Somehow got thrown back in time

[ventus_aerius]

[He wasn't sure how he had ended up on the roof of the high rise (office building?), just that there had been an explosion as Zero struck down Omega. Everything after - during, Harpuia decided - had been a blur and no matter what he did, his memory would yield no more information. Could it have been a result of the Resistance repairing him (here

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[is all over this]

[tothexthpower]

[X has not been paying much attention to the open-access comm channels available on Giga City. He's got enough to worry about just monitoring the dedicated Hunter frequencies. Even if he had been monitoring the channel Harpuia used, neither of those names would have caught his attention.

Instead, he's currently outside on an ocean overlook off the main plaza. There's a strong breeze coming in off the ocean today and he's taken his helmet off so he can feel it in his hair. It helps rinse away some of the stress as he leans over the railing and into the wind. It's not much of a comfort, but at least it's a brief respite from the worry that's been weighing him down since he woke up on Giga.

They were all waiting on their scans now. Alia had taken Zero for scanning first. It made sense since he was the base commander. They had to make sure he hadn't been compromised. And Zero needed the reassurance that he was still himself - not that X doubted that Zero was still Zero. Not after meeting him in person. But X knew Zero needed

[ventus_aerius]

[a few more attempts to make contact were made (he must have been desperate, having resorted to trying to contact his retired comrades as well) before Harpuia threw in the proverbial towel. Neither the Judges nor Phantom would take this long to reply... The steadily growing number of stares didn't help alleviate his anxiety either. With one ear to the opened channels Harpuia took a turn into a quiet ally and took flight. He'd have to mind his energy closely but this travel method would be faster than just walking around

[tothexthpower]

[While X was looking out to sea, there was a sound of jet boosters going by overhead. As he reached up to push his unruly hair back, he glanced up, spotting a reploid in green and white armor hovering past. It was no one he knew so he didn't pay much more attention except to note the reploid coming to land on the otherwise empty overlook. There was plenty of room, so X didn't bother moving aside. However, he did notice the reploid kept eyeing him strangely.

He probably recognized him in his armor. Maverick Hunter X was well known whether he wanted to be or not. The slender flyer was probably a fan.

X did not really want to deal with fans right now...

When the other reploid spoke up, X couldn't help blinking in surprise. Did he just call him... 'master'? He straightened up and turned toward the other reploid. The smile he gave was polite, but curious.]

Ah, yes? Hello?

[ooc: No worries. :D]

[ventus_aerius]

[the smile is met with a level stare. That reaction was... definitely not the one he expected. Close up, it was easier to see that his armor was different from the one that Harpuia had seen him wear before: bulkier, like the other reploids who were walking through the city]

... Master X, don't you remember...?

[heartless_edge]

[have an unexpected and probably unwanted voice, all too familiar, breaking into your channel, o Sage of the Wind.]

Harpuia. So you're here as well?

[ventus_aerius]

[he tenses at the sound of Zero's voice over the channel. It take a couple of seconds for him to collect himself again before he replies]

Zero. Either we've both regretably perished or this isn't cyberspace.

[heartless_edge]

[That sound might almost be a bitter laugh, except for its briefness; it's more like a hard breath than humor.]

Life or death... it doesn't matter. Weil has been overthrown.

[There's a hesitant pause. How much can he trust his strange rival in this even stranger place? But they're alonehere, as far as Zero can tell. And the enemy you know is better than the stranger you don't.]

I don't believe this is cyberspace. Something else. Unusual feeling.

[ventus_aerius]

So you did defeat him, in the end. [no wonder Master X trusted this reploid...]

[there's a pause before he replies. He had the same concerns when it came to revealing information or just trust in general. But without the others around-]

... Hm. At least the change in scenery hasn't altered your personality at all.

Beware. Lumine thinks you are shiny. ♥

[irregularlight]

[What an interesting design. Very different from current Reploids; Lumine nearly mistook him for human at first.

The newgen is content to observe the unusual Reploid for now, but his unblinking eye watches Harpuia's every movement, studying each of his habits and manners.

Lumine? Oh, he's just a face in the crowd, one Reploid among many civilians milling around.]

Sweet cyberspace! DDD| (plz b gentle?)

[ventus_aerius]

[not realizing that he was being monitored Harpuia continued making his way through the crowd, trying to hail his comrades and surveying the city...

...

Harpuia's in for an interesting time, isn't he?]