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[crouching_sin]

"This is Naoya. Leave a message."

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[killer_sweets]

[Sometime in the evening this message is sent]

[Video]

[crouching_sin]

[He will get an excited call back from a Banette.]

Ba! Banette!

[Really? Yay!]

[Video]

[killer_sweets]

[Killua's Mismagius, Wonka, will be taking over this call.]

Miss Missgamius~

[Yes, congratulations. Since my little trainer is occupied I'll go over your prizes. You'll be receiving a free dinner, a ribbon and your trainer gets some of that money stuff. ]

[Video]

[crouching_sin]

Oh! A ribbon! That's great! And a dinner, too... wow, I'm so lucky! Thank you!

[She twirls in place, holding on to her pillowcase. She's a little too big for it since she evolved.]

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[killer_sweets]

It's no problem at all. [Wonka has to hold herself back from cooing, it was just too cute.]

Oh yes, can you get your trainer? My Little master wants to speak with him about something.

[Video]

[crouching_sin]

[She nods, and disappears for a moment to drag Naoya over.]

Hm? What is it?

[terrible video]

[pinnedbangs]

[SUDDENLY DEDENNE ALL OVER THE VIDEO FEED. SUDDENLY BUTTON SMASHING AND WEIRD SOUNDS. SUDDENLY -]

Mickey? Where'd you put the gear? I gotta call Alphonse!

[SUDDENLY DEDENNE'S SMILING FACE. SUDDENLY DEDENNE PUSHING THE GEAR FURTHER AND FURTHER AWAY FROM ITSELF. SUDDEN TIPPING?? SUDDEN FALLING!!

If Rin had not been standing by the bookshelf, he would have avoided his terrible fate. Dedenne sat on top on the shelf, wearing a most devious grin. Rin looks up (too late), the camera's view becomes horribly lopsided and - hey look, it's Rin! Oh no, watch out -- BAM goes the gear! SPLAT, right on Rin's upturned face.

His shriek of pain could be heard for miles around.]

[Video]

[crouching_sin]

[... Uh. Naoya considers not responding, but considering this is one of his coworkers... he'll call back.]

... Rin? What happened?

[He can kind of guess, but still.]

[Video]

[pinnedbangs]

[...He's hesitant to turn on the camera for the gear but... what was the point of avoiding it anyway? It was going to take a while for the bruise to go away. The area around his left eye is already swollen and just beginning to change color.]

Mickey ... dropped the gear. On my face. [He is giving that little gerbil the stink eyes right now.]

[Video]

[crouching_sin]

... You should put ice on that. It's already swelling, but you can reduce it somewhat by treating it fast.

[Video]

[pinnedbangs]

[That sounds like a great idea! - Oh. Never mind.]

Shit... I don't think I have any ice in the freezer. Maybe I could use frozen veggies?

[Video]

[crouching_sin]

Those usually work just fine. If the swelling doesn't go down by tomorrow or the day after, though, you should go get it looked at.

A shame our abilities aren't working again, or I'd just heal it for you.

[Video]

[pinnedbangs]

[Rin grumbles a bit about having to carry around a bag of frozen veggies to his face, but he can see the logic behind Naoya's advice. He fumbles around with the gear as he picks it up and carries it with him to the kitchen. With as little grace as possible, he flops it onto the kitchen counter as he continues on his way to the fridge.]

Even I had my abilities, I wouldn't be banged up because of a phone.

[Just as he predicted, the ice tray is filled with water and not what he wanted. He reaches for the smallest bag of snow peas he can find and almost slaps the whole thing on his face. That would have been a bad idea... He grabs a paper towel and wraps the bag up first. Now it's ready to start cooling down the worst of the swelling.]

...You had healing powers or somethin'?

[Video]

[crouching_sin]

Of a sort. I had a number of different skills I could use - I developed a way to harness the power of demons so that even someone like a child could use them, if they could defeat the demon inside of their device first.

[In retrospect maybe he should have told that last part to the Shomonkai before he gave them the COMPs, but... eh.]

[Video]

[pinnedbangs]

[Rin turns his full attention back to the gear. Did he hear that right?]

You harvested demon powers and put them in devices...?

[Video]

[crouching_sin]

More specifically I contracted demons and found a way to store them as data, but yes.

[Video]

[pinnedbangs]

You turned demons into data?

[The very thought sends a shiver up his spine.]

So what were you? A demon tamer?

[Video]

[crouching_sin]

... That's not an inaccurate term, though I'm guessing it's something more specific to your world. Summoner would be the more common term where I'm from, though most of the world didn't know demons existed until... very shortly before I came here.

[Video]

[pinnedbangs]

Well, a demon tamer can summon demons where I'm from. And they usually make them into familiars, not turn 'em into data.

[NAOYA SURE IS SOUNDING OMINOUS... As surreal as it was to find himself speaking to someone who knew about demons, it was also more than a little intriguing.]

My world is a little like that too. People don't normally know about 'em until they come in contact with 'em.

[Still...] Why'd you have to turn 'em into data?

[Video]

[crouching_sin]

Because that's how the needed rituals are parsed. The circles are drawn using data inside of the COMP, and the emotional energy needed is pulled from the internet.

[He knows it sounds insane, but it works, so...]

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[fourleafcleaver]

Hey, Naoya, right? It's Clover, with the baby shark dinosaur. You wouldn't happen to be missing a certain giant purple cobra thing, would you?

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[crouching_sin]

I am, actually. Did you find him?

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[fourleafcleaver]

He just sorta appeared more than I actually FOUND him but he's here! Safe and sound and letting Princess show her teeth off to him.

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[crouching_sin]

How did that even - never mind.

Where's 'here'?

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[fourleafcleaver]

["NEVER MIND" IS RIGHT, SHE'S NOT REALLY SURE HOW MUCH SHE WANTS TO ANSWER THAT]

At the hotel I'm staying at. I'm still in Goldenrod so I can bring him over if you're in the area too.