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[aida_pursuer]

[A strange player stands floats in the corner outside the Chaos Gate room. His generic Twin Blade outfit makes him stand out a little less than before, but he's still a bit of an odd looking one.

And, y'know, he's been floating there motionless for a few hours now. Since he arrived, actually. Do you approach y/n?]

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[edenied]

[ Nunnally's definitely noticed that something's... off. She'll approach him slowly, asking, ]

Is something wrong?

[aida_pursuer]

[He slowly turns his head, staring at her with one glowing eye under a mess of blue hair.]

Aaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...

[It's more of a raspy sigh than a yes or a no, but his eye stays locked on her. He doesn't recognize this player.]

[edenied]

[ Nunnally might have taken a step back in shock --

But she's not going to run away. ]

Are you hurt?

[aida_pursuer]

[He's still staring quite blankly at her, but... this was a first. Most players would be halfway across the map by now. Maybe she was a new player who was unaware of his reputation.]

Nnnnhh. [The AI shakes his head. His HP was full, he had sustained no damage to his PC or programming. He was, however, having difficulty locating the server, but that was a bit of a harder concept to vocalize.] ...Aahhhhh. [He tilts his head slightly, curiously. Maybe this player knew something?]

[zombiesupdahell]

You an event NPC or something?

[aida_pursuer]

[He looks up and shoots Kazuki a glare... or maybe he's just staring. It's kind of hard to tell, his face always looks like that. Either way, close! But Kite isn't going to give you any free stuff.]

Aaaaahhhhhhhhh...

[zombiesupdahell]

Really? I thought the same.

[ He raises a brow, and a playful smirk is edging its way onto his face. This was more familiar, he could dig it. ]

Don't suppose you heard some weird hymnal music before you went all zombie-like, did you?

[aida_pursuer]

[Blank stare. First of all, he is not a zombie. Second, he was made this way, so how could he become 'all zombie-like' is he wasn't anything else before?]

Haaaaaa.

[reluctantstop]

Problem, kid?

[aida_pursuer]

[gosh why so many people today. This was like the third person in a row, he wasn't used to people trying to actually talk to him.]

Aaaahhhhhhh... [Error, cannot connect to server. The AI frowns, looking rather pitiful. Why couldn't he connect to the Internet with his brain anymore? :<]

[reluctantstop]

I'll take that as a yes.

[aida_pursuer]

[Behold, the master of blank stares.

...It would be a lot easier to ask his question if he could actually speak.]

Haa. [He holds a hand up to his throat. Talking, not so good right now. Inquiry: alternate forms of communication?]

[tostayconnected]

[ Haseo recognizes this particular generic Twin Blade. It's not the nicest face to recognize, but then, it could be considerably worse. ]

[ He stops a few steps away from Kite and gives him a suspicious look. ]

It's you.

[aida_pursuer]

[He looks up when he hears the familiar voice.]

.................Nhhh.

[He's about as excited to see Haseo as Haseo is to see him, but at least it's someone he knows.]

[tostayconnected]

[ Well, it could be worse. And besides, if this thing is floating around in the open like this, it means everything here is as bad as he suspected since day one. ]

So.

[ He speaks up as he turns toward Kite. ]

What do you think about this whole thing?

[aida_pursuer]

[He stares at Haseo for a moment, then pulls out his Relic. He carefully types out a short flashmail--]

< systems damaged. possible infection. >