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[ahappylie]

[Souji is at home and it's too quiet. He ends up talking to Saizou, his pig, for company a lot lately and this time, Saizou steps on the journal as he's talking, picking up bits and pieces of their one-sided conversation.]

--nder...why...--that some ......--ile others go, Saizou?

[The pig grunts and Souji laughs softly, sounding tired and worn.]

Mm...yes, I suppose we'll never know.....--haps....world returns.....--work still left to complete; and leaves ...... --no longer necessary.

[He's quiet for a moment and then lets out a heavy sigh, dismissing his own thoughts.]

No, that's silly. ....--ing me the jour--....

[The microphone picks up the muffled bumps and thumps as Saizou bites the journal and brings it over for Souji. He presses the on button again, unaware that it was already recording. When he addresses everyone, he's much chipper like he always, no trace of his earlier stress.]



I learned a new game so I have a question for everyone~

Would you rather eat nothing but your favorite food forever or never eat your favorite food again?

Also, it has been quite awhile, but anyone who knew my other self, Hijikata-san or Chizuru-chan; they've all returned to their homes.

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[changethepast]

Well, you can always pick a new favorite food, right? [ A slight laugh. ] And, I'd think eating the same thing all the time would kill the appeal pretty quickly.

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[ahappylie]

Someone else pointed out that the new favorite food might also get banned from you. Then what would you do?

[changethepast]

Stop picking a 'favorite?'

[ Or you know, stop telling this... mystery force dictating one's diet. ]

[ahappylie]

[He laughs at that.]

That is one way to circumvent it.

What is your favorite food, then?

[changethepast]

Hm...! [ GOOD QUESTION. Quick, Anduin, make something up! ] Fresh fish, breaded and baked with vegetables...

It's been a while since I've had anything like that.

[ahappylie]

[Excellent choice!]

Do you cook yourself? I've been trying to learn, since my housemates returned.

[changethepast]

Yes! Or, well, I'm no chef, but... [ Another small laugh. ] I'm not going to burn water, at least.

[ahappylie]

...I wasn't aware water was flammable.

[This is seriously the first he's ever heard of that.]

Your world sounds fascinating.

[changethepast]

-- Oh! [ L O L ] It's just a saying; I don't think it's... actually possible.

[ ... As far as she knows. From an outside perspective, given how oddly things like gravity and electricity seem to work in her world..... ]

[ahappylie]

Oh, that's unfortunate. I wonder if there is a world where water if flammable. It would terrifying to visit.

[changethepast]

Can you imagine? [ She thinks about it for a second, then seems to shudder. ] I don't think it would be possible to live in a world like that.

[ahappylie]

I've met people who live in space. Or a tiny blue box. Perhaps people who live in a world where water is fire simply change to fit the world.

[changethepast]

[ She just laughs. ]

Sounds like that would make it pretty hard to adapt to here, then.

[ Says the woman who didn't see the sun until she was 18 because she lived in a gravity-defying sphere-continent. Whatever. ]

[ahappylie]

It would certainly be strange, yes. I wonder if their food sources would be completely different from ours.

Or if their bodies simply adapt to drinking fire.

[changethepast]

I'd think they'd have to be. [ Hand to her chin, thinky/teacher-mode activated! ] Totally different physics and all...

[ahappylie]

Would it mean coming here might kill them?

[Because, if they were used to drinking fire water, their bodies might not drink regular water anymore...]

[changethepast]

[ Wow, morbid. ]

Well... maybe? I mean, it's hard to say since it's all hypothetical...

[ahappylie]

I hope it wouldn't. That would be a terrible way to go.

[Yeah, he doesn't even notice that it's weird to think about that.]

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[changethepast]

[ ....... 'k. ]

[changethepast]

By the way, I'm Serah.

[ GO GO GADGET TOPIC CHANGE?? ]

[ahappylie]

Okita.

It's a pleasure to meet you, Serah-san.

[changethepast]

If you don't mind me asking, what did you mean by... your other self?

[ While she's not sure she's brave enough to ask about the first, accidental part of his message, that seems safe enough. ]

[ahappylie]

Oh, I don't mind at all. There were two of us - two of me, I mean. Me and another version of me from a completely different world. We even looked completely different, even if we had some similarities in our personalities and histories.

[changethepast]

So... you mean, from different timelines?

[ Her eyes go wide, voice rising in surprise. She might not know fire-drinking, but time shenanigans? She's all over that. ]

[ahappylie]

Possibly? His life greatly mirrored mine, but the world he came from was very different from mine. It was like I had a twin who looked nothing like me.

Do you have much experience with time?