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[pierrotlafraude]

[The video feed is activated! . . . to the image of someone tapping at the camera a few times with his finger before pulling back, looking perplexed.]

Oh wow, is this thing really on? Geez, you guys must be really high tech here! Hey, stop me if you've heard this one before, buuuut I think I'm kind of lost. Er, make that really lost, because the last place I was at definitely wasn't some techno-fantasy mansion place. I mean, not that I'm knocking that sort of thing. This place is pretty cool! I wouldn't mind having a thing like this for my own; it could be fun.

— yikes, I'm really getting side-tracked here! So, uh. Would anyone mind helping a guy out and steering me in the right direction? Ahaha . . .

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[pierrotlafraude]

That's not even a word. Geez.

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[eatsyourscience]

It's an adverb. It means "in a leering manner".

Do you want me to explain or not?

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[pierrotlafraude]

. . . fine. I don't have a damn clue what floor this is, though.

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[eatsyourscience]

Find the stairs and go down until you reach the first floor.

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[pierrotlafraude]

Smartass.

[He rolls his eyes and heads out.]

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[eatsyourscience]

[So does Souji. He was in the dining room, so he beats Adachi there and is sitting on the last couple of steps, waiting.]

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[pierrotlafraude]

[He pauses upon seeing him, looking entirely unamused. With a sigh, he rolls his head back.]

Man, what a pain.

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[eatsyourscience]

[Souji leans back and looks at him upside down.]

More than you know.

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[pierrotlafraude]

[He snorts at that, stepping to the side and leaning against the railing.]

What are you, five?

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[eatsyourscience]

[Souji shrugs and gets up.]

Have you been told anything yet? About this place.

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[pierrotlafraude]

It's called Wonderland. The closets are magical. We can't leave. That about sums it up, doesn't it?

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[eatsyourscience]

There's more to it than that.

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[pierrotlafraude]

How the hell is there more?

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[eatsyourscience]

Do you know about the mirrors?

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[pierrotlafraude]

The mirrors?

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[eatsyourscience]

[Souji indicates a few mirrors on the walls around them. Really, they're every dang where.]

There are copies of us on the other side. A little like Shadows.

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[pierrotlafraude]

. . .

And what else?

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[eatsyourscience]

They're not really Shadows. They're our opposites in one way or another. But they have our memories and everything.

...

Yours is probably really diligent.

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[pierrotlafraude]

And I'm betting yours is a lot more fun than you.

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[eatsyourscience]

[Souji's expression flickers with distaste. Just for a second.]

It depends on what you think of as fun.

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[pierrotlafraude]

"Fun" can be pretty broadly defined, you know.

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[eatsyourscience]

...I know.

[Ugh no, moving on.]

There are the events, too.

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[pierrotlafraude]

That sounds ominous. What about 'em?

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[eatsyourscience]

Things based on our memories happen here. The place changes, we change, things appear. It could be just about anything.

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[pierrotlafraude]

[He grimaces a bit at that, then lifts a hand to scratch at his head.]

In other words, this place is a giant pain in the ass.