7th dawn → video

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[Riku's face, when he appears on the network today, is a little exasperated, and a little apologetic. Behind him, something tiny and black moves, and he picks his hair up and away from it, pulling it over his shoulder for lack of anything else to do with it. A sharp-eyed observer will note that the black thing is a wing. It's small, but it's clearly a pointy, leathery bat wing. Presumably, there's a matching one.]

So... I guess I was ported out.

[His very first port-out after a year and a half. What a strange experience. Riku pauses. He's pretty sure he... owes some people an apology.]

Uh -- sorry. From what I can tell it hasn't been very long, though...? A day or so tops, I think. I saw Kagami made a post, so I thought I should clear things up.

[He's surprised you all panicked, honestly...]

I guess I should thank you all for worrying, though.

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[darkimitation]

I've been practicing on my own and with other things, thank you. I just want to be stronger already, I'm tired of training and training only to get beat up again.

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You are stronger. You're stronger than you were when you got here, aren't you?

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[darkimitation]

... Yeah. I got stronger after I went home.

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Right, but you got stronger here, too.

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[darkimitation]

That's because I was under house arrest for two months. I had nothing else to do.

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Well, that's true. But are you saying that you wouldn't have, if you had things to do?

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[darkimitation]

Well I did learn a few things during those two months, so there's that. I guess it wasn't so bad.

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I think either way, you would have improved. You don't agree?

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[darkimitation]

I guess. Anyway I'm going for food and then to bed. [He gets up from the couch to get some food for himself that he's taking to his bedroom.] I'll see you tomorrow.