he remembers everything from Gaia.

Blinking at the screen, Cloud tilts his head and subtitles come:]

Does anyone know how I got here? Can anyone even read this or see me?

[video] Past Trauma

[empires-lapdog.livejournal.com]

[The camera flicks on to show a darkly lit area, an empty cage suspended in the air behind him, over a cavernous drop. Noah frowns at the screen, the cage swinging eerily, giving off a goosebump-enducing squeaking noise with each slow swing.]

I know not how, but I appear to be in Nalbina Dungeons... if anyone is able to see this, please respond.

[He turns to look at the cage, his gaze darkening as he switches the camera off.]

[Accidental Video]

[magicclown.livejournal.com]

[The phone is flipped on it's side as a baby is heard crying loudly through it. In the background there is a very distinguishable Monastery in plain sight.]

["Yuna"'s voice comes on]

Do not worry child...I will not kill you. You can be very useful to me.

You can be the one who watches this world burn and drown in absolute nightmares. And in the end...you will watch all of them die.

[Laughter] Then...you will suffer the fate they have, without seeing your potential ahead. [More laughter]

[Suddenly cut] What the-

[Screen is shaky, as the picture focuses on Yuna's face. A look of shock, before her expression shifts to a cocky smile]

Oh dear, I hope I didn't spoil my plans with you all.

[Transmission cuts]

[OOC: Looks like Kefka's location has been revealed...uh-oh]

Bhujerba? [voice]

[marquisofthesky.livejournal.com]

[Just after venturing to the notorious 'Pirate's Lair' by airship, Marquis Ondore was just about to veer away from the docks until something quite particular happened. Instead of being graced by the remote locale of this island cove, Ondore is rewarded with the familiar streets of his Bhujerba.] What sort of farce is this...?

[Not quite sure what to think of this sudden phenomenon, Ondore wonders quietly if he has finally gone mad. After a few moments of pure silence on his end, the Marquis speaks once more in a vain attempt to rationalize this oddity.]

The continent of Dorstonis is nowhere near Gaia, only the Skysea is present here or so I last remembered. Perhaps madness has yet to claim me, this is clearly the work of the same magicks that once hindered me before. [He was speaking of the events that transpired within Memoria.]

I am growing quite ill of such absurdity.

{video}

[danceawaypain.livejournal.com]

[To say that Penelo is under-dressed for her location is the understatement of the year. She's dressed in dancer's clothing for the heat of Figaro, but the video shows her standing in the bitter cold of the Paramina Rift. She's shivering, with her arms tucked as tightly around herself as they can go while she makes the post. Snowflakes drift down from the sky, while snow and ice cover the ground beneath her feet. She stands in front of an imposing edifice of stone and marble, with thousands and thousands of names carved into its surface. Her fingers barely trace along the frozen war memorial, looking for a name.]

I don't know how, but I'm in Ivalice again. Can you hear me?

I haven't been here in years...

[video]

[littleprotector.livejournal.com]

[The video shows an older building, dimly lit, with several tables and chairs. There's a bar off to one side, and an old pinball machine off to the other side.

Marlene looks ridiculously confused, almost worried. She hasn't seen this place in a really long time. To those from her world, they might recognized the building to be Seventh Heaven, Tifa's old bar, where Marlene grew up.]

I... wasn't this...?

[Video/Action]

[waitedinwinhill.livejournal.com]

[Raine is walking through the house in Jidoor, carrying a stack of clean towels to put away.]

Rydia, Denzel, Aerith? Did your flowers arrive yet?

[Just as she crosses from one room into the next, the new room is not the hallway at all, but rather the main floor of her pub in Winhill. Sunlight streams in the windows, flowers and lamps serve as centerpieces on the tables, everything just as she remembered it before going into labor. Only it's empty and silent.]

Oh...

My pub? Laguna? Ellone?!

[video] personal trauma

[chaos-vessel.livejournal.com]

[At first, though the post is a video, it is hard to tell because of the darkness of the screen. It isn't blank, though- it is simply pressed close up against some kind of wood, perhaps a door, and the light from the screen is the only illumination. The most obvious thing is the sound of someone close to the Sky Phone nearly hyperventilating.

He swallows harshly, in a strong attempt to calm himself down. Vincent's voice, when he speaks, is rough and shaky.]

I don't know how I got in Nibelheim, much less- [Abrupt cutoff because he does not want to think about where he is.] I- I was just in Lindblum. How could I have...

Someone, please... get me out.

[Video]

[arrogant-flirt.livejournal.com]

[Still spitting out the frog taste, Edge enters into his Troian quarters only to step into Eblan castle. He flips on his phone.]

You guys won't believe what's in my room!

[video]

[flyboy-red.livejournal.com]

[The camera flickers on to show the redhead stood in a room. It looks pretty conventional, just like a normal staff room, but a little more high class than most ShinRa employees would be used to. The only person who will recognise it perfectly is Rude, due to it being the Turk lounge, but Reno seems very confused.]

Uh... Rude?

[Reno walks to the large window and points the camera out to show all of Midgar, up and running, mako reactors glowing, trains and cars and airships-- everything in working order.]

[Off screen:] That ain't supposed to be workin', right? I'm not crazy, am I? We didn't leave long enough to end up with Midgar like this, did we?

[The camera turns back to his face.] Where are you?

7 ♥ It's foreign on this side [Video]

[thisdesertrose.livejournal.com]

[The screen comes to life with a very familiar person in a very unfamiliar robe. He isn't looking at the screen at first.]

I really hope I did not spoil the play too much...

It's okay, kupo! The people will understand! You have no control over your arrival, after all, kupo! Now go on, I'm sure you friends are waiting, kupo!

[He smiles faintly]

Thank you.

[He turns back to the screen]

I am unsure how long I have been gone, but I believe something far more urgent than my disappearance is at hand. If there is anyone here who is from the world of Cocoon, then I must tell you that it looks like your world is also suffering the same fate as Gaia.

[He sighs softly, reaching down to gather his bundle that carries all his weapons wrapped in his cape. He winces softly as he rises]

If two worlds suffer this, then I wonder if all our worlds are afflicted with... whatever this may be.

[OOC: There is a log for those who are at Cloud and Tifa's house here!]

[video]

[xbalthierx.livejournal.com]

[In the center of the screen, a large crystal-like object is stood. Energy and life just swells around it, Mist thick in the air. It glows a lilac sort of colour, and most Ivalicians will recognise it instantly as the Sun Cryst.

Turning the camera on himself, Balthier looks severely unimpressed.]

Anyone care to explain this? Was it not that this damnable thing was destroyed?

Am I yet again returned to Ivalice at the wrong time?

[video] Have a Little Fayth.

[summoningcalm.livejournal.com]

[The angle of the camera is tilted to show Braska on his knees, head bowed, his hands clasped together against his chest. This room would be familiar to only one person, really, but a few others would know what it is.

The Chamber of The Fayth-- specifically Bahamut. Braska is in Bevelle Temple, his eyes cast towards the large Fayth statue in the center of the floor. He's prayed and prayed, but nothing has happened thus far. It's exhausting him, but he just keeps trying.]

Please... hear me... please...

[He shakes his head a little, reaching out to touch the statue under the casing, he can't really sense anything at all. He hasn't heard Bahamut in a long time, not since coming to Gaia.]

Yuna? Do you know what is happening? Why am I here again? Has Gaia returned me to Spira? [He raises a small gem, a garnet, and shakes his head a little.]

What is this?