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[It's New Feather season, and there's a redhead with yellow wings looking a little bit lost as she wanders through the village. She can be found looking in the clothes shop and the item shop, then stopping to look at the windows of the flower shop, looking a little bit dazzled.

Eventually, she'll settle in front of the fountain and leaf through the first few pages of her journal.]

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[Vanille's in her normal clothes when the video starts, and she looks just a little skeptical before she realizes that it's actually working. She gets technology, but this? This is a little strange.]

Oh, so this does work! I've never talked through a book before.

[She laughs a little, seeming all too pleased with herself, and waves.]

I'm Vanille! I guess it's pretty clear by the first part that I'm new around here, huh? It's nice to meet you!

[A moment's pause.]

...I guess you get a lot of people looking for their friends when they first get here, and I'm probably not the first who's asked, but I have to try. Does anyone know a woman named Fang? Or a woman named Lightning? Or two men, Sazh or Snow, or a boy named Hope? Or a girl about my age, named Serah...they couldn't have brought little Dajh here, he's way too young to be away from his daddy...

Right! If you're there, well, I'll be by the fountain!

And I have a question for everyone else! Is it always so pretty like this? It must be nice, having the forest so close. And the mountains, too! Even if there are monsters or something out there, I want to see all of it!

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Well, I don't think you'll have to worry about monsters! Might bump into a few wolves and bears in the forest, but otherwise it's really safe.

[He grins.]

And since you asked, it's always really pretty around here. Spring's definitely great when it's not raining, but if you ask me, the winters take the cake.

That sure takes a load off my mind! There were monsters back at home, so hearing that there's nothing like that out there definitely makes things easier.

[She grins right back.]

That's what everyone's been telling me! It snows like crazy, so I hear. I can't wait!

Hey, I know the feeling. Took me a while to stop keeping my eyes peeled for surprised Unversed attacks. But on the upside, it's way more relaxing here, as long as you don't get dragged out on a draft.

[Heh, heh.]

And it doesn't just snow like crazy-- it snows like crazy for three months.

I guess it'll take me a while to stop keeping my eyes peeled for giant flan or wild beasts. But I guess I should relax, huh?

[Vanille blinks.]

A draft? You mean like fighting...?

[Her eyes drop, just a little. No, she doesn't like that. So she'll catch straight on to the snow.]

Three months? That sounds amazing!

Giant flan...? You mean like the food?

[Okay, that's a really strange thing to imagine, and he's seen all sorts of crazy stuff!]

And yeah, it's fighting all right. Usually the draftees have to deal with days worth of nonstop action, and it sucks the life right outta ya.

Well, more like a giant pudding-y monster that tried to spit acid at you. I wouldn't want to eat one, that's for sure.

...mm. Remind me not to get mixed up in one of those, if I can help it. I just went through a lot of fighting, back home. I can, but I'd rather not, at least not right away. Especially not if it's like that.

Giant pudding that spits acid? Sheesh, and here I thought some of the Unversed were weird!

[What next, demon sandwiches that shoot lasers out of their mouths? Yikes.]

And believe me, I wish we had a choice in whether to fight or not. Problem is, the Malnosso always pull names outta a hat. You never know when you will or won't get picked.