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[sweetdeath]

The doors are open! Man, that was a weird day - robots and people seeing things and all....

Hisoka, where are you?

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[mercifulsmile.livejournal.com]

You mean the doors to that place where time keeps looping? They're open? Wow, now those people can get out! I hope they're all okay...

You're one of them, right? Are you alright?

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[cinnagami.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm fine... what do you mean, time looping?

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[mercifulsmile.livejournal.com]

That's good, then! You know, time looping! When time keeps repeating itself. That is what happened, right?

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[cinnagami.livejournal.com]

It'd make sense. I... well, I lost a couple of days in there somewhere, but I only remember things happening once.

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[mercifulsmile.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, that's strange. I heard some people remembering there was a time loop thing going on...Oh well. The important thing is you all got out safely.

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[cinnagami.livejournal.com]

Now I feel left out! Oh, and I don't think we've met, miss - Tsuzuki Asato, and you?

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[mercifulsmile.livejournal.com]

That's right, I'm sorry! I keep forgetting my manners nowadays. I'm Gracia. It's very nice to meet you, Tsuzuki!

Are you from the future of Japan?

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[cinnagami.livejournal.com]

Nice to meet you too!

That's a very good question. I'm from... uh, if you really are from the past, telling you the year won't do any good, will it? When are you from?

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[mercifulsmile.livejournal.com]

I think it was 1600 when I was taken away to be here.

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[hic-pertineo.livejournal.com]

I was directed to an apartment building on Horton street by someone. Should I meet you there?


[And work time, bb! I'll be back tonight!]

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[hic-pertineo.livejournal.com]

--Er. At the high school, I mean.

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[cinnagami.livejournal.com]

Do you know the way? I've been here long enough to pick up on at least some of the directions. I could meet you over at the apartments if that's easier!

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[hic-pertineo.livejournal.com]

It's just two blocks down and one block over, Tsuzuki.

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[cinnagami.livejournal.com]

In that case, I'll meet you out front.

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[hic-pertineo.livejournal.com]

Discedo didn't look much better in daylight, really. The cemetery was still creepy, the church was still disturbing, the streets were mostly deserted, and the entire place was oddly quiet - well, save for the skittering of monsters just beyond his peripheral vision.

At least it wasn't a long walk. He was stiff in every joint after sleeping sitting-up against a wall in a vacant room of the apartment building, and that hadn't helped his mood any.

Coming to... Marshall street, he supposed it was, he was able to add another decent thing to his day. Tsuzuki was easy to spot, standing outside the building he supposed was the high school with his hands in his pockets.

Hisoka unconsciously mirrored the gesture while crossing the street, his expression neutral as he walked up to his partner. "Hey."

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[cinnagami.livejournal.com]

Tsuzuki had been spending the wait thinking: between chips, repeated days, powers going haywire, and having offered to join the police force, there was a lot to think about. He'd have to go talk to them in person one of these days - soon, probably, but not before he'd helped Hisoka settle in. In the meantime, it was just nice to be outside. The city was a silent tragedy, with its empty broken buildings standing mute along each street, but the sun was warm.

He'd always been good at finding silver linings.

The familiar voice drew his attention away from the sunlight, and he turned, a bright smile spreading over his face. His hands slipped out of his pockets and then hovered by his side; he was half-tempted to hurl himself at his partner for a hug, glad simply to see Hisoka again, but the memory of last night's conversation stopped him. He'd been too smothering, hadn't he? Made Hisoka feel his strength wasn't enough. Even if his partner was standing there, hale and very much in one piece, some little selfish voice within him wailed at the thought that Hisoka could very easily not have been.

Well, he wasn't going to start the argument again. Brightening his smile, he tossed back the same offhanded, "Hey."

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[hic-pertineo.livejournal.com]

...Somehow, he'd been expecting more than that, and prodding Tsuzuki's mind gave him no answers. In fact, it seemed to his sixth sense that the man wasn't even standing there at all.

Hisoka could only imagine how upset Tsuzuki must have been to put his walls up that high.

He crossed his arms and tried to look like he got more sleep than he actually did. "I told you I was fine."

[dustedsunlight.livejournal.com]

Hisoka...?

Oh, Tsuzuki! Did a friend of yours arrive?

[cinnagami.livejournal.com]

Yeah, my partner. I've missed him!

[dustedsunlight.livejournal.com]

That's so nice!

I mean... it's not nice he's stuck here, but, uhm... at least you can see each other again?

[cinnagami.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's definitely the upside. I just hope he doesn't mind, well, the kinds of things that go with this place too much. Of course, he's better at martial arts than I am, so he'll probably manage fine.

[dustedsunlight.livejournal.com]

Well if he has his friends here, he should be a little happy, right?

[cinnagami.livejournal.com]

Which isn't going to stop him from hating being stuck here, but you know, could be worse, right?

[dustedsunlight.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I guess!

He'll cheer up once he meets some friends here.

[cinnagami.livejournal.com]

So how have you been the last few days?