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[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

But if we show ourselves now, Dene— ... eh? [excuse him plz, but popping up in the middle of space is not something that happens every day, so give him a minute to flail and maybe drop his bowl of rice while he's at it] Ehhh!?

This isn't ZeroLiner... or DenLiner... or the Milk Dipper... or... anywhere. Space? But how am I out in space...? It seems familiar, but— [and he whirls around, making a full three-sixty while calling] Deneb! Deneb, where...?! How did I get here..? [another pause to look around more properly, but then he bends down to scoop the spilled rice back into the bowl and glance around in confusion] Maybe... the better question is 'how do I get back'?

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[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

[smiles a little back] If you say so.

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

Ahhh... Seems a lot of people come here when they're in the middle of something.

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

[glances down to the bowl in his hands, then back to Ikki] You mean dinner?

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

Let's see. There was a chick in a bathtub (actually kind of disappointing, if you ask me), and I was in the middle of practice, and then there was a guy who got caught in a candy shop explosion...

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

A candy shop explosion?

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

Shop, factory, something like that. He smelled like burning cotton candy.

Damn it, why do I have to keep thinking about food!?

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

I-I'm sorry. [did not mean to remind the hungry boy about food ):]

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

... It's alright. [He shoves his hands deep into his pockets.] So what's your name? Seems that a lot of Japanese people are sucked into this place.

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

I'm Nogami Ryotarou. Really?

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

Minami Ikki. Nice to meet you. And yeah, they do. Maybe we just have weird luck that way.

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

It's nice to meet you too, Ikki-san. [pause to think] Do you think we might be from the same reality?

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

Ever heard of Air Treck?

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

[headshake] What's Air Treck?

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

Not the same Japan then.

Air Trecks look like this. [He pops open his messenger bag and shows off the hax rollerblades.] They have specialized motors in them that allow people to fly, and in essence, give them wings. It's something to live for.

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

Maybe, but maybe not...

[takes a look at the skates, all very 'ooh shiny o-o'] Fly? Really?

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Don't let those homos in plaid tell you that you're not cool enough for 'em.

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

You mean... Romeo and that other guy?

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

There's more. [shifty eyes] I swear they keep multiplying.

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

Multiplying?

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

You know, you think there's one but then there's four, and they're all weird and homo.

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

Oh. ... They can't be that bad, can they?

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

I'm not even sure if one of 'em is a guy or a girl. There's something seriously wrong with that!

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

... You may be right.

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

Of course I'm right! Man, they're weird. I'm glad Agito won us this area as turf. They should know better than to challenge Kogarasumaru a second time─ not that I wouldn't mind defeating them.

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

Kogarasumaru?