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[The feed, for a few minutes, is simply a cave ceiling. It's not even moving; if you look at it long enough, you can perhaps devise that the phone fell from someone's possession and landed on the ground, from the vantage point you have.

After some time, there's a cough, and a wince, followed by the slight pitter-patter of what can only be moogle feet, which is soon confirmed by an alarmed-]
Kupo!!

[To which a pom pom bristles into view and out again, as the moogle heads towards the direction of the continued wincing. The person who is obviously injured by this point says something, undistinguishable to the phone. More conversation passes, until there's a lull. The pitter-patter of feet follows, until the moogle assumingly spots the phone, his pom pom swishing back into view. The moogle soon retrieves it.]

There's a person near the entrance of Semitt Falls, kupopo! I think she's injured!! Maybe it had something to do with that monster that was here, kupo? It was guarding one of those trees! I haven't seen it, though...

[The moogle swivels the camera.] Does anyone know her, kupo? [The camera focuses on Ritz - and just as the moogle returns to her with the phone, her eyes slip shut.]

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[The moogle swivels the phone round so Ritz is visible, and she gives the moogle an acknowledging glance of thanks.

At Ingus' words, though, Ritz opens her mouth to object, before clamping it shut. She's really in no situation to protest. Really, should be thanking him. Apologising for getting in this situation when she said she wouldn't, and for putting him out. But she doesn't have the strength for all that right now, so she focuses on the question.]

They... aren't as bad as they were.

[She winces again.] ... it hurts to breathe. [She sounds... scared as she says that, but she hurriedly darts into describing the rest, trying to stay focused.] It was a physical attacker; it left it's mark. There was blood everywhere when I tried to... heal myself. My ribs, my sword arm... both hurt. A lot.

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Lie back and keep your breathing steady. Allow the moogles to help you so you can do so slowly. And under no circumstances are you to fall asleep before I arrive.



What of your attacker? You said it was physical, but what kind of beast was it?

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[Ritz takes that in, focusing on the key points. Lie still. Breathe. Let the moogle help. Don't fall asleep.

She then moves to nod, but just as she's about to, she stops herself, realising that would probably hurt, so instead vocally affirms.] I won't. I... I won't. [A mantra she'll repeat until he gets there, no doubt. She won't even let herself consider falling asleep. She's stubborn like that.]

I think... it was a bird creature. ... it was quite strong, deceptively, even. The others I met before it were weaker.

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You're certain it wasn't the guardian... Perhaps, then, it was the leader of the others like it? Fiends can grow territorial or protective. If you fought many of the others, it might be likely to anger it.



I will keep an eye out for it when I arrive. What of the myrrh tree? Have you yet harvested the drop?

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The group that was with me, we took it out... [She motions briefly to the moogle, and it totters slightly to the left, the chalice coming into view. It's almost full, but there's enough for another drop, at least: but there's more than there was before.] I... managed to do that, at least, before starting to depart the cave...

[She considers the prior, then, thinking.] Maybe it was... the others... were of a different kind, I think, but... maybe taking them out dd cause it to grow angry...

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I will try to get to the bottom of it when I arrive. Your chalice looks nearly full now. Soon it will be time to take it to the Iifa Tree, I hear. You've done remarkably well, Ritz.



Are you fond of chocobos? I have one I'm bringing with me.

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One more drop, from... what I've heard. Then I can stay... on Gaia. [That's her resolution, and she's sticking to it. She smiles very slightly at the praise, but she's far too out of it to notice his lack of pretenses, at which she would normally have commented. Instead, she latches on to his latter words.]

I admit that I've... never rode a chocobo. I've always been curious, though.

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Jel is looking forward to meeting you as well. He's always eager, and, like his father, he can walk across water.



I must insist on joining you for your last drop of myrrh.

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He... walks on water? I wasn't aware chocobo's could.

[Then they'll match! Ritz stubborness is very low right now, which is why she doesn't object at all.] It would be good to have you along.

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Apparently the birds of this world can perform special feats depending on their color. I find it to be strange, but useful.