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{Hello Route. Nanao's sitting at a picnic table in New Bark Town, hands folded neatly on the table. One hand's knuckles are wrapped in a handkerchief, but she stares levelly at the camera, eyes utterly serious.}

Hello. I would be grateful if someone out there was able to provide an answer to my questions. Don't worry, I only have two. {She looks away for a moment, swallowing.}

How were we brought here, and does anyone know why? I think I understand where we are, even if the premise is absurd, but it is the how and why that yet eludes me.

{A Pidgey chirps somewhere off camera, and Nanao's fingers clench and uncurl.}

A precis on what happened might be nice as well, considering that this town looks like it's been ravaged by a storm.

{That said, she reaches out and clicks off the feed. She'll be wandering around New Bark for a while at least, so feel free to approach her if you see her!}

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{DID YOU KNOW: shinigami can smell fear.}

With someone you've only just met? I don't think so.

{Narrows eyes.}

You're hiding something.

[DAMN IT NANAO.]

It's nothing that matters, anymore.

[Well, it matters to him. A lot. But he's still not dealing with this so well and he can't see how it would matter to tell her if she doesn't remember.]

{I'M SORRY SHE'S SO PERCEPTIVE}

That implies that it mattered to you.

{...wait. Wait just one gosh-darned minute. Based on how he's reacted to her, his over-familiarity, his IMMEDIATE DENIAL OF CARING...}

. . .

{no way.}

You... {She's not even sure what to think. She's confused, and she's still kind of scared and frustrated about being pulled here when she was needed back home-} Do you know who I am?

[He flinches just the smallest bit, and grits his teeth. It takes him a long moment before he answers. He can't look at the screen when he does force the words out.]

I do.

{Nanao exhales like she's been punched.}

{She suspected it, but didn't think it could be true. Questions swirl about in her mind, and she looks down at the table, trying to focus. Her voice is very small when she replies.}

Then why don't I know you?

[He shrugs, still not looking at her. His eyes are narrowed at nothing somewhere down and to the left.]

I told you, sometimes people leave here. Sometimes they come back.

Sometimes, they come back and they don't remember.

{Oh. Oh.}

I'm... sorry.

{She does not know what to say to this. Whoever she was before, she was clearly very important to this man.}

{That knowledge is...painful.}

It's not like you did it on purpose!

[Whoops yelling there for a second. Sorry Nanao he's...not handling this well. But he's not angry at her.]

[He still looks mad, but he realizes that he can't just shout at her. She's...new. So he bites back any more of an outburst and tries to get his expression back to something approaching normal (not succeeding very well), and runs a hand back through his hair.]

It doesn't matter anymore. Don't...you don't have to worry about it.

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{WOW YELLING. She flinches back from that, arms rising up before she forces them back down.}

I am worrying now, uhm. {She doesn't even know his name.}

[Way to go Envy. She's new and confused and he's yelling. He makes himself at least look more calmed down.]

Sorry. I didn't mean to...

[Why is this so difficult.]

Let me start over. Name's Envy.

{Envy... An unusual name, but if she'd known him, then it mustn't have been a problem for her. She's going to extend an olive branch, so she smiles as reassuringly as she can.}

Envy. I'll remember it. {She nods slightly.}

You have an advantage though - you already know me.

[Envy manages to pull his face into a half grin at her smile. He's going manage this if it's the last thing he does. It's good to see her again in spite of the circumstances.]

I guess I do have that. I know your name's Nanao Ise, and you were a shinigami who fought hollows.

We...used to talk, a lot, we were good friends.

[He's not throwing the sister business at her right now, she's already got enough to deal with.]

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{Teasing she can do. It feels - not good, but better.}

I wouldn't mind talking to you more, I think. {So far, so good.} At least you'll know what I'm talking about when I start rambling about other Shinigami...

I'll know some of it anyway, but you'll just have to try me as it comes. I don't think I heard about all of them.

[It's already less difficult talking to her, easy to fall back into older habits. It's clear that he's starting to actually calm down.]

[A big, green Tyranitar head head looms down over Envy's shoulder, looking curious. Chimera noticed that his trainer was acting strange, and he recognizes Nanao's voice. Envy absently reaches up to scratch the side of the Pokemon's neck as he talks.]

You didn't get something big enough to ride on, did you? Because let me tell you, it's not a fun walk to Cherrygrove.

{She breathes a laugh, and shrugs.}

There are quite a few of them, I admit. {ENVY THAT IS A DINOSAUR. That is an actual dinosaur. Oh gosh.}

{also she just reaches down under the table. when she brings it back up, there's a Yamask clinging to her finger.}

I don't think this little one could pick me up, let alone carry me to Cherrygrove.

[Envy stares for a second at the Yamask, before shaking his head and letting out a quiet laugh.]

Figures you'd get one of those.

...there's a joke here that I'm missing. {Narrows eyes.}

What' so funny?

Not a very good joke, but...well, why don't you point the 'Gear at that one and see what it has to say.

{She does just that, and the screen is suddenly full of a slightly unsure Yamask.}

Yamask, the Spirit Pokemon. These Pokémon arose from the spirits of people interred in graves in past ages. Each retains memories of its former life.

{...the 'gear now has a lovely view of the New Bark Town sky.}

What the hell?! This thing was a human?!

{brb panicking}

[WHOOPS.]

Ah--hey, don't freak out!

[Not that he can blame her too much because Yamasks freaked him right out too at first.]

Yeah, they were, but it's...I don't know, mine's okay with it.

{HOW THE FUCK DOES SHE DEAL WITH THIS, IT'S LITERALLY A HOLLOW}

{She reaches out, and shakily fixes the gear back up. She looks rather pale and rattled.}

S-sorry, I just... This is something I didn't expect to happen. {The Yamask has backed off, and now peeps back up over the table's edge.}

Does yours do anything.... unusual? I'm sorry, that's a weird question, but I just need to be sure.

[He's always just considered them this world's version of a homunculus. Still weird and kind of upsetting, but not for the same reason.]

...if you count wanting to go to the library for books all the time unusual, then yeah.

{spirit + mask = hollow}

They can read? That's not something I would consider... normal.

Edmund can, but he says he used to be a librarian so it makes sense.

...They can all understand what people say though.

[don't hurt your ghost's feelings Nanao]

Wait, what? {She did not anticipate this! She peers down at the Yamask, and it peers back.}

He can talk to you? All that... this little one has made are burbles and squeaks. {As it then does, proving the point.}

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