first♄awakening

[fireflied]

[For a moment when the PCD clicks on all the user hears is the static of the audio. Crackling of movement in whatever place the person found themselves in.]

Oh! I think that's it-- [The exclamation was quiet, barely audible, but the feed comes on to video to show the young girl. If possible, her features hold a quiet sort of worry.]

If anyone can hear this, my name is Hotaru Tomoe. I'm not sure how I got here... but even I can guess I won't go home soon. Who would do something like this? I hope everyone's alright... Oh, it seems silly talking to this without knowing if anyone else can hear-- Haruka-papa, Michiru-mama, Set-- [She shakes her head in resolve, hand pressed to her chest, Hotaru puts on her best face.] 

If someone can really hear, please, tell me about this place.

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[Video]

[buntails.livejournal.com]

[Usagi's face shows almost right away. She's always got an ear to the communicators for exactly this reason.

Her face is a picture. It's a mix of worry and shock and surprise and hope. She doesn't know how to feel; or rather, how to contain the feelings. Hotaru, one of her dear friends, is here.]

Hotaru-chan! Hotaru-chan it's me, Usagi! [The video shows this well enough, with the unmistakable blond pigtails.] I... I can tell you all about it. Just press that button on the side and it'll tell me where you are. I'll bring you back here right away!

[Video]

[fatedsilence.livejournal.com]

[For a moment, Hotaru is taken aback by the sight of Usagi. It didn't register Usagi could be here at first.]

Usagi-san... [She gets over her faint surprise quickly and nods her head. Features enveloping in concentration she moved to look at the device, pressing a button after a moment.] Like this? [A beat, and a quieter voice than before.] Usagi-san, are any of the others?

[Video]

[buntails.livejournal.com]

[That's a harder question to answer than Hotaru could imagine, with how many have come and gone, always leaving behind a hole in her heart. But she schools herself to focus on the question, the positive.]

Ami-chan is here. Rei-chan, too, and Haruka-san and Chibiusa.

[Video]

[feel-nevermore.livejournal.com]

[Hotaru... She looks younger or more afraid. And Haruka-papa? Michiru-mama? ...Whatever.]

Hi, Hotaru.

Haruka is here. Usagi, Ami and Rei as well.

This place is called Adstringendum.

[Video]

[fatedsilence.livejournal.com]

[Probably along the mixtures of both, really.]

Hello. [A small nod of her head, slightly awkward as she gets her bearings.] Usagi-san told me the others were here.

Adstringendum? But that can't ben...

[Video]

[feel-nevermore.livejournal.com]

[Raven quirks a quizzical eyebrow.] You've already heard about it? [That seems totally impossible unless she remembers some things from her last stay here.]

[video]

[freezingkiss.livejournal.com]

Oh-- Hotaru-chan! You're here now too!? Oh no--

[her voice is upset yet excited, and Chibiusa is bouncing, clearly indecisive on the same points. her hands are clasped in front of her face and she's tearing up]

I was hoping no one else would come, but... It's really good to see you! Do you know where you are? I can come get you! Is Usagi already on her way?

[video]

[fatedsilence.livejournal.com]

Chibiusa-chan!

[A hand flew to her mouth, fingers touching her lips at the sight of her Chibiusa. She knew she was here now, that wasn't it... Registering the differences of her friend's appearance clicked, but were overshadowed by the expression on her face.]

[Worry over clouding, she resisted asking if something happened for a moment longer.]

It's really good to see you, too, Chibiusa-chan. [And it was. She settled her features before giving a small nod.] Mm, Usagi-san said she was coming and someone told me we were in Adstringendum...

[A quiet, brief pause.] Chibiusa-chan... how are you?

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[freezingkiss.livejournal.com]

She'll bring you back to the Temple for sure, then. I'll-- [she seems frantic with nervous energy] I'll make a place for you--

Oh, Hotaru-chan! [it's a cry of regret, almost] I'm fine, I really am, I just wish you weren't stuck here, too...

[aquaticbeauty.livejournal.com]

[Hopefully Ami's response doesn't get drowned out by the louder girls Hotaru knows, but she heard the commotion, and got onto the network quickly to see for herself.

The blue-haired, soft-spoken soldier of water has a fretful expression. On one hand, she's concerned that Hotaru was brought here. On the other, she was relieved. Another friend for Usagi, and someone for Haruka to care for that would make her feel more at home.]

Hotaru-chan. Usagi-chan is already heading your way, correct?

[fatedsilence.livejournal.com]

[Now that she's seen Usagi and Chibiusa, it's easier to take in the familiar faces of the Senshi and the others that appeared on the PCD. And, at least Ami didn't look as torn up as Chibiusa. It was a bonus.

But she did have a worried jolt to her stomach at seeing each of the inner's features. The worry was seeping into her own visage with each passing second.

Yes, Usagi-san said she was coming here. [But is that even alright with all these faces...]

[aquaticbeauty.livejournal.com]

[Ami notices the apprehensive expression on Hotaru's face, and offers a bright smile.]

That's good! She'll bring you to the temple and we'll re-group. We just had a bit of an ordeal before you arrived, so things are in a bit of disarray.

[Video]

[sadistsword.livejournal.com]

You've been caught in a game, Hotaru-chan.

[Video]

[fatedsilence.livejournal.com]

...A game?

[Video]

[sadistsword.livejournal.com]

This is a world controlled by spirits and we happen to be their toys.

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[fn-rebel.livejournal.com]

What have you been told so far?

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[fatedsilence.livejournal.com]

A little. Scientists created this place and spirits control is; it's called Adstringendum.

[flameandpassion]

[Rei stares for a moment or two, almost blankly, before words connect together.]

Hotaru?

[fatedsilence.livejournal.com]

[And here is the last of the Inner Senshi she heard was here.]

Rei-san.

[video]

[angle_on_it]

I think lots of people can hear you. Um, you're in Adstringendum -- has anyone told you that yet?

[video]

[fatedsilence.livejournal.com]

Yes, I've learned that myself. [She nods, however.] Some of the others have said.

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[suavetrap]

[ So she may actually be late to this. Because she's mostly one to avoid this network thing. Still, she makes sure to glance through once a day, and she fully regrets her avoidance now because - because - ]

Hotaru!

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[fatedsilence.livejournal.com]

[Gosh, so late, Haruka. She knows she's there now, though, and has talked to the rest of the others...

So it's only a matter of time, really. And have your nine-ish-year-old daughter smile there. Yep.]

Haruka-papa.

[wishgrant]

[ SOMEONE NEAR HIS AGE!!! ]

You're in Adstringendum!

why is he so adorable

[fireflied]

[HOPEFULLY SHE IS SETTLED IN AT THE TEMPLE AT THIS TIME! EITHER WAY HE GETS A SMILE.]

Mm, I was told!