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[heartfeltfancy]

 [The feed turns on to the face of someone possibly familiar.]

Ahh, it is working? I was afraid this worked differently than the one I'm used to. 

[She folds her hands in her lap, but awkwardly--because her left hand keeps twitching uncontrollably. If you study her for longer than a few seconds, you'll notice it's for a reason. Her entire left arm, as well as the left half of her face is horribly scarred, with a lightning-like pattern on the skin itself. Her left eye is partially closed, and overall the left side of her seems awkward.]

My name is Madoka Kaname. If anyone here is familiar with a place called the Facility, please contact me.  [she pauses, looking a bit unsure.]

I guess...maybe it's good it was destroyed, if our worlds are all really gone, now. I hope everyone was able to get out safely, and those who weren't...

[A longer pause.]

They're in a better place, now.

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[heartfeltfancy]

Ah, well, that's okay. It seems a lot of people here haven't. [Argh.]

If you say so. That's what everyone else has said already.

[faithstaynight]

Well then, I apologize for repeating things others have already told you.

I'm still fairly new here as well, but if you assistance with anything else, I will do my best to aid you.

[heartfeltfancy]

[she musters up a small smile.]

Thank you, Miss. Can I ask your name, if that's not rude?

[faithstaynight]

You may call me Ruler. It's a pleasure to meet you, Madoka.

[heartfeltfancy]

Ru...ler? [Blink blink. That sounded vaguely familiar. Where had she heard of names like that before? The Facility? Weren't there a whole group of people who had weird -er names like that?] Like...Archer and Lancer?

[faithstaynight]

[That... huh. This girl certainly doesn't seem like a Master. Could she be an ally of one?]

You know of the Servants?

[heartfeltfancy]

"Servants," is that what they're called? I knew a few of them back in the Facility, but I never learned about what they actually were.

[faithstaynight]

Ah, yes... [How troublesome... looks like she said something she shouldn't have.]

So what is this facility you speak of? I do not recall any of them residing in such a place...

[heartfeltfancy]

Well, they were there how we're here. [...]

Ah, that didn't make much sense. I mean...they were taken there how we're taken here. From our home worlds.

[faithstaynight]

So you were... taken from your home world and locked up in this facility, then taken from the facility and locked up here?

[She frowns a little.] I'm... terribly sorry to hear that.

[heartfeltfancy]

Ehehehe, it's alright. I've gotten used to it by now.

[faithstaynight]

You must be quite a strong person, then.

[heartfeltfancy]

Well, I wouldn't say strong. [she is proto-chihiro. learn from this, jeanne.]

[faithstaynight]

What makes you say that?

[heartfeltfancy]

Not everyone who survives is necessarily "strong."

[faithstaynight]

There are many definitions of the word "strong". To have endured such hardships, and to still be able to smile the way you do... that is a sign of great strength.

[heartfeltfancy]

People can act. People can fake.