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[censorshipnutkin]

[Thancred's face appears on the screen, with the bay in the background. He's been awake for a while and poking around while making his way towards the city.]

Well, according to this device, we're not in Eorzea anymore, are we boy?

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[censorshipnutkin]

I see. In my situation, a visit that long may be bad, considering. [But, he's not going to get into it until he figures out who this Eorzean is.]

This is a long shot, but would she happen to go by Era?

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[astralera]

Those who leave return to the moment they left, with no memory of this place.

[ There is a muffled noise as Era presses her device to her chest, deafening it to the sound of relief that escapes her unhindered. ]

Hello, Thancred.

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[censorshipnutkin]

[Well, his luck stat was turning around. He smiles, knowing she can't see, and turns towards the nutkin on his shoulder.]

Hmmm. Show me that smile, short stuff.

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[astralera]

Where are you currently? I will meet you.

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[censorshipnutkin]

I'd say... halfway between the bay and the city?

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[astralera]

In which direction?

[ Era is already on her way, familiar enough with the trek from Fayren to the Bay by now that she could likely run it in even her sleep. ]

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[censorshipnutkin]

[He thinks a moment before saying a direction, mostly because I'm kinda lazy and don't want to look it up.]

Want me to stay here, or continue a certain way?

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[astralera]

[ Because I, too, am lazy, Era tells him which direction to go so that they can meet halfway. Probably some kind of recognizable landmark. Or something.

And then she puts her device away so she can run unhindered. ]

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[censorshipnutkin]

[He gets there, and stops, and waits. If it was 'his' Era, he was going to find a way to send a prayer off to Hydelyn, because his luck.

And then he sees the familiar face. And smiles.]

It is you, Short Stuff.

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[astralera]

[ It only hits Era once she's seen Thancred that there was the possibility he could be from before the events that led her to Ishgard. Seeing him looking like the Thancred she last saw is a relief, even if it doesn't necessarily mean he's from the same time as her.

But the flash of recognition is impossible to miss, and her familiar face brightens into a familiar smile, even if her eyes are uncharacteristically bright.

Also rather uncharacteristically of her is how she throws herself onto her friend in a fierce hug, pressing her face against the centre of his torso ('Short Stuff' is entirely too accurate of a nickname, however much she hates it). Era is still a bit awkward with physical affection, alternating between squeezing too tight or not enough, or lingering for too long or too short.

She definitely is lingering in this instance, though she really couldn't care less. ]

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[censorshipnutkin]

[He laughs, wrapping his arms around her waist and lifting her up into a hug and spin before putting her back down. Even the nutkin seemed happy to see her.]

I'm glad to see you, Era. [But he hasn't really let her go yet either.]

[astralera]

[ Era doesn't say anything, mostly because she still has her face buried in Thancred's shirt and partly because there aren't any words she can say to express how relieved she is to have him here. ]

[censorshipnutkin]

[The nutkin chitters from his perch on Thancred's shoulder as he hugs his friend.]

What is a warrior like you, doing in a world like this?

[astralera]

[ Finally and with great reluctance, Era pulls away enough that they can actually converse. She does give the Nutkin a brief greeting before answering Thancred's question, however. ]

Surviving, I suppose.

[censorshipnutkin]

Surviving, that's all? No getting into trouble?

[astralera]

I have been here for not even three moons.

[censorshipnutkin]

Ah. Just not enough time yet.

[astralera]

[ Wow. Excuse you, Thancred. It's not like she's always out looking for trouble okay. ]

[censorshipnutkin]

[Honey, have you met you?

;) ]

[astralera]

[ She sighs, then moves away completely and gestures for her Carbuncle to come by her side. ]

There is much we need to discuss, my friend. Would you care for a hike?

[censorshipnutkin]

[He smiles as he sees the carbuncle, leaning down to give it a scratch on the head.]

Why not? Let's get caught up on things.

[astralera]

[ Era begins to lead the way to Fayren. While she's grown more accustomed to a modern city and dwelling thanks to Xistentia, Fayren has been where most of her work is. It's easier to just camp out in the forests there, hunt some bounties, then check up on things in Genessia City. ]

I will have been here for three months in close to a fortnight. [ Not too long, but an eternity without her friends. ] Prior to that I had been in a different world called Xistentia for nearly a year.

[censorshipnutkin]

[Thancred glances at her while they walk. That didn't sound right to him, but he also had just woke up in a different world.]

Xistentia.

Now, you have to understand that seems hard to believe, considering I saw you just a few days ago in Ala Mhigo.

[astralera]

Xistentia. A world less populated than this one, run by something called F.A.T.E.S. and at war with something called D.E.S.T.I.N.Y., which was altering events in our home worlds to cause Calamities. We were aiding in the efforts by powering F.A.T.E.S with energy provided from [ -- gods, it never flusters her any less no how many times she explains it. she's thankful Thancred can't see her face because she can feel the heat of her cheeks, though her tail curls in embarrassment because really -- ] intimacy. Emotional, or physical.

[ Era definitely tended to stick to emotional. But hand-holding and hugs were something she got more accustomed to by the end of her stay there. ]

D.E.S.T.I.N.Y. caused me to fail Eorzea thrice. First it was Shinryu wreaking more havoc than even Bahamut did, and the others were the fault of Omega.

[ But let's not talk about that!!! She hates thinking of it, though felt it only fair to inform Thancred of the situation. ]

I believe we are from near the same time. I may be a few months ahead of you.

[censorshipnutkin]

Seems... interesting.

Maybe. I know of that Shinryu. Not of Omega. You just confronted that Garlean, Zenos.