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[swornto]

 Ah, so that's how it works. What a smart bunny you are...

[Oz brushes off his black overcoat, otherwise facing the 'camera' forward. He has finally figured out his Omni with the help of a rabbit omen. His smile and demeanor are quite bright and borderline childish after he bows towards the camera;]

Good day, everyone~! Wow, does this little jewel really have moving pictures? And I thought Uncle Oscar's camera has exciting... I have so much to catch up on that I don't even know where to sta~rt.

Oh but where are my manners? That's a good starting point, huh? I'm Oz Vessalius! From what I'm hearing, it seems I'm suuper new here! Anyone else in the same boat? I've never been a squid before and I don't know what the Trenches are, AND I don't know what to call this little Jewel.

[His energy levels come under control quite suddenly; His smile maintained and childish demeaner tucked away for a more serious conversation topic.]

From what I've gathered, this isn't the first time that some of you were taken away from home. It's going to be hard for me to make informed choices about the situation if I'm not informed. And I can't be helpful if I don't know what I'm doing, hm?

[Bubbly persona resumes;] Soooo WHOOO~ wants to fill me iiiin? Oooh~ We can even make a date out of it~! Sounds great, right?

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[swornto]

A discussion sounds good too!

[Specific questions, though... Oz has so many that he isn't sure when ones to prioritize. At least he knows of one easy starting point.]

Were you in the previous town, or are you new like me?

[searingwing]

I was in Deerington around the end. [He tips his head slightly.]

And I’ll tell you what I told another person. I went back home but over time it felt unreal as if all I knew was…not quite as real as I was. Then the door appeared and I chose to step through it.

[swornto]

A door, huh...

[Oz nods slowly. There's some interesting information there that is definitely worth tucking away for later.]

When you say 'the end' of Deerington, I assume you mean the nightmare ending? I was told that you were stuck in someone's nightmare. Is that your understanding of it too?

[searingwing]

[Diluc nods once,] Julia Sodder’s dream.

To put it simply, a lot of people made mistakes that caused a tragedy. The nightmare was a product of that. But dreams can’t last.

Everyone has to wake up eventually. Even beings that are more than we have ever been.

[swornto]

That sounds familiar.

[He can't help but sigh. Pitying Julia right away, because after all: Everyone has said she had a nightmare. No one said it was a dream. How awful it must have been to be trapped in her own nightmare.

It reminds him of Alice and the Abyss.]

Is she okay, do you know? This Julia.

[searingwing]

[He looks away from the screen to stare into the middle distance. The dragon slips off his lap and attached to his belt is a red gem that seems to pulse with a rhythmic ruby red light.

His voice lowers, gentles slightly.] I don’t know.

I will find out. [If he can find that out at all. Diluc focuses on him again.] To my knowledge and that of ours I asked, none of us have ever been transformed as we were when we arrived. Or our blood changed so.

[swornto]

Thank you...

[Oz will be making a point to find out as well. He knows it's wrong of him, but he can't stop thinking about Alice. It'll bother him forever if he doesn't know that girl is okay.]

I've been many things before now, but never a squid. But... blood changes? What do you mean by that?

[searingwing]

[Diluc rolls his sleeve up to expose a bandage that spans from his wrist to his elbow. The blood staining the bandages is blue and crystallized. He turns his arm to face the view as he hooks a finger into the edge of the bandages.

He peels it back and the crystallized blue blood is there, holding - what looks like a gash - closed.] You can feel it if you focus on it.

It feels right and not, my blood never did this before. When it drips from a wound it immediately hardens. Anyone that touches it gets burned. A companion of mine never had green streaks in his blood.

Even if he strikes like a viper.