001 - Accidental Video

[protectingskies.livejournal.com]

[Hello community. You get to be treated to a young man who is snacking on chips at the moment. In fact, he has one hanging from his mouth when he starts blinking and leaning forward to stare at the computer.]

Hm?

[He pops the chip the rest of the way in his mouth and starts typing rapidly as he chews on it, frowning after he swallows it.]

That's not right. I'm not playing a game with ducks on it. There are supposed to be aliens...

[He tilts his head to the side a bit as he keeps trying to figure this out.]

...coding isn't working either...

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[protectingskies.livejournal.com]

Community? [He's poking around curiously now.]

[brbgonefishin.livejournal.com]

It's called Drama, Drama, Duck. There are people from all different worlds here!

[protectingskies.livejournal.com]

...That sounds a touch science-fiction, Shin.

[brbgonefishin.livejournal.com]

I know! But I swear it's true! I'm friends with a boy who's a wizard! I gave him a fish!

[protectingskies.livejournal.com]

[This face says he finds this hard to be true.]

And this community is how you're on my computer like this?

[brbgonefishin.livejournal.com]

From my perspective, you're on mine!

[protectingskies.livejournal.com]

I will take that as a yes.

[brbgonefishin.livejournal.com]

Isn't it great? Nasuti's on here, too, but she's a Nasuti from my future. And, uh, don't freak out, but -- Shuten is, too.

[protectingskies.livejournal.com]

I heard from Shuten already. I suppose what I should ask though, is do you know what time Nasuti is from?

[brbgonefishin.livejournal.com]

[Shin looks to the side, suddenly growing serious.]

From what I've gathered, a maybe a year or so in the future from me. No more, certainly, maybe less. In my time, we just defeated Arago.

[protectingskies.livejournal.com]

[That...doesn't actually place Shin in a timeline at all.]

Are we at Nasuti's place resting after the battle? [That's a good question to ask. If Shin is from later then he'll say so.]

[brbgonefishin.livejournal.com]

Yes. Ryo just woke up a few days ago.

Nasuti said... Arago comes back.

[But she wouldn't say more, so he really doesn't know how his timeline relates to hers, only that he's in her past.]

[protectingskies.livejournal.com]

[So Shin is from after the first battle.]

He does. [Blunt. Absorb it.]

[brbgonefishin.livejournal.com]

Then we have to fight again...

[protectingskies.livejournal.com]

To save everyone, yes. [But he's sitting there playing computer games. So clearly good wins.]

[brbgonefishin.livejournal.com]

[It's not about winning or losing, it's about having to fight in the first place -- but Touma's right, they have to save everyone.]

[protectingskies.livejournal.com]

How is Ryo doing? [He knows what will become of him but it's how he's doing at Shin's point that matters.]

[brbgonefishin.livejournal.com]

He's tired. That white armor takes so much out of him... and on top of that, it seems like every day there's a new would-be warlord trying to take over this world.

[protectingskies.livejournal.com]

I remember that.

[brbgonefishin.livejournal.com]

You're from the future, too, then.

Maybe you can help me.

[protectingskies.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure how I could at this point. Though I will if I can.

[brbgonefishin.livejournal.com]

We need to save Shuten.

[protectingskies.livejournal.com]

What?

[brbgonefishin.livejournal.com]

We can't just let him die. He's alive now, which means he survived the first battle, but I know he won't survive the second.

[protectingskies.livejournal.com]

I know. He's not alive in my time. He gave his life already.