[@BrokenPromise] The world surrounding Kyoko vanished as her palm made contact with the linking panel, leaving her in a void of tenebrous pitch. [url=http://www.angelfire.com/in/singingbird/images/linking.wav]She felt overcome by the most curious sensation.[/url]

A moment later, appearing as though between the blinking of her eyes, the rooftop of Mitakihara Middle School appeared around her. At her feet lay the apple core she had forced through the link before her. Looking around, all appeared as it should have. She could hear the bustle of the surrounding town and the chirping of birds in the distance. The sun was out and shining - it seemed to be around midday - and despite the semi-surreal nature of the school's perhaps unexpectedly ornate architectural facade, all was well.

As she predicted though, there appeared to be no means of returning the way she came, nor of communicating with those she had left behind. The linking book was apparently a one-way means of travel.