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[theloversskill]

filter: junpei & minato; hackable with skill; network
Hey, Junpei, do you remember that guy you annoyed the first night we here?
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[ When the video feed flickers on, it shows Yukari sitting at a bus stop in the late afternoon. There's some weird black fabric tucked away in a bag on her far side, just barely visible to the camera. She'

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[draping]

The newspapers here say it's the year 2009, I think. That's nine years behind where I came from, though... so it's a little hard to get my head around, haha.

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[theloversskill]

[ She looks a little surprised at that. ]

Nine years behind?

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[draping]

Yeah. [ nodding. he's starting to get used to the surprise by now. ] It's 2018, a.t.b., where I'm from.

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[theloversskill]

A... T.B.?

[ She looks thoughtful again, resting a fingertip on her chin. ]

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[draping]

Ascension Throne Britannia.

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[theloversskill]

[ Sorry, Gino, but the confusion is plain on her features. Give her a moment, she'll remember his voice in a few minutes. ]

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[draping]

[ he's getting used to this, too, don't worry. --and he's forgotten how much they talked about if anything, so he decides to restate: ]

Ah, Britannia is the country I'm from, and it's the world's largest and most powerful... but most people here don't seem to have ever heard of it. Just another inconsistency for the list.

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[theloversskill]

[ She's thinking, thinking, slowly recognizing his voice... ]

Oh! Were you the one asking about the state of Japan a little while back?

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[draping]

Yeah, that's right! Because my Japan is different, too.

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[theloversskill]

...Yours had a war, right?

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[draping]

[ nods. ] Britannia conquered Japan, where I'm from.

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[theloversskill]

[ She gives him a look, tilting her head to the side and then giving him a faint smile. ]

So.. what's Britannia like?

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[draping]

[ that smile's more of a relief than he'll ever say, and he smiles back. ]

Well, since the war ended it's pretty peaceful. Everyone's working together to rebuild and fix things that'd happened before, so it's starting to look like a pretty place again.