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[flared]

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[This evening Axel has holed himself up in the battle dome for a few hours. Coming back from a mission a week ago made him realize just how rusty he's gotten. I guess that's what happens when you're on permanent vacation and have an almost daily ice cream habit. So he's making use of the battle scenarios, programming it to simulate

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[flockingjustice]

[ Falkner takes a moment to think of his response before speaking. ] ... Whether or not it's a good thing depends on the person. For me, it's almost comforting to keep track of things like dates.

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[flared]

Like it's just one of those things where it's something to hang on to, or...?

voice;

[flockingjustice]

A little bit. I'm used to keeping notes for myself for important information.

voice;

[flared]

Ah, yeah. I guess that's a good thing to have. I know a few people who keep journals of stuff like that, myself included, but I didn't make much use of it.

voice;

[flockingjustice]

It didn't work out for you, I assume?

voice;

[flared]

I think it's more along the lines of it didn't carry that much importance to me as it would with most people.

voice;

[flockingjustice]

Huh... [ He's not going to question that; it feels a little rude to. ] You've really been here for three years, then?

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[flared]

Yup, three years. Quite a few people have been here longer. What's your count so far?

[flockingjustice]

About a month. I haven't been here for that long at all.