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Ahhh... [Such a happy sigh, here.]

You know what's an extra-weird thing about this no one has mentioned yet? This is a repeated world change - kind of. Years ago now, we went to a world that had Pokémon too. I guess it's probably the same world! I haven't seen any of the kind of Pokémon here that were there, but maybe it's just a matter of time... and anyway, that world change was my favorite one I'd ever been on! I think if I had to live in any world that the castle changed in to for keeps, I'd pick this one.

[She goes quiet for a second. She remembers Zexion asking her that question... the first world change took place when he was still around. She wonders if he's here somewhere. Maybe he'll talk to her if she is. Or maybe she'll broach the subject.]

This world is a lot of fun and it's really interesting and beautiful. And there's so much to explore! And to be honest, I really like Pokémon. Tad has been one of my best friends ever since I met him on the first world change. I hope everyone has fun. This will probably only last a week, anyway... [Her voice drops a little. She's disappointed, yeah. Rin could spend a month here, or even more.

Then reminded of something:]

Ah, yeah, for those of you who saw me... um, I'm older again. That was a quick loss it seems. [Little does she know, ohoho.]

[Zexion]

[A little hopeful:] Hey... are you here?

[Open: for those of you who have hit the ground running, you might run into Rin face to face! She went through Route 4, the desert resort, and hit Nimbasa City already, acquiring a new Maractus along the way. She'll go back over it more later and then push on... maybe to Driftveil, or maybe Mistralton? She just wants to see as much of the world as possible.

Anyway, she's sitting on a bench in a public park, kicking back and keeping an eye on her Pokémon. Tad the Arcanine and Certain the Absol are curled up licking each other, while the new Maractus is wobbling in place, staring back at Rin. Apparently it's (at least temporarily) put down roots.]

Hmm, you need a name... [She looks up at the sky, still relaxing on the park bench.] But it has to be a good name. I guess it can wait, anyhow.

I wonder if we should just sleep here in the park tonight...

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Somebody has to though. If people just ignore Legato, other people will die. He hates humans.

I see.

I wouldn't have wasted the effort. It's much more worthwhile to get others to do the heavy lifting.

I'll see if I can't fob it off on someone. Or I guess the easiest thing would be to kill him, but that would make all the people who don't want anybody killing anybody really mad.

Truth be told, Rin, has anyone in the castle really gotten together an effective punishment system? You're guaranteed a measure of leniency. If you killed him, you could blame the people in the Dead Zone. Not only would it obfuscate the true killer, but it would also give people a reason to move against the hostiles. You could also blame the castle; I had a hand in murdering multiple people over the course of my stay, and not a word was said.

... Wait. WHAT?

You don't recall?

Somehow, I don't! Who did you - wait. You're talking about with the aliens?

Possibly. No one ever interviewed us. Who is to say no one played along?

[hgnnnnnn Zexionnnnnnn]

But you didn't... right?

[An amused noise under his breath.]

Would it change anything?

Well it changes how I feel about it!

You should be concerned about people's motivations regardless of whether or not I was influenced by the castle.

Did you help murder anyone else? And would you cut it with the maybe-I-did-maybe-I-didn't games! What's even the point now?

No, Rin. Not knowingly or willingly. Why would I dirty my own hands like that?

I don't know.

If I wanted someone dead, I would lead someone else into doing it for me, or I would convince them to kill themselves. It's far less work, and far less ramifications.

How can even somebody like you talk a person into killing themselves?

You just need to find out a person's psychological weaknesses and lead them in that direction. Anyone likely to go through with it is very susceptible to it.

Why are we talking about this still?

What would you prefer we talk about?

I don't know... have you learned anything interesting lately?

Not really, seeing as most people are fleeing.

But seeing as I know your lot is always eager for a vacation, I've heard that in the summer, the rivers in the Totem Coast open up and make travel very fast.

... Fleeing, now, you say. Zexion, do you know anything about Libet?

And thanks for that tip. Do you mind if I put your name to it or no?

I don't. What do you know?

Go right ahead.

What would they be fleeing?

And it seems Libet was a place like Paradisa. We explored it last fall - it just seemed like big doors, at first, but underground there were traps and puzzles, and keys of sorts to unlock the doors... and residents there too, not Paradisa's obviously. But from Libet, and they were all dead.