[The device flickers on, shifting as though on shakey ground and there is the dull shuffle of footsteps, skin on wood. Squeaking boards. The source seems to retreat in an unhurried fashion and it's quiet for some time, though there is a muffled murmur from the window. And the minutes drag on and on. And on. The view is of a hotel room, window
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[L just wanted tea and honey; not social interaction.]
I take it we have met before, though.
[According to Mello, he's been here for quite some time, so it wouldn't be a stretch to insert familiarity in unfamiliar faces. And while, yes, he has awoken to the same dream, it will be a few more days before he fully accepts the situation]
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[hadn't someone mentioned this? Ginko had -- people who came back with no memory of before]
My name is Iroh. We used to be neighbors. You and another young man used to come by for tea and bring me extra eggs.
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He had neighbors.
And knew them.
And visited for tea?]
It's a pleasure to meet you, then. I suppose you know my name.
[Rather. L is unaware of the alias he has chosen to offer.]
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Alright. ...You're alive, yeah?
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Yes. I have gone without tea before.
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That's not what I meant.
[A light exhale, and if it's quiet enough, the slight creaking of leather can be heard as Mello pushes himself from the chair.]
You're alone?
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[This guy looks confused.]
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Mm? Yes?
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Oh, um, sorry. You just looked . . . kinda new? Is this your first time here?
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[He's picking at his shirt.]
Here?
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Hey. What do you go by here?
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An individual usually introduces oneself before requesting another's name.
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Matt. And I was only asking so I didn't blow whatever cover you've got going here.
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Mello's friend.
[He murmurs it absently, recalling an offhanded mention of the man while he and his successor spoke the prior night. Ah - and there might have been a Matt at the orphanage as well. Yes.]
It's a pleasure, Matt. Mm, you may call me Ryuuzaki.
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