001st drop [video/action]

[grayskies]

Juvia is lost! Juvia doesn't know where she is! Everything is confusing to Juvia!

[That's what everyone gets in their walkie-talkie today as a blue-haired young woman flails while entering the city premises. Apparently, she's holding her walkie-talkie judging from the angle of this video feed but she's not exactly pertaining to it.]

Juvia woke up near water and then Juvia found this lacrima. [Addresses the lacrima now.] Juvia doesn't know why she doesn't have to panic, but Juvia has to return home now!

[Then, shifting to a death glare, her voice lowers into a forbidding whisper.]

If Juvia doesn't go home to Gray-sama and her friends, Juvia will drown whoever kidnapped Juvia.

[Then it clicks off.]

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[deathsought]

[ The nervousness doesn't seem that odd to him; it's how she reacted (almost) every other time he had spoken to her, so to him, this is normal enough not to make him think something is off. ]

It seems odd that you weren't brought here with Natsu, Lucy, Erza and I. [ Granted, she did disappear from Exsilium before they did. ] Do you not remember where we were before?

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[grayskies]

[There's a long pause as she mulls over his question. He's so familiar with her, it actually makes her even more nervous.]

Juvia doesn't... understand. [Swallows.] Juvia only remembers back home and how Fairy Tail is fighting Tartaros.

[Then, another pause as she contemplates whether or not she should ask the next question.]

How... How can Zeref-san be so familiar with Juvia?

[ video ]

[deathsought]

[ At first, Zeref appears confused. It takes a few seconds, but he quickly frowns, and sighs, realizing the problem. ]

You don't remember Exsilium, do you? [ He remembers that a few people who were sent home and later come back lose their memories. That must be the case, here. ] When you see Natsu, Lucy, or Erza, ask them about it. They will explain.

[ Her mention of Tartarus, however, didn't go unnoticed. He's starting to lament the fact that he was apparently taken from his world before Fairy Tail and Tartarus went to war. He'd very much like to know what is happening with that. ]

What do you remember of Tartarus before arriving here?

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[grayskies]

[She shakes her head at the mention of an unfamiliar place named "Exsilium." Although, she'll take note of asking the others he mentioned about it.

Zeref's next question makes Juvia frown, though. They aren't exactly good memories.]

Well, Juvia remembers fighting some Tartaros soldiers. But then, all of a sudden... [She pauses, her brows furrowing a little.] Something changed within their headquarters. It was as if everything and everyone is being swallowed and then...

Nothing. It was like we were... [She swallows.] frozen, in a matter of speaking.

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[deathsought]

[ Alegria. Marde Guille, you clever bastard. Probably used Cube as bait, and then sprung it when he had everyone right where he wanted them. Not exactly, but close enough. ]

That's one of the Curses of one of Tartarus' most powerful and high-ranking members, second only to their Guild Master. [ Yes, Zeref is quite forthcoming with that information; it's part of the deal he made with Erza concerning the possibility of Tartarus showing up here. ] You're very lucky to be alive after that.

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[grayskies]

[Her frown visibly deepens just finding out that kind of powerful dark curse comes from someone only second to their Guild Master. She doesn't even want to imagine want kind of power their Master holds.]

Juvia... doesn't know if she's lucky. Juvia's among the ones frozen, after all.

[If anything, whatever this place is probably pulled her from before getting frozen? Or perhaps actually unfroze her or something. She doesn't know.]

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[deathsought]

[ Hey, who knows, he might spill the beans on E.N.D. sometime... if there were any beans for him to spill at the moment. That conversation with Natsu was maddeningly vague. ]

You've alive. There is a reason information on Tartarus is scarce. Very few people ever meet them and live to tell about it.

[ A sigh. ]

For what it's worth, they are not acting on my behalf. [ Not on his orders, at least. ] I'm not a member of Tartarus, let alone their Guild Master. Technically, I don't have the right to tell any of them what to do.