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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]

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.

[astralera]

I learned many things, and made a number of friends. It also did something to my Carbuncle, so now it is permanently summoned.

[ Why yes, her Carbuncle seems quite pleased by this. It doesn't have as big of a personality as it did in Xistentia, but it's still more personable than the average Carbuncle is now. ]

My guess was not inaccurate. That was a few months ago for me. The last thing I can recall is... [ Being closer to death than ever before. Era hesitates; hugging her arms to her chest as she continues walking forward with a confidence she doesn't feel at the moment. ]

It was the second round of Omega's tournament. I had defeated a jester from another world. Omega was not pleased. It cannot understand why I keep winning against all odds and was frustrated by this. It threatened to kill me if I did not show it my 'true' strength. [ She pauses, exhaling a calming breath before finishing her summation: ] Midgardsormr intervened just before I was completely drained of aether, and then I awoke on the shores of Xistentia once more.