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I think being friends with about forty thousand people warrants a network announcement. If any of you know Jaime Reyes, he's been Ported out.

Pretty smart guy told me that three months is a good amount of time to wait before assuming someone's not coming back with their memories, SO. I had a good idea of what we can do to make this a little happier, which is probably what he'd prefer anyhow. 'Cause he's a hippie.

Anybody interested, share a story about Jaime! Funny, nice, interesting- anything's fine so long as it's not depressing. Or if you don't have a story, maybe something you like about him or you could leave a message of something that you'd like to say to him. Maybe we can show him this if he gets back. Make him cry, so I can get blackmail pictures.

[A heavy pause.] Iiii don't want to make this sound like a eulogy or anything. Especially if he DOES come back, because then I'll look really stupid. But he's not from my world, so. You all know how that goes.

Jaime is...a seriously good guy. He's really a great- He's a great person. So. If you DON'T know that loser, definitely read around to what people have to say. You'll probably want to get to know him when you're done.

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...wow dang, don't break the word bank there Riku. Slow down, you're starting to embarrass yourself.

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Heh. Sorry, I just... the story I have of Jaime doesn't reflect very well on me, so I'm not going to share it publicly.

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Hey dude, you don't have to share if you don't wanna. But I'm pretty curious, not gonna lie. If it makes you feel better, I have a bunch of stories of him where I'm being a jerk too.

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It's a... no, I just told him a story. He wanted to know about me, because of Minato. So I was honest, but he didn't like what I had to say. He's got good instincts.

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[that's pretty vague there bro] What, he didn't like your opinions on something? Or he didn't like what happened to you? Because he does one a lot more than the other.

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[It is, isn't it? He's just realizing that too. But he can't be super specific, either.]

No. I hurt someone he's close to.

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Oh.

Yeah, that'll do it. I mean, that's pretty much the case with anybody, but it's kind of drastic to see it with him since he's so nice all the time.

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Yeah. Though it just means he's got a good head on his shoulders, you know? I'd be pissed if the situation was reversed, I don't blame him for reacting the way he did.

Honestly, I'm glad he looks out for his friends. Somebody has to, don't they?

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I dunno man, it's pretty second nature for someone to look after their friends and family. What made Jaime special was that he looked out for strangers. Not even just strangers, but people who've been awful to him. That takes a lot more.

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Yeah -- he seems like that. That's hard to do.

The talk I had with him initially was early in the month, and then we met at the swear-in and it wasn't awkward talking to him at all. I mean, maybe he felt like it was, but I didn't.

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Nah, he probably didn't think it was. He walks up to complete strangers and can get their life story out of them in a matter of minutes. He's got the therapist vibe.

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Yeah, he did that to me twice. I guess I shouldn't be surprised.

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God right? I don't even get surprised anymore. I used to, but now I'm just. I feel tired. I feel like every time "you can't just think the worst of someone I'm sure they're having a bad day" comes out of his stupid mouth I wanna just take a nap.

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Again, he's just... a good guy, isn't he. Balances out all the assholes around here, I guess.

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I'd be okay if the ratio was more in favor of the nice guys, but yeah you're right.

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I mean, there's more than just him. But he's good.

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Yeah, but one of the other nicest guys got blipped out too. Dude, seriously. This is the worst. If Aunt Cass gets dePorted I'm gonna kick some doors down.

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Heh. No one will blame you. In fact, you'll probably have a lot of people willing to join you on that one.

[The thing with Tadashi... feels very desperate. Hiro sitting on Riku's couch, kitten in his arms, looking like he's never seen him. If someone else went...]

... I have faith they'll come back, though. I don't know. Something about it...

I'm taking your three month thing.

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Yeah dude, take it. Spread it like wildfire. Or a cold.

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The second one, probably. I'm not as fast-moving as a fire.

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Dude, you don't have to tell me twice. 'On fire' is definitely not an adjective I'd use for you. I mean, I wouldn't use 'like a disease' either but if that's what you're gonna pick...

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Hah. Well, not quite a cold either... hmm. Like...

[He bites his lip -- he's actually thinking fairly hard about this one.]

Jam on toast.

[Nailed it.]

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Toast does not go very far. Toast is like six people at best. [where are those measurements coming from]

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[Yeah, he has no idea with this one and he squints.]

How do you figure?

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Dude, just think of the scale. Fires? Burn entire acres of forest. Colds spread across hundreds of square miles.

Toast? Meh. Six was being generous.