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[It was just past noon in Germany when a call went out, the video revealing a young woman with black hair and uniform shifting uncomfortably in her seat. She looked to be in a break room of sorts. When she spoke she had a moderate French accent with a touch of German. It seemed English wasn't that strong.]

"Hello everyone... Um... My name is Celine Blanchefleur. I was advised to make this broadcast in English but I can speak French and German as well. I've been numbered for a short while now and I really don't know... anything. At all. Well much."

[She was extremely nervous, though not really distressed. Perhaps she just wasn't used to asking for help, or maybe it was simply the nature of the help she was requesting.] "I thought I might see if anyone can tell me anything. Or be willing to answer some of my questions. Honestly though I do not know what questions I'm supposed to ask. Or where to even start. This is all very new to me."

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Indeed. Message me when you arrive and I'll be there as soon as work is finished today.

With a quick goodbye for now, she tells Sakuya she'll do just that. As soon as she arrives at the meeting spot, a forested area just north of the train station in town.

With the message sent, she now waits for the woman's arrival.

It was some time before Celine showed up. Nearly thirty minutes in fact. She stumbled a little into view, quite out of breath. She must have run part of the way. She had changed out of her uniform before coming and was wearing simple black pants and a nice white top with a coat. The chain of her dial could be seen dangling from her pocket.

"Sorry I'm a bit late. I was looking around for exactly where you meant..." They were a little bit off the beaten path.

"I was beginning to think you wouldn't make it"

Emi was wearing something less elaborate than her usual fashion concious outfit tonight. Simply because it'd be easier to move around in.

"Now, where to begin, hmm?"

"I'm sorry. A customer wouldn't leave. They stayed past closing time. I wasn't permitted to leave until they did..." She seemed somewhat annoyed about it. "And I'm okay with anything. If not for this I would simply be at home on the couch."

She had to suppress a yawn. Unlike Emilia she generally was awake during the day. If their outings became more regular it would take some serious getting used to on Celine's part.

"Well then, what do you know about the Numbered so far?" Emi relaxed a little, accepting the explanation. She was, of course, going to give Celine a rundown of numbered history.

"Truthfully? Almost nothing." She seemed a little embarrassed. "I've not really kept up. I'm usually too preoccupied by work and... family... and being as lazy as possible on Sundays so I can recover for the following work week."

"It seems we exist to protect the world. You've seen the giant monsters and those black fuzzy things? I'm told they're of alien origin. We're meant to defend against them, if we're able, because who else could do it? It was the Numbered that got those kids home, away from some literally inhuman kidnappers."

"To protect- wait those things are alien?" She wasn't entirely sure how to take that. "So people are regaining the memories of their past lives and gaining some form of magic power in order to repel an invasion by fuzzy aliens? You do understand how that sounds, right? Circumstances aside."

"Yeah... it sounds crazy and will take some getting used to. Have you heard of the troubles in Locke City over in the US?"

Emi herself was considerably unsure about everything at first herself. It sounded interesting, not that she admitted it at the time. She still approached things with confidence, even now, though.

"Oh. No I haven't. You can tell me if you wish, though I'm probably not the best one to turn to. I don't exactly have the means of getting to the US."

Calling Celine unsure would be the understatement of the year, but she was at least cooperative and willing to learn what was going on.

"Actually, there is a way. I'll show you sometime, there's a cave near Neuschwanstein Castle, where there's a teleporter that links to other echo areas like this one."

She thought she would know about the mafia attacks, their violent defeat and the power vacuum they left which resulted in riots.

"Teleportation? Is that even safe?" A pause. "And don't give me that look. I don't exactly have the free time to keep up with more than tomorrow's weather. Much less what is going on in another country."

"Quite safe, as it turns out. It looks like some sort of dimensional shift... Like a wormwhole. I don't know, I was never good at physics."

She gives Celine a thoughtful look. "I can fly, by the way. I could show you it if you want."

"F-fly?" Celine was clearly taken off guard by that, but it made sense. Emilia did have wings. "I'm quite heavy though. I don't think it would be a good idea..." Truthfully she was just scared of heights.

"Yes, fly." She flaps her wings, effortlessly rising into the air. "I've got strength beyond any human. You would be as light as a feather to me."

Oh right. Vampire strength. "Well... I... Umm..." She couldn't really think of another excuse. Well besides the truth anyway. "I'm not very fond of heights." She didn't think that Emilia would drop her. Heights in general were just scary.

"Oh? I'm quick on my feet, I can carry you if need be." Faster than most humans, as it turns out. Emi was always quick to make use of her powers.

"I... Erm..." She REALLY didn't want to fly... "Okay. But... Just go slow... and not too high. And please be careful. If we fall I will not survive."

If she's that set against it, she won't fly high, if at all. But there's one thing she'd like to point out.

"Go slow? That would defeat the purpose of carrying you to begin with! I'm sure you don't want to spend all night being carried to that cave near the castle..."

"Ghck..." She glanced away from the vampire. "Fine... Go whatever speed you need to..." She really REALLY didn't want to fly anywhere. "But if you drop me I swear I'll kill you."

"People have tried... Succeeded, mind you, but as you might guess, that wasn't the end of me. It was the end of my life, and the beginning of my unlife."

She takes hold of Celine firmly, taking to the air a little ways at the same time. Not too high, just enough to clear the trees and buildings...

It was impressive. How tightly Celine, a human, clung to Emilia. If the vampire were still living it likely would have squeezed the air from her lungs. Fortunately that was not the case and the vampire was in no danger of suffocating, though it probably would not be easy to speak.

What the heck, Emi was left wondering if the French girl had gotten back superhuman strength or something. But at least the trip doesn't take too long...

Soon enough, Emi lands at the mouth of the cave...

"...You can let go now."

In the end, the vampire was forced to pry off the human girl, carefully, of course... She didn't want to hurt her, after all!

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And Celine did not let go, her eyes shut tightly, trembling a little bit. Even after her feet are set on the ground, the vampire had to pry the human's arms off. It was certainly impressive the strength a panicked human could muster.

It took a full two minutes for Celine to compose herself, her heartbeat finally starting to quiet. She didn't look directly at Emilia, more than a little embarrassed by her own behavior...

"Lets... Lets just go..."

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