One's Own Teller

Traaa lalaaa doo de dun, a tablet from the days fargooonne♪ It's all mine and aloooneeee. Oh my dear stone tablet, I finally have you all to myself...

Not a single soul to get in the--

Who the...

What the... Where the hell am I?

Who the heck are you?!

And if you must know, it's my house! Now, how did you get in here?

NO! Wait! Hold on a second. Those clothes... They are clearly not from this century! Hmmm...

HMMMMMMMM..... HHHHHHMMMMMMMMMM.....

Hey. Stop messing around or I'll knock you back a century or two.

Ha! I'm afraid the messing-er arounder is YOU!

Oh, is it now.

Your early Miglancian cosplay is all wrong!

Mig...lancian?

Did I stutter?! Early Miglancian clothing featured red and navy contrasting colors. You've got the red right, but your navy is entirely too dark! It's basically black!

What in the world are you on about?

Stop this...whatever it is you're doing, and tell me where I am, and who you are. Now.

Well you do have the time traveler attitude down, I'll give you that much.

So in the spirit of the theatre, I shall play along and provide the answers ye seek. Archeology Buff, at your service! My fair maiden, thou hath wandered forsooth into the shining city of Elzion. Theta District, specifically.

Elzion? Theta district?

If ye findeth it hard to believe, I suggest thou taketh a gander outside. No doubt thou shall seeth wonders unbeknownst to thine people of thine era. Milady.

...Just tell me where the exit is.

Milady may continue her cosplay crusade through the door over yonder.

...Right. Thanks for the tip.

A diamond in the rough, that one. Just a little more attention to detail would do the trick... That said, if she had no idea how to get out, then how did she get in? Hmmm... Quite peculiar, indeed.

I've definitely never been here before.

And not a single person I know in sight. Did I get sent here all alone?

I'M. TELLING. YOU. YOU GOT THE WRONG GIRL!

Hold on, I recognize that voice...

I PLEAD THE FIFTH!! Thefifththefifthfifthfifthfifth...

Mm? How many times was that? Crap! Six! Almost had it.

Ma'am One last time. Did you, or did you not, illegally enter the home of a private citizen?

AS I SAAAAID! I was following a glowing cat. That's it.

Then, all of a sudden I was eating dinner with the fam. Except the fam were people I didn't know? If anything, I'm the victim here.

Well. What do you think? It's clear her outfit isn't the only thing suspicious here.

I say we book 'er.

HEY! This is NOT how you treat a magician slash extremely beautiful woman with bird bones!

Sigh... Why did it have to be Magilou, of all people.

I should get out of here before she notices.

HEY!!! Ohhh Veeeeeeelveeeeeeeeeet! My Velvetinooooooooooo!

Ahhhhhh crap.

Wait, that worked? I was just randomly shouting your name!

Cut the crap, Magilou.

She a friend of yours?

Oh yeah, THE friend in fact. We're sisters from another mystical mister. Magilou's Menagerie members thick and thin. We've been peein' in the same pot since I don't know when. Bond as deep as the ocean, is what we got!

*Krrrr* This is EGPD officer 82092584, requesting back up. BNE suspect has accomplice, over. *krrr*

Sigh... Why can't I just live my life?

If you surrender peacefully then no harm will come of you.

Well, this is quite the mess.

But unfortunately for YOU. A girl's got a 4 o'clock reservation for revenge!

Damn it!

Wh-What's with that arm?!

She's a monster!

Calling COA for backup. She must be captured at all costs!

What seems to be the problem, here?

Sir!

These magicians are guests of mine, so I ask again, is there a problem?

Yeah, got a problem OFFICER? You're messin' with the Magilou Menagerie here!

Those amazing-but-scary spells I did? Illusions! My friend's freaky-but-cute-if-you're-into-that kind-of-thing arm? ILLUSION.

I don't remember any amazing-but-scary spells, Magilou.

It's okay Velvet, you can drop the tough as nails act. Show everyone that pretty little smile of yours!

How about I make you smile. With my fist.

...At any rate, do you mind letting my guests go?

Aye sir. If you can vouch for them, then we will let them go.

Okay, explain yourself. Why are you helping us?

I have a place a little more private we can discuss this. Follow me.

Don't trust that guy one bit.

It's not like we have anyone else we can trust, especially considering how suspicious we look!

Can't wait to find out what kind of scary monsters he's hiding in his hideout, though!

...Or not. Who cares! Let's just go!

None of this makes any sense...

But even if it is a trap, what other option do we have?

Okay, let me start off by saying thanks. You saved our asses back there.

Now, tell us why you did it.

Heh. Impatient little one... It was something you said that caught my attention.

Something I said?

What you said about revenge. You did mention revenge, did you not?

......

So I did. I'll do anything to get it, too.

What of it?

I have similar aspirations, you see. Someone in particular I'd like to... "clear the air" with. And I would stop at nothing to do it.

Sorry, the only revenge I'm interested in is my own.

Fair enough. I didn't help you so we could lick our relative wounds.

Anyway. The two of you are new to this part of town, yes? Or should I say...new to this era? Perhaps that is more accurate.

If you would rather not answer, that's fine. I would just like to know how you arrived here.

A glowing cat.

Hey! That's the same way I got here!

The way we got here may be the same, but we are definitely not the same. For the record, I hate cats. I was...trying to avoid it, and then suddenly I'm here.

Hmm... A glowing cat, eh? ...... It couldn't be... Hmm... This planet's defense mechanism has been activated.

Defense mechanism?

Pay no mind, just thinking out loud. I think it's time we parted ways.

Mmmmhmmm... I had a feeling you were going to say that.

At any rate, since we are kindred spirits in our quest for revenge, let me leave you with this. Get a citizen ID.

A citizen ID, eh?

I don't recommend doing it how I did it, but having one will allow you to move freely through Elzion. With that I'll take my leave. I pray we do not meet again.

Won't open. Why don't we try somewhere else?

WHY WON'T YOU LET ME IN?! Oh well, let's try somewhere else.

Citizen Number?

Hehehe! I see what you're doin' with your ragged lookin' outfit and the bandage on your hand! You're one of those professional cosplayers, ain't ya! I don't know what you're cosplayin' as, but I can tell you got a lot of passion about it!

The story of Elzion is that it was founded around 100 years ago. It was after most all the prisma dried up. The land was basically uninhabitable. So they made Elzion. Gotta say, with that look, you might be able to make a go of it on land, though!

This is the elevator you wanna use if you want to go to another district. The only thing you gotta worry about is that the civilian levels have some restrictions on 'em. But that's why we got citizen numbers. Am I right? Don't even have to worry about losing 'em!

You have to be someone who is really determined to live up here. I know that because there are still people down there who can't get up here! But, you seem to me like someone who is full of determination. You're definitely going places!

What's this?

Hahaha Good one... Wait, you're serious?! This here's a xeno prisma. The real deal all but dried up a long time ago. That's why they made the fake stuff in the first place! Hmm... Getting a serious case of deja vu here...