Video

[mangata]

[ The number on the network seems to be the same as a certain Marina Santana that people know - including a few newbies now. It's taken from a low-quality camera phone, and the background seems desolate, and the blue-haired girl the video is looking at has shorter hair than Marina and, quite notably, has both of her eyes intact.

She sighs, and waves at the propped-up camera. ]

So it looks like we're getting new additions to this network for the first time in a while - and from what I've caught looking over the network, it coincides with a new wave of oddities.

[ Not-Marina leans in closer, eyes narrowed. ]

To everyone new, if you notice that I look identical to a certain Marina Santana, there is a good reason for it. Over a year ago, our planet created copies - doppelgangers - clones - what have you, of some of the reincarnations. Mirrored selves... and some of us are still alive. You may call me Umi Ryuuzaki, the name of Marina's past life, because I was in a hurry to be my own person and the name stuck well enough.

[ Yeah Marina, she doesn't really care how you feel about people talking about your past life. Just sayin'. ]

To everyone else, if this trend of strange occurrences continues, you'll be hearing and seeing more of me than you have for the past year or so.

It's... a pleasure. Goodbye. [ Although she'll chat with anyone who wants to.

Comments

[Video]

[charcoalfeather]

Umi... [Rakka would never be very certain about the Doppelgangers, some of them anyways. But there were some that deserved some peace and safety. Umi was one such person.]

[Video/private]

[twobirdsonestone]

[See Reki's face.

See her looking mildly concerned in her usual way; an odd mixture of glaring and watching with hesitation.]

[dictator_ko]

Wait, you're a copy?

[She isn't sure what to think of that.]

Well, you're still a person after all.

[She's still trying to make up for the bad first impression she made. And now she's thinking about what it'd be like having a copy of herself. It actually seems quite fun.]

Video

[callmeryuzaki]

Another "Ryuzaki?" How strange. Confusing.

It could be interesting.

Text - Private

[willdareanything]

[What's this? A private text from a previously unseen Number?]

It seems you've fallen on hard times. If you're interested, I may have an offer for you.

[video]

[jasminebloominginshadow]

[oh hey, look who it is]

... Hey. I'm, uh, glad to hear you're doing alright...

[voice]

[scarlet_devil]

So, you survive.

Let's make one thing clear, shall we? I will not tolerate any trouble caused to Amelia.

video;

[moonlighteclipse]

[There's a long, dour sort of look from Rose. Her image quality's an awful lot better, and she looks perplexed. Truthfully, she's not sure what to think of Umi suddenly coming on here like this, and finally just shrugs.]

So. Where the hell'd you get off to?

Audio

[numberedshepherd]

I've nothing against doppelgangers that sincerely want to help. Congratulations on surviving the invasion.