First Lance - [video]

[dragoncrest]

[The rat woman who may have been seen atop various buildings across the city appears on the screen, sans hat, looking unsure for a moment before appearing to realize the feed is working correctly. She clears her throat quietly before speaking in a serious manner.]

I have a question for you all, if you would be so kind as to answer.

There seem to be many worlds represented in this city, but I have noticed that there are many from a planet called Earth. I am from the planet Gaia, but I have yet to meet anyone from my world, be it the same or an alternate version.

So my question is: What world are you from, and is it similar to this place we've found ourselves in? I would like to see if there is any correlation between the home worlds of people brought here.

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[video]

[dragoncrest]

I... see.

[It really does sound like the sort of power a kingdom would have. She guesses the power comes exclusively with the money and not with the line of succession... It's a bit different than what she's familiar with, but it isn't too far fetched once she thinks about it.]

What became of this Shinra?

[video]

[pyritic]

[ Actually explaining would be a long story he'd find tough to stomach telling in the best circumstances, but he's been anticipating something along this question since they started this line of discussion. ]

The control at the top crumbled. They lost a lot of their leaders at once. [ The senior president, Rufus, Hojo, Scarlet and Heidegger. Palmer and Reeve were the only executives left from the board. And Palmer had always been kind of useless on his own; from what Cloud knew he was holed up, doing his damnedest to avoid the fallout from Meteorfall. ] What was left wasn't appealing for anyone to try taking over. Too many problems.

[video]

[dragoncrest]

Then it collapsed? [She's all too aware how fleeting power can be. Her kingdom fell in less than a week; how could a company fare any better?] It must have been difficult to adjust to, if they controlled so much.

[video]

[pyritic]

It's just a shadow of what it was now. The world... it's different. It's... [ Better with the Planet not dying, or worse with so many people dying? Great options here. ] Not easy for people, yeah.

[video]

[dragoncrest]

[Well, if the planet dies, everyone dies, right? At least their souls aren't being dispersed into monster-spawning fog?]

I hope that things improve for your world--for both of our worlds. My own Gaia is currently in the midst of a war, and I can only imagine how it will end.

[video]

[pyritic]

[ Well yes. They were being leeched from the earth and consumed for evil energy before, but that's stopped at least.. ]

Quickly, hopefully. [ because no matter which side wins, a war still means sadness for both. ]

[video]

[dragoncrest]

Yes. I suppose I will have to do my part in ending it quickly. [But that's a though for another time.]

Thank you for explaining things about your Gaia... oh, we haven't exchanged names yet, have we? My name is Freya Crescent.

Re: [video]

[pyritic]

[ Huh. Her name even sounds like one you'd find in Gaia. ...Well, not the "Freya", but he knows he's heard "Crescent" as a family name somewhere. ] Oh--Cloud. Strife.

[video]

[dragoncrest]

[Crescents come packaged with a sad love story, don't you know.]

It's a pleasure to meet you, Cloud. [And she means that. Even if they don't come from the same world, having someone from another Gaia here is a little comforting.]

Re: [video]

[pyritic]

Mm. Nice to meet you. [ A little nod. To him this exchange just seems mostly manners, but she has given him some interesting things to think about. Differences and similarities between worlds... ]