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[didorothy]

[Sam Tyler is not daft. Really. Even if he appears on the plane holding a paper out, as if expecting it to disappear. He sets the paper down, staring at it intently, before vanishing off the plane and reappearing to check if it’s still there. It is, and everyone can see it. Next, he tries this with a particularly ugly lamp which (if the clothing doesn’t give it away) certainly tells you exactly which era Sam is stuck in. When he experiments on this with his beloved television, he drags it back home immediately rather than risk losing it. Then he brings along a chair and a radio. He sits on the former, hand over mouth, thinking for a moment. He fiddles with the radio, but only gets the sound of machinery under very fuzzy reception. Finally, he appears empty handed, fingers curled as if he was holding someone’s wrist. Chris, apparently, cannot be dragged onto the astral plane]

Hm.

[Sam immediately flips out his notepad and starts writing things down]

Comments

[didorothy]

Ikki?

You've ... got DID? I'm Sam Tyler.

[bloodyroadking.livejournal.com]

Ikki's my friend! And my savior! He gave me freedom. You must be from a different planet if you haven't heard of him! ...Or you're not into AT, I guess.

DID?

Nice to meet you Mr. Tyler!

[didorothy]

We might be from a different planet. What's AT?

[realises that might have been a bit rude] Never mind.

[smiles] 'Sam' is fine. So, you're Akito, and the one from yesterday was Agito?

[bloodyroadking.livejournal.com]

AT is Air Treck, it's the skates Agito was wearing yesterday. [Obviously not wearing them today.]

Oh.. Okay!

Yes! Ah, uhm, you can tell by the eyepatch if you're confused. Right eye is Agito and left is Akito.

[didorothy]

Are they in common use, where you're from?

Really? Do the two of you use that to help other people tell you apart?

[bloodyroadking.livejournal.com]

Yes! A lot of young people use them. The ones who can afford it, of course... They're kind of expensive.

Oh, no... We would get confused ourselves if we didn't, it just works like that, I'm not sure why.

[didorothy]

Do you know how they work?

Oh, that's a bit-- all right, then. Has it always been the two of you?

[bloodyroadking.livejournal.com]

Of course I do~

[Smiles] No, but Agito's been with me for a few years now.

[didorothy]

How do they work?

You like having him, then? I don't mean to be nosy; I'm just curious.

[bloodyroadking.livejournal.com]

Oops, I should have explained right away, sorry! Simply put they have a tiny engine inside the wheels and if you put your weight down on them they'll start running. They also have a Hydraulic Cushioning System which helps you make high and far jumps and safe landings. It's almost like flying if you're really good at it!

Yes! He protects me, I don't know where I'd be without him... I know he's a bit short tempered and disrespectful and all but your friend seems to be like that too.

[didorothy]

They sound incredible. What year is it?

Oh, he is. But if Agito's not a bad bloke, nothing too wrong with that, is there?

[bloodyroadking.livejournal.com]

2008. What year are you from?

Oh, he isn't. [Thinks for a moment.] Yeah, he isn't.

[didorothy]

Nineteen -- two thousand -- [eeeeeerm] 1973. --And 2006.

[would question that, but, well, Sam has to think twice about Gene, too. So it's okay]