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[takesitfromtherear]

[The camera shows nothing but pavement, the edge of some wet fingers, and the ends of a really flashy red cape, fabric worn and water-heavy, trailing on the ground. Oh, and an adorable little white rabbit chomping down on the end of that cape.]


I don't get it. I don't freakin' get it at all. What--

OI!


[Suddenly the camera jerks and... goes flying. Seems Kamina, not knowing what it was, tossed it over his shoulder. It clatters against the coral, still recording for a few moments.]


Oi, lil' punk! Come here. I'll friggin' teach you to attack a guy from the rear when he ain't lookin'.


[Kamina dives for the rabbit, trying to catch it, and then the feed cuts.]

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[sorcery_fledgling]

Ganmen?

[takesitfromtherear]

Yeah! They're how we fight. They got huge faces.

[sorcery_fledgling]

So they're weapons of some sort? With... faces. [Uh...]

[takesitfromtherear]

Yeah, that's right! Like really huge robots with faces.

[sorcery_fledgling]

Oh okay. Those sound pretty cool. [And very handy.]

[takesitfromtherear]

More cool than that. When we beat up those bastards, I'll take you for a ride.

[sorcery_fledgling]

[She can't help but smile at that.]

That sounds fun.

[takesitfromtherear]

Excellent, I'll remember it.

[sorcery_fledgling]

So, have you met anyone from your world yet? Anyone else who was brought here too?

[takesitfromtherear]

Not yet.

[A pause as he thinks of his nearest and dearest, Simon, Yoko, his brigade, and then he shakes himself out of it.]

It's fine. It's better if they ain't stuck here under this ceiling either, you know?

[sorcery_fledgling]

I understand. I have friends here, but in some ways I wish they were back home, safe and not... trapped.

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[takesitfromtherear]

No need to worry. We won't be here long.

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[sorcery_fledgling]

[Damn. There's no crushing that optimism, is there? Not that she'd want to.]

I'll be looking forward to it then.