in_praetego | .006 | video | Plus points for effort?

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.006 | video | Plus points for effort?

[ This one has Yukio settled under a tree today. His attention is focused on a brand new badge which he holds up to the sunlight -- his second so far. It took a while to get but here it was and it seemed to be worth it. In the background, his houndoom's taking a nap in the sun with his Happiny curled up next to him. ]

Everyone's more or less started going after badges at least once during their stay here, right? I'm just a little curious as to why. Personal reasons? Motivation?

[ He'll just take a while to polish off that badge before settling back down against the tree trunk. Pardon him. Someone's feeling a bit philosophical today. ]

Also, I'd like to know if there's any place to get somewhere to put these badges. If anyone's making them, I'd like to go about ordering one.

[ Argh, these little blips he makes on the network. So hard to end them so... have a hasty little awkward smile. ]

Right, uh... thanks for your time.

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Kind of. My brother's... well, I've been told my brother has a scruffier look and that I'm kind of dry for my age so it's easy to assume I'm the older twin.

[ Have a small laugh from that. ]

Has your brother ever been here?

Well, you don't seem that dry in my opinion.

[At least that's not the first impression or anything.]

He has, apparently. I can't remember, since this is my first time here.

That's a first.

[ Again, that same sheepish smile. But he's grateful. ]

Time doesn't seem to work the same way here. Rin and I tried to figure it out when he was here. He'd been here for a while before I arrived... and he remembered things from home that hadn't happened yet from my last memory of it.

That's sort of similar to what's happening with me and most of people from my world... but then there are some very weird complications as well.

[There's always a 75% chance that a new guy from his world is from the "other version"]

He's no longer here?

Time definitely doesn't work the same way, I guess.

[ And he can only imagine how mad someone else from his world with jurisdiction over time and space would feel if he found out. ]

Rin left sometime after our birthday. He's only been back a couple of other times but never to stay.

Yeah, definitely not. Especially when you could have been here for years and someone just met you back home before coming here.

[Pretty sure a lot of scientists would tear their hair out of their head over this...]

I'm sorry to hear that.

Oh, I'm Edward Elric, by the way.

It's okay. He seems alright so, he's probably better back home than here anyway.

[ A beat. ]

And... it's Yukio. Yukio Okumura. A pleasure to meet you, Mister Elric.

Well, I'd rather have my most important people be safe at home than stuck in a weird world.

It's nice to meet you as well. Though you can just call me Ed, if you want.

Same here.

[ And he really can't help himself. Must be respectful and can't assume first name basis sometimes. ]

Ed. Right. And... um... good luck on your gym challenge.

Thanks. Good luck to you as well, when you proceed.

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