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[leafheld]

[If there was one thing that was drilled into Suguha by her brother, it was that your offline name in a strange place or a new game, was separate from her real one. So after she had listened to the explanation from the hologram, Suguha had gone over to the nearby coffee shop to warm up.

She read through the backlogs, familiarizing herself. What self respecting gamer didn't find out more than she could manage? After a few hours and crafting a identity for herself, she started up the broadcast in text.]

I've been told as much as I can be told about this place, and I just want to put out a feeler for some people I'm looking for. I realize there's a lot of people, but if anyone could inform me if the names "Asuna", "Kirito", "Silica", "Lizbeth", "Klein", "Agil" and "Sinon" mean anything to you, as well as the words "Alfheim" or "Aincrad".

My names Leafa. Thanks for responding.


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Later on, she's relaxing in a booth in another coffee shop for dinner, and Suguha is carefully keeping out an eye for anything strange. She's a little jumpy to be honest, so forgive her for not taking everything at face value.

To the normal viewer, she's a normal girl, in what appears to be a school uniform, as if she was just getting off her classes.

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[whiteas]

"Klein" does but I doubt it's the same person, particularly considering he's from my world and has never been here.

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[leafheld]

Worth a shot. Klein's a friend of mine, but you didn't recognize any other names, and I'm pretty sure they've got a reputation.

I'm just going to have to keep looking I guess.

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[whiteas]

My Klein is my family's butler, so it's definitely not the same one. [ She considers him family more than some other members of her family, honestly. ]

You don't have any questions?

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[hearts_beat]

And at another table nearby, Ellen can't help but fiddle with her drink out of boredom. She's been here for a little while, but nothing spectacular has jumped out at her, especially in terms of jobs.

Hey, Suguha, she's "strange"!

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[leafheld]

Well... I wouldn't want to press anyone for questions, would it be rude though if I asked? I've read some threads and stuff, but I just feel a bit more overwhelmed at the moment.

Klein's a swordsman, he uses a katana.

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[leafheld]

For a moment, Suguha wondered if she was a foreigner, but her features were different. The girl looked lonely and Suguha sighed a little, getting up and carried her drink over.

"Hi," said Suguha politely. "Can I share a table?"

[hearts_beat]

"H-Huh? O-oh, hi, yeah, go ahead. Sorry, lost in my thoughts." Ellen said, shaking her head.

[leafheld]

"Yeah, sorry, same here," admitted Suguha, sitting down across from Ellen. For a moment she wondered what to ask and then said, "I'm Suguha Kirigaya. Um... I don't want to be rude but you're not Japanese are you? Sorry, I just can't place your features!"

"Sorry."

[hearts_beat]

"Ellen Kurokawa and... nnnnot really? It's um... really hard to explain. Really hard."

Yeah, she's awake enough that she can't blab out she's from a different dimension and was formerly a cat.

[leafheld]

"Ah, I see," said Suguha, incorrectly thinking she was just half Japanese and that made all the sense in the world.

She smiled a little less awkwardly as she said, "Um, you new here too?"

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[stillsmiling]

I'm sorry, but I haven't heard those names around here. Is there anything else I can do for you?

[hearts_beat]

Oh, good, she isn't prodding further. Changing subjects!

"Ah, yes, I am." Ellen said, nodding. "Just got here a few days ago. Maybe a week or two."

[leafheld]

"I just woke up a few hours ago," replied Suguha, shifting her pack a little as she set it down next to her. It contained her Amusphere and a Augma, but none of it really worked in the area she was at.

"I suppose I should find that apartment they talked about but this will be the first time I lived alone..."

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[leafheld]

Well, if it's not rude, can you tell me where's a good place that might have VR capabilities or where I could purchase a computer?

[hearts_beat]

"This is the first time living alone?" Ellen said, blinking. She's used to living alone, but it seemed Suguha was alone here.

"If you don't feel safe, you... wanna stay where I am? For the time being, at least?"

[leafheld]

Suguha looked up from her drink in surprise. "Really? We just met though... but... the offer's tempting."

None of Suguha's danger senses were springing. If anything, Ellen seemed harmless. "Tell you what, let's chat first before I agree to it. Okay? I'd like to get to know my roommate better if that comes down to it."

[hearts_beat]

"Ah-ha... that'll probably be for the best." Ellen said, grinning sheepishly. "I'm... getting used to various things here, so..."

Oh, if she only knew how hard it was not to tell her everything.

[leafheld]

"It's okay, I've just never had an invite before, and so quickly." said Suguha, grinning just a little bit.

"In any case, again, I'm Suguha Kirigaya, I'm from Tokyo and the year for me is 2025. I'm a student in high school right now and my hobbies are kendo and VR games."

[stillsmiling]

I'm sorry, again.

But what? VR?

[leafheld]

VR? Virtual Reality? FullDive Immersion technology?

I'm guessing you don't know of these things.

[stillsmiling]

Virtual and reality...? Aren't they opposites?

Fulldive?

[Shi is trying really hard to connect.]

Are you a scuba diver?

[hearts_beat]

Ellen blinks and stares. "You're from the future?!" she yelps before she recovers and clears her throat.

"U-Um, Ellen Kurokawa from Kanon Town, the year 2011. I... haven't started school just yet."

[leafheld]

"Yeah I guess so. We're probably from different universes I'd imagine," said Suguha with a little smile.

"I've never heard of Kanon Town so it might definitely be different worlds. You'll love school, get into a good club, play some games..."

[leafheld]

Virtual Reality is a way of creating a space in computer data for people to roam around in. FullDive is a technology to immerse yourself into the game completely.

No, I'm not a scuba diver. I'm a virtual reality gamer.

[stillsmiling]

You can do that? That sounds amazing... Is that a Kami power?

Wait. It's a game?