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[Okay, it's warm. Very very warm. Even for the evening it's hotter than usual...but that doesn't explain why there's a blond boy wandering through the forest without his shoes and without his shirt. True to New Feather nature, the boy's wearing just the white cotton pants as he shuffles along through the forest.

It isn't until he gets to the center of town that he stops, staring at his surroundings with blank eyes. Well, great. None of this is registering.

Attention, Luceti. Would the owners of a blonde derp please come and claim your friend? He's not going anywhere for a while. It's a little too hard to process anything right now.

Is he staring at you? Or you? You seem like someone interesting.]

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[That question alone heightens the possibility of him being a new feather but something just seems off about that theory.]

Well, Roxas-kun, we're in a world called Luceti. It seems you were able to make it to the village without any complications.

[Huh. He gives another sweeping gaze at the center of the village.]

...Luceti. [He nods to affirm that he heard her, flapping his wings once or twice.] Why?

I'm not entirely sure why we were brought here, though I believe the Malnosso play some role in it. The Malnosso are a group of scientists that are able to experiment on us at will.

[Roxas may be able to tell she's a little irritated when saying that. She does not like being experimented on like this]

[He's not sure how to articulate the fact he's unaware of what experiment means, but he gets the general sense that it's a pretty bad situation.] Experiment. ...how?

[She gives him a nod] The Malnosso send out robots to retrieve certain individuals and they bring them back to their hideout outside of the barrier that surrounds the village. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to gather a lot of information regarding the tests they conduct on those people. Normally when one returns from the kidnapping, they have no recollection of what happened in the time they were gone.

[That seems kind of weird. There are other people then who don't remember? He might be inclined to meet them if he can find them.] Why...not?

I'm not sure, possibly an effect from a drug that was administered to them. [Though she only knows one person who's memory was entirely erased]

[Nodding, nodding. Well if you say so.] A lot?

[Okay that one throws her off a little] A lot?

...of people. [Excuse us Naoto, we're just going to have a seat on the edge of the fountain here and stare up.] A lot?

[Go right on ahead, Naoto is going to sit down next to him.] Yes, there are a lot of people who are kidnapped every month, though it happens at random so there's no telling how many will disappear.

[He's looking down at his feet, wiggling his toes a bit.] Gone long?

It varies. People can be gone for a few days then there are others that don't return for weeks. [She takes off her hat and fans herself a little with it]

[He was going to ask her another question, but the hat has suddenly become his target of interest. He's going to move his head to follow the hat's movements. Hello removable headwear. Roxas is going to attempt to prod at it.]

[When he stops talking, she looks at him to make sure he's okay but notices his gaze is following her hat. Up...down...up...this is amusing.

Normally she doesn't let anyone touch it since it's pretty much her favorite hat ever, but it doesn't seem like he'll tear it to shreds or anything so she holds it towards him a little]

Do you like it?

[He'll take it and just hold it out at about arm's length, giving it another once-over.] What is it for?

You wear it on your head, though people wear them for different reasons, like fashion or simply to shade themselves from the sun. [Has he never worn a hat before?]

[Roxas has never seen a hat before as far as he knows. He's slowly gaining a sense of life, but the Malnosso were nice enough to erase everything but his name temporarily. So don't mind him tugging the hat this way and that, being careful not to tug too hard.] And you?

[You better be careful with her hat Roxas, even though you're nice and pretty much clueless, she has her eye on you] Personally, I just like to wear it, I can't say there is a true reason behind it.

[At least he won't eat it or something worse.] ...ah. [And okay, putting it back onto Naoto's head, never mind the fact it's backwards. He furrows his eyebrows a bit, trying to formulate his next question.] How long... [And then he stops. He's trying to figure out how long Naoto's been around. Give him a sec, he'll try again in a moment.]

[That would scare her just a little if he did eat it. She blinks when he puts it on her head backwards but smiles nonetheless and fixes it. She can tell he's trying to say more so she'll just stay quiet and wait]

[He watches her fix it, noting how the hat should properly be worn before attempting to articulate his thought again.] Have you been here? How long...?

I've been here...for a little over two months now. [Time flies doesn't it.]

[Huh. That's a long time. Longer than Roxas thinks he's been alive.] ...alone?

[She shakes her head, smiling a little] No, not alone. Luckily two of my friends from my own world were brought here as well. I've also been able to make a few friends here in that time.