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I would advise against using the network, but given the circumstances there are no other options.

[ Have a Gandalf appearing on the screen- He looks dead serious, yet somehow calm. Anyone paying attention could notice he looks quite tired as well. ]

I need to know what happened in this tower before my arrival- From the first day people were ‘saved’. If there are people who could give me any relevant information, this would be highly appreciated.

I’m most interested in a child who has been mentioned a couple of time yesterday, I believe his name was Zo. From what little I have read, I assume something terrible must have happened.

[Text – Filtered to Princess Zelda, Fi and Xion]

I need to see the three of you as quickly as possible. Please come to the library as soon as you can. You know which one.

-- Gandalf

[ It is sent right after the video feed, and he won’t reply- What he has to speak about with them is too important to be discussed on the network. ]

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Many were worried about your fate. I do not know much about you, but what little I have been told describe a boy whose interest lay in the well-being of the tower's inhabitants. And a boy whose will clashed with that of the others in charge.

Oh, you mean when I tried to bring a bunch of people here all at once. I got in trouble for that, yeah. I mean, I knew everyone in your worlds except you guys were--

[He hesitates, and changes the subject a little, though he looks unhappy.]

Well, I knew it wouldn't work, but I wanted to try, and I think I made stuff kinda worse for you guys. Sorry.

Were what...?

[ Dead? Didn't make sense for him not to finish his sentence if that's what he meant. Hum... He speaks slowly still. ]

The others stopped you before you could finish, didn't they? Considering your position, I cannot fathom why you would have tried such a thing if it were doomed to fail.

Were dead...

[His tone makes it clear that's not the entire exact truth, but it's not exactly a lie either. It's unclear if he really fully understands what happens himself.]

I thought I could fix it, with my powers, since I bring people here anyway, but I couldn't do it. But everything was too destroyed.

Dead... What does death mean to you? In this place beyond the dimensions where your guests cannot die, the meaning of this word is not universal. There are many definitions.

[ He sighs. Trying a subtle approach at getting more out of the kid. Even if he doesn't fully understand, any information would be previous. ]

... You're the one who bring us here?

I see... That's why they didn't kill you. That's why they need you. And that's why they stopped you, isn't it? But... Are you too from another world, or are you native to this world?

Well, I guess it means when you can't get put back to normal? You can't fix it even if you can fix it with other people, like how you get put back to normal when you get hurt here.

I've always lived in the Tower! I was born here. I don't think they'd kill me, they're not bad people...

This man, Jason, said we never die. He said we are incapacitated, then they bring us back to health. Basically, put us back to normal as you word it. This means those from our homeworlds are merely incapacitated or in a similar state, but you cannot fix it like you did for us, is that correct?

I know that. They'll never kill you. You are the source of all their power, if you die they lose everything. Yet you didn't answer to my question, what did they do to you? How you can you call them good people after what happened?

[His smile becomes more doll-like on his face, and his voice becomes something less organic and more rehearsed.]

I don't remember the punishments.

Punishments?

[ What in hell... Is that even? ]

You musn't give in to their torture, Zo. Your will is strong and those here would help you.

[He's sounding increasingly dazed.]

It's okay. Things will be okay, she said so. I have to go now... Bye.

[The feed cuts.]

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