二十七 [Action/Voice]

[asideglance]

[When he first arrives, checking his communicator isn't the first thing on his mind. It's been years, and he doesn't recall immediately. It's strange, but he assumes it means war and moves along. This city of "Discedo"-- that was the name that came to mind-- seemed... dreamlike, more than anything

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[todayitwasyou]

...

Maybe all of us are having the same dream.

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[asideglance]

Somehow, I do not think so...

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[todayitwasyou]

It's a possibility.

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[asideglance]

...While anything is a possibility, I am beginning to doubt that this case is a "dream"...

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[todayitwasyou]

...

Maybe it's the real life after all.. Who knows.

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[asideglance]

...

I apologize... have we met?

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[todayitwasyou]

I'm Ichinose Kotomi, pleased to meet you. You write Kotomi with three wonderful hiragana. When talking to me, please call me 'Kotomi-chan'.

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[asideglance]

[s-so forward...]

Ah, Kotomi-chan, then. Pleased to meet you. I am the country of Japan.

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[todayitwasyou]

... The country of Japan?

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[asideglance]

That is correct.

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[todayitwasyou]

That's an.. interesting name.

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[asideglance]

It is not merely a name...

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[todayitwasyou]

It's a secret code?

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[asideglance]

Ah, no, I am the country itself.

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[todayitwasyou]

[ There's a silence for a moment; she's staring at the communicator while thinking and then seems to.. easily accept this fact, pretty much. ]

Thank you very much for letting me live in you all these years, Japan-san.

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[asideglance]

[he wants to say not to phrase it like that, but asking would be too demanding...]

Without my citizens, I am nothing, after all.