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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]

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.]

[penthesileia]

Hmmm... does that really matter, though? Depending on the date you last remembered, and the date you came here, you could easily calculate the day on which you hit your 19th year. That'd be very simple math. Though I suppose that'd mean you would have to celebrate your new birthday from then on, wouldn't it?

[homerunning]

Ugh, math...

My head hurts already....Wonder if I could just say my birthday already happened.

[penthesileia]

It's not that hard. What are the dates in question?

[homerunning]

Let's see...it's April 1st now...and my birthday's January 16th, and...Back home it was November 28th...

[penthesileia]

Hmmm. [Mitsuru crosses her arms over her chest and closes her eyes in thought.] That's... 49 days from your memory back home to your birthday. So now, all you need to do is figure out what day you got here, and count 49 days from then. It's simple. A high schooler should definitely be able to do it.

[homerunning]

[Yeah...yeah don't remind him, Mitsuru. There's a weary sigh as he stands back up.]

Yeah...get used to that, I don't really stop surprising you with what high schoolers should know.

French, English...math...

[penthesileia]

What? It's not even math, it's just counting! Adult me should definitely make sure you're focusing more on your academics, it seems.

[homerunning]

Can't believe I'm getting told this by another ten year old...

Adult you's gonna find that's a pretty lost cause. I'm allergic to academics.

[penthesileia]

That's no excuse! [She says, insistently.] Nobody's 'allergic' to academics. It's simply a matter of discipline and steadfastness!

[homerunning]

Afraid I'm allergic to both of those too. Tragic, really.

[penthesileia]

Then I guess you really are a lost cause, aren't you?

[homerunning]

Yeeep. That's what they tell me...It's quite nice sometimes in the land of mediocrity.


It takes a true genius to value laziness