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[irwins]

[Camera on means Shaun is on, all easygoing smiles and comfortable confidence. This is the usual thing, except this time? No zombies. No monsters. No weapons in hand. It's sort of a very different vlog post for him.

But it can't be mayhem and bloodshed all the time. I mean, usually it can, but here he is anyway.]

So. Valentine's Day is a thing back where I'm from too, but you know... little different. Less moonlit strolls on the beach or fancy restaurants and more staying home not getting eaten by zombies together. Not-dying-and-un-dying is basically the most romantic thing anyone can do.

What's romance look like for everyone else? Let's hear it. Anyone have a particularly romantic V-Day? I know you're not supposed to kiss and tell, but anyone want to kiss and tell?

[He's curious, after all. However.]

Wait, that wasn't actually my point. My point is, the best part about Valentine's Day in any world is the day after Valentine's Day because there is so much chocolate heart bullshit on sale. Discount sugar rush for everyone! RIP to out collective blood glucose levels.

[Here he holds up a bag that is basically stuffed full with various boxes of candy, chocolate roses, something that has a teddy bear attached to it.]

Given my assigned profession as restaurant critic, I feel like it is my solemn vocational duty to remind folks of this fact.

[And here he is, performing that valuable service.]

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[germhating_hypochondriac]

[Eddie shakes his head.

No, not that I know of.  I think I might put up a post on the network later and see if anyone's seen him.  I'd put up missing posters, but there was a monster back home that used missing posters to scare him once and I don't want him to see the posters and think the monster's here.

[irwins]

[...well. That's also fucked up.]

Can't hurt to reach out to the network. It gets a bunch more eyes looking for your friend.

[He wants to say "hopefully he just got distracted doing something and forgot to tell you" but Shaun isn't really the hopeful type.]

I'm Shaun, by the way. What's your name, kid? So I can tell your pal who's looking for him if I run into him.

[germhating_hypochondriac]

Yeah.  That's one good thing about this place.  The adults actually give a shit.

[They didn't back home when kids disappeared.]

I'm Eddie.  Tell him to call me or text me if you find him.  Or you do it.  Or both of you.  I check my phone a lot, like all the time so he can call me anytime.

[irwins]

Not a fan of the adults back in your world? I guess we've got the whole all-of-us-are-imPorts-so-we're-in-the-same-fucked-up-boat sort of solidarity going on.

[A little nod.]

I see him, you'll be the first to know. I hope you track him down soon.

[germhating_hypochondriac]

They never cared.  Kids would go missing, so many kids.  There'd be piles of missing kids posters one on top of the other.

I guess we're the imports club.  [The losers club started with being in the same fucked boat of being bullied back home.]

Thanks.