Video;

[badend_replay]

 [ Rika has played this game before. She's rolled the dice and left one world to go to another. Or at least, Furude Rika has. But she isn't that girl. She's her copy. A data copy, reflecting the thoughts and memories of one set of collected memories. A data copy who had settled down once and for all in a world all her own. So when she opens her eyes and finds herself stepping out of a bizarre dream, this Rika is actually mildly surprised. The modern cityscape is so strange to a girl from the 1950s and even her memories of Okinomiya compare to this place.

After walking around in a confused daze for a brief amount of time, Rika observes another person using their communication device. After a bit of trial and error, Rika figures out how to use her own watch. ]

Mii. Big Brothers? Rena? Mion? Are any of you there? [ She tests the waters in her "Furude Rika voice". While Rika may technically be sixteen years old now, her appearance does not entirely reflect that. So she is still comfortable pulling up bits of her twelve year old persona. This means sounding cutesy and innocent, even when her inner thoughts are coated in sarcasm and pessimism. ] Excuse me? Might I ask someone to better explain my situation? I seem to have become lost. What direction is Mayfield? My home is very close by, so I will be able to find my way from there. And I really should not be late for supper, or certain people may attempt cooking and "crackle crackle gooo"  burn down the entire neighborhood. I rather like my new neighborhood.

Comments

Video

[electricyousei]

"You are the third person I've heard use the term Mayfield. The first two going by Death and Death. I believe you have passed into another dimension and may be stuck here in Honto-Ri."

Video

[badend_replay]

[ Ruri.

Rika listens quietly, but the girl's name is her first concern. Because she knows Ruri. She knows that face and that voice from Mayfield. It is strange to think that this Ruri does not know her. A separate data copy, perhaps, in a different town. But if they could kidnap Rika from A Better Place and plant her in a new town then why go through the trouble of creating a fresh copy of Ruri?

She is so lost in thought that she almost misses the end of this Ruri's sentence. ]

Mi- Another dimension? Are you far from home too, Ru-- [ ... ] Lady?

Video

[electricyousei]

"Well that depends on your definition of home. The Nadesico is here, but this isn't my time and this world isn't my Earth. Oh. I'm Ruri. Hoshino Ruri."

Video

[badend_replay]

Ruri Hoshino. I am Rika Furude. It is... nice to meet you.

[ Admittedly, a bit sad as well. This Ruri really does not remember her. She had hoped that she, as the data copy of Furude Rika, had escaped this cycle or re-meeting old friends. Maybe not.

No matter. She remembers how to deal with it. ]

Nadesico is your house? [ She knows better. Rika just needs to 're-establish' all old information. ]

Video

[electricyousei]

"No, its the ship that is currently at the park. They also provide rooms for us here in one of two apartment complexes. I tend to split my time between the two."

Video

[badend_replay]

An apartment... do we have people to live with? [ It'll be weird to live alone again. ]

Video

[electricyousei]

"No, they are individual apartments, but they're rather small. A kitchen, sleeping area and common room. That being said there are a lot of people pulled from other worlds in the apartment complexes."

video;

[leadthebeats]

This "Mayfield" place you're talking about isn't here. Welcome to Hinoto-Ri.

video;

[badend_replay]

... I am still very confused.

video;

[leadthebeats]

Well, what exactly do you want to know?

video;

[badend_replay]

[ A lot of questions you probably cannot answer. She tries to filter her questions. ]

... Where is Hinoto-Ri in relation to... [ Thinking. ] America?

Re: video;

[leadthebeats]

Well, it's pretty far away. Though, actually, this place might be in a whole different dimension than your America.

video;

[badend_replay]

A different dimension? What do you mean?

video

[greatseal]

[this sounds like a kid, so Minako is inclined to try and reassure her.]

I'm afraid you're pretty far from Mayfield. This is Hinoto-ri; it's on a different world from yours. But don't worry about anyone burning down the neighborhood. When you go home, you'll be right at the time you left.

video

[badend_replay]

I do not think you understand. It will only take a millisecond for my big brothers to burn down Mayfield. They are very talented.

video

[greatseal]

[...Minako laughs.] Brothers are like that, aren't they? You must have your hands full.

video

[badend_replay]

Mi- They are reckless. I hope they will be okay for a while... Is there a way to get home soon?

video

[greatseal]

[...] I've heard that if you really want to go home, you do. I haven't tried it, though. I'd rather stay here for now.

But most people do stay for at least a little while. This city is in trouble, and we were called here to help protect it.

video

[badend_replay]

You can? [ That's nice. So she could go 'home'. Or maybe she would just be deleted. After all, she's just data. ] What kind of trouble? I don't know if I can help very much.

Video

[all_wound_up]

Did you say Mayfield?

[She's heard that before.]

Video

[badend_replay]

Yes! Have you heard of others from Mayfield here?

Video

[all_wound_up]

Yes, but I haven't seen either of them in a month or two... I'm very sorry.

[Nano frowns, politely bowing.]

Video

[badend_replay]

Oh... I see...

That is okay. I did not expect to find anyone anyway. Thank you for letting me know.

Video

[all_wound_up]

Um... the people here have been very nice to me, though, so...

Video

[badend_replay]

And I do not doubt that. There are kind people in every world, I'm certain.