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[khajidont]

[ Good evening, Mask or Menace! Jaime's back, and while he doesn't look any older, he certainly looks tired and a little sour to boot, like someone just fed him a nintendo switch cartridge real bitter pill. It was a long month. ]

So, um... hey! I'm back. That was definitely the longest I've been ported out for, but I gotta ask: what happened while I was gone? Because I got back, and all of a sudden, like, half of the people I know are gone. Dick's gone, Tadashi's gone again, Fuu's gone, Sarissa's gone, so's my Mom...

Was this just the Porter, or what?

[ It probably is - people tend to leave in waves - but it's left him feeling a little shellshocked, and it's worth searching for answers at the very least. He raises a hand to rub at the back of his neck, playing a little with the hair at the nape. ]

Um, anyway. Good to see you guys who are still here. And for all the newbies, I'm Jaime. Nice to meet you.

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[tacticianing]

[Kidou is silent for a bit, eyebrows drawn down further.]

I can't. Better recruiters than me have tried and failed.

[khajidont]

Failed at...?

[tacticianing]

Endou - [Kidou pauses, then starts again.] A friend of mine with skill at recruiting who used to be here tried to assemble such a team. It didn't happen.

[And Endou was the one who always managed to drag people to him. But he couldn't. It said so many things about soccer here that Kidou was trying hard to not think about.]

[khajidont]

He wasn't here for as long as you, though, right?

[tacticianing]

[Kidou nods.]

[khajidont]

Then I don't see why you wouldn't do better. Getting people on your team, no matter what the team is, means that you have to know people in the first place.

[tacticianing]

I see what you're saying, but I'm not sure. I haven't met many I feel would be interested.

[khajidont]

Hey, it's not like you gotta do it. Just something to think about, is all. Believe in yourself a little more!

[tacticianing]

... thank you.

[And he actually means that. Despite his defeatist attitude towards this by now, it is something Kidou genuinely wants to have happen. It means a lot to him that there's someone here who thinks he could be the one to get it to happen.]

I'll consider it.

[khajidont]

You do that.

It was good seeing you again, Kidou. Drop by sometime.