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[unknownrival]

I want everyone who was in that mall to report in their status, and the status of anyone else they know who was in the mall with them.

I'll start. Issei Ryudo and Diarmuid Ua Duibhne both confirmed as healthy and home.

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[dualer]

I know, I know. [ he laughs sheepishly. hearing that, though... he should thank the other yuugi later. protecting his friends like that is what he would've wanted to do, too; he just would've been too much of a coward for that. ] Sorry... But everything's okay now, isn't it?

[unknownrival]

If you're not injured. But do you think this will be your only chance to be exceedingly foolish and heroic?

[dualer]

Um... I promise I won't do it again?

[unknownrival]

Really really promise?

[dualer]

Yep. I really, really promise!

[ he won't do it... but the other yuugi will!!! ... he feels a little guilty about half-lying and getting away on a technicality like that, but, well, it's not like he can help what the other yuugi chooses to do anyway. ]

[unknownrival]

Good. [He relaxes visibly, then goes back to making tea.] Thank you, I feel much better now.

[dualer]

Yeah... Um— Ryudo-san, do things like that happen a lot with the community? I've only seen a few viruses, but it didn't seem like any of the others were that bad...

[unknownrival]

Mm... they're not unheard of. I myself have been 'killed' trying to defend the people I care for - I don't want it to happen to you.

[dualer]

W-wait, people— people died?!

[ he reacts before he can stop himself, before he can remember that he's supposed to have been there himself; the other him said "zombies", but nothing about it having been that serious... he just thought that having to fight zombies sounded bad enough, worse than all the harmless things he'd seen so far. he doesn't remember - did anyone he knows die? and if the deaths weren't permanent... could he have "died" too? ]

[unknownrival]

Temporarily! [Not knowing the details, he tries to soothe him anyway.] There's been cases where the community does get us hurt but if it's part of a virus, it always always is temporary.

[dualer]

I see... That's a relief. [ he's definitely going to have to ask for more details from the puzzle yuugi. ] Still, that's pretty scary to think about...

[unknownrival]

It was. I don't want you to go through the kind of thing I dealt with.

[dualer]

Mm, let's hope that I'm lucky enough to avoid it! [ he already was, and he will remain blissfully unaware. ] I didn't think the community could really be that cruel... It's always only temporary, right?

[unknownrival]

It is. I can't make any promises about our own worlds but the community itself won't hurt us badly.