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...Hey. I went to the ruins recently, and...

[Is that a moogle in the background?]

--And anyway, we saw... things in there. Blue things. No matter what we tried, all we could do was slow them down. And we tried a lot. They could break out of my isolation, and lightning would only stun them.

And...

One of them... I think he was this guy's friend.

[He nudges the communicator over. Yes, that's definitely a moogle. It appears to be quietly sniffling on Yuta's bed.]

It looked just like him at first, but when we tried to talk to it, it turned into one of those things and started chasing us.

[He takes a deep breath. Frankly, he'd wanted to put those things from his mind once he was done with the place, but after watching his new friend cry for a while, he'd come to a different decision on the matter.]

If anyone here knows anything about them, please tell me. Thanks.

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If it turned into one of them, that means it must have already died at some point while it was there. Possibly by one of the other ones, but I couldn't say for certain. There wasn't anything you could do for it at that point.

[His eyes go wide before he quickly presses his face into his hands. It takes a moment for him to lower them and reply.]

...That's what I was afraid of. So if you die in a place like that, you'll...?

Become one. It doesn't matter how you died.

...That's horrible.

*He doesn't reply, but you definitely get the impression he agrees with you.*

You saw one of the alternate ones too, it sounds like. They're not restricted by a single form, I've noticed.

...Can't be. And I don't even wanna think about what it would've been like if there was one that specialized in running.

[He gives a shudder.

That would be the short, flat one. Thankfully, it doesn't particularly specialize in TURNING.

...Did you run into one like that?

[Oh god.]

Once. Back home. I only ever saw it once though.

Wait... You had to deal with these things at home?!

*He nods.*

I'm not sure why they're here. I have a theory that perhaps new arrivals bring creatures from their homeworlds with them, but without knowing if anybody's recognized any creatures from their worlds, I cannot confirm it.

Have you tried asking around?

It might be worth a shot. I admit I haven't exactly done a lot of outreach on this yet.

*Maybe partly because he's not sure he wants to know if he's WRONG.*

I can help ask around if you'd like. I'm getting interested in this, too.

Let me know if you do. This may be vital to my research.

I'll make sure to tell you if I find anything out.

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