[i]Viridian?[/i] Yoriko recognized it as her avatar's name, but even so it was jarring to hear herself being addressed in such a manner. [i]For that matter, how did this person know that name?[/i] The little girl seemed to know a great many other things, in fact: her class, her level, and a bunch of jargon Yoriko couldn't understand but knew was related to her activities in [i]Emerald Odyssey[/i]. That was another piece of evidence supporting her hypothesis about the situation being related to the game, at least. Not only had the game world and her virtual body been somehow made real, but information about her in-game actions and statistics had somehow been carried over as well.

A thoughtful look flitted across her face as she considered it all. Then she suddenly turned, eyes widening, as her long and fluffy ears picked up the thumping footsteps of someone else approaching.

That old sense of familiarity was back, though less powerful than before: she recognized this figure. Or rather, she recognized his race: that green skin and towering height were characteristic of [i]Odyssey[/i]'s Orc species, a popular archetype for male characters. She'd played with some of them before, in fact, though she couldn't for the life of her remember all their names. [i]Avatar, world, character data, races...[/i] and from the way he was talking, she could guess that this Danongorf person might well be in a similar situation to her.

A new hypothesis, then: she and other players had been transported, copied, or otherwise transplanted to a faithful and detailed recreation of the game [i]Emerald Odyssey[/i]. She'd work on confirming this for now, and then get to the [i]how[/i] and [i]why[/i].

"Danongorf, Deneb," she said, looking back and forth between the two strange individuals, "Yes, I do have a question. Questions, actually: you two are—or [i]were[/i]—humans, correct? From the nation of Japan? And you're both aware of what 'Emerald Odyssey' is or was?"

[i]Just[/i] as she was asking her question, however, another one showed up— and her words of alarm all but confirmed Yoriko's suspicions.

"There, there." She stepped towards the newcomer, raising her arms to placate her. "Calm down. You're from Japan too, right? Can you remember anything about how you got here?"

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