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[The mental voice drifting in over the network sounds more than a little stressed, as far as it's possible to tell from a psychic message.]

Yo. Can you hear me? If you can, this is Kanji here... and I think we've got a problem.

I don't just mean the whole 'bein' shoved around by guards' kind of problem. But I ain't seen a whole lot of familiar faces yet... and I think I know why. Been doin' some pokin' around - Champion thing, long story - and there's a whole load of people who ain't even in this world with us.

I don't mean Infiltrating. I mean they ain't here at all.

Dunno what you think, but if they're somewhere else... is this like that last time? When a bunch of folks never made it to Questing Country?

[There's a worried pause here. If this means what it might mean...]

Right. On what's going on... Sounds like this city's called Misericordia - did I get that right? Heard something about folks looking for a dragon... dunno how you'd hide a dragon, I figured they were kinda ...big and fiery and all that crap.

...But. I also heard someone say somethin' about Dolorosa? As in, gryphons and Color Magic Dolorosa?

I'm ... there?

...A-anyway. If anyone's out there, or anyone knows what's goin' on better than I do... 'cause seriously, I ain't got a clue... let us know, okay?

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Hey, Nova Venezia wasn't that - uh. Well... I guess I'm kinda biased. But yeah, if we can't find somewhere a bit better than what I'm seein', might not be a bad idea. Gonna have to explore a bit further.

You were in a better area pretty much the whole time, from what I know. [With the possible exception of when he broke his arm.]

Had a little time to do some poking myself, the more usual way. Yua and Adachi-san didn't answer anything, either. It's looking more like they split us again, so the next question's why.

And how do you already know about where we are, anyway?

...Yeah, I'm still checkin', it ain't looking good. I'm up to at least half a dozen broken threads so far.

And... It's a long story. But I've mostly heard stuff about it from people who were here last time around.

[Is that a hint of a laugh?]

I ... kinda ran into some of 'em workin' on the magic they learned here ages ago. Before Melasurei, actually. Some of it looked useful, so I asked around... Heh.

I feel like that's too many at once to be another Belljar situation, especially since we somehow didn't fail the last one, not even by circumstance. [There's probably some kind of message in splitting the group again after another disaster of an investigation, though.]

...Oh, is that what all those notes in your room are about? I had no idea you picked yourself up a project.

Yeah. Something's screwy, but it ain't...

...Wait, you saw those?! But... You got it.

I saw them, but I didn't try to make heads or tails of them. You were never around to ask.

Heh. Yeah, fair enough. Lemme know if you want a look, and I'll give ya the run down - I've worked out a few little spells 'n shit like that, and I'm just starting on the more complex stuff.

'Worked out,' huh? Sounds like this is doing you good. It'll be something to talk about while we're here, at least, in between figuring out how someone loses a dragon.

Well... you ain't gonna lose one down the back of the couch...

[He pauses, gives a spot of a laugh.]

But yeah, it's been ... well, never thought I'd be doin' something like this. ....Eh, never thought I'd be doin' a lot of this crap, so I guess that doesn't really count.

Yeah, that would be a little tricky. Especially if there is fire involved.

It's not like you've ever minded learning something you're interested in, Kanji. This may not be your usual kind of project, but it sounds like you're enjoying it.

[Another thoughtful pause.

...Yeah. I am.

Then that's the important part, right?

Damn right. I'm gonna do this.