video;

[liveandforgive]

[ He's normally not a video guy. So surprise surprise! There's a spiky-haired blond sporting soft wolf ears on your feed. A pair of sunglasses are hanging around his collar. ]

Hey everyone. Not that it's my first time using this thing, [ shrug. ] but... I guess I might as well cut to the chase.

My name is Cloud Strife. Haven't ironed out the kinks just yet, but I'm thinking of opening up shop again. Lunatia's pretty big, and I used to run a delivery business back home. So...

[ He's gauging interest. ]

If you got a business or know anyone who does, I can handle your supplies' shipments. Or personal mail and parcels. You name it, we deliver it. [ Speaking of handling large packages, ] That reminds me...

[ Cloud's already standing outside by what appears to be the side of a road. So when he turns the camera... In frame is a monster-sized motorcycle that somehow manages to look sleek at the same time.

Yes. That's his ride. ]

Anybody know of any garages for rent?

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audio;

[dereban]

[ Don't you know what they say about curiosity and cats, Cloud? Nevertheless, he'll hear a small breath of amusement pass through the audio feed before he gets an answer. ]

Can't a girl order a cake for herself to eat?

audio;

[liveandforgive]

[ Fool. You've triggered his trap card. ]

Sure. But not if I'm getting it for her.

[ Yes that's his own goofy way of saying "this delivery's on me" ]

audio;

[dereban]

. . . You don't have to.

[ She's trying hard to push reassurance in her voice there. ]

audio;

[liveandforgive]

It's no big deal.

audio;

[dereban]

Well, you say so. . .

[ She can't help but sound a little exasperated there, but there's a bit of fondness there, too. ]

Thank you.

audio;

[liveandforgive]

No problem, Inaba.

audio;

[dereban]

Mm.

[ She doesn't want to cut the conversation short, so she'll change the subject real quick to something that is relevant to him. ]

By the way, your new bike's pretty sleek looking.

audio;

[liveandforgive]

[ He's still on the line anyway. Because if the silence hung any longer, he was likely to ask something. But! ]

Thanks. The old man got closer to the original thing than I thought he would.

audio;

[dereban]

[ While he might not be able to see it, there's an obvious raise of a brow. ]

So it's based off a bike that you had back where you're from?

audio;

[liveandforgive]

Fenrir was what I used to make my delivery runs.

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[dereban]

'Fenrir', huh. What, do they have Norse mythology back in your world?

audio;

[liveandforgive]

Is that what they call it on your planet? [ The term "Norse" technically doesn't exist where he's from. ] There's plenty of stories and legends around old myths.

Then again...some are more true than others.

Re: audio;

[dereban]

There's different kinds, but Fenrir is decisively Norse. It's just named based on location, really. Like myths where I'm from would be Japanese mythology. And so on and so forth. . .

Well, they do say myths tend to be based off of real events, although a lot of them are exaggerated by adding supernatural elements.

audio;

[liveandforgive]

I see. Hm. Wonder what other legends are shared between different worlds...

audio;

[dereban]

Well, you could always talk to me about which ones are popular where you're from and I could tell you if I'm familiar with them or not.

audio;

[liveandforgive]

Okay.

The Promised Land?

audio;

[dereban]

Not a myth. . . but rather, it's biblical, I think? In our world, anyway.

audio;

[liveandforgive]

So there's parallels after all...

How about... [ Got it. ] King Arthur?

audio;

[dereban]

Yeah, looks like it--

[ There's a bit of a hum before she answers. ] Yeah, King Arthur exists. It's British myths. Makes me wonder if the myths are any differences between worlds. You don't have England where you're from, do you?

audio;

[liveandforgive]

England? [ He shakes his head slightly, even though she can't see it because lol audio. ] No. Just about tales of Camelot and the knights of the round table.

[ And the fact that he can. Y'know. Call upon them? ]

audio;

[dereban]

Yeah.

Camelot was supposed to be in Britain, after all. . .which includes England.

audio;

[liveandforgive]

How about that...

[ Wish there was a way to actually talk to the Summons and ask them more. But now it's time to flip the tables. ]

What about you, Inaba? Name something and maybe I'll recognize it.

audio; 84 years later....

[dereban]

Hmm.

Let's see, something -- Amaterasu?

audio; she returneth

[liveandforgive]

Amaterasu... I'm not familiar with that. If Yuffie were here, I could probably ask her. Sounds like a name you'd see coming out of Wutai.