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[At first, there would be nothing but a thin veil of static on the screen accompanied by the sounds of someone muttering and pressing buttons; though eventually a very tired, confused face would appear as it gave the screen an appraising once over before the man decided to actually try speaking]

Uhh...hey, is this thing on? Helloooooo? Anyone out there that can hear me?

Umm...Mister?

One sec Raine...just tryin to figure this thing out real quick.

[The man gave the screen a few taps with his finger as if he were inspecting a microphone, even going so far as to clear his throat as one might do before making an important speech before smiling kindheartedly and beginning to speak in earnest]

If I might have your attention for a few minutes, I'd like to send a message out. My name is Laguna Loire and my vice assistant Raine here has informed me that I can talk to other people in this..."Terminal" through this doodlevice here!

Uh...its...called a Digivice sir...

Right, Digivice...Anywho, I'd like to say I have everything under control here but...I might need just a tiny bit of help navigating this place, honestly I don't have a clue! So...any assistance would be appreciated!

[With that, Laguna leaned forward and began to whisper into the Digivice as if he were delivering a secret message to someone]

Also...Kiros? Ward? If you're there, I need backup! I repeat, backup is definitely needed!

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So you say, but I don't really have much a choice right now. You're the only one who answered so...you're the only one I can rely on. Its either that or I keep going this way and hope I hit somewhere; honestly I'd prefer to have at least a little bit of an idea, you know?

Edited 2013-09-06 07:09 (UTC)

Go in the opposite direction you're currently going in. I'm sure it's a safe bet civilization is that way.

...You sound a whole lot like this one person I know, you know that? Right down to the cutting jabs; I'm sure you and Squall would get along just fine.

[Laguna sighed and let his D-T hang in his hand for a few seconds. Today had been a very long day and right out of the gate he was getting ribbed; he never got a break, did he?]

[ The voice seemed to go completely silent when Laguna said his name. He stared down at this video feed for a good long minute. How did he know his name? Why did he sound like he knew him so well? None of this was making sense. Who was this guy really? ]

How.... do you know my name?

[Just then it clicked...without a face and with everything he'd had to deal with in the past few days, Laguna had been too mentally drained to make the connection. Now that he had some confirmation though, his face lit up like the summer sun in the middle of july]

Squall? Squall Leonhart is that you? Its me, Laguna! You know...the president of Esthar? Don't tell me you forgot all about the past couple of days already!

[ This man was bouncing all over the place with his thoughts. Squall frowned and held the D-terminal away for a moment, waiting to see if the other man would calm down a little. He shifted silently and just stares as if trying to find his words. ]

I don't know about you, Sir but what I did in the past couple days consisted of waking up, working, going back to my room and a midnight stroll. It didn't involve seeing you in Esthar. I've never even been.

Ah...

[Well...he was pretty sure he was talking to the Squall Leonhart he remembered, the one who he had helped get into Lunatic Pandora and who had taken down Ultimecia with his friends; but something wasn't right.]

Did...I miss something? Vice assistant, do you have any ideas?

Well...I'm not sure...maybe he's from a different point in time?

Point...in time? Yeesh...just what is going on here? Its like this place was made to make everything more complicated than it needs to be...

[ Seifer mentioned a similar concept. Squall frowns a little as he stares down at the D-T.So somehow he's been thrown into the past and brought here or something? That seems to be the way Seifer and Laguna keep reacting. ]

I guess if you want to put it in words yeah. Different point in time.

[ Someone sounds none to happy. ]

So I actually meet you?

[Hmm...this is a tough thing to consider. Should he tell Squall and risk something about the future being changed? Or should he keep quiet and just let him continue to think he was just some crazy old guy? Eventually he decided that he'd let Squall choose on this one; if he didn't want to hear it, he shouldn't force it on him.]

You do more than that, but if you don't want any spoilers I'll hold my tongue on all that.

Don't give me that. If you have something to say than say it.

Fair enough, fair enough. Yes, you do meet me, you meet a whole lot of people actually; then you and your friends end up putting down a dangerous sorceress named Ultimecia and ultimate save all our hides in the process. So...you can say I owe you one on that...or a lot of ones as the case is.

Edited 2013-09-07 05:57 (UTC)

[ He goes silent again. This was a lot of information to take in for him. He only really realized who Ultimecia was when Seifer told him from the time frame he was from. The Sorceress who controlled his mind and used him as some kind of lacky... And now this... Laguna is telling him he managed to kill her? Was it even possible to slay a sorceress fully? ]

I see...

[Laguna sighed and rubbed the back of his head...he could only imagine how hard Squall's brain was working to try and piece all this information together.]

Sorry...for having to drop the bomb on you like that, but hey! At least its good news rather than bad news, right?

..... I guess.

You...don't sound overly enthused.

Woo. Hoo.

Yeesh, I might have to get you a party hat and streamers for all that excitement.

I have my gunblade here and I won't hesitate to use it.

Well that's all well and good, but you still haven't told me how to get to a place where you'd have the ability to hit me with it.

I already told you you'd get lost.

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