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[prodigal_axe]

[There's a deep sigh before Shinjiro begins. There's a lot that needs to be said, and he doesn't want to bother with any of it.

When he does speak, his voice is dull and apathetic at best.]Haruka, Jon, Yoite...tch, even Rika

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[totallygaaay]

Ya, sucks about the beer...

Uh, I kind-of been meaning to tell ya... I'm going to need Thursday and Friday off this week. I don't think I'll be able to work and stuff.

[prodigal_axe]

Tasted like shit in the first place.

[Yeah, Shinji will definitely miss the awful beer.]

Is that so? Everything alright?

[totallygaaay]

Ya! I know Alfred has been meaning to make somethin' for a while. Maybe this is his chance to do it.

[he waves it off with a smile]

Ya! I'm just getting that chip thing taken out!! I should be back in no time!!!

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[prodigal_axe]

I'll help him with that, if he doesn't mind makin' batches for the Lights.

Chip removal, huh...

[fierybluebird]

No other way to make it? Well, I guess the really long route.

[prodigal_axe]

Yeah... I know how, did some of it before Jackie started makin' darkness beer. It's gonna be a drain on supplies though.

[fierybluebird]

Understood. I wonder if it would just be easier to try find someplace around here with more supplies.

[prodigal_axe]

Tch. It'd run out. That's what happened with the leftover good alcohol in this place. That didn't last a year before I had to figure out something else.

[prodigal_axe]

No shit. Look, I'm right there with you on that. But it's not gonna happen overnight.

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[isolatedpiece]

There's really no way of telling if anyone was left behind, right? Even if we could just see who's in this place here now, we still can't be sure on who was dragged to that place.

Still, I'm pretty sure Rika-chan said we couldn't return unless we all returned, so I'm fairly sure everyone's here.

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[prodigal_axe]

You're right... there isn't.

[He sounds worried, though distantly, until she mentions the part about Rika.]

She said that, huh? [...] I guess the person I'm thinking of was sent home right when we got back here. Unless she was wrong about that.

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[isolatedpiece]

There's no way of finding out unless we'd ever get sent to that place again. And honestly, I'm not looking forward to a possibility like that. Seeing that place once was more than enough for me.

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[pilot_princess]

[A pink-haired girl and a dog-thing walk into a bar...

She's holding Gulliver in one arm, looking fatigued and depressed, but curious about his question. Communicator in her other hand, she looks at it curiously before glancing around the bar.]

Shinji? Where are you?

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[prodigal_axe]

[Shinjiro is already drinking, but all the darkness beer in Discedo isn't enough for what ails him. It's almost enough for him to consider his drugs, the ones from before...

No. Those wouldn't make a damn bit of difference here.

He shakes his head and glances up at the bar doorway--alerted by the usual awful creaking-- and his eyes brighten momentarily. Anemone and Gulliver. Familiar faces, at least. If they were really here.]

Hey...right here. Come on over.

[Shinjiro pulls himself out of the best slouching-shadows behind the bar counter, and then waves to the two of them. His expression mirrors Anemone's--tired and depressed, with the dark circles under his eyes sunken deeper than usual.]

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[pilot_princess]

[Upon spotting him, she trudges her way over. They really are here, and moving closer by the second. She sets Gulliver down, and the little pudgy thing makes his way over to Shinji and nudges against his legs. This is his way of a hug, believe it or not.

As for Anemone, she just slides into a chair and sulks.]

Figured I'd just come work today. Cuddy didn't want me to stay at home all day and walks are boring. So, what's up?