Play chaos rings1

From Create Your Own Story

You play a little Chaos Rings and after playing it for awhile you close your eyes and when they're open again, you're back at the main menu. You decide to start a new game. You notice that there's now another character you can play as, only something's different about this one. You find that there's something familiar about this one, oh yeah, it's you. Not questioning it, you choose that one and start the game. There's something strange about it, you can't quite put your finger on it but it's just different then what you've experienced before. The beginning starts off as you remember, the sun being consumed by darkness and your character waking up in the ark arena. You notice that the format of the game has slightly changed, almost everything is in first person. Regardless, the setting is the same and it looks like you have to talk to the other characters in order to continue. You also notice that you're the only one without a partner. The room you are in is fairly large and consists of two hallways to the left and right. Also there is a giant door that doesn't look like it can open on the wall in front of you.

you also have no idea what this is even doing here. Maybe the author should stop listening to its soundtrack while writing.

which people do you talk to first?