[filtered - Rinoa Heartilly. voice/video.]

[leavesparties.livejournal.com]

[Minwu would have preferred to not contact Rinoa over the communications device. It just seems (especially to him) as the wrong way about doing this but beggars cannot be choosers. Especially regarding the fact Rinoa appears to be attached to an organization of people which happen to live on a giant floaty airship-like thing that he has absolutely no hope of approaching on foot.]

...Hello.

I apologize for contacting you unexpectedly, Also for contacting you in this manner without having met you. I also apologize for any confusion this message may cause... Yet I would ask something of you on behalf of another without the means to -- the witch, Matoya.

She has devised a way of which could be the beginning of the end of the spell which has brought us all here. For it, however... she requires assistance from those of your talents.

['talents' is a funny way of putting it since to him, the last he saw of said talents was the assassination of Princess Garnet. He's heard the rumours; and he's witnessed the general venom the populace held toward the sorceress. He doesn't feel it- not at all. It's his mannerism to be respectful to those of great magical power and this is Matoya's plan- not his- which means he's rather detached from it. He's essentially a messenger. That is all. ]

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[livelyangel.livejournal.com]

[Rinoa being a Sorceress is public knowledge, but she hadn't expected someone to actually contact her about it, not like this. He sounds polite, but she doesn't know him, so... She's frowning slightly, wondering if she ought to be suspicious.]

Matoya wants something from me? I'm sorry, I don't think we've met... Who are you?

[video]

[leavesparties.livejournal.com]

Merely a mage. My name is Minwu, if that is what you mean. There is little need to worry, I mean you no harm - I can only apologize again for the abruptness of this message.

[video]

[livelyangel.livejournal.com]

But you know who I am.

[video]

[leavesparties.livejournal.com]

Also of your power. I was instructed to find sorceresses. You are quite... known. Forgive the brash manner of speaking.

[video]

[livelyangel.livejournal.com]

No, no, it's okay. [She shakes her head.] People know. Um, but what were you saying about a spell? Is there something I can do to help fix everything?

[video]

[leavesparties.livejournal.com]

Only she knows the details. Unfortunately, I am not privy to what her designs are. However.. I can assure you that she does not intend to harm you. Your help, it appears, would be quite invaluable.

[video]

[livelyangel.livejournal.com]

She wants me to go to her.

[Rinoa actually sounds quite excited about this. A chance to do something good!]

[video]

[leavesparties.livejournal.com]

Indeed, she does. However, you are not the only one. There is another which shares your ability, though I do not know who she is.

...Anyway, that is my task to find out. Can we count on your assistance?

[video]

[livelyangel.livejournal.com]

Yes, but... Another one? Another Sorceress?

[She pauses, troubled.]

I do know another Sorceress, but I can't tell you who she is. I promised to keep it a secret.

[video]

[leavesparties.livejournal.com]

I understand. I will find out of my own accord, I do not wish to trouble you with the concequence of breaking your promise.

[video]

[livelyangel.livejournal.com]

No. No - Minwu - the whole point is that we want as few people as possible to know. People don't like Sorceresses.

[She's honestly distressed at this point, but she can think of a solution.]

I could tell her. You don't have to contact her, I could do it myself and then we could both go. Matoya wants both me and this other Sorceress to help, right? Are you sure it has to be both of us? Can't I help by myself?

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[leavesparties.livejournal.com]

...You care for her, then. I understand.

[He considers things for a moment, knowing that Matoya will be looking at this through her eye and not being happy with it. Yet he cannot see any other means forward -- save for trusting this girl.]

...How can I be confident you will keep your word? You must excuse me for questioning it, but too much rides on this. I would not wish to fail her.

[video]

[livelyangel.livejournal.com]

[She frowns at that because, well, she's trusting him, isn't she? Why can't he do the same?]

Okay... Just give me a couple of days. If we don't turn up to meet Matoya by then, you can go out and look for her yourself. That way you won't fail her.

[video]

[leavesparties.livejournal.com]

[Most of him sincerely doubts they'll have the time for that. But he's certainly not in the frame of mind to tell the girl of Matoya's current state.]

...The secret would be safe with me. For the sake of time, I am capable of teleporting you to her cave, if you would find that agreeable. ...There is one other. One named Ellone. Matoya has need of her, as well.

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[livelyangel.livejournal.com]

Is it really that urgent? I can call Ellone, but it's gonna take a little time to talk to the other Sorceress. We can't just kidnap her, y'know.

And if you wanna talk about trust, how do I know that you'll really teleport me to Matoya?

[Yeah, this whole thing is starting to sound fishy now.]

[video]

[leavesparties.livejournal.com]

I know. You will have to believe the fact that kidnapping is the last thing I wish to do.

...A good question.
I can only respond frankly. Again, I apologize. A teleportation spell differs from that of a warp. It requires that the caster be carried with the target. ...I would not wish to trifle with someone of your power. That is how you can judge my sincerity within this matter.

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[livelyangel.livejournal.com]

[Still looking suspicious here.]

Can you teleport more than one person at a time?