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First Field of Fonons [Written/Action]

[Written, Anonymous]

[The following anonymous message appears around noon on Sunday. It could be familiar to anyone who's seen it before.]

Excuse me, people of Luceti. I am new here, and I would simply like to make a few requests in order to better ascertain this situaion. First of all, I'd like to request that the following people report to the local schoolhouse's second floor office immediately for questioning:

-Fon Master Ion
-Nephry Osborne (née Balfour)
-Anise Tatlin
-Mystearica Aura Fende
-Florian
-Asch, son of Susanne
-Arietta the Wild

-Also, Luke fon Fabre.

[He intentionally uses a personal touch in some names for several reasons. One is to hint at what he knows about them, which gives incentive for them to come meet with him without knowing for sure who he is. Anger is also a useful incentive, which is why at least one name is written a certain way - not to mention how anger can make someone slip up. And of course, Jade has to see if these people truly answer to such names - if they really have the memories of those he knew back in Auldrant.]

If there is anyone else here hailing from Auldrant whose name is not on that list, I invite them to be questioned as well. Secondly, any authors of this so-called Guide whom still reside within the enclosure are also to come talk to me. I would be glad to speak with anyone who has any other unique information at all.

Finally, I believe there that one of the clothing shop should currently have in its stock a standard grade uniform of the Malkuth imperial forces. If he is currently within Luceti, Gailardia Galan Gardios is to retrieve it and then report in for questioning. Otherwise, this duty shall fall to Luke fon Fabre.

That will be all.

[Action]

[It's been several hours since Jade woke up in this seemingly unoccupied office, which possibly contained some samples of pottery which had a disturbing familiarity to them. Jade had no problem working alone and in this state of undress to figure it out where he was - occasionally examining the hallway and nearby rooms to confirm that he was in some kind of schoolhouse. Even his glasses were gone, but Jade felt no major concern for the time being. He realized after reading the Guide that it could be effect of the supposed power cap reducing his need for the glasses. It just helps him feel more confident on his decision of spending the rest of the day in that room, awaiting those who come to see him, while making some paperwork already from loose sheets of paper.

During these hours before making the anonymous message, he had studying the contents of the journal, reading back through the last few months to gather as much information as possible - and studying the Guide as well. He liked to think that he was taking it calmly and rationally. But he has to confirm things firsthand. The images he saw in that book included those whom he was sure were dead. Until he talks to them himself, he can't dismiss the possibility of being suddenly trapped in a replica world, no matter how final Van's defeat seemed to be. So Jade sat at a desk with his fingers steepled, awaiting the first interviewee, his red eyes more glaringly standing out with his lack of glasses.

One could also catch him that evening in full uniform, browsing the item shop for those glasses once all his interrogations are said and done.]

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[Tear's reply comes a little later than most of the others – she had struggled with the decision of whether to respond right away because so few knew her true name, even in Auldrant where the number of people she had shared it with personally numbered less than a handful. But after watching the others, and the exchange with a particular prince who hadn't been called personally, it was clear who the person behind the message was. Or she hoped so.]

Even with as much information as you surely would have gathered by now, I suspect you would still want to meet with me in person, wouldn't you? There might be some things I know that you have yet to hear from others to affirm who we are.

Naturally. After all, isn't physical proof the only definitive way of proving authenticity? You are free to come to meet with me at the schoolhouse at the time of your choosing, Tear.

Of course, though I hope you understand that I may have my own reservations when we meet. [He couldn't have picked a less friendly way to greet them, could he? Not that she blamed him for all the precautions, but a more open greeting after not having seen him in so long would have been nice.]

I will be there shortly, and I'm sure you'll be prepared with whatever questions you may have gathered.

I suppose one can't blamed for that. [He had a number of reasons for setting things up the way he did - to indicate how much he knew about them, to judge their emotional reactions and/or see if an emotional reaction could override logic in getting them to come to him (primarily in application to Asch). He didn't think Tear would be particularly hurt, however.]

And I most certainly will be. I shall see you there, I supposed.

We shall see each other then. [She doesn't rush to the place Jade had mentioned, but she doesn't delay it either. Even if she hadn't chosen to come, they would have to meet eventually. Why intentionally cause trouble between herself and an ally? It wasn't like he was Van.

She knocks softly upon arrival, composed and ready for whatever was waiting for her in that room. Interesting, that he would choose such a place to meet everyone.]

[He's sitting on the desk - now in his full military uniform, but still without his glasses. He has hands folded over his paperwork, his journal at his side.]

Please, come in.

[And Tear does just that, expecting to see Jade seated at the desk already. What she hadn't been prepared to see was him without his glasses on, and her reaction is just the same as it was the first time she had seen him without them. She stares at him for a moment, then realizes her reaction and tries to stifle the mild blush that had made its way to her face.

Honestly what was she doing thinking those things? That was hardly an appropriate way to greet a friend after so long.] It seems you are well, Colonel. But what about your glasses?

[Jade has yet to leave the room for more than a few minutes. He was able to get Luke to bring his clothes, but he doubted that anyone could succeed in singling out his glasses. Well, perhaps Guy could eventually identify the only pair of glasses in the store that doubled as fontech, but he was not here. Jade could always just go get them on his way to his new home after he was done with interrogations.

He could explain any of that. But he opted towards her while waving to an empty seat.]

Now that I'm in a different world, I thought I'd try out a new look. Apparently, the glasses obscure some of my handsome features. We can't have that, now, can we?

If that is what you want to do, I can't be one to tell you how you should or shouldn't dress. [At least the blush went away quickly enough, and any lingering embarrassment from the previous moments has been hidden away by the time she sits down in the seat he had indicated, hands folding in her lap. Knowing Jade, they might be here for some time.]

Though I wonder if what you have learned so far of this world would call for any other changes, aside from how you dress yourself.

I've already learned a great number of supposed facts about this world and the people who arrive here, many of which should be completely impossible. [But he won't spell it out clearly because that would be like being helpful.] You can imagine well enough what most of the others have told me at this point.

I have less questions on my mind at this point, but there are still those I'd like to run by you.

It should be impossible, but there will almost always be mysteries we can't understand, especially when we are not native to a world to begin with. [She shrugs a little, even if Jade didn't want to be helpful she was willing to extend the invitation if he wanted it.]

What sort of questions would that be? Ones pertaining to Auldrant, or my own experiences here?

Yes... Annoying, isn't it?

There will be a mix of questions. However, let's start with the primary question: What is your last memory on Auldrant?

I would call it more of an inconvenience than an annoyance, honestly. [Though his question gives her pause. It wasn't that she didn't want to answer, but...]

The night prior to our deployment in Chesedonia. I spent the evening with Luke, Noelle and Mieu before turning in.

An inconvenient annoyance. [He'll always be frustrated by what he can't or doesn't know or understand.]

Before we were deployed to Eldrant, you mean. You four must have thrown quite the party.

I don't believe the talk we shared would count as a party. But yes, before our deployment to Eldrant. [Which meant that he remembered that far ahead. It was almost a relief to hear, after being the only one in the know of what happened for quite a few months. Nephry knew some of what had happened, but obviously not all the details, and Asch... That wasn't her information to share.]

Would we move on to the next question, or would you rather delve further into my memories of then?

I imagine it as being as close to a party as you four could manage. I know that I managed to enjoy myself that night.

[He says with a crooked smile, slightly bluffing. It was somewhat of a relief, given everyone else's timelines, to hear someone close to his. Not to mention that he was still ahead of her, so he could continue to inflate his ego about knowing more.

But it still raised questions that he had to address.]<

I believe that I'll some more prodding, if that's alright. [Did she even remember... that encounter with Nebilim's replica? The others here in Luceti did not seem to know.] Specifically... At your point in time, which of the God-Generals do you know to be dead?

[Tear nods, granting her permission to be questioned further even if she suspected he would have continued anyway. It was another she could answer easily, though it did make her wonder if there would be a significant difference between what she remembers and what he did.]

When I was taken from Auldrant, Arietta and Largo... had both passed. [Which made her all the more hesitant to speak with her, now that she was here in Luceti.] We had dealt with Dist back at the Tower of Rem.

[Which left Asch, Legretta and Sync, though she knew the first to be their reluctant ally.]

[He gives a quiet nod at the confirmation of the body toll. But he can't help but give a slight smile at the mention of Dist.

If she thinks that Dist died there, then she must also be from before the encounter with the replica. When they found him to truly be alive.]

Ah yes, that encounter with Dist. I remember it fondly. Perhaps you'll be pleased to know that he is faring well as of my last recollection - in the custody of Malkuth's military.

Is he? That's... [Whether Jade found it surprising or not, Tear was relieved to hear he would be all right. She had never asked him what had happened after they saw him at the Tower, if he had truly met his end there, Their time living together had been awkward at best, but she had learned to care.]

Does that mean that in your time, Van is... finished?

[He can't help but try to riff off of her unfinished thought with a sarcastic grin.]

...Disappointing? Yes, I know. But not entirely surprising of someone so cockroach-like in nature.

[But he does turn grave to address her question and says goodbye to his smile.]

That is correct, Tear. His final moments, and the final moments of Eldrant... [The final moments of Luke, perhaps even.] They're among my freshest memories.

[But he looks at her curiously. Not even voicing the question aloud, but wondering - who spoiled you about your bro's death?]

Yes, he does have a habit of that. [If there's any irritation toward Jade for the way he spoke, it didn't show. She was instead focusing more on what he had said regarding her brother. Natalia had been the one to tell here the most regarding the outcomes of Eldrant, and honestly the answer seemed obvious without knowing. Van's ideals, or their own.]

You mean to say Eldrant was only just falling? [What had Van said? It was a question she wanted answered even if she may never ssk for it.]

That's correct. [He nods.] We evacuated to the Albiore as the island was collapsing. [And Guy had to urge Tear not to linger. While Luke released Lorelei. And he goes on in a slightly amused tune.] But how could you know of such things?

Before, when Natalia was here. Being further in time than myself, she told me of a few of the things she would happen, though some of what she didn't say or would hesitate to tell me was enough to come to my own conclusions. [It made her sympathize with Luke a little, for the things they had agreed not to tell him unless he asked outright.]

Are they accurate?

Which conclusions are we referring to? [He folded his hands together. He's all to willing to fill Tear in on all the juicy details - but only what she wants to know.]

That sometime in the next day of my future, I will come to a full understanding of what Yulia's hymns meant, and truly remember the seventh. Van will be defeated at our hand, and Luke... He'll stay behind. With Asch. [She wants to ask more, but part of her still hesitates. Knowing the future and asking for it, it held similarities to falling back to the Score.]

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