adstringendum | 1st Specter

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1st Specter

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[For several moments there seems to be darkness. The bottom of a palm is shown before being pulled back. The next view the network is treated to is that of a teenager girl with silver hair and purple eyes just staring ahead. She is kneeling on the ground and from this angle anyone can see that she has her hand in a puddle and doesn't seem to notice.

Eventually her head turns towards the strange device in her hand. When she speaks, her voice is soft and emotionless.]

Hei.

Where is Hei.

[She falls silent for several moments as she waits for an answer. When Yin doesn't get one, she speaks again. ]

Where am I. Where is Hei.

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[There's a few hours before nightfall, so when the video starts, it's actually Ruby on the feed, a door behind her.]

Hi there. Are you okay? Do you need help?

[Yin tilts her head as she hears a voice she doesn't recognize and seems to pause for a few moments.]

I'm fine. Where am I.

You're in a place called Adstringendum. [A beat.] Do you need someone to come get you?

Adstringendum.

[That isn't a place she knows and it worries her slightly. Not that it shows.]

Yes.

[Ruby nods her head slowly and glances back at the door before she looks back at the screen. There really isn't a reason to guard it. People have already seen it, she's sure.]

Okay, if I'm not mistaken, there's a yellow button on the side of the device. Can you push it for me? It'll help me find you.

[She nods for a bit and then pauses for several moments. The hand that was in the water comes up to ghost over the thing until she finds a button and presses it. Hopefully it was the right one.

A few moments later her coordinates are sent.]

There.

[The way the girl moves and acts has Ruby slightly worried, but she doesn't voice her concerns. She's not even sure what it is that really troubles her...just that it does.

When the coordinates are sent, Ruby smiles.]

All right! Thank you. I'm on my way.

[See? This is her leaving her door to come and find you.]

[Yin nods as her hand slips back into the puddle. She has no intention of moving and once Ruby get's there, she'll find Yin in exactly the same position she was in the video.

The girl is sitting on her knees with the device in her free hand and the other hand with her fingers in the water. When she hears foot steps, she glances up. Her pale violet eyes just stare straight ahead and doesn't give any other indication that she 'sees' someone approaching.]

[Ruby keeps the line open as she walks, just in case the girl needs to contact her. It's a quick journey, and it takes Ruby a moment to really appreciate the scene of this kid with her fingers in a puddle. She wants to laugh a little, but chooses to smile instead.

The girl's stare makes the smile falter. Something certainly doesn't seem right, and it makes Ruby nervous. Again, she won't say anything, even as she kneels down in front of the girl.]

Hey there. I don't know if you recognize me from the device you were holding. My name's Ruby. Are you hurt?

I'm not hurt.

[She lifts her head a little as if to look at Ruby, though her eyes are paler than they should be and definitely unfocused. What she is "seeing" is exactly what her specters are observing of the woman and it's making Yin curious.]

I recognize your voice.

...Just my voice?

[Something starts to click, but Ruby's not going to stop. She holds out her hand to Yin, acting as though she's going to help the girl to her feet.]

I'm glad you're not hurt, but we should get you somewhere safe. Who knows what lurks around the corner....

Yes.

[Yin doesn't seem to react to the outreached hand for several long moments before reaching up and taking it as if something told her to do it.]

There are strange creatures here.

[She can't see. The thought comes to Ruby in an instant the moment the girl didn't reach for her hand. That's something she'll need to remember.

She gently pulls Yin to her feet, and shifts the girl's hand so that it's not resting on Ruby's arm.]

There are, but there are also dangerous ones. We need to get you safe somewhere. Do you have that device on you?

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