06| Sixth Flame

[courage_of_fire]

[Posted on Monday]

[Private for Hikaru's eyes only]

Just to recap diary! A few days ago, Geo Metro was pulled into the city! He's been staying with us since Eagle abandon-- Left him in our care!

Now Eagle has been injured in his daring plan to escape the City. He tried plowing through the barrier or something like that but he didn't make it through.

Comments

[perspectiveguy]

I'm new, but, yeah, I'm 90 percent sure all of this is one massively hilarious been there, done that kind of a curse. Happy I missed it.

[courage_of_fire]

I just hope that when it's all over that no one is too disappointed or embarrassed by it.

You're new to the city? Then let me introduce myself! I'm Hikaru Shidou, who are you?

audio into video

[perspectiveguy]

Oh, everyone will be incredibly embarrassed. But, such is life, am I right?

[This coming from the guy who just exposed himself to the network a few hours later...]

Hi Hikaru Shidou. I'm Xander Harris. And yep, new and shiny and less disoriented than I was a few hours before but still -- new. I guess you didn't know me before?

[A pause and then he switches it to video and he waves.]

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[courage_of_fire]

That's kind of harsh.

[Luckily, she missed that]

It's nice to meet you Xander. That's a unique name! Hmm? No I couldn't have known you before you arrived in the City. I was living in Japan!

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[perspectiveguy]

I don't know. I don't think it's that harsh.

Ohh, well, apparently I was here once before. So, very nice to meet you, too. And yeah, it's short for Alexander.

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[courage_of_fire]

[Normally she would have switched to video too but when you're hiding the enemy in your room it's best not to broadcast it]

I guess it's all in how you look at it.

Oh really?! Can you remember anything? Either way it's a nice name!

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[perspectiveguy]

[...Yeah, it's...not.]

Exactly. It's about perspective.

No, I can't. I don't remember even remotely being here. Just the here and the now. And thank you! So, do you prefer Hikaru or Shidou?

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[courage_of_fire]

[Disappointed Hikaru is disappointed]

Really? Nothing at all? [That means I won't remember anything either... or.. I shouldn't give up!] Hikaru is just fine!

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[perspectiveguy]

Well, some people apparently slowly remember? Like...they were in a dream? Sort of? Hikaru. OK, then.

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[courage_of_fire]

Well, maybe you'll get your memories back too!