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[confined_to_briah]

( A bright, blinding light fills the sky. After a moment, the outline of three big wings can be seen against the horizon before the owner of said wings...falls. She hits the ground, leaving an obvious dent in the pavement. )

Returned...? ( Her voice is remarkably unfazed. ) Setsuna...is dead? ( That must be the case. Otherwise, why would she be...here? ) The cycle has been broken. I am myself again.

He must have succeeded. ( She sits up and looks at the sky, her expression conflicted. ) I can't recall what became of him or what became of Heaven. Even Rosiel's fate is unknown to me.

( Brushing off the rubble, she stands up and extends her wings to their full extent. )

Earth, I am the Organic Angel Alexiel and I require information. Tell me everything you know about Heaven's current predicament. Tell me of the war and what you have seen.

( Her gaze falls on the recording device and she picks it up, blowing the dust off of the screen. )

Do not fear me. I have no desire to harm you. But I must know. ( She closes her eyes tightly, fighting back a grimace. ) Please.

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[sympathyforme]

[That...]

video; 2/who knows

[sympathyforme]

[How can she... Setsuna is here, he can feel him. How can she be here, too? How is this possible?]

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[sympathyforme]

[The City, of course, it's the City. He knows that. He haswitnessed strange things here. But he's never expected her...]

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[sympathyforme]

[Last time he's seen her, they had fought, they had kissed, they had understood. Now he barely remembers, but he recalls kissing her lifeless lips after her soul returned to Setsuna.]

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[sympathyforme]

Heaven?

Heaven is deranged as always.

[His voice sounded mocking at those words. Confident and above things, looking down at everything else and only sparing a smirk. But for the last word, his tone softens. Not on purpose, but just because it can't be any other way.]

Alexiel.

The inevitable thread-jack

[beyourarmy]

Senpai, you should go live with her. [The usual blunt, straight forward, to the point, first thing that entered his mind and came out of his mouth.]

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[sympathyforme]

...why?

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[indecent_butterfly]

[He'll know, at least ne fails not in that accounting. It's impossible to miss that aura.

Alexiel...how most peculiar. Another anomaly in time but, stranger things have been told.]

Greetings and salutations once more most fair of angels, Alexiel. And welcome to the City.

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[confined_to_briah]

( His is a face she recognizes, but in her current state of panic mixed with confusion, she doesn't waste time on recalling his name. It isn't meant to be rude or patronizing. Quite the opposite. Alexiel respects a number of demons. )

Demon, have you inhabited this city for long?

[gotashortfuse]

................You're Alexiel?

[confined_to_briah]

Yes, I am.

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[sixwinged]

I haven't seen a war break out with "heaven" here.

This is the City. It's a pocket dimension of some sort, I think. People are pulled here from various places and points in time-- there's a Setsuna here who shouldn't be dead or anything. He wasn't before, at least. Probably not your Setsuna, though! Since, different places and everything. --um, I remember a Rosiel being here before, but I haven't seen him around in a while.

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[confined_to_briah]

Then I fear you weren't paying attention. ( Or the other possibility: this isn't Earth. )

I know of only one Setsuna. ( Though, of course, there are others. Still, she senses him amongst other familiar beings. ) He is here, though I know not where.

( At the last part, she frowns, concern evident. ) Do beings disappear frequently in the City?

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[bedsidemanners]

[this doesn't make much sense.]

[no, this doesn't make any sense.]

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[bedsidemanners]

[dryly]

Heaven's current predicament is the same as usual, I assume.

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[auguria]

[Jast had... in his own strange way become rather fond of Rosiel. They'd gone for tea together and the angel had made a fussy attempt to wear the ring Jast had given to him. In between threats to whip Jast bloody so he would learn better than to love. Strange but... affectionate.]

Greetings, my lady. Lord Rosiel has absented the City most recently, I'm sorry.

[What he says is very clear, he wears a magic charm around his wrist to translate him, but his lips don't move in a way that reflects his words. They're pursed instead in to the shape of a whistle, and the sounds that come forth are bird trills and song.]

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[confined_to_briah]

( There are many beings who choose to wear a human form. There are even more humans who do not speak a discernible language. Alexiel isn't one to jump to conclusions one way or another. As long as she can hear him and understand him, that is enough. )

Do you believe he went back to his dimension? ( Calling Heaven, Earth or Hell another world doesn't set well with her. However, accepting that the City is another dimension is far more palatable. )

Did you know him well?

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[worldofourown]

[ What the Hell...? ]

[ Another angel. One who looks rather like Setsuna. ]

[ It's only when she speaks, does it register. ]

[ So this is Alexiel. ]

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[worldofourown]

...You aren't on Earth, I'm afraid.

[ Ever-so-dry. ]

Welcome to the City, Miss - Organic Angel Alexiel.

[ He's heard about you (accidentally) from Setsuna. Much to Kira's displeasure. ]

1/? And permission to threadjack?

[beyourarmy]

But I'm not -

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[beyourarmy]

[But it's the City, so that's possible. Fine. Okay. Now there's silence while dealing with the very fact.]

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[beyourarmy]

How the hell am I supposed to get used to this?!

I lied. 5/7

[beyourarmy]

[This is gonna be really fucking weird. Wait. That didn't manage to get said out loud.]

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[beyourarmy]

This is just really fucking weird.

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[beyourarmy]

But, uh, hi! I'm not dead here.

Real shame, you just missed Rosiel. You wouldn't even need to kill him, either. You could've spent time together. But...he's gone. Nanatsusaya is here, though.

...do we have to share the sword now, or should I give it to you?