Seventeenth Wish -- Video (Backdated to shortly after morning sirens.)

[hybrid_prodigy]

[He doesn't necessarily intend to talk to everybody, but he's too tired to make a filter. And he looks it. His face is pale and worn, as though he didn't get much sleep last night, if any at all. He doesn't appear to be physically hurt, at least. Not from the view the NV gives, anyway.]

I'm really sorry if I worried anyone.

Um . . . Miss Nelliel? Could you come bring me home? I wouldn't ask, but I'm pretty tired and don't think flying would be a good idea right now. [He's put his ki up a little above a resting level, to make sure he's easy for her to find; it'll be coming from Sector 6.]

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A-Are you alright? What happened?

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[hybrid_prodigy]

Just tired, really.

[He rubs awkwardly at the back of his neck.] You know all the people that went missing the past couple days? We kinda . . . got taken to the Hunting Grounds.

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You're sure you're not hurt, that you don't need to go to a doctor or anything?

[She's much too naive to guess the truth at first, so she just blinks and tilts her head, though there's worry growing in her expression.]

To the Hunting Grounds? Why?

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[hybrid_prodigy]

I'm honestly not hurt. It's fine.

[He looks away briefly here, because the very idea makes him uncomfortable. It's not something that should happen.] ... So we could be hunted.

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[motioned]

[And that idea is so altogether unbelievable for a moment, even in a place like this, that she can only stare for a moment. No matter how many times she hears of the horrors this place holds, it never stops coming as a shock.]

What?

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[hybrid_prodigy]

[He shifts a bit uncomfortably, here.] We got put in collars that restricted any powers we have, and people hunted us.

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What? But that can't be—

[But her brow furrows, and she pauses, trying not to stumble over her words.]

How many people were there?

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[hybrid_prodigy]

[Stops and thinks about this for a minute.] Not sure of the exact number. But more than ten.

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Did you recognize any of them? I mean, do you know their names?

[Her voice raises slightly, though she's trying to quell the nervousness.]

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[hybrid_prodigy]

[He catches the worry, but doesn't comment on it.] Only one person that I knew beforehand. I did meet some others, though.

[He focuses his tired mind on trying to come up with names. There hadn't been a lot of time for introductions.] Pretty sure one of 'em was named Kurt.

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Is he alright?

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[hybrid_prodigy]

He was hurt, but he came out of it okay.

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[motioned]

[She lets out a short sigh of relief.]

Have you talked to the police yet?

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[hybrid_prodigy]

[Shakes his head.] Not yet. I really just want to get home for a while first.

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[She nods.]

I know you said you weren't hurt, but is there anything else you need?

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[hybrid_prodigy]

Thanks, but I'm okay. Miss Nelliel is coming to take me home.

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[She nods.]

Promise to let me know if you think of anything, okay?