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[melodyoftheabyss]

[ A familiar young woman with light brown hair and blue eyes was standing in the middle of what appeared to be the plane obviously quiet and somewhat confused about her location. This was not Auldrant. Her form shifted quietly as she moved slowly at first. Still anyone that knew her would probably be quite confused about her looking quite familiar. She just simply figured that out from looking at the area and everything seemed rather bizarre like with the Passage Rings but that wasn't even close. Another breath as she glanced around sharply for any approaching enemy.

She was still with her companions a moment ago. Now they've all vanished from sight. She was confused on where their location was and that she was not standing near the Sephiroth anymore. She stopped short when she felt a familiar nausea coming forth again. Despite there not being anymore Miasma at the moment she felt a little weak because of the fact that she had absorbed some of it after she watched Van perish.

That's right...Van, her brother was no longer here....There's some emotion to her eyes before they were clouded over with their usual sharpness. Her hand rested against her hip as she started to move not aware that something was recording her form as well as probably her tone of voice while she to increase her movement. First things first. She had to find Luke and the others fast. She started to quickly move along a quiet path. ]

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[holmes-fanatic.livejournal.com]

[Conan's making quiet a bit of noise -- he has to, unfortunately. He's not quite strong enough to lift the desk he brought with him by accident from his first grade classroom, so he's dragging it behind him, as he tries to make sure it's out of the way of everyone.

The Astral Plane has quite a bit of traction compared to the floor of his school classroom, and Conan pauses to take a break, leaning against the desk as he catches his breath. He pauses as he notices someone coming his way.]

Ah -- sorry! I hope I wasn't distrubing you!

[melodyoftheabyss]

[ Tear continued to walk quickly and quietly as she started to hear the noise. She turned around briefly almost slightly in defense thinking that she might have been attacked. She's kind of on edge due to the fact that she had just found herself here after a very emotional battle as well.

She stopped short of pulling out her knives when she noticed it was just another person who was almost appearing completely harmless. She lowered her hand to her side but she kept her guard up. ]

No...you haven't... [ She replied slowly. There was not much else to say other than that. ] May I inquire what is going on? [ She mused looking at the desk almost skeptically. ]

[holmes-fanatic.livejournal.com]

Ah, that's a relief!

[Despite her words, there was obvious tension about the woman. Conan's tone was apologetic as he explained.]

I brought my desk here by accident -- I was holding it when I thought of coming to the Plane and we both just -- appeared. I don't want to get in trouble in case someone trips over it or something, so I'm moving it out of the way.

[melodyoftheabyss]

[ Tear was always tense. There was not a moment that she would crack her usual facade to express her true feelings. She was always so stoic and straight forward. She did loosen her guard for a moment seeing that he wasn't posing as trouble to her at all. He seemed like he was being sincere enough to explain to her. ]

I see...do you perhaps require assistance? [ She's quite the type to offer people assistance. It was her job as a soldier to keep civilians and those who are unable to fight safe and sound. At least that was what she always thought due to her upbringing. She had other things to inquire about but she was not going to attack a kid about it. ]

[holmes-fanatic.livejournal.com]

Assistance?

[Conan hesitated. He didn't want to ask help for something so trivial as shifting a desk ... but he had to admit that being a seven year old did make even minor chores hard work.]

Ah -- only if you don't mind! I just need to make sure it's far enough away it's not in anyone's way.

[cruxified]

[There's someone else along this path, a quiet man resting against a lamp post as he cleans and polishes a sword. The look he gives Tear is vaguely curious, but he doesn't call out to her.]

[melodyoftheabyss]

[ Tear stops short when notices another man resting against a lamp post. He was cleaning his sword but he didn't appear suspicious. That didn't mean she wasn't cautious about passing him by. He glanced back with a blank emotionless stare as he gives her the curious look. She supposed if she continued blindly, she would find herself quite lost. It would make sense to ask him though. He might know more than she did. ]

Excuse me.

[ She politely addressed him. She didn't want to speak too much but at the same time she didn't need to ask questions unless they were mildly even interested in helping her or not. ] May I inquire about...this location?

Sorry about the slow, I'm moving atm.

[cruxified]

Yes?

[He lifts his head, returning the soldier-like, stoic stare. You're not the only kuudere around here, Tear.]

This is the Astral Plane. [His voice isn't completely flat; it's dark and rich, though it lacks personable warmth.] It's a realm accessible by certain people from different worlds as part of an experiment. Notably, the management can be contacted through the strange shop you may have encountered. Meredith is the one most are familiar with.

You can travel freely between the Astral Plane and your world by thinking of them, but as long as the shop remains in your world, you are still subject to the experiments and oddities of this place.

No worries. I am plenty slow myself~!

[melodyoftheabyss]

[ Tear could tell that he wasn't a normal human by any standards. His soldier-like stare and his posture was screaming that he was from some form of military or trained strictly to react the way he did. No she wasn't but she wasn't expecting to find someone with similar traits as her so soon. ]

The Astral Plane. [ She mused letting the words sink in. So this was not Auldrant at all just as she assumed. She didn't seem to be fazed by his tone much less his lack of warmth. She was not expecting anyone to be friendly, and she would keep her posture and be polite since she was the one asking for information int he first place. ]

So in short, this place draws people as part of an experiment. I will keep that in mind. Perhaps this Meredith person can provide more details. [ if he doesn't give her enough that is but this seemed plenty. ]

...

[ That would explain the small boy and his desk. That was out of place earlier but she she seemed to put that aside earlier. It made a lot of sense now that she was being told about it. ] A strange place...indeed. I appreciate the information.

:3 thanks.

[cruxified]

A couple of the residents set up an information kiosk on the Plane. It gives a basic overview of what to expect if you're lucky enough to find it. Ask for the one authored by Irving Braxiatel.

[He's still faintly curious. He's never met someone so young who... looks so composed. Seriously.]

Newcomers are fairly common. I arrived not long ago myself.

[pactum.livejournal.com]

[Oblivious to Tear's presence, a derpy, lanky blonde is being assaulted by monsters-- okay, not really. He's sitting down in the middle of the Plane, feeding a rabid fluffbeast (http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r117/Airship_Canon/ToS2%20Monster%20Book/CottonTail.png) a salad wrap.]

You like this, right...?

[melodyoftheabyss]

[ Tear notices that the boy was surrounded by monsters but it didn't seem like he was being attacked. More importantly she was about to lose her controlled expression when she noticed the fluffbeast that he was trying to feed. Was he talking to it? She stopped briefly but didn't say much. She just kept glancing ]

[pactum.livejournal.com]

[The bunny thing makes some happy squeaky noises as it devours the food Emil gives it. He smiles and rubs it between the ears.]

I thought so...

[Something prickles at the back of his neck, like he's being watched. He glances over his shoulder and sees someone... vaguely familiar.]

Oh! Um, hi there!

[The Cotton Tail tilts its head and watches Tear as it eats.]

[melodyoftheabyss]

[ Why must she be tormented with these girly feelings? It's very difficult to keep her composure when there were things she liked straight in front of her. Not that she would rudely go and touch it or something but it seemed to draw her.

The strange boy caught her staring and maybe there was a moment of embarrassment before she clouded it over and picked up her stoic mask once more. ]

Hello.

[ She spoke briefly with a small nod of acknowledgement. There were quite a lot of people here. What a cute fluffy cotton tail..... ]

[pactum.livejournal.com]

[He's reminded of Sheena. Just a little bit. The monster jumps up into his arms, and Emil hardly seems to notice. He looks at home, really.]

I'm Emil. [He smiles.] And... this is Blanc.

Are you lost...?

[clinical]

[He is surprised to see Tear back so soon. He had expected her to be gone for some time, cleaning up the aftermath from Akzeriuth's fall. He elects to call out to her.] Tear.

[melodyoftheabyss]

[ She turns around hearing the familiar voice and keeping her guard up at the same time to make sure it wasn't a trick. She started to lower her guard when she did see Jade though. The maiden was relieved to at least see one of her companions unscathed. ]

Colonel Curtiss.

[ She mused briefly as she started to approach him. ]

[clinical]

Is there something particular that brings you here? [He is watching her, but his interest isn't especially discerning. He has no reason to suspect anything out of the ordinary.]

[melodyoftheabyss]

[ Tear gives the Colonel a serious look unsure how to take his question. It sounded like he wasn't expecting her to be here and for what reason would she want for being here? She would like to know the answer to that question actually. ]

I'm afraid I am uncertain of what you mean by that Colonel Curtiss. I did not have much of a choice for being here. It simply just happened.

[explains]

[He hasn't seen Tear in a while, either here or back home. The greeting he offers is a casual, friendly wave as he steps over to her--he hasn't noticed her unsettled look.]

Hey.

[melodyoftheabyss]

[ Tear turns around to hear Guy's voice and with the same reaction she always had to people approaching her. She was a little tensed as well. He seemed cheerful like always not that it was a bad thing. She was relieved to see him as well. ]

Guy. [ A nod of acknowledgement as she approached him clouding over her pained expression again. ]

[stupidgenes.livejournal.com]

[Asch snorts quietly as he approaches.] So it looks like you're here, too.

[melodyoftheabyss]

[ The fonist turned around to meet the gaze of the red head she was quite familiar with. She still didn't understand why he was always so angry...but that was his decision to be like that. She wasn't going to question about it. ]

Asch. [ There's a pause before she speaks again. ]

Yes so it seems.

[stupidgenes.livejournal.com]

[It's the first time that Asch is greeting anyone, and he's realizing only now just how confusing that can get.]

Do you even know where you are? Or have you been here before?

[If it's her first time, he might have some explaining to do. But he's pretty new himself. At least there's that information kiosk Guy had tried to walk him to upon his arrival.]

[melodyoftheabyss]

[ Yes and she might be a little surprised... but he can't really see much from her blank serious expression. It could be quite confusing but she wasn't easily surprised so it didn't seem to bother her too much. ]

I am only aware because I have been told briefly of it. No, I have not been here before. This is the first time I've seen such a place.

[ Yeah true enough. Tear was trying to go find that later but everyone kept running into her so she seemed to be caught in the mass of greetings and such things in between. ]