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[crouching_sin]

Atsuro Kihara has left this world. If you have received any of his Pokemon, I would like to know.

It's strange. Four years isn't a very long time, but for a lot of people that's a significant chunk of their lives. At least this place offers a kind of peace even in its chaos that some people can find.

And training Pokemon isn't that different of a skill from training demons in some ways.

In any case I thought people should be informed, given how long he's been here. I'm sure he had friends who would want to know.

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[crouching_sin]

He was my student at home. We'd known each other for a number of years.

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[failnought]

You must miss him a lot, then.

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[crouching_sin]

Not really. I know he'll be fine at home.

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[failnought]

Fair enough. Still, when someone goes home after a long time, it can't be easy.

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[crouching_sin]

True. He has things to do at home, though.

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[failnought]

I'm glad he can get to them, at least. That's one good thing that comes from going back, I guess.

I'm Serah, by the way.

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[crouching_sin]

That's true.

I'm Naoya.

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[failnought]

It's nice to meet you, Naoya. How long have you been here?

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[crouching_sin]

I've been here since January. And yourself?

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[failnought]

Since the beginning of May. It doesn't even feel like it's been almost four months.

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[crouching_sin]

Time does seem to fly in this place.

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[failnought]

I'm not sure if that's really a good or a bad thing.

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[crouching_sin]

I don't really mind it. It makes it easier if you have something to occupy you.

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[failnought]

What sort of thing do you do to keep yourself occupied?

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[crouching_sin]

I train. Work on programming challenges for myself. I work at a bakery. I've been exploring more of Goldenrod, because even though I've been here for months there's always something new.

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[failnought]

Programming challenges? That's one I haven't heard a lot about here.

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[crouching_sin]

Are there computers in your world?

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[failnought]

All over the place, actually. That's how the people in the bigger cities do their shopping.

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[crouching_sin]

Ah, I see. Some people who show up here have never seen computers before.

I was a freelance programmer back in my world. And I don't like the idea of my skills getting rusty, so I code... whatever I can. No complete programs, really, but enough to make sure I can still do what I need to do.