004 [Action]

[headphones_nyan]

[Life's back to normal. No demons, no mysterious invaders. People are no longer flying around and shooting at each other. He's going back to school. ...It's like the lockdown never even happened. And that? That's a strange thought. The idea of slipping back into an ordinary life kinda freaks him out. So Hero's going to do something about it. Before

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[pinkribbons]

[Hero doesn't exactly blend in with the foliage, so Yuzu spots him as she's heading back to the building. She stops to watch.]

I don't think that's the kind of knife you're supposed to throw.

[headphones_nyan]

It was the best I could find.

[pinkribbons]

[she's eying his unsuccessful attempt at retrieving it from the tree's death grip.]

...Can you get it back out?

[headphones_nyan]

[His silence speaks volumes.]

[pinkribbons]

[She's trying not to laugh. Really. Since she probably couldn't do much better.]

I think there's a shop in town that has weapons.

[headphones_nyan]

[Right, stores. That "everything is free" concept does take some getting used to.]

I'll try them. I've been meaning to test some other weapons out.

[He gives another futile tug.]

How do you think I'd look with a sword?

[pinkribbons]

Pretty cool... if you don't get it stuck in a tree too.

[headphones_nyan]

[That gets a laugh.]

I won't make any promises.

[pinkribbons]

[She's looking thoughtful now.] ...Do you think training here would mean anything when we get back?

[headphones_nyan]

Even if our minds forget, our bodies won't. Muscle doesn't just vanish overnight.

[pinkribbons]

I guess that makes sense... But some people have been stuck here for years, right? Would we show up older, too?

[headphones_nyan]

I guess so. They can't undo aging, right?

[pinkribbons]

[this is leading to a mental image of showing up back in the lockdown at age 30 with no memory. do not want]

...We need to find a way out.

[headphones_nyan]

[Haha whoops. Here Yuzu, maybe a comforting smile will help.]

We will. If God can't keep us locked up, then nobody can.

[pinkribbons]

You're right.

[meanwhile, the poor knife is just sitting there stuck.]

...Should we go look for that sword?

[headphones_nyan]

[Yeah well he never liked that knife anyway. >:| It can just stay there for all he cares and the next person who pulls it out will be King of Luceti.]

Yeah, good idea.