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[Static. Static that gives way to a blurry, shaky camera arc, clearing on a section of the wall outside of the Inner City. But like the Animus posts, there's no PCD on the other side of the recording. It just... is, transmitting itself with no apparatus.

The image eventually sharpens. A small fish- mostly green- swims in quick loops, darting around the screen. Considering all the water, it doesn't look out of place.

A single voice finally cuts in, though it fades in and out.]

Hello!

It's much brighter out here.

[Something has left the Inner City.]

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[The fish swims over, darting around Rei's head.]

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[Rei blinks at the proximity, tilting her head a little at the feeling of -- well, just the feeling. Immense power in such a little fish. It's a bizarre feeling.]

What fell apart?

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[She pauses, eyes following the fish, before she extends a hand, palm up, towards Thalatte.]

Can you tell me about what happened when you woke up here?

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[A hand! She swims up to it, nipping a finger, before circling around it.]

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[She doesn't retract at the nip, though she does have something of a flat look at the attempt, before she continues.]

It's taken this long to find your voice?

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[Blank fish eyes stare back.]

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Why was the fire hit the worst?

[There's the slightest trace of concern in her tone. It's unintentional -- but Rei can't help but feel some sort of empathy with the being. She's spent the large majority of the past three months being horribly affected by all of the water.]

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[She pauses, moving to swim in slow circles around her.]

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... I control fire for a reason. War, fire -- it's all intertwined.

[She's silent for a moment.]

So I was on the wrong track the entire time -- does the fire have a name at all?

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... I see.

Do you know its name? Or does everyone forget it?

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[Rei exhales slowly in a stream of bubbles.]

Got it.

[But the disappointment fades into determination.]

I'll find it. I just have to keep looking.

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[Subdued. A few notes of some kind of funeral march plays in the background.]

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Fire tends to be a loner.

[Her lip twitches slightly, at the music.]

You need the right incentive.

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An incentive is a reason to do something.

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