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[On the video this time, it's a girl with distinctive blue hair, who speaks in a calm, if somewhat businesslike tone.]

Excuse me, this is Ami Mizuno. [She defaults to the Western order, as it seems to be more prevalent, at least in her world and era.] I'm interested in discussing methods of fighting the Heartless, and which have had the most success in pushing them back. I think it's in the interest and beneficial to everyone here to work together on that, and on a way to truly defeat them. After all, our own worlds and this one are all at risk.

Back home, I was studying to be a doctor, so I would also like to offer whatever medical services I can, and work to develop a method of responding to any injuries faced in further battles with the Heartless threat.

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[Later, different practical needs drag Ami out to the shops and around town, where she can be found especially in the clothing shop (she needs some sensible clothes for all different types of weather, if she remembers the worlds connected here correctly). So she can be found at the Clothing Store, mulling over its selections.

Apparently her tastes run from bland to staid, and the color blue tends to take over her wardrobe. Finding a lab coat would be an extra bonus.]

[OOC: As a heads-up, I'll be busy through the holidays - I will be responsive as much as possible, but likely slow.]

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[Upon his return, Ciel had dealt with business first before even thinking of addressing the community at large. So far it didn't seem like anything was out of place save for one missing butler and one absent fiancee. Everything else was as if he'd never left it, or maybe he hadn't- he certainly didn't remember returning to Victorian England for any duration of time. That being said, when he did turn to his mouse-eared communicator... after a quick grimace, he flicked the switch and turned it on.]

Ami?!

[Lord, she'd been gone for ages now. Regaining his composure he gave a light cough and tried for a more dignified greeting]

Miss Mizuno, congratulations on your safe return. I see that you're not wasting any time addressing the issues. [It was a compliment, really. So few people knew how to appropriately manage their time] It's good to see you again. [Now enough with the brief sentimentality]

I fully agree with you about the heartless. Any method that can be found for driving them back and out of our worlds would be advantageous to us all. Regrettably my own encounters with them have offered little to build on. The keyblades seem to remain as the most efficient method and to my knowledge no one here has one in their possession.

[ooc: btw! I want to touch base with you on one issue of Ciel's history. He had learned that Ami was Sailor Mercury back at SK, but I could have him selectively forget it if you prefer. Lol he's still not planning on outing her or any of the senshi if he keeps said memory XD. And EEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee we get to play together again XD!]

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[He was like her in that respect, Ami always thought. Maybe that's why she sometimes felt like she knew how to treat him: She had been a child mature and serious beyond her years, too. Her father used to comment on it, and sometimes she only has to look at her peers to realize it.

For a moment, though, seeing a familiar face and hearing a familiar voice overrides the practical and makes her smile.]

I'm very glad to see you well, Mr. Phantomhive. [The moment is brief before the realization that she doesn't recall much about the keyblades turns her practical again at his mention.] Could you tell me more about the keyblades?

[OOC: I think the memory may as well be kept so we can carry over their CR and develop it. Looking forward to playing with you, too!]

[They both had their practical sides which undoubtedly made conversing to her much easier than to some of the others]

As well as can be expected, I assure you. Unlike many of you I have not had the pleasure of returning to my own world yet. [If he had, he likely wouldn't be in existence anymore]

Do you recall anything about them? [He waits a moment before continuing] The Keyblades are a specialized weapons that can truly drive back the heartless.. the problem being that like a moth to a flame the blades have the negative effect of drawing those creatures towards them as well. The heartless, naturally, are driven to destroy anyone who wields one of those weapons. It's self preservation really..

The keyblades can open the pathways between worlds and conversely close them off. And.. finally only a select few can acquire and utilize a keyblade. It's so rare in fact that I haven't seen anyone else who possessed a keyblade in what must be years now.

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[Well, she's had some experience in searching for a powerful artifact with the ability to save her world. In that instance, they had been lucky and the ginzuishou had been closer to home than they'd thought. In this instance, she has to work with what she has, so to speak.]

Is there any way to guess who might be potentially able to wield one?

[A part of her can't help imagining the sort of plots her enemies would come up with to find it...]

Thinking of trying to procure one for yourself?

[He smiled a little at that. Certainly the additional power would be a lure to him, but it was amusing to think that someone as altruistic as Ami might be tempted by such a thing. In all likelihood she was just hopeful for anyone that could utilize the potentially world saving item, and would support them as she did the prior keybladers]

I might not be the right person to ask... [Ciel hadn't been overly fond of the prior keyblade wielders and it would be difficult to answer her question without sarcasm.] I've never seen anyone possess one who was not already more familiar with this place and the heartless. They did not all originate on the same world. Theoretically a keyblade wielder could come from any world...

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[His second guess nailed it. It was true that Ami often felt weaker next to her other comrades, but over the years she had grown more comfortable with the things she did have to offer, even in battle. So her interest in the keyblade was not for her own power.]

That's not it. I just think that, if we can find these keyblade wielders and help them to learn and use them, we can help this world as well as become able to return to our own, all more quickly than if we stay to ourselves.

If they could be from anywhere, any world, then some might even have arrived along with the rest of us newcomers.

[That was one of the ways in which the two differed. Ciel was more interested in power that could be useful for ensuring his own goals and desires, and Ami was more concerned for others]

[It amused him, when she took his question at face value and answered it as if he had meant it] Yes, of course.

It's a possibility.. though I have witnessed so many arrivals and departures without so much of a glimmer of a new keyblade wielder that I am dubious that I shall see another before it is my own time to leave. [You be the optimist. I'll find a different way to succeed]

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[Opstimism and solid common sense are both important, Ami's learned over the years.]

I intend to continue looking for other ways to fight the Heartless, but for the time being, I'm willing to follow any lead we have, even if it is a frustrating one.

[She can't deny that in their prior experience, at least, there was precious little information to be had.]

With that sort of determination you just might find what you're looking for.

[If a keyblade wielder did appear that would be a game changer. Hopefully he could have more success with the next set than he did with the last. The prior keyblade masters had been so distrustful of him.. but they'd all wanted the same thing. To get back to their own worlds]

I'll let you know anything I do learn. [Although she understands caution, Ami has no problem sharing information - after all, she is the soldier of Knowledge, and she believes knowledge is meant to be spread.

Also, she more or less trusts Ciel to, if not have precisely the same goals and motivations, to also want the same thing as everyone else. Having that one common thread is powerful.]

Thank you, I would appreciate it. You can rest assured that the courtesy will be returned.

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