mandalus :: the city of fates.

[Hope is finishing up moving things. He'd put a lot of time and effort into making sure all of his research and everything else went with him but he doesn't realize that the feed is on because he tried to keep it off the network with more important things going on.]

Vanille? Fang? I brought all my stuff and put it into the room..you guys home?

[That's when he realizes the feed is on and so locks it down.]

[Video/Private/Unhackable to Tifa]

Do you need an extra set of hands? I only have some field dressing and bandaging experience but I can help if you need it.

[Hope is leaving the library as the feed turns on. He's spent so much time there that he's not sure if it's day or night before he walks out of the building. But he did hear the announcement about Helen Magnus and everything else.

He takes a few steps and a little girl walks by and drops her doll to which Hope kneels and picks it up, handing it back to her. Fortunately this time the child doesn't cringe or look at him crazy like he did all those years ago when he was a L'Cie.]

I'm sorry I've been scarce..I get lost researching.

[Old habits don't die and he turns the feed to lock it to Fang and Vanille.]

Are you two alright?

[The feed turns on and Hope's first reaction was to back up from it, but the scientist and curious kid in him got the better of him for the moment. And he's not sure if anyone's on the other end of the line or not, but he'll try it.]

So this is how they said that we would communicate to other people here. I wonder if I could make some adjustments to it.

[Hope nods to the camera, hoping someone catches this and his voice is calm and steady even if the events that he just left were absolutely devastating. He'd given himself a bit of time to find a bit of strength and some information out before making a post.]

My name is Hope Estheim. I'm not from this place but I can imagine that's the story with most if not everyone here. If there's any way I can be of assistance let me know, I'll do what I can to help.

[The feed turns off]