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[The video feed flickers to life to reveal the dirty and slightly scraped face of a young girl who might be familiar to a few still in Wonderland. Or maybe those who knew her from before are all gone, now. Lilly isn't sure but she's determined to find out.

The screen tilts slightly as she sets the device on the ground and scurries back a little bit. And yes, scurry is most definitely the best way to describe her movements. On all fours, legs bent oddly at the sides, feet flat on the ground, and knobby knees pointing skyward, she stares calmly for a second to make sure she's broadcasting and then...

Well, then she makes her request known. The words come out firmly, if a bit jumbled from her significant lack of proper language, but she figures the message will be received just the same.]

Pe-ter. Lilly here. Come.

[And because it got such an interesting response last time, and she's a little hungry, she quickly reaches out – gaze still on the screen – and snatches an insect from mid-air as it flies past. Then, of course, she pops it into her mouth with an audible crunch, drops back on her haunches, and begins to wait.

For about three seconds. Then something else catches her eye and she scampers off screen, then back, chasing on all fours something small, and probably furry, around with a delighted giggle and only partial focus still on the comm device.

She's three. What did you really expect?]

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[Souji sees the feed and decides to go find Lilly. Based on his memory, it will be easier to speak to her in person.

He hears her giggling before he sees her and follows that sound.]

Lilly?

[He pauses, listening for a response.]

[By the time Souji reaches the general area where Lilly's been playing, the animal she's chasing has taken to the trees. So of course Lilly has done the same, jumping from branch to branch and swinging from tree to tree when possible. She goes still at the sound of her name, though, head cocking to the side as she listens.

With another giggle when Souji comes into sight - because yay, she knows this person - she bounces a bit on the branch she's perched on. She isn't too far up, maybe ten feet or so, but she doesn't immediately leap from it. She learned that lesson living with Mama. No jumping from high places. Bones hurt when they break. Instead she continues to crouch in place, holding on with one hand while waving with the other and finally speaking up to make sure she has his attention.]

'Lo!

[Souji tilts his head back to look up at her.]

There you are.

[He smiles, then holds his hands up to her. At nearly six feet tall, he's only a couple feet short of reaching her.]

Want to come down?

[Lilly wastes no time in leaping from the branch to his outstretched arms. It never occurs to her that he might need warning or might not even catch her. Whenever Mama held out her arms, after all, she expected Lilly to come to her and never once faltered in being there.

The thought of Mama causes a ping of longing in the girl's heart but she doesn't dwell on it. She'll see Mama again. She's sure of it. And maybe, if she's really lucky, she'll show up here, even. Until then, Lilly's decided to just bide her time and have some fun.

Beginning by giggling joyfully as she falls the few feet from the branch to Souji. It's almost like flying. Not quite, but close.]

[Souji catches her without any trouble, though he'd misjudged her weight at first.

He isn't sure if she'll let him hold onto her for long, but he does shift her to his hip for the moment. It'll be easier to talk to her if she's not going to scamper off after the next thing that moves.]

You remember this place? Remember my name?

[It isn't the same as Mama holding her - the way she's held feels different and, well, Souji obviously isn't Mama. But she doesn't mind it for the time being and her arm instinctively goes around his shoulder while her legs wrap around his side to keep herself more firmly in place.

Her head tilts a bit, pausing in thought for a second. It isn't that she doesn't remember. She does. She just isn't so good at communicating that fact. But she'll get there.]

So-u-ji. [She thinks that's right, and even makes the point to say it slowly, with a distinctive pause, rather than jumble it all together.

And because he did ask if she remembers here, she nods.]

Wonwerwand.

[Okay. That was a bit more jumbled but, hey, she's trying.]

[Souji can't help a small smile and nods.]

Right. For both.

[He tilts his head, looking at her thoughtfully.]

Did you see Mama when you were gone?

[He's still not sure if Mama is actually Lilly's mother, but he has a feeling she isn't. Whether she's human or not is debatable, too, but Souji's not going to jump to that conclusion too quickly. He'd like to know more about her, but Lilly's ability to provide that information seems limited.]

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