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[penthesileia]

[The camera shows a young girl, about ten or so, with curly red pigtails. Judging by the expression on her face and the way her eyes keep darting back and forth, she's actually quite anxious, but she's doing her best not to show it. She crosses skinny arms in front of her chest.] I-- I need to find my father. Does anyone know where he is? His name is Takeharu Kirijo, he's... he's very important. He's a very important man! I'm certain he wouldn't have brought me to the United States without telling me why. If anyone knows anything of his whereabouts, please let me know immediately. Um, thank you.

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[homerunning]

[WHY DOES EVERYONE THINK HE'S A WEIRDO!!! Cause you are, Junpei.]

You were just ready to leave your house into a dangerous town, but I'M the suspicious guy?!


C'mon, I'm not THAT scary, right? Right?

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[penthesileia]

Yes. It's much less safe to be in a closed environment with a stranger. Any fool knows that. I'll meet you outside, okay? [She offers as a compromise after a moment's thought.] Will you wait there?

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[homerunning]

Jeez...am I really that terrifying? --okay, okay, fine.


I'll wait on the sidewalk, alright? That sound good to you?

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[penthesileia]

Hmm... I'm not sure what it is... it might be that scruffy beard. It makes you look a little untrustworthy. [The biting honesty of a child.] Stay there, I'll be out shortly. [And indeed, shortly afterwards, the door opens, and there she is, twin tails and all. She is very, very short.]

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[homerunning]

Whaaa---It's not THAT scruffy!

[But with a sigh, he stops on the sidewalk, holding his comm to his ear as he waits. He can't believe he's being treated like a criminal by his former senpai...]

...

Whoa.

[Sorry Mitsuru. He's just...in awe that this is happening right in front of him. This is too surreal.]

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[penthesileia]

[She looks up at him and frowns, scrutinizing him from head to toe. Have you ever felt analyzed by a ten-year-old, Junpei? Now you have.] Hm. You're taller than you looked on the screen.

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[homerunning]

[Have you met Ken Amada.]

You're...uh...shorter than I remember? Haha!


[Still, he can't shake the feeling of JUDGEMENT from this little pint sized princess. Some things never change...]

[penthesileia]

[She stares up at him with judgmental eyes.] I'm as tall as I've always been. You're not making any sense. So, who are you, and why were you calling me your senpai?

[homerunning]

[STOP THAT! He's already starting to feel uneasy from someone about Ken's size, and that's impressive!]

Look, I know it doesn't make sense but...you and I...


We're kind of...school friends. In the future.

[penthesileia]

"In the future"? That's silly. There's no such thing as time travel. It's essentially completely impossible. You should get a better story than that.

[homerunning]

Dude, this is the best I've got! And surprisingly enough, the truth!


If I were telling myths, I'd sure as he--eeeeck put a 'Junpei's Believe it or Don't' in front of it!

[penthesileia]

[She narrows her eyes, putting her hands on her hips and squaring her shoulders forward at him.] Oh yeah? Well, I don't believe it. How are you going to prove it to me?

[homerunning]

[Whoa, hello sudden call to attention. It's funny, watching a grown ass man at the whim of a 10 year old. Especially if you're Junpei.]

U-Uh...

Oh! We've had conversations together!

[penthesileia]

I don't remember any of them, obviously, so why should I believe you? Are you even trying?

[homerunning]

Here.

[Don't mind him, he's fishing out his comm.]

Everything we do here is posted to the network, right? That's what you did awhile ago. If you look back a little bit...you'll see...


You...

[penthesileia]

What, really? It's all recorded? [The switch flips in her mind and she goes from irritated to interested, very quickly. She stands on her tiptoes, trying to see Junpei's screen.] Show it to me and I might believe you.

[homerunning]

Here.

[Sorry he's so noodly, Mitsuru. Crouching ever so slightly, he pulls up the conversation they had only recently about the Dark Hour, scrolling to make sure both their names were visible.]

See? That's you--no nonsense as always. Everyone kinda respects you, so guess you've got a lot to look forward to, huh?

[penthesileia]

--! [Little Mitsuru takes a step back, because the face on the screen... it's unfamiliar, yet somehow not.] ...that's me? That's really me? I look so different--! [She says, with wide eyes. Yet she doesn't seem to be doubting him.]

[homerunning]

Yep! That's you, alright.

[He even hands over the comm so she can get a better look.]

And that's not all, you're pretty kick-...pretty kick-butt as a senpai.

[penthesileia]

...I don't understand. How am I looking at me from the future? This doesn't make any sense. Am I tall? Do I get taller?

[homerunning]

Trust me, not a lot's making sense for me either.


But on the plus side, you get way taller. Almost as tall as me.

[penthesileia]

Hm... [She seems to be sizing him up again. In a different way.] That's not too bad. It's pretty tall for a girl, don't you think? Or are you just short for a grown-up...?

[homerunning]

W-What? I'm 5'8''!!

[Ten year olds are HARSH!!]

[penthesileia]

Five feet and eight inches...? Hmm. That's about 173 centimeters, isn't it? [Did she just do that math in her head?] I suppose you're right, that's an average height for a Japanese male your age. How old did you say you were again? 16?

[homerunning]

17. Technically 18 if this place didn't skip my birthday.

[Trust him, it haunts him every day.]