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[hero_of_her]

[The young man that appears on the video looks extremely nervous and uncomfortable.]

Listen, with everything going on lately I haven't been able to...

[He sighs, starts over. He hates this. Asking for help is so hard, but he isn't the only one at risk if here.]

I noticed a while back that the more Chroma I have the easier it is to deal with... well... A particular situation that I have at hand. [Oh man, that terrible pun wasn't on purpose and he looks even more uncomfortable realizing that he did it.]

But I'm not very good at collecting Chroma. I have someone back home and I don't want to betray her. I was thinking, though, that for the brief time she was here she was pretty clear that she didn't want me to suffer.

I don't want to either, I guess. [That part is up for debate.]

This is me asking for people willing to help me out.

[He looks frustrated at the whole idea as soon as he says it.]

You know what, nevermind. This is stupid.

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[hero_of_her]

It can make you stronger.

[satanslash]

It can. I just don't like that I keep gettin' jerked around to different places without any say in it, y'know?

[hero_of_her]

Yeah, that really sucks.

I'm sorry you had to go through all of that.

[He already said that... He coughs to clear his throat and pretend like that's not embarrassing as heck.|

Have any of the other people from that place ended up here?

[satanslash]

[All good. It's nice to have some legitimate sympathy over it.

Rin scratches at his cheek with a sigh and a one-shoulder shrug.]

No one that looks familiar, no. I got to know a lotta people there, and it wasn't nearly as big as Lunatia, so I feel like if someone from the village was here I would've seen 'em by now?

[hero_of_her]

Maybe.

Or you could find versions of them from different timelines? That's been happening to me a lot lately.

[satanslash]

Well, actually, I should say that again - there is one person here from the village. Kohaku. But she actually left that place before showin' up here with me, so it's a little weird...

But she does remember that, so it's not so bad.

But yeah, I'unno. Like I said I really haven't seen anyone else that's familiar.

[Which sucks because there are some people he really misses.]

[hero_of_her]

I can at least get what you mean by 'weird.'

My dad's here. But the thing is he died when I was little. I've really enjoyed having him back, but it was weird at first.

[satanslash]

... ugh. That can happen here, too? Great.

[Just what he needs - more emotional battering by having Shiro show up. Or his mom. Or anyone else who they've lost.]

I mean, worked out for you, obviously. Can't say the same would happen for me, though.

[hero_of_her]

I think basically anything can happen here.

[satanslash]

Yeah, I figured as much, but I wanted to keep hopin' maybe that wasn't gonna be the case here.

[Blissful ignorance.

At least until now.

He's not mad, though, just sort of grumpy that there are certain elements that have followed him.]

[hero_of_her]

Accepting crazy things as become pretty normal by now.

[satanslash]

Doesn't that kinda annoy you, though? That we just gotta accept it? I know there's shit all we can do about it, but...

[hero_of_her]

The thing that annoys me is that innocent people get dragged into it too.

[satanslash]

I'unno if I count as "innocent", but yeah these things kinda... don't care what sorta people they pull, do they?

[hero_of_her]

They really don't. Not just us though. The people who live in the city didn't ask for any of this either. They're just trying to live their lives.

[satanslash]

... geez. Shit. Yeah, I didn't think about it like that. I got so used to it just bein'... us. The people who got dragged there. There wasn't anyone else.

[A pause, then.]

God, that's fucked up.

[hero_of_her]

I want to do what I can to help them. All of them. And all of us.

[satanslash]

I want to, but... I'unno how. Back in the village, I helped keep people fed with what little we had, but here that kinda stuff is given to us.

[hero_of_her]

Maybe people need other services then? If not food then...

Well, Chroma. Which kind of brings us back to the point of my post.

[satanslash]

Yeah. I'unno. I'm still tryin' to figure that part out.

[It'll take him ages, though. He is not a smart boy.]

[hero_of_her]

I know. It's really difficult to find your footing here.

[satanslash]

I didn't show up in the best shape, either. I had to spend a lotta time recoverin'.

[hero_of_her]

You were hurt??

[satanslash]

Not... exactly? We couldn't get food easily there. There were times I'd go a coupl'a days in between eatin', especially towards the end.

[hero_of_her]

That's terrible.

You can eat here now though. I'd even offer to make you dinner sometime if you need it.