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[ornitiers]

[He's not used anything like this before. But Vivi decides to give it a try. It seems like it would be important to learn how to do this, to talk to everyone, after all. He just added it to the list of things he is learning and is new to figuring out. Which is a rather long one, given he is only technically a few months old, but still. There's initially something akin to the dark sky, and two blinking....wait, eyes? Before the young mage shifts and tries to adjust things a little as he straightens his large hat.]

Is it....it's working? I think. Um. Hello? My name is Vivi. I'm new here, I guess? I'm still figuring this place out. I don't know if anyone has seen my friends, whether they are around here somewhere?

[Cue him holding up a drawing he did. Vivi isn't sure if it might help. But it can't hurt? He won't know unless he tries to ask? Right? He tilts his head, lowering it for a moment as he puts down the drawing and fidgets a little.]

I was told we were here to prove something. To save our home. But I'm not sure if I should be the one who was chosen. I'm not as brave as Zidane. I'm not important like Gar -- Dagger. There's lots of other black mages. So I'm not sure why me, out of everyone...?

[He's not sure if being here might somehow impact things. His short lifespan, and however long he might have left. Aware that because they had stopped the Mist, there was likely no way to create any more black mages. At least that he was aware of. He's sure that there were plenty of other, better options to bring to prove that their world was deserving enough to be saved. But he tries to shake that train of thought.]

This place is pretty amazing, though. There's so many things here that I haven't seen or done before! It's kind of exciting! Even if it is a little scary, too.


[But at least, regardless of what happens to him, he knows the others are alright. Hopes that Zidane is. Vivi isn't sure what else to say, exactly, so he pauses after a moment before fumbling to turn the feed off.]

Comments

[oblige]

Moogles carry mail in your world?

[ He can't help but be diverted by this piece of information. ]

[ornitiers]

Yeah! Some of them. There is one we met that sells stuff. And I think Mog, Eiko's moogle, is more like her friend.

[But generally. Yes, they would go around delivering letters and helping out where they could.]

[oblige]

That is interesting. I've been told of moogles from another place, but their role was quite different.

[ Mail moogles don't sound bad at all to Dion. Imagine receiving mail carried by a cute little creature... ]

[ornitiers]

What did the other moogles do?

[Vivi can't help being curious at that. He's not sure what else he might imagine them doing. But they seemed helpful back home, delivering the mail and setting up stores to sell things that might help him or his friends along their journey.]

[oblige]

I was told that, in some other world, they would revive the fallen.

[ Mayuko had explained the place she last found herself in such detail that Dion does not doubt her account. He dares wonder why moogles would be tasked with such a thing, or how, but they were considered supernatural beings even in his own world. Magical creatures. ]

[ornitiers]

Revive the fallen....?

[Like the phoenix? The phoenix down? That is definitely new. Not that the moogles weren't ever involved in fighting sometimes. But Vivi isn't sure that it had been the case. At least as far as he was aware. So he just wants to learn about this, curious as to the differences.]

[oblige]

Yes. It seems death was not uncommon in that world, but moogles could bring people back, somehow.

[ Like so much else, it is peculiar to contemplate. Dion wishes he had asked more about it, but he was too concerned with so much else. ]

Those who fall here may be revived here as well, but it comes at a pricem

[ornitiers]

People can be brought back here, too? What kind of price?

[Besides the likely psychological issues that might result in such a thing occurring. Bringing someone back from the dead. Vivi is used to there usually being some sort of catch somehow, though. So he kind of expects that even before the other finishes that last sentence.]

[oblige]

A loss. We know not what the toll will be, but it could be anything. A memory, a limb... It is not worth risking, in my opinion.

[ While it may make sense enough that something miraculous would come at a price, what stands out to Dion is the sheer unpredictability of it. ]

[ornitiers]

Oh....yeah, even if we can be brought back, that still seems risky. Not knowing what the consequence might be.

[Though. In Vivi's case, he is probably still more likely to be a little more reckless. If only because he still figures he has a matter of months left to live. So he may as well, in that case, make the most of it and be useful. If he can. To protect others.]

I don't want to forget.

[oblige]

Nor do I.

[ Even the painful memories are a part of who he is. Were he to forget them, the events of his life would be no less real, but to not know them... It would be wrong. How much could one lose before becoming a different person?

Dion would rather not know. ]

Though I was also informed that our points may be exchanged for a means to waive the cost of a revival. It seems a worthwhile investment, if only to be safe.

[ He says this while thinking only of buying it for others... ]

[ornitiers]

Really? The points?

[Vivi imagines that wouldn't be cheap. Wonders whether he would have enough. To pay to avoid that cost. He figures he has a few months. But not too long. All he can do is try to earn as much as he can, he supposes. So that he might try to avoid losing his memories or whatever else might be taken in exchange. Points he did not mind losing as much.]

Then.....maybe, in a few months, if I have enough...

[oblige]

It seems manageable. I can't imagine you would have difficulty.

[ After all, Vivi is out there doing his best.

As for how long it might take to accrue, Dion supposes that depends on how much one does to earn points. A few months strikes him as realistic, based on his personal experience. ]

Aurora occasionally offers means to earn additional points as well, if certain tasks are complete.

[ornitiers]

I hope so.

[He guesses he would just have to see. Obviously, he likely has more of a time limit on that to be mindful of compared to others. He just hopes that it works out and he doesn't have to suffer the consequences for dying if he can manage to get enough points. But there's nothing for it but to try his best. Especially if she sometimes might give out quests to get more of these points.]

[oblige]

If you have concerns [ and he seems to, which is worrying for one so young... ] perhaps it would be wise to speak with Aurora on the matter.

[ There may be something particular to Vivi's circumstances that she could assist with or make provisions for. So he hopes, at least. He'd rather Vivi not have more worries weighing on him than may be strictly necessary. ]

[ornitiers]

I'm not sure this is something she or anyone else would be able to help with. But at least it's good to know that I will be back.

[Even if he might not quite be whole as he is now. Even if there might be consequences, he would like to avoid. It's still more than he had back home. He has to focus on that. What he can do. The time he does have left.]

[oblige]

[ Those words are more than a little concerning. ]

What do you mean?

[ornitiers]

Black mages only tend to live for about a year. So I only have a few more months. I might live slightly longer as a prototype, but. Probably not much.

[At least, that was the case back home. He isn't sure if somehow things might be different here. Vivi doesn't see why being somewhere else might change something like one's life expectancy, though.]

[oblige]

Only a year...

[ It's difficult to fathom. Cruel, what's more. ]

I believe you should ask Aurora, just the same. This world is different in some of the most peculiar ways, and it could well affect such a thing.

[ornitiers]

You think so? She's already really busy with helping us prepare for the mission and all, though.

[She has already done a lot, so Vivi doesn't want to bother her. To ask for so much. Not when she has so many others to consider. To help as well.]

[oblige]

Even so, I believe she would find time for something so important as that. How can you be expected to succeed if that is looming over you?

[ If at any moment Vivi might reach a sudden end, it hardly enables what Aurora expects them to achieve during missions. ]

[ornitiers]

I guess. I can try and ask her.

[Worst that might happen is she might not be able to help. He would be no worse off in that case. He'd just have a harder time limit on figuring this out than everyone else. And even then, he would still be back after he died. Just....with some consequence.]

[oblige]

[ Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Dion thinks it far preferable to explore all avenues, especially with a concern so dire. ]

Should you be inclined, I would know her answer as well.

[ In a worst case scenario, he'll do what he can to aid Vivi. To have death loom over him that way, without any relief, seems so terribly wrong. ]

[ornitiers]

Alright. I can let you know.

[Whatever the answer may be. At least he would know, either way.]

[oblige]

Thank you. I hope the response will be favorable.

[ Surely, Aurora couldn't expect anyone to succeed under such conditions unaided... ]