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[Chloe is Not Amused as he stares at his computer right now. He keeps typing and clicking, but that frown on his face isn't fading. And he has no idea he's being recorded. Poor guy.]

Why won't these ducks go away? If Yuki and Michel thought this was a good trick to play on me, they'll have to work out our holiday budget by hand once they come back with dinner.

[He shifts his chair back and winces briefly. When he leans onto two chair legs, the movement's a bit stiff.]

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Hate to tell you this, but if you're seeing ducks, that means they like you and you're stuck on here with the rest of us.

[As nice as it is to hear Ken's voice for the first time since the wedding, he won't sound relieved just yet.]

And where, exactly, is "here"?

It's an sentient online community that likes to make new friends and no, don't even make any smart remarks about how weird that sounds. It is, but it's the truth. Every now and again, it'll pop up and won't let you close it until you've posted or talked to it or something, and if you don't, it'll just turn itself on when you're not paying attention and 'accidentally' post videos and such of you. Every few weeks or so, it also drops off viruses and not the computer kind.

And I assume the accidental part is what happened now. I was talking to myself staring at the screen, not doing anything intentionally.

[It sounds more than a little weird, but Ken's not the sort to lie, so what other choice does he have for now?]

What sort of virus do you mean, then?

The ducks are persistent.

We just had one that lasted a week. Some people on here regressed back to childhood. Others spent the week drunk and... horny. Some turned into animals. It usually has a theme, kinda, but this one was all over the place.

...so I've been told.

Let me guess...you ended up with the middle option.

I wasn't affected.

Then who was? You were hesitant when you said it.

Good. Explaining things is so very dull.

I am Gellert Grindelwald. And you are?

I was trying to think of a nice way of putting it.

Chloe.

[Yes, it's a girl's name. No, he doesn't care.]

The day you find a nice way to put something, Yuki will stop complaining about how much I spend on flowers for the shop.

At least I try and Yuki will never stop fussing about that.

Lovely to meet you.

For once, you have a point.

[And he'd like to ask where Aya is, but he has no idea how secure this is or how risky asking might be.]

I wish I could say the same. Making sense of this community will take some time.

I usually do.

[locked voice]

How are you?

Oh, you'll get used to it. Or simply be annoyed by it.

Either way it doesn't go away.

Mostly healed. The poison caused some lingering muscle damage that may last another couple of weeks.

And you and Aya?

We should be returning soon. Aya's fine and he's been keeping an eye on me while I healed from the gunshot wound. We would've been back sooner, but a recent virus reopened the injury. It's mostly healed now. Just some residual stiffness.

How is everyone else?

Ducks go quack quack, that is so.

Free's as good as he was before this, Michel's mostly healed, and Yuki was barely harmed to begin with.

Kurumi is safe. We make sure someone is watching her at all times.

If Aya's nearby, I'd like to speak with him for a moment.

[Chloe would have died without Aya helping him. He's not sure if Ken's been told that much.]

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