[Audio]

[bravelittlehero]

[The recording is a bit of muffled static at first as she has to move her hand to hold the device better.]

Whoever you are, you'd better be ready for a fight. I'm not going down that easy. You can't just kidnap me and get away with it.

[There's a splash as she jumps from the pod into the water.]

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[maggierhee]

Maggie listened to the recording, a slightly pained expression crossing her face. When she spoke into the receiver, her tone was just this side of urgent, just this side of coaxing. "Nobody here took you. They told me the city just takes people sometimes, there's nothing we can do about it. I'm sorry. Do you need any help?"

[bravelittlehero]

"Somebody took me, because I wasn't here when I fell asleep." Her voice was lowered, she was still irritated, but she couldn't draw walkers to her. Nowhere was safe.

"Not unless you can get me back to where I was. I need to find AJ."

[maggierhee]

"Neither was I," Maggie said, shaking her head slightly, although Clementine couldn't see that. "I don't think anyone knows how it happens, or why. They told me they couldn't send us back, or bring people through if we wanted to. I don't know an AJ, but I can ask around for you, and see if he got here too."

[bravelittlehero]

"That would be..helpful. I'll take any information I can get. He's two." There was some sort of information there, but who read text anymore?

"He was wearing overalls and a little scarf around his neck."

video;

[no_disect_plz]

[The camera was aimed straight at the sky for some reason. How weird. And yet, there's a girl looking right into it and she looks perfectly normal in distance.

... except for those big wings sticking from her back. Most girls don't have bug wings.]

No thanks. I don't like fighting.

[A long pause. Speaking up again probably interrupted the newcomer.]

Oh, I didn't kidnap you either. Exoflection is a possibility, buuuuuut...there are no Mirrists here.

audio

[bravelittlehero]

Someone told me you didn't, at least, they told me it just happens.

[So she can be forgiven for being captured like Clementine.]

What are you talking about?

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[no_disect_plz]

Exoflection is a Mirrage Arte that makes mirrored images of people, places and things.

I have no proof Genessia is an exoflection because I don't sense shimmeras or a nexus.

[Karia, stahp.]

audio

[bravelittlehero]

I don't know what any of that means.

[She sounds a little suspicious. A distraction tactic?]

And I don't need to.

voice;

[moviemagic]

Does that mean you have a particular set of skills?

voice;

[bravelittlehero]

[At least she has some vague idea of what's going on, but she still sounds suspicious.]

Yeah, I've got skills. I can handle myself, you know.

voice;

[moviemagic]

Not saying you can't. It was a quote from a movie more than anything. The way you were talking just made me think of it.

So in all seriousness, unless something happens that requires fighting, fighting will not be a common thing.

voice;

[bravelittlehero]

Oh. I wouldn't know. We don't have movies anymore.

[She makes a disagreeable sound.]

If you say so, but it usually does.

[ Audio ]

[pianola]

[ Have a very calm, very even voice: ]

I'm afraid there's no-one responsible for this.

[ Audio ]

[bravelittlehero]

So I've heard, but that's not really comforting when you have things going on.

[Also, this place is very very strange.]

[ Audio ]

[pianola]

No. It isn't.

[ Pause. ] Most of us feel like you do. We would all like to return.

[ Audio ]

[bravelittlehero]

I wouldn't care so much if it wasn't for AJ. I was looking for him, or at least the truth to what happened to him.

[He's very important to her, that's all.]

If he was here, I wouldn't mind at all. This place is better than where I live.

[Audio]

[kalmaleader]

[The voice that comes through now is deep, with a growl behind it that makes it sound...inhuman.]

The real kidnappers won't respond to threats. So I'd calm down and not pick fights with the first person you see if I were you.

[Audio]

[bravelittlehero]

Why? Because people are good?

[Excuse her while she sounds incredulous.]

I'm in no hurry to die.

[Audio]

[kalmaleader]

...That would depend on your definition of "good."

[Qubine's actually of a similar mindset here.]

But I'm in no hurry to die either, and I'm certainly in no hurry to kill.

voice;

[firefandance]

Well considering we don't know much about who actually is kidnapping us, they for the meantime. Which I can admit might seem annoying.

voice;

[bravelittlehero]

It's very annoying.

[She grumbles, but is a little less hostile, now that she's spoken to Maggie.]

I don't know how to get back, it seems like we can't. That doesn't seem right. This place is weird.

voice;

[firefandance]

No, it's random when we do. I mean one day we will suddenly vanish with no warning and names get taken off the device.

But I do agree, this place is weird. Very weird.

[Video]

[youfool]

[Given that she appears to be a little girl with little more than a 'tude, Ted has his doubts on her ability to fight.]

Doubtless others have already informed you, but the world's motives aren't quite so bellicose. Let's start with names, eh? Mine's Ted. Your own?

[Video]

[bravelittlehero]

[She's crossing her arms, and Ted should absolutely test her and see how far he gets.]

I don't know half of what you said. I'm Clementine.

[Her eyes are narrowed, suspicious.]

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[youfool]

[The only thing Ted tests about little girls is their vocabulary, apparently. He makes a note to dial it down.]

Oh, aheh, that's a good name.

[It earned a mild chuckle for meaning "sweet" and "gentle"; traits she wasn't keen on displaying just yet.]

Ah, well, by that I mean the world doesn't mean you harm, exactly. It's, um...needy, in a way, but not violently so. How old are you, Clementine?