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[zekken]

Who: Yuuki Konno and YOU?
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: SS Caprine
When: Backdated to 9/19 Shuffle

[ The broadcast begins, showing a teenage girl, white-skinned with a purplish tint (unlike what her inaccurate anime icons show) and pointed elf-like ears. Bits of the welcoming confetti is stuck to her long dark hair and she has yet to bother brushing it off. Suddenly waking back up on the Marsiva and being transported to a new ship was startling at first.

She's actually rather confused, but she hides it well with all her smiling. And she's enjoying her dessert. Holding her bowl with one hand, she gives an excited wave to the screen. ]

Hey everyone!

[ And she takes another scoop of chocolate pudding with her spoon. ]

Before I was on a totally different ship and some casino planet. Not a western. Did I fall asleep or something?

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[huaaaaagh]

[He doesn't recognize the voice, nor the face, but he does know the features of the different fairy races from ALO. It's not a sure thing, of course - there's a lot of different people and races in the fleet, apparently - but he can't help wondering. After being stuck in the GGO form for days with no idea how to switch between, it would be a huge relief to meet someone else with an avatar form.]

[huaaaaagh]

[And, since the new arrival has him thinking about ALO instead of GGO, his augment acts up and switches his avatar again. Not that he realizes it, of course.]

Is that an imp avatar?

[zekken]

[ The next person to show up on her communicator finally has her freeze up in shock and nearly choking on her pudding. Spriggan characteristics are familiar to her and another player from ALO is what she least expected. That's not what gets to her though. The attire and hairstyle may be different, but she recognizes the face and voice.

Nevermind that he just asked her a question like this is the first time they've met. She's far too distracted to focus on that. ]

...Kirito.

[huaaaaagh]

Eh?

[That's unexpected. He knows that he and his friends tend to get around in ALO, but it's not like they're famous or anything. The last significant thing he'd done was a year ago when he'd broken through the World Tree dungeon, but there hadn't been any imps involved at the time. Plus, his GGO avatar isn't well-known, either.]

You know my name?

[zekken]

Huh? Hehe... well, of course!

[ Is the feed from the other side not recording her properly? Yuuki looks briefly taken aback. Hearing those words from him stings a little. Last she remembers, him, Asuna, and a large part of the ALO playerbase were with her during her last moments. Everyone knew her and she left an impression on many, which is something she wanted before passing on.

She really wants to brush it off as some sort of joke, but he never struck her as the type who would joke about this sort of thing. Nonetheless, she keeps up a smile and laughs sheepishly. ]

Come on, stop kidding around.

[huaaaaagh]

[Crap, did he forget something important? He frets immediately, wracking his brain to try and remember her face. Is it like Death Gun, where he just needed something to remind him of her? Or did he not pay enough attention to someone who helped him somewhere?

It's frustrating, and his voice is regretful when he finally speaks up again.]

I'm sorry... I wish I was. Maybe- if you tell me your name, I might...?

[zekken]

[ So, no joke. She doesn't want to believe it, but it does sound like the truth. Well, her chipper facade is fading quickly. She briefly goes quiet, looking visibly dejected as she lowers her gaze from the feed. ]

...

Yuuki.

[ She already doubts any further information would help, so just a name he's getting. ]

[huaaaaagh]

Yuuki? But that's...

[Asuna's name. Is that just a coincidence, or should he be thinking about Asuna's allies, rather than his own? Did she meet someone in ALO?]

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Asuna!

[ She blurts the name out suddenly. Looking directly at the camera again, she leans closer to it and looks expectant to see Asuna standing around nearby. She'd dread even more if Asuna doesn't know her either... ]

H-hey... if you're here, is Asuna with you by any chance?

[huaaaaagh]

[So it is a friend of Asuna's. That narrows it down a little, at least. If she was here, he could ask her about this, but...]

Sorry. When I woke up, I was alone. Asuna isn't here.

[God, he misses her more than ever.]

[zekken]

I-I see...

[ Yuuki leans back away from the camera. She's not sure how to feel about that, although she does miss Asuna a lot. She slumps her shoulders and looks down. She's just going to sulk quietly in front of the feed. There's no Siune or Asuna here to help make things less awkward for her. ]

[huaaaaagh]

[Kirito's not that great with awkward quiet either, and he can tell he's upset her. It's really bothering him that he can't remember anything about her, too- misunderstandings can be cleared up, and offenses can be apologized for, but you can't conjure up memories so easily. He'd learned that the hard way while fighting Death Gun.]

Maybe, ah... you could tell me how we met? Or how you know Asuna. I might just need a reminder to jog my memory!

[zekken]

[ If he can't recall such an important memory in an instant, then she finds it useless to bring up the day they met, their first duel against each other. She doesn't answer, standing in awkward silence for a moment longer.

Maybe she's acting a little too hasty, but that's what she does sometimes like dragging Asuna off without prior notice. Oops. What are timeline differences? There's no UI interface she can pop up to log out, so she does the next best thing: cut the broadcast. Bye Kirito! ]

[huaaaaagh]

Ah--!

[He was about to tell her to wait, but- damn, she was way too quick. And since he doesn't have her contact info, it's not like he can just call her back. She could just ignore him, anyway.

He'll have to remember her, though. He's definitely missing something...]