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[ . . . This is not where she last was. Although she's having trouble remembering what she was last doing (it's a blank slate). So when she comes to somewhere down the beach a ways, she's disorientated enough all ready. Not to mention waking up with a strange note and in a place like this! She was at the academy, wasn't she? Walking farther and farther into the depths of the jungle, she fiddles with her communicator.

This is a phone, isn't it? Or something like it, she thinks. So even if she doesn't know how to. When it flickers on, she's got a long, metal, staff like rod in one hand, hanging, for the moment, casually at her side. Otherwise her brows knit in concern as she stares into the feed.]

This is on, right?

[She clears her throat.]

Headmaster? Zero...?

[Although she doesn't know if she should expect to hear them. If she's been captured somehow, then she doesn't expect them to be around. Which is-- a troubling thought, too. Even if she'll deny it to Zero, she can't help but to feel anxious when on her own. And now she's lost and can't remember anything, try as hard as she might. The grip on her weapon tightens lightly.]

Um... excuse me! Can anyone else see or hear this? _{Can anyone here understand Japanese?} [ . . . This certainly isn't anywhere near to home, after all. M-Maybe she needs to try another language. Her English is abysmal though, and she doesn't know any other languages.]

H...elp.

[Er... 'Help' is the right word, isn't it? But she's not sure how to communicate anything past saying hello and her name. Or if anyone where speaks English to begin with. Instead she falls back on what she knows.]

I've been kidnapped and given a strange note. I need the authorities... or a...ranger? I don't know where I'm at, but it's no where near home. If anyone at all can please help, let me know.

[A pause, before her face darkens.]

And if this is only connected to the people responsible... you have a lot of explaining to do! Kidnapping high school girls is the worst! Believe me, you've made a BIG mistake!

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The pleasure is all mine -- Yuuki. But you must call me Allen in return! [not that he makes any promises he won't slip up and Miss Yuuki her some more]

I was just going to ask what it's for. It looks very strong. [solid metal? definitely sturdy] Is it a weapon? [she seems so cute and non-threatening but he's seen cute girls kick intense ass before, so he won't rule out the possibility]

Nepotism just isn't what it used to be, huh?

[ he said, before continuing smoothly, like Yuuki wasn't going to have any response to that. this is why you have a -2 social, Tony. ]

Yeah, in about -- twenty years? You're going to call them 'smartphones'.

[ because she recognizes it as a phone, so probably she's at least far enough along to have cordless ones, right? ]

[...She probably has terrible sense of direction. It isn't like she has much experience doing something like this alone.]

Stop where you are standing. Don't move.

Where is the sun?

E-Eh... like which direction?

[...How should she know?]

It's behind me? And... to the right?

[He frowns, looking up at the sky to find the sun behind the trees.]

Is the mountain on your left?

[At that she frowns.]

Umm... hold on.

[Finding a pocket, she deposits the phone-like-thing inside. She can't really climb a tree while holding onto it. Though some of the trees here are a bit different from the ones at home. She grunts as she pulls herself up a notch, looking for some better footing.]

Just wait a minute, 'kay, Zero?

[Apparently she can't see the mountain from where she is?]

Are you that short that a giant mountain gets lost at your height?

[No answer but the sound of movement against the communicator.]

Yuuki?

Yuuki...

Oi. Yuuki. You're doing something stupid again, aren't you?

[ U-Urk. You know, even if she can't see him right now, she can still hear him through her pocket. Her response is delayed while finding the next notch in the tree. ]

I'm in the middle of a jungle!

[JEEZ. Don't make fun of her.]

Of course I can't see the mountain through the trees!

[HUFF HUFF HUFF!]

Shut up and let me concentrate. I'll be able to see better once I climb to the top.

Mm. Allen, then.

[She tests it out. The name isn't Japanese, so she'll try leaving off the honorifics, too. With a glance to her staff, she twirls it between her fingers.]

This is Artemis. I've had it a long time.

[With a third swing, it abruptly collapses into a much smaller, more portable version of itself.]

My adoptive father thought it was important that I know how to defend myself, so-- I like it keep it with me at all times.

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[he laughs a little as it collapses] That's a neat trick! [and then, smiling softer] It sounds like he was really looking out for you. That's wonderful. [the only thing Allen that makes Allen fluffier than family is adopted family]

Yeah, he's a great guy.

[She might not call him 'Father' to his face or anything, but he's got to know by know that she loves and appreciates everything that he has done for her, right? He took in a little girl that he had never even met before. That kind of person is beyond rare.]

I don't know that Artemis will make much of a difference here, though.

[She only had it out because she didn't know who was responsible for kidnapping her.]

[E-Excuse you, Tony!? Whatever...! You only wish you could attend school with vampires. Hmph.

. . . Or maybe not. Since people don't often react well to their existence, but that's only because they don't know how kind they can be. She knows the academy is great, so there.]

What a clever name.

[ actually, that was a more personal shot at you! he takes your word for it that you're going to an elite school, but your dad runs it, so maybe that's why you get to go there despite not being any good at at least one of your classes :|a ]

Didn't coin it, but thanks anyway. My phones are a little more advanced than the average. [ still fiddling with his communicator ] Maybe more advanced than these, except for the translation service. Our software's not on the public market yet.

[ should probably do something about that. more he can offer the world than just clean energy... ]

[Hush, hush, we wont mention the fact that because her father is the chairman, that is exactly why she gets to go. Because her grades really aren't all that great.

. . . That said, part of the reason is due to the late hours she works every night, and the fact that she can't help but to fall asleep in class.]

Are you a CEO?

[ well, if you ever tell him, he will be the least surprised. might recommend staying awake, though. caffeine pills! etc! ]

Me? No. Not anymore. And to be honest, I wasn't great at it when I was. But it's still my name up in lights. My tech. My company.

[ amending ] Our company.

[Dubious...]

What do you make?

Better safe than sorry. [he's about to add, "WHO KNOWS, THERE COULD BE DANGEROUS ANIMALS IN THE JUNGLE, LIKE LIONS AND TIGERS AND BEARS OH MY," but she's... in the jungle right now so he stops from saying it]

It's a mountain. How can you not see it?

[Seriously...]

You aren't that short that climbing a tree is your only option to see.

A lot of stuff you've never heard of. [ breezily ] I'm in clean energy now, which is a thing people will start pretending to worry about where you're from in... thirty years, probably.

We make electronics, too. But small domestic potatoes don't really pay the bills.

The branches and leaves are blocking it!

[Hmph. He must not be that far into the jungle if he is able to see it from the ground.]

[Okay fine. She can't see.]

Look to your right. You should be able to see them. Unless you climbed the tree behind you...and have turned around. If that's the case look left.

[ Laughs. ]

Sounds like a pretty regulated place. [ Ew, rules. She keeps on tromping through the underbrush. No need for stealth when you're trying to attract enemies or more allies. ]

What does a girl who goes to a special academy do for fun?

Ah... all right, I see it.

[Whoa... she had to climb pretty high this time, though.]

Which direction is Zero in, then?

We have plenty of sports and recreational activities.

[To be honest, she doesn't have any lack of fun while on campus.]

It's a treat getting to go into town though, too. I like shopping for people.

That's what I like to think too.

[It's kind of like a security blanket.]

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