Text; un: supercoolguy (?)

[protectorofsmiles]

H E L L O

W H A T I S T HIS D e V I C E

I F O u N D I T H ER E


A L so whEre AM I?

WHO IS SupErcoolGUY I T H INK HE MISplac ed this

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un: tapir

[dreamvour]

hello!! ( ･ω･)ﾉ
i don't know who that is but where did you find it?

[protectorofsmiles]

[Time passes. Whoever is typing into the device is clearly not familiar with it.]

I N a PaRK

IT WAS LY ING O N THE GROUND

I SAW OT HERS W I TH DEVICES L I K E THESE SO I THINK THESE ARE VERY I M POR TA N T

W H OE V E R LO ST THIS SHOULD GET I T BA C K

[dreamvour]

was it in tokyo or osaka? do you know?
they're used to communicate like we're doing now!
hopefully posting here will help you find its owner

[protectorofsmiles]

WHAT IS A T O KYO OR OSA KA

I DONT KNOW I POS TED HERE BUT I HA VE N O AN S WERS

PLS HELP ME FIND THEM

[dreamvour]

they're city names, but it's okay if you don't know what they are!
can you tell me what it looks like around you?
i'll do my best! ᕙ (° ~ ° ~)

[protectorofsmiles]

I SEEE T RE ES

OH IF I F L Y H I GH UP I SEE A FOU NT A I N THAT HAS WEIRD LION FACED SNAKES ON IT

[Dragons. Wherever Genbu(?) it's, it's clearly a known lark around the area.]

[dreamvour]

those are dragons!
i think i might know where you are
i'm on my way! ∠(｀･ω･´)

Text -> action

[protectorofsmiles]

T H A N K S SO MU CH I'LL B E WA ITing S HO UT for KUPPI KIPP ILL C O M E F L YIN G

[Kuppi waits once he puts the device down. Phew, that was tough to use. Kuppi isn't sure how he figured it out but somehow it worked! Now he'll just wait for someone to shout his name...]

[dreamvour]

[it isn't a very long wait; Baku had been out already, exploring the places she had missed at night. When she arrives at the fountain she pulls out the device, looking around before sending a message]

i'm here!
look for the small Japanese girl in a gray jacket

[protectorofsmiles]

[Chirp chirp chirp

No response. In fact, said girl in a gray jacket might hear a ding coming from somewhere, and will find the magi-comm device sitting on the fountain.

The girl will need to follow instructions on the last message sent, perhaps.]

[dreamvour]

Ahh, I really have to do it . . .

[her least favorite thing, drawing attention to herself when she's in a form meant not to draw attention. She sighs and puts the device back into her jacket, takes a deep breath, and:]

Kuppi Kipp, I'm here!

[protectorofsmiles]

[There we go!

DOOOOOT

There's a tiny honk coming from somewhere, and then poof! A fuzzy white creature appears before the girl, tiny trumpet in hand!]

@($!"(#)$)! ¢{©¶|¶¢{®]??

[It's...speaking in strange whistle sounds???]

[dreamvour]

[normal people usually startle. All Baku does is step back, tilting her head.

Isn't this one of those - somethings from her friend's game? She should have paid more attention.

She politely waits until the whistling ends to speak]

Hello - Kuppi Kipp is your name? I'm sorry, but I don't speak your language. [she has actually never encountered a language she couldn't speak] Are you able to talk in Japanese?

[protectorofsmiles]

...

[Kuppi's purple pom begins to glow, and he floats over to the girl, touching her forehead for a moment. He soon back away.]

Test test! Can you understand me now, kupo?

[dreamvour]

[she reaches up to touch her forehead curiously, nodding]

I can now. That's handy. [she doesn't say trick or magic because really, she doesn't know what it is. Aside from that, meeting up to help with strange little creatures is perfectly normal]

My name is Baku. I guess no one's shown up looking for their phone yet, hm?

[protectorofsmiles]

No, not yet...I've been looking around but no luck, kupo!

[Sad, Kuppi's pom sulks.]

Is there anything we can check in the device itself to figure it out? I'm surprised I figured out how to communicate with this, kupo!

[dreamvour]

Maybe his messages . . . ? I don't think they'll mind if it's just looking for a name.

[she nods] They're simple to figure out, which I think may be the point. The ones in my world are much more complicated.

[protectorofsmiles]

[The little moogle floats over to the girl and hands over the magi-comm.]

Erm, can you check? My tiny hands are sore from all that typing, kupo...

[dreamvour]

[she takes the device with an amused noise, then moves over to sit on the edge of the fountain]

Mm, I'll check. [with ease, because she might be an old af immortal dream eater, but she's one who practically lives on her phone back home] You did pretty good, though. For your first time.

[protectorofsmiles]

Hehe, you really think so, Kupo? I learned by watching others in the park do it! Not being readily seen by regular folk can come in handy, kupo!

[Kuppi floats towards the girl to look over her shoulder, curious to see how she looks up the needed information.]

[dreamvour]

[she pauses as Kuppi floats closer and slows her movements so he can follow along, if he wants to learn]

It can, right? Is it a choice you make or just how it is? [she pauses scrolling, head tilting] Huh . . . someone named Genbu?

[protectorofsmiles]

Just how it is, kupo! Though perhaps it was a choice a long time ago and has been a thing ever since...

[Kuppi continues to observe, until a familiar name hits his ears.]

Genbu...? Huh. I know a Genbu from home! Though I doubt it's the same one that's here, Kupo.

un: ash2.0

[subroutined]

It's called a magi-comm. It's like a mobile, but magic.
You're in a country called Nippon, on a world called Gaia.
I can't get any more specific than that, unfortunately.

Sobs I'm so sorry for the wacky text

[protectorofsmiles]

I DON'T KNOW WH AT A NY OF T H A T MEans

NE VER HeaRD OF THAT WORLD. ALL I KNOW IS THE FIR ST AND THE SOURCE I KNOW THERE I S OTHER WORLDS BUT DON'T K N OW OF A GA IA

WELL I SUPPOSE THATS NOT IMPORTANT rIGht nOW dO YOU KNOW A SUPERCOOLGUY I THINK THATS THE OWnEr of tHis MAGICOMM

pls no it's adorable

[subroutined]

Well, I'd like to think I am a "super cool guy"...

[ Hah hah... Get it? ]

But no, I'm sorry I haven't any idea who the person you're looking for is.

uwu

[protectorofsmiles]

OH IF U A R E A SUPER COO L GUY THEN MAYBE T HI S BELO NGS TO U

ARE U MISSING A MAGIWHATEVER

Re: uwu

[subroutined]

Oh, no. Sorry. I was joking. I'm not the super cool guy you're looking for.

(I'm not even all that cool, if I'm honest.)

But in any case, I can't be missing my magicomm because I'm using it to talk to you.

[protectorofsmiles]

THATS A GO OD P O I NT

WELL YOU SEEM CO O L REG A RDL E S S

DO U KNOW IF THERE IS A W A Y TO SEE INSIDE THE DE VICE THAT COULD GIVE US A CLUE

[subroutined]

I don't know, sorry. These devices don't work quite the same as the ones I'm used to. If it were one of those, I could tell you easily who yours belongs to. All it would take is a little digging on my end.

[ Hacking in and finding personal information, while dubiously moral, is quite easy when your brain is connected to the internet. ]

With these run by magic, though, I'm afraid there's not much I can do to help.

[protectorofsmiles]

T HESE ARE RUN By maGiC?

They SEEM ALL TECHY TO ME

LIKE THE ST UFF THE I RON WOR KS GUYS DO OR SO I HEAR

[subroutined]

Well, they call it “magi-tech.” So I suppose it's a bit of both?

You say tomato, I say tomato, I guess.

[Text; UN: gentlebreeze]

[gentledawn]

Can you tell me what is around you?

[protectorofsmiles]

TREES

ALSO A S TRAN GE FOUNTAIN THAT HAS THESE SNAKES ON IT

BUT THEY KIND OF LOOK L I K E
LI ONS

[Eastern dragons, from the sound of it. And there is one such park with such a fountain.

One that Xingchen might be familiar with. That he may have done things in.

Things with Genbu.]

[gentledawn]

I know the location. Stay put; I won't be long.

[Yes, he remembers that place. Genbu made it...stand out...in his memory. Ahem. Xingchen leaves the library and hurries to said park, searching for...he's not sure. Is that a...Moogle?]

Are you the one who sent the message?

[protectorofsmiles]

[It's okay, folks, don't mind the floating device that Xingchen is talking to, nothing weird here.]

Gah!! Y-you startled me, kupo! Wait...can you see me, kupo?

un: SHORE

[divinate]

H E L L O

I L I K E H O W Y O U T Y P E W I T H A L L T H E W O R D S T O G E T H E R E V E N I F I H A D T O R E A D I T A F E W T I M E S T O K N O W W H A T Y O U W E R E S A Y I N G

M A Y B E Y O U A R E T H E S U P E R C O O L G U Y

[protectorofsmiles]

I AM HA VING T R O UBL E RE ADI NG WHAT YOU SAID

IM D oiNg my best THIS D EVI CE IS VeRy BIG

[divinate]

I T H I N K I G E T W H A T Y O U A R E S A Y I N G

Y O U A R E H A V I N G T R O U B L E R E A D I N G

ifimakeitsmallerdoesithelpbecausethescreenisverybig

[protectorofsmiles]

OH HEY TH AT WORKS!

CAN YOU HE LP ME F I N D THE O WN ER OF TH I S DEV I C E

[divinate]

OKAYiwillhelpyou

wheredidyoufindit??whereareyou???maybeitsagiftforyouthough

[protectorofsmiles]

I DON'T TH I NK SO I JUST FOUND IT HERE IN THE PARK

MAYBE THERE'S A WAY TO LOOK INSIDE WH I IT BEL ONG S TO

[divinate]

idon'tknowImayynotbethepersontoaskbecauseihaveneverusedacomputerbeforeandhaveonlyusedthisdevice

Letmeremember

7times!!!butilikerunningaroundsoicandoallthelegwork!!!thereisaparkandnowiwillruntoit

andtoyou!!!

[protectorofsmiles]

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I'm AT A PArk I doNt KNOW WH E RE IT I S T HOUGH

A L L I KN OW IS THE WEIRD LION NO O D LE FO UNT AIN