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[The screen flickers slightly before revealing a smiling young face, red eyes wide in wonder as she stares at the camera. The girl looks very excited, or at least eager to see what this device does. There's almost a sense of pride emanating from her - after all, being in a family of magi meant that they avoided contact with modern technology as much as possible. So getting this thing to work is quite the accomplishment, and she looks around for a few moments around the edge of the screen - checking things, probably - before looking back at the camera.

Unfortunately, she doesn't notice that it's upside down.]

Hello everyone! I'm Ilyasviel von Einzbern, but Ilya is fine. I'm new here, so I'm looking for someone to be my older brother!

[She smiles again. It's not in her intention to further explain what an older brother entails, since the best older brothers would already know what to do without her telling them. Ideally, the older brother would be someone who's actually older than her, but if they act and look older than her, that's fine too. All things considered, that really shouldn't be too hard...]

I guess a big sister would be okay too... but a big brother would be better. So, someone come play with me, okay?

[Her eyes wander off to the sides of the screen again. A few moments pass by as this continues, and the girl mutters a barely audible 'how do you turn this off?']

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[ Kohaku's not sure how her own optimism is still there, to be honest. But it is. Somehow. ]

What all do you know about this place so far, Ilya?

Hmm... well, it's a separate dimension that no one has yet found a method of escaping.

[Although from her understanding, interdimensional travel is very, very difficult to manage even with the Second Magic...]

And there are strange events that happen every so often! But that's about it.

[ Well, that's certainly a way to say it. Kohaku nods. ]

Do you have any questions? I've been here for a little over a year, I might be able to give you some answers.

Mmm...

[To be honest, there isn't anything, but Ilya likes the conversation.]

Are there lots of people brought in here?

[It sort of seems like it, at least. And maybe this means there may be someone else she knows.]

[ She nods. ]

Yeah, a lot of people. New people seem to arrive at around the same time every month.

[Ilya nods too, taking in the information. This is most certainly a strange dimension.]

Oh! And the coral, what is it?

[Because apparently that's the source of all the happenings, too. If only she can figure out its nature and how it gathers all this energy to make all these mysteries happen... although since she's not a true magus, she's not sure how she could construct a spell to make use of that knowledge.]

Ah ... that's something that not a lot of people know. The coral seems to be the major source of a lot of things that go on around here, though. A lot of people say it's magic, and then there are others who say that scientists made it that way.

[ She shrugs. ]

I've heard a lot of things about the coral, but nothing is really definite.

[Ah, well. She wasn't expecting something definite anyway.]

So no one really knows, do they.

[Ilya sighs a little. There's no way of trying to use it to get back to Fuyuki now, is there? But a lot of people are here, and they're all somehow coping, and apparently people do go back...]

I guess that's all my questions... for now?

Unfortunately not ...

[ Kohaku's a bit troubled about that, herself, but ... who isn't? She sighs and offers a small smile. ]

All right. Don't be afraid to contact me if you need anything, okay?

[She nods. It's hard to stay encouraged, but...]

Okay. Thank you, Kohaku! I will.

[Ilya gives a wave, and then looks around the screen for a few moments before finding a button and giving it a push. The screen turns off.]