Video; UN: Cute&Savage

[colorsinmyhead]

[The sound of music fills the feed as the video begins and the image of a girl standing there in front of the concert venue in district 2 fills the screen. She offer an uneasy smile and gives the camera a wave before she begins speaking.]

Okay... so, hi. I’m Zoey—from HUNTR/X. Whiiich some of you probably never heard of unless your world has Wi-Fi and interdimensional pop charts, but trust me, we're kind of a big deal where I come from.

But real talk? This place is wild. New skies, weird magic, so many new salons and shops to explore... and honestly? I love it. But dropping into a new world to help save it definitely wasn't on our tour schedule, and I kind of can't do it on my own. So I’m looking for two people. My group. My ride-or-dies. Total icons. We're kind of a team, especially when it comes to saving-the-world kind of things.

[She would share pics if she had her phone. But she'd forgotten that on the trip, apparently, which was sooooo unlike her. What were the fans going to think when she missed all her usual posting times?]

Rumi is a magnificent singer and the lead of our group. She has long, purple hair, styled in a braid, and brown eyes. And Mira has dark purple eyes and has hot-pink hair tied into two twintails, and has the best moves being the lead dancer of the group. She choreographs all of our dance routines. Any help finding them would be great.

Rumi, Mira? If you’re hearing this? I’m okay, but totally lost.

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[napalmira]

[Mira had heard the music but hadn't paid as much mind to the background. Now that it she does she lights up.]

Oh wow that looks amazing. I can definitely find that. I'm going to guess you didn't run into Bobby though.

[colorsinmyhead]

No, no Bobby. But a helpful kitty named Narinder did tell me that Rumi is here, or was here, at the beach. Soooo at least we're all together.

[napalmira]

Perfect. We'll hook up and then go find her.

[And look at her making it in record time! Just give her a second to appreciate the concert venue.]

We're definitely going to have to do a show there eventually.

[colorsinmyhead]

She's on the way here.

[It was pretty amazing how quickly they'd all managed to find each other, but then again, they were never far apart. Zoey just sat there patiently outside the venue, hopping up and rushing over when Mira arrived.]

Definately, though Rumi said something about having to wait.

damn i don't have group hug icon and final warning for a lot of SPOILERS (even to Rumi) from now on

[denyingit]

[Rumi is such an emotional rollercoaster on her way to them. She didn't even dare to ask or look how much they know about whatever happens back home. It's been a pretty eventful --- what, ten(?) days for her in Ellipsa and she'll tell at least some of that to them too. (She will, in fact, tell them everything once she finds out, that she doesn't need to hide anything from them anymore.)

She runs over there in an all covering pink hoodie very similar to that one she wears back home too even though it's from a local store and in her own jeans.

Easiest thing first. She's so, so relieved and happy and whatever else from seeing them there, that she definitely gets very emotional on her final steps, they better be ready for an extremely emotional group hug because she'll be hugging and crying right there as soon as she can reach them.]

I can't believe you're both here! I missed you so, so much!!

ah guess what i have tho

[napalmira]

[Mira already has her arms out by the time she sees Rumi. If Zoey doesn't get to her first (which she will, of course) Mira will all but drag her into a group hug.

Ah hell now she's crying too! It's always a chain reaction.]

I was so worried.

[colorsinmyhead]

[Of course, Zoey had to get them both in a hug, even if it hadn't been all that long for her, she had been kind of scared when she'd suddenly found herself on her own.]

I don't know what's going on, but I'd be totally lost without both of you. I'm so glad we're all together.

[denyingit]

[At least this time they're real unlike they were in that room full of mirrors and it's obvious from all of that euphoric rush, that comes from the touch energy as soon as they hug each other. She holds them tighter.]

I was so worried too, I'm so glad you're both okay and that we're all together again now! I was totally lost without both of you for ten days but it felt like forever. And before that one moment I was--

[... a beat, another... ]

Talking with Mira in my room about changing Takedown's lyrics and everything else, that we talked about there and then suddenly after Mira left my room I woke on a beach here.

[Yeah, imagine Rumi of all people waking up on a beach here especially when that's the last thing she remembers. This world thinks it's so hilarious.

Does that ease any of the confusion or just bring more confusion? It could do both too. Also that's honestly not exactly the last thing she remembers but it's close enough without telling them about her plans to meet Jinu right after that.]

[napalmira]

[Mira leans back from the hug just enough to look at Rumi quizzically. That night in Rumi's room when she was trying to figure out what was going on with her sudden change of heart on the lyrics ... she frowns just a touch.]

That was ... yeah, a bit ago for me.

[She side glances at Zoey now, a lift to one of her brows. She's not suspicious of Rumi or anything like that but there's definitely something weird afoot. Not that this whole experience hasn't been weird but weirder.]

Zoey, what was the last thing you remember.

[colorsinmyhead]

It was definately after that. I mean there were the idol awards, and all of that happened, then there was Gwi-ma, and we all went to the bath house.

[It had been a really hectic time alright. But for Rumi to have forgotten all of it, that was really strange. Had something happened to her? Did they do something to her?]

Oh and we announced the reunion tour. We were about to have some couch time, but decided to talk to some fans first, and then suddenly there were cherry blossoms everywhere.

[denyingit]

[UMMMM. Besties, what? They're both getting very surprised and confused looks from Rumi. At least one thing about this isn't new to her...]

Okay, so you both came here from my future. Apparently that's completely normal here since it happens here with everyone all the time.

[Rumi has so many questions about everything, that Zoey says, where does she even begin with all of that? At least it sounds like everything will be fine in the end.]

Why are we having a reunion tour? What happened at the Idol Awards?

[Because logically 'all that happened' means something happened there since whatever happened with Gwi-ma, well, they better be fighting together against that and having that tour afterwards.]

[napalmira]

[Okay, she's just going to sit aside all of that information about people from one's future being perfectly normal. She'll deal with thinking about that later. For now she's got to broach everything that happened and frankly the guilt of everything she didn't know about Rumi has been gnawing at her.

Her lips twist into a bit of a grimace.]

So ... we broke up as a group. For just a little while. We had a fight just before the Idol Awards.

[Her expression falls further.]

We saw your patterns and I didn't react that well ... you may not remember but I'm still sorry about that.

[She ought to have known better after all. She'd been judged by her own parents for the kind of person she was, unaccepted and left alone until Rumi and Zoey. But those demon markings ...]

[colorsinmyhead]

Well it was really the demons that broke us up. They stole Takedown and used it against us. While we were performing Golden they lured Mira and me away by changing into Bobby and acting like they were kidnapping him to separate us. Then it went totally dark and Take Down started playing. Before we could get back to you we were on stage, but it wasn't us it was demons. And they were pushing you around and tore off your jacket and revealed your marks to everyone before all the lights blew.

[Zoey was starting to get worked up, running out of breath as she ran through the events and tears started up, she clung to Rumi and Mira a little tighter.]

We're so sorry Rumi.

[denyingit]

[Rumi looks so worried when she looks at them. What? There's a tiny moment, when she feels like she can't breathe or doesn't know how to when she hears that Huntrix breaks up as a group. Luckily, thank everything ever, Mira continues by saying only for a while. Okay, good.

They ... Saw ... Her...]

Wait, you know?!

[Asking the obvious in the middle of all of their explanations. No need to even answer that since clearly they both know but that sure is huge surprise and jump to an emotional rollercoaster to Rumi, mostly it's relief though. And Rumi's tears are also starting again more and more the more listens to them. The short and sweet explanation from Mira and all those details from Zoey. She has missed these moments too so much. Wow, using Takedown against them like that. Where did they even get their song? (Maybe she'll connect the dots later.)

Rumi hugs them tighter too.]

Neither of you needs to apologize for anything from me. I should have told you... I should have told you a long time ago and I should have believed, that you'd be on my side despite how Celine always told me to hide them and repeatedly said that neither of you would never understand whenever I told her, that I want to tell about them to you.

I should have never listened to her and I should have told you behind her back anyway... I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I love you guys so much! I'm so happy and relieved you both know now, I never ever want to hide things or keep any secrets from you two ever again!

[More chain reactions from tighter hugs and even more crying? Maybe.]

[napalmira]

[Mira's almost surprised and yet not to hear it was Celine that encourage Rumi to keep her markings secret. She'd have a few words to say on that too if Zoey hadn't started to tear up first and then Rumi.

Yep, there go the waterworks just as she expected.]

You guysssss, you can't cry! Now I'm crying!

[Here they are clinging to each other out in front of this big concert hall just bawling up a storm.]

[colorsinmyhead]

[It was probably an odd sight, the three of them just being a complete emotional mess at the moment out in front of the venue. Not that Zoey cared, and even as she hugged tighter, she could barely get words out.]

You guys just mean so much to me, and we love you Rumi and would never

[At this point there was no making out anything she was trying to say.]

[denyingit]

[Anyone passing by anywhere in the area would probably look at them like "Are you girls okay?" or even come ask that... Only to hear, that this is completely normal to them to possibly make this even more weird in that person's opinion. Oh well.

Ohh if Celine ever shows up here, she'd get some words from Rumi too. And probably from many others too because she's -- not going to be quiet about her part in all of it here. It's amazing how even a demon says so many nicer things to her than Celine. Granted, the demon is Jinu, so he's not just any demon but that's still pretty wild all things considered.

Rumi hugs them both even tighter and pets both of them in an attempt for some more comfort until the waterworks calm down again. For now. Well, after getting worse from seeing and hearing how much these two still love her despite all of her lies and everything. But they always calm down at some point, at least for a while. She sighs. Mira seemed like she might have had some words before those waterworks happened, again, so some quick math in her head.]

I didn't tell you two all of that about Celine back home yet, huh?

[Or did she and Mira still has words about it? Maybe. And if she didn't then will she? Why wouldn't she eventually...? Makes her wonder do they know about the whole thinking how she's a mistake either. Probably. Maybe. Hopefully. If they don't, well, they'll find out here sooner or later.]

And uh, you know, the biggest reason why I hid them here is because I thought what if one or both of you suddenly arrive from around the same time as I am and see them or hear about them from someone else and I really, really didn't want that to happen.

[Well, aside from Rumi also being from so early, that she hasn't really dealt with everything yet. But it's so much better like this when they already know.]

[napalmira]

[Mira is trying desperately to keep from rubbing off her makeup here as she brushes tears from her cheeks with the heel of her hand. She gives a shake of her head at the question, sniffling.]

We were going to talk about it more later.

[Okay some of her makeup isn't going to survive this. Ugh. At least she doesn't have utter racoon eyes right now.]

Hey, don't worry about that. They're your marks, do whatever you want with them. Just never feel like you've got to hide them again, okay? That's all.

[colorsinmyhead]

[Zoey managed to get it under control enough to listen to what Rumi and Mira were saying, and took a few deep breaths though she kept her face buried in Rumi's hoodie.]

Yeah, you shouldn't have to hide who you are. And we'll be here no matter what.

[Well now that they were all here and together.]

We are going to stick together right?

[denyingit]

[Rumi nods.]

Okay, later then. No rush with it at all.

[No need to let Celine ruin this reunion by talking even more about her here. And okay, no more crying, or at least Rumi is trying to control that. But they both get an extremely emotional, happiest girl in the entire universe smile from her.]

I'll--- See what I'll do about them but yeah, no more hiding, especially not hiding anything from either of you. I'm always here for both of you no matter what too.

[Yes, repeating that thing about no more hiding again. And the whole thing with her patterns is ... a work in process when she's from so early but she'll just see how it will go and how she'll feel about the whole thing with everyone else.]

Yeah, of course we're going to stick together! Both as Huntrix and as best friends too. I've been totally lost here without you two... They give these starter apartments to everyone, it's a basic apartment with two bedrooms, but we can have all the sleepovers in all of our apartments unless you both want to share the same apartment with me until we'll eventually get a big house together.

[Or a bigger apartment. Or BOTH, that's also always an option like they could have somewhere to live even in a few places here.]

[napalmira]

... Well, I mean. I don't mind living in a smaller space if you guys don't.

[Though being the fashionista sort ...]

Maybe we can store costumes as we get them in my place? Until we get a bigger one. I know I'll be stuffing the closets full.

[colorsinmyhead]

I'm sure they're not too much smaller, right?

[Zoey finally managed to peel herself away a bit and wiped her eyes. But yeah if they were going to perform again, they were going to need a lot of space for all of their costumes. Not to mention all their outfits if they were going to do social media too. Maybe that's what the second room could be used for?]

Oh, Rumi, I have a message for you too. There was a weird cat named Narinder that wanted to be friends, but he said to tell you thanks for the beach. He said you'd understand.

[denyingit]

It's only temporary until we'll get enough money for something else. Not that I've even looked at housing prices yet, but there are easy ways like quests to get money really quickly here. But yeah, we could store them at your place, Mira, that sounds perfect!

And kind of depends how you define much smaller...

[Lots of room for all the outfits and everything eventually, yes, and temporary solutions until then. They can make this work!]

Huh? Ohh, thanks. [Does Rumi really understand?? Uhh, let her think.] I guess he means how we woke up at an endless beach around the same time. It was weird, I totally thought I was still home and that there'd be demons and I asked if he's a demon but it was kind of clear he wasn't and then we talked a lot while walking around there ... Oh, and he saw my patterns since I arrived in an outfit, that was even more revealing than our GOLDEN outfits but it's still pretty similar to that.

[And if that thank you is from something else like something she said? She doesn't connect the dots. But maybe she'll see the cat later too and at least he'll know a lot more about her and Huntrix from Zoey.]

Do you want to catch me up on what else happens in my future back home or do you want a break by me telling a quick summary about my time here so far?

[At least Huntrix return tour sounds like her voice is fine, right? So nice having been here worrying about her voice getting destroyed because of her demon side...]

[napalmira]

[Mira pauses at the question if mostly to roll her eyes skyward to think.]

It feels like so much happened ... like seriously, Rumi, a lot went down.

[She ticks a few things off on her fingers.]

Those gross Saja boys were definitely demons. They hypnotized everyone with their song, even me and Zoey!

[Yes she's indignant about that!]

Then you came out and just blew everyone away with that song.

[She points to Zoey, obviously expecting backup here.]

🎵 I broke into a million pieces and I can't go back 🎵

[colorsinmyhead]

[It's true that there was so much that happened, even if it only seemed like a really short time, it was crazy. Zoey was getting to launch off into a more detailed explanation, but when Mira started This Is What It Sounds Like, she couldn't help but join in. Though it was a bit different spot than she would normally come in.]

🎵But now I'm seeing all the beauty in the broken glass🎵

[Even now it was really an uplifting feeling inside of her, and Zoey felt a little lighter singing it.]