♚ First Move - {Video}

[faustianphantom]

[The screen shakes as Ciel tries to operate the - to him - foreign device. His pale fingers are wrapped so tightly around the camera that his knuckles are white. To add to this picture of desperation, the boy is clenching his teeth.

Oh and his hands are covered in blood.]

Where the hell am I?! [He shudders intensely, his one visible eye filled with betrayal and pain.]

I want answers now! [The only saving grace for the dear Earl is that he was able to change out of his nightshirt. But it's clear that he is only partially dressed.]

It's too bloody cold out here... [He stumbles and falls to his knees, dragging in short, pained breaths.]

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[queens-guarddog.livejournal.com]

I need to know where I am!

[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

You are in a place called… the ‘City’… though I really don’t know how much help that will be to you. I hadn’t heard of it either until I was pulled here…

[queens-guarddog.livejournal.com]

The...City? [Well that was descriptive!] Surely it has another name? What country are we in?

[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

It would have been nice if this place had a name… but that is honesty what the citizens here call it. As to a country… even a planet, I can’t say. The barrier that surrounds this place seems resistant to any kind of scan.

[queens-guarddog.livejournal.com]

Are you telling me that I am on another planet? [Hear that? Yes, that's disbelief.] Are you sane?

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[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

Quite sane.

[Smiles pleasantly]

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[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

And it must be another planet… since it clearly isn’t Autozam or Cephiro…

[Two planets from his dimesion.]

[queens-guarddog.livejournal.com]

[That last portion answers his question.]

I see, I see. [Conclusion: This man is delusional.]

[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

Where are you from then? Where you don’t know of other planets yet?

[queens-guarddog.livejournal.com]

I am from London, England. That would be on planet Earth. I do know of other planets, but they don't have life on them.

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[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

From Earth?
That is the same planet Hikaru said she was from…

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[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

I suppose you were pulled from your world and deposited in this one against your will? It seems to be the same story for most of the people here, I notice.

[queens-guarddog.livejournal.com]

Who is Hikaru?

[He sighs, long and low.]

I certainly didn't choose to come here for a vacation.

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[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

Who is Hikaru…? I am sure you will meet her. She is a very energetic young lady with red hair.

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[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

I’m sure there are better locations for a vacation… on ‘Earth’ even.

[Tone becomes some what more serious. ]

I suppose I should warn you. In this place there are random occurrences that the citizens call ‘curses’… I myself haven’t had much experience with them, but these events could be potentially very dangerous if one were caught unaware.

[queens-guarddog.livejournal.com]

Ah. [Yes, that's all he's going to say on potentially meeting Hikaru. Huzzah for indifference.]

I was being sarcastic. [He brushes a stray strand of hair out of his left eye.]

Then I will be certain not to be caught unaware.

[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

[Eagle was joking about the ‘vacation’… but saw no reason to correct the young man’s assumptions. The poor kid looked like he had been through a lot lately… ]

You have some method of defending yourself then…?

[He really didn’t look like he could defend anything… but looks could be deceiving… ]

[queens-guarddog.livejournal.com]

[Ciel pulls out a Victorian pistol.]

Aside from this, no. [Then again, he used to have a demon at his beck and call. Now...all he had was his pistol and the demon's blood on his hands.]

[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

[Blinks with surprise… ]

What is that…? It looks like an old weapon… one that used to fire lead pellets? You still use those in the timeline you are from?

[Oviously this kid was from a far earlier period of time than himself… unless all of the ‘Earth’ was this primitive. ]

[queens-guarddog.livejournal.com]

A pistol, what else? [Ciel fingers the trigger.] This pistol is relatively new. [If you're from the 1800s, that is.]

[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

[Suddenly develops an interest in antique firearms… ]

It does look like new… Can it fire more than one shot?

[queens-guarddog.livejournal.com]

Of course. It wouldn't be much use if I had to reload it after every shot.

[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

Well, that is good… though I am not sure how much use that weapon will be here…

[Even with his more advanced weaponry the ‘City’ has been able to throw several surprises that tested even the limits of his equipment. ]

Maybe you should look for a more ‘safe’ area… and do stay out of the woods. There are a lot of monsters there… I notice.

[queens-guarddog.livejournal.com]

It will be effective enough. I can aim well.

[Considering he is used to hunting on horseback and cleaning up the criminals in Queen Victoria's city.]

Is that so? I will keep that in mind, thank you.

[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

By the way… what is your name? I am Commander Eagle Vision from the country of Autozam.

[ Won’t confuse Ciel with advanced ideas like what he is a Commander of… a massive space warship… or that he pilots a battle mecha. This kid from the past would never believe any of that.