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Jade!

[Obviously this is Jade's fault. ...Maybe not fault; this is nicer than his cell, if not utterly confusing.]

I know you're here! Come out from... ...space!

[This is really confusing. The identical floor and surrounding environment is disorienting, but there are buildings, and... a chair? It's attractive, but not so much that he doesn't kick it over in his confusion before moving on to the buildings. This can't be natural... though, considering the way inside was through a mysterious door in his cell wall, what chance was there of it being otherwise?

Maybe alerting Jade is a bad idea. He can't lock him back up if he doesn't know where he is. So, exploring. Quietly.

As quietly as a Dist can manage.]

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[clinical]

[He was given the gift of his favourite fall guy. He can only imagine it is a sense of universal balance that has treated him with... this.]

What's this? I didn't realise Meredith was interested in experimenting on cockroaches.

[At least he isn't carrying the knife and the labcoat any longer.]

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[Dammit. Dammit dammit dammit.]

Jade! I knew you were here! Tell me what's going on, or else!

[Or else what? Dist has no idea. But look at him puff up! That is exceptionally intimidating, right?]

[guyexplains.livejournal.com]

[Sooome time after he's (somewhat) adjusted to this place he is treated to that terribly familiar whine. Welp, sucks to be Jade.]

[...He should probably do something about Dist wandering around here, shouldn't he? Granted he's not sure what...]

I don't think he's hiding.

[clinical]

I don't feel like it.

[So go ahead. Try the 'or else.']

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Oh... you're here too? Why don't you know where he is?

[He's rather ambivalent about Guy being in the place at all, other than being... a bit confused as to how he's there in the first place.]

Where are we?

[quecaneatit.livejournal.com]

[Your quiet explorations are about to be interrupted by a loud emperor draping his arm across your shoulder, Dist]

Saphir, man, I was wondering when you'd find this place. You were always falling behind.

But hey, you could never stay away from your best friends, right?

[guyexplains.livejournal.com]

It's not like I keep track of his movements.

[And Guy for his part has no personal grudge against Dist. The man was an obstacle for a while, but that's in the past. That he has access to the freedom this place provides might be a little worrying, but that's in the future.]

It's kind of a long story. [Which he's going to have to explain, isn't he?]

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[Classic. Dist squares up his shoulders, takes a few determined, purposeful strides up to Jade, and does his damnedest to appear to be a threat.

This is far easier said than done.]

This is all your fault! I just know it is! You have to tell me!

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[Yes. Yes he is.]

Well, I've gotten good at waiting but that doesn't mean I want to do any more of it. Get on with it; what's going on here?

[clinical]

[Given that Jade's hands are in their comfortable resting place, his pockets, attempts to be threatening have apparently not done solid work.

What Jade is actually thinking is, I hope Asch finds Dist annoying enough not to ask him about the future.]

I don't see why. Shouldn't a 'genius' be able to figure it out?

1/3 Please pardon the combo

[guyexplains.livejournal.com]

[Not again... He won't even protest by now. Jade has him well trained.]

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[Is it possible for a human to puff up like a cat? Because Dist comes very close, twisting away from Peony and possibly hissing just a little bit.]

You! I'm not your friend! I should have known that if Jade was here you would be too!

[guyexplains.livejournal.com]

[See username]

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[Oh, those verbal finger quotes. Dist hears them. This will require a different tactic.]

Well it's good to know that you have no idea. You must need my help with it if you bothered to bring me here.

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[Peony only laughs. He loves Saphir so much~]

That's okay. Even if I'm not your friend, you're still my best friend~

[he puts up his hands to try to appease Dist]

Cool down though. You don't want that nose of yours running all over the place.

[clinical]

[It's a laugh. You know, that laugh. The one that is impressed at the supreme level of stupidity before him.] You have me all figured out. I suppose I'll have to drop all pretences and ask for your aid. But try not to get too excited. You'll have a hard time finding tissues.

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[Resist the urge to check. Resist. He stays puffed up, but stops screaming. Mostly.]

Well? Are you going to tell me what you're doing here?

[guyexplains.livejournal.com]

It's called the Astral Plane, and a lot of worlds... Connect to it by a Machine. Timelines too, I guess. I'm not really sure how it's possible, theoretically it shouldn't be. [Getting off track.]

Anyway. Time doesn't move back home when we're here, when you go back you'll be in the same instant you were when you got here.

[He pauses there. Dist can find out more of the basics at the kiosk, no stopping that, so there's no reason not to share. But he should probably ask when Dist is from.]

[Not that it's going to change anything either way, now that Dist is here.]

There's a brochure with more information, like the people who may or may not be in charge. Also something about merging worlds which... Never mind. Not everyone here will be from Auldrant, and not everyone from Auldrant will be from the same time.

Speaking of which, what's the last thing you remember?

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I'm not the one that's supposed to be in prison. [he figures if this is before they arrested Dist he can just say he was trolling, so he doesn't really care if he just spoiled a past Dist for the future] If you keep it up, you'll leave a trail that's going to make it too easy for them to catch you again.

[he pulls a handkerchief out to Dist and stares at Dist's nose. He will troll Dist into checking. He's an amazing friend.]

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Sitting in jail doing a whole lot of nothing.

[The blandness in his voice is palpable. Jail really is boring.]

You're lying. This is all some big joke cooked up by Jade because he's bored or something.

What, what do you remember?

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I was. And then there was a door and it led me here. If I'm in this place, it's your fault, or Jade's.

My nose isn't running.

[Not going to check. Not. Gonna. Do it.]

[quecaneatit.livejournal.com]

Can you really blame me for wanting to hang out with my best friend~

[shrugs and puts away the handkerchief] Whatever. Just keep that thing away from me. It would be a pain in the ass to clean out Saphir snot.

[he backs away, still staring at Dist's nose. Check it, Saphir. Check it.]

[guyexplains.livejournal.com]

[So around their timeline. Guy has to wonder if it's something specific to Malkuth or... Theories later though.]

Even Jade's not this tasteless.

I was running errands for His Majesty.

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I'm not your best friend!

[Twitch. Twitch. His hands visibly shake just a little before one darts up to wipe at his nose... not that there's anything there. This does not bring him any kind of relief.]

Dammit Peony!

[Rage. Rage forever.]

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[you've made him sooooooo happy. He's just going to laugh and laugh now.]

You're so cute, Saphir~

[he drapes his arm around Dist's shoulder again, and ruffles Dist's hair with his other hand]

Of course you're my best friend. That uncute Jade is so damn uncute that I need a cute best friend like you to balance him out.