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[thechoiceisyours]

[The person in the video might look familiar to some, if slightly more tired and banged up than usual. Still, despite the bruise on his forehead and the dark streaks of ash on his face and clothes his eyes are bright, indicating to anyone even slightly acquainted with him that he's about to say something ridiculous.]

Surprise, bitch, I bet you thought you'd seen the last of me.

[His voice is a little weak but he delivers the line with all the sassiness it deserves, before suddenly offering a grin.]

Okay, so like maybe two people here got that reference, but I so don't care. I punched a shark, so I can make whatever meme references I want.

[That's how it works, right?}

So um... Who's still here, I guess? Or who's new? How long have I been gone, because it feels like no time and like, a long time all at once. Sort of.

[He blinks a few times, smile fading a bit, mostly because he's totally exhausted.]

I'm um... I'm Chris, by the way. Been here before and whatever so... Got the general idea. The sharks are sort of new, though. Fucking sharks, man.

[Really, what even.]

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[thechoiceisyours]

[Someone he doesn't know! Chris offers a small smile, and shakes his head.]

Yeah, the uh... Monsters of the month always kind of suck. This is the first time I know of where they're actually like, real animals, though.

[Not to say that makes it much better. He's pretty offended about having to fight a shark.]

I guess so, yeah. Having to relearn a year's worth of stuff about this place would suck. Did you just get here, or...?

[There's apparently a few months Chris has been gone, so Prompto could've arrived any time in there even if he's guessing by the sharks comment that he's new.]

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[mercurio]

Really? Where I come from they're not that unusual. ...we use some of them for food, too, I guess?

[he's gotten hold of the idea that they're not all from eos pretty quickly]

Those... shark things, that's new for me though. [surprise] Uh, yeah! I'm new. Arrived a few hours ago.

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[thechoiceisyours]

Huh. Most of the monsters here don't exist like, at all in any form where I'm from, but sharks are pretty normal.

[World difference stuff is pretty fascinating to him, even as tired as he is.]

Oh, cool. Have you um, gotten the whole summary of what's going on and whatever?

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[mercurio]

If sharks are pretty normal, then I can only imagine what scary place you come from.

[the joke,,] Yeah! The guide helped, and some of my friends have been here a while so they've given me the general basics.

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[thechoiceisyours]

[He grins a little at that.]

Hey, likewise if the monsters are normal for you.

Oh, okay, cool. Who're your friends, if like, you don't mind saying? I'm wondering if I know any of them.

[Since he knew pretty much everyone before he disappeared.]

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[mercurio]

Well, there's Noctis. Also Gladio. ...there's Noct's dad, Kin- uh, his name's Regis, and also Lady Lunafreya. Or just Luna, I guess.

[wow trying to not be disrespectful but also too used to calling them by their royal-like names]

Do their names sound familiar?

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[thechoiceisyours]

Huh. Actually uh, I don't know any of them; either they all got here when I was gone or I just totally missed them.

[Which happens every once and awhile.]

It's good that you've got friends here, though. Definitely helps with people in this place.