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[The skyphone hits the ground with more force than is strictly good for such a device, starting to record just in time to catch the sound of a panicked yell. A second or so later a helmet lands near it, striking the stone floor hard enough to send a few sparks flying and rolling to an eventual stop some distance away. Just offscreen, two moogles talk between themselves.]

Think we should help him, kupo?

...sounds too much like hard work. We already showed up to explain the phone, kupo. We don't need to do anything else.

But we didn't really explain anything...

Not our fault the kid didn't stick around to listen, kupo.

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...Is someone there?

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[It'll be a while before she gets an answer. Eventually a child in red armour wanders onto the screen, mumbling to himself.]

...so those things hate water, huh? Where could it be? It must have landed around here somewhere...

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[That helmet is extremely familiar.]

Onion Knight...?

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[She figures the little guys needs help finding the phone...]

Hello? Hey, over here!

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[The onion knight wanders back within earshot of the skyphone soon enough to hear that. And to be very confused.He certainly doesn't see anyone around. He's back onscreen after a few more seconds, searching for his sweet hat and also now for whoever's addressing him.]

Who- ...hello?

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[alittletoosmart.livejournal.com]

[So he's found the phone with Tifa's help. He picks it up and holds it the wrong way around, pointing the camera away from him and at the walls of Fossil Roo and preventing himself from seeing the screen.]

...a rock. A funny-looking talking rock. ...am I really home? I think I'd remember funny-looking talking rocks.

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[for-cosmos.livejournal.com]

[It certainly sounds like OK, but there was no recognition, so the Warrior doesn't say anything about who he is yet. Maybe the boy doesn't remember the Void, in the way that Zidane doesn't.]

On the device the moogles gave you.

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[And now all Tifa can see is a rocky wall.]

Um... You need to turn it around. I can't see you.

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[It's quickly starting to irritate him that he's apparently talking to someone he can't see.]

...that thing? They never said it could talk! But let's see. I dropped it from about here and the bug was going pretty fast so it should have landed...aha!

[Shyphone: Located! Yayyyyyy. And he's actually holding it the right way around!]

...what are you doing in there.

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[He pauses, unsure if he wants to have a funny looking talking rock looking at him. Eventually he cautiously turns the skyphone around.]

...you're inside a weird rock. Why are you inside a weird rock?

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It is a communication device. I am not inside of it.

[Did you not listen while the moogles were telling you about all this?]

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[Was slightly distracted by AAAAGH GARGANT WHAT.]

...oh. What are you even doing here? Aren't you supposed to be-

[Never mind, he's quick enough to have worked this out.]

...I'm not back home, am I?

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[for-cosmos.livejournal.com]

You are not.

This world is Zidane's. Garland is attempting to recreate the cycle of battle upon this world, and we are here because of a mistake of Garland's.

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...figures it'd be his fault. Is Terra here?

[THIS IS TOTALLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.]

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I'm not... It's called a Sky Phone. You can use it to talk to people, like we are now. I can see you on the screen of my phone, just like you can see me.

I guess you don't have phones where you come from, huh? What's your name?

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She is. Firion, Squall, Tidus, Bartz, and Cecil are present as well.

[Of course it is! Though the warrior mistakes it for him just asking after all of the others.]

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[...that helmet.]

Oh! You're finally here?!

...hello?

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[Retrieving helmet while WoL talks about people not named Terra. He frowns at the scratches from where it hit the ground, resolving to fix those later, and then puts it back on his head where it belongs.]

...So Cloud's not around. And Zidane? He's not on his own world?

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[He returns in time to hear that voice.]

...Terra? Terra! Where are you? I don't see you anywhere!

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[He pauses to examine the phone.]

...a phone, huh? I- I knew that.

I'm an onion knight.

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[And finally WoL isn't the only one with a weird helmet!]

Cloud was, but he disappeared. And Zidane is here, but he does not remember fighting with us.

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[An onion knight? Tifa doesn't know what that is - probably something the kid made up. She smiles encouragingly.]

And your name? Mine's Tifa.

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I'm talking to you through the Sky Phone. Pick it up!

[She waves, trying to get his attention through the screen as well.]

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[Still the only one who's helmet has a party hat on it, though.]

He forgot us.

[He doesn't sound doubtful. Or even particularly upset. That thing about Cloud, though? Terrifies him. Because disappearing mid-cycle does not have very good associations.]

-Cloud's gone?!

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[alittletoosmart.livejournal.com]

...that's what that thing was? Hang on, I'll find it!

[And he does. At which point he promptly hugs the skyphone.]