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in person like forever ago

[ripvanwinkled]

[How did Snake find Yusei's place, you ask? He made Junpei scout it out while he yelled at those other two idiots, obviously. For all everyone else made fun of him, he's not going to judge him for his bubble mishap... and it's only slightly because he needs his help.

But for now, he's knocking. It's a slightly embarrassing knocking, because he has to hold his prosthetic in his hand, so he's knocking with his prosthetic. Don't mention it.] Yusei? Are you home?

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[It takes a while for Yusei to answer-long enough that Snake might entertain thoughts of him not being home at first. But shuffling can be heard in the house about a minute or so after Snake calls at the door.

When Yusei does answer, it's a little hard to see in his face, but he visibly looks groggy. Not that Snake can see it.]

Ah-Snake? [Yep, Yusei, it sure is. Whatever exhaustion isn't evident in his face is clearly audible in his voice, judging by how vaguely surprised he sounds. What business does he have, sounding this tired in the middle of the day?]

Sorry, you weren't waiting at the door long, were you?

[ripvanwinkled]

[Snake does entertain the thought, and it leaves him dropping both arms to one side somewhat defeatedly. He was just as groggy about an hour ago. He got out of bed for this? Where is he!

So when Yusei finally answers, he makes no effort to hide his relief. He sighs, rolling his shoulders and offering a smile.]

Considerably more than expected, but that's alright. I'm here to ask you a favor regarding your mechanical skill, but... perhaps after you've woken up. Or I've woken up.

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[Yusei waves it off and opens the door a bit wider.]

Come in, don't worry about the inconvenience. It's better than trying to wake up on the streets. I can attest that usually ends up being a bad idea.

[is there even coffee in the house. yusei just settles for milk most of the time when he needs a drink.]

[ripvanwinkled]

I hope you haven't done something like fall asleep in the streets. I am putting my hand in yours, after all.

[How many of these jokes can he get off... Snake hums thoughtfully as he passes, carefully making for the living room without running into anything. He's not just going to drink milk like a weird person, get him coffee??]

How are you settling in?

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Not yet, I haven't.

[Although.]

I have done so underneath them, though.

[...what. Anyways, Yusei does actually drink coffee. Sometimes. After a very, very late night. Or two nights with no sleep in a row. It happens. So, hopefully there's some-aha. Instant. Better than nothing.]

I'm managing with what I have-oh, how do you like your coffee, by the way?

this is super late so imagine snake was just sleeping

[ripvanwinkled]

[There's a moment of delay, because Snake is just going to lay back on this couch and relax. There is truly some nap potential here, in this semi-stranger's house.]

Oh-- I'm sorry, yes. I take just take it with cream, but it's alright if you don't have anything. [where's the pretentiousness] I usually drink tea. [there.

There's just an arm on the coffee table now? That's a thing. Just normal things.] Do you have experience with cybernetics?

bahaha

[planetary_bonds]

[Yeah, the gears and other scattered messes sure make the place look comfy, huh?]

Ha. Sorry, but it seems my roommate's a bit of a heavy drinker. [Nothing but the strong stuff here, it seems. Whoops. He'll start boiling some hot water and preparing two cups, at least.]

Mmm, well, I've seen some pretty advanced limbs. [One. You've seen one. Just. One.] Why, what's the problem?

[ripvanwinkled]

[Listen... he's blind. Is there a scattered mess on the couch? He'll move it. It won't stop him.]

They aren't any trouble, I hope. [in the future, he'll find it's Worse than drinking and maybe pat him on the back.] If you ever need, you could come over to my own house some time. I don't have anything to offer you but that.

I landed on my arm, back when we crashed. And that... gentlemen, Magnus, took it after the crash. It's been through a great ordeal, and... I'm not equipped to repair it.

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Not too much. [Except when Sanzo is drinking, as Yusei will soon find out.] I appreciate the offer, though. It's always good to be among friends.

[Yusei brings over the cups of coffee, and the creamer for Snake.] Ah, here-I didn't know how much you'd want to put in it, so it's separate...

[From the...distinct...aroma of Yusei's cup, it looks like he stirred his instant coffee into hot milk instead of water. Huh. If Junpei ever told Snake about Yusei's odd orders at bars, he might believe it a little more now.]

Oh, I see...that must be inconvenient. I didn't expect Magnus to be the thieving type or anything like that...

[Huh. Looking at the arm, it's...very realistic looking. If it wasn't snapped so cleanly to show its inner workings, Yusei would have doubted it being fake at all. It's...somewhat unnerving to look at, actually.]

This arm...what are its capabilities? Does it have any special features or anything?

[ripvanwinkled]

No, but it was responsive enough for me to be able to play the harp quite well. I do not have much use for tools.

[And thus continues the weird trend of Yusei drinking milk around these boys. It probably won't be something they notice until they're together... don't come to a house party and ask for milk, boy.

Still, Snake can't talk much. See him poor two times what should be necessary cream into his coffee before he'll even sip it, then go for more after. It's almost an anxious action, for someone so put together.]

You can imagine I am not one for looks, but I would like it to stay... approachable. I want to work with children, and I'm certain it would perturb some of them. And I would not want to give my roommate an eyesore.

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[you can't control yusei's life you will watch him make terrible social choices and regret all of it.]

You'd be surprised with what some kids would be fascinated by...

[He's speaking from his own experiences in an orphanage, though. Maybe a little bit out of the usual population.]

Still, I understand. It looks like it was just snapped, though, so I don't think it should take more than replacing the wires that were broken. Outwardly...[He turns one half of the arm on its side, looking it over.] ...with the resources we have, I don't think I can fix the skin flawlessly, but it shouldn't look like more than a break in the skin, so that can be easily covered, I think.

christmas

[poolhall_killer]

[During the holiday, Yusei will receive a wrapped box containing an engraved binder with card sleeves along with a pair of socks. There's a note attached to it:]

I hope this will help with your cards. Have a good holiday. - V

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[...aw. That's actually very thoughtful. Since it's only signed "V," he can only guess at who it's from, but if it's someone who knows about his cards, maybe...Venom? He'll have to say thanks the next time he sees him, just to be sure.]

text; un: souleater (misfire)

[guidetoblivion]

Have you seen Sora? He wasn't home when I got back and he isn't answering my texts either.

[So, Riku may or may not be getting worried.]

text | un: yusei

[planetary_bonds]

Who?

[This is a double-edged question. Who the hell are you talking about, and who the hell is this.]

[guidetoblivion]

My best friend? The only other guy with a Keyblade around?

[Except wait… this isn't Terra's user name…]

Who are you?

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What is a keyblade.

[...right. So. This clearly wasn't a planned call.]

Yusei.

[guidetoblivion]

Nothing important.

[Not for anyone who doesn't know what it is already anyway. In any case…]

Sorry, I meant to text someone else. I guess this is what Sael was talking about in his post.

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His...right.

[He'd seen that announcement, but thought nothing of it. Maybe in another time he'd have volunteered to try and help fix it, but right now there were other things more important on his mind.]

I suppose so. Maybe you'd have better luck waiting until this mess is fixed, then.

[guidetoblivion]

I guess… but are you in Wyver? Because then, maybe you can help me out anyway.

[Signs that Riku is really worried: the fact that he's reaching out to someone he only known for like three text messages.]

[planetary_bonds]

Yeah, I do. Who was it you were looking for again?

[Lucky he found Yusei Willing-To-Help-Anyone Fudo.]

[guidetoblivion]

[Yea, looks like for once his bad luck stat didn't strike.]

A guy named Sora. Wild, brown hair, big shoes, brightest personality in any given room. Apparently he made a post to the network a little while back.

[Not that Riku would be able to confirm that… he only knows that there might be a post because Miles told him about it.]

[planetary_bonds]

A little while back...that wasn't during the recent events, was it? Because I was



out of commission, during that time.

[as in. kidnapped. still kinda recovering from that.]

[guidetoblivion]

["Out of commission", huh? Yea, that's one way to describe it.]

Yea… me too. Maybe that's why I hadn't seen it.

[planetary_bonds]

You don't think he was one of the ones taken earlier, then?

[Maybe...he hadn't made it back...?]

[guidetoblivion]

No. He's spent a lot of time fussing over me since I came back… that's why I'm worried now.

[Riku isn't fully at his best yet and Sora is somewhere out there… what if he ran into another rogue shaman?]

[planetary_bonds]

And then he just vanished?

[Alright, now he gets it.]

Unfortunately, I can't say I've seen anyone like that here...

[guidetoblivion]

I wouldn't say vanished… he just hasn't come home yet.

Too bad… but it was worth the shot.

[planetary_bonds]

Sorry I couldn't be of more help. I will let you know if I see anyone like that, though.

[Hm. Although.]

I did see some people that had been taken up with the Natha, though. Some of their injuries were severe enough that they'd been taken up there, apparently.

[Died. He means they died. He doesn't want to say that directly (because that means acknowledging his failure), but he means they died.]

[guidetoblivion]

Don't worry about it.

[Though huh…]

I hadn't heard about that. Maybe he made friends with someone that was sent up and has gone to visit them.

[Or to visit Kairi for that matter…]

It's worth checking out. Thanks.

[planetary_bonds]

Yeah. Best of luck to you.

[Hopefully, you'll find him.]