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[lempereur]

[ A young man appears in the frame, situated next to the open window during sunset, pinks and oranges slapped across the background behind him. Almost as if waiting for the perfect, magic hour lighting was more urgent than getting acquainted with the new, strange world he had been thrust into.

Nah, it couldn't be. ]

Hello, everyone. My name is Yusuke Kitagawa.

[ Yusuke has a far-off look on his face, like he's trying to choose his next words carefully. Or daydreaming about crusteceans. Who can know, really?

His stomach rumbles audibly, loud enough for the communicator to pick up, but he carries on normally. ]

This world is fascinating. So many lovely places, and people...I've been treated well. I am willing to offer my aid if this place truly needs it.

But before I do anything else, I must find an art supply store. Immediately. Perhaps one with some sort of payment plan options. I'll have to start my collection again from scratch, any help at all would be much appreciated.

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[inmemoriae]

I suppose I should say welcome--though it seems you've been given such a greeting already. My name is Zelda.

The location of an art supply store would depend on exactly you are staying right now. I am sure there are plenty around, but I must admit I'm rather new here myself and thus wouldn't know for certain.

[lempereur]

It's a pleasure, Zelda. [ Really, it was. Yusuke is all smiles, he's always pleased to meet someone as serenely elegant as she. Curious, how many beautiful people were among his fellow imPorts. ]

I'm staying in Heropa. And yourself?

[inmemoriae]

Oh! I am in Heropa myself. It seems that would make us neighbors of sorts...or at the very least citizens of the same city.

[She smiles, pleased at the potential of another local, friendly face.]

Unfortunately, I'm not sure where one might find art supplies here. I must admit it wasn't something I initially looked for upon arriving.

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[sleight_of_hand]

Uhh...

[ That... was that noise his stomach?! ]

I think you need food more than you need art supplies.

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[lempereur]

Adachi! I'm happy to see you again.

[ Did you say something else? ]

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[sleight_of_hand]

[ Yes, yes he did. ]

Yeah, yeah, nice to see you again too.

When did you eat last?

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[bindsthedead]

If you're in any city besides Maurtia Falls, they'd probably be so delighted to have an imPort as a customer that they'd give you a discount if you asked- many shops will, including a lot of restaurants.

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[lempereur]

I'm in Heropa...if you don't mind, what's wrong with Maurtia Falls?

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[bindsthedead]

It has a problem with crime and corruption- and they don't like imPorts much.

Heropa's nice though. It gets a bit warm in the summer for my taste, and it can be a magnet for imPort related trouble, but people there are friendly.

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[am_i_a_monster]

Maybe you should get something to eat before you do anything else.

I work at an art shop. I work with the art prints, but there are supplies for sale too. Do you need the supplies for one of your powers?

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[lempereur]

[ New best friend! ]

Come to think of it, I will. I'm not worried about my powers so much, right now, just the feel of a new paint brush.

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[am_i_a_monster]

You paint? I draw.

Are you in Heropa?

[ret2go]

I don't know about art supplies, but I run a wish store! You can, uh, wish for stuff!

[lempereur]

Is that like fortune telling?

[ret2go]

Nnnooo? I don't read fortunes, I grant wishes.

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[glassfall]

[Oh, boy. She's going to have to work to pronounce that. And here she is, in her ballgown and mask.]

A pleasure to meet you. I'm afraid I don't know where the art supply stores are around here. I hope you can find your way.

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[lempereur]

[ Just Yusuke is fine! And much shorter! ]

Not to worry, it looks like I have a lead.

[ A pause. ]

Your mask is lovely, by the way.

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[glassfall]

That's good to hear. So, you are an artist? What is it you like to paint?

[She smiles.]

Thank you. I suppose the Porter likes its guests to maintain a sense of mystery about themselves.

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[deadtective]

Doubt you'd need it; people are so fucking wacky over imPorts they'll probably just give you all the shit you want for free.

I dunno where they stuck you, but I can give you the name of the place I buy from in Heropa. It's pretty decent as far as the selection goes.

[lempereur]

I could tell them I need supplies to access my powers. That would be technically true, if not my primary goal.

A woman named Abigail who works at Van Don't Gough suggested I try there. Do you know of any other options?

[deadtective]

You don't even need to make up an excuse, man. Just flash the tattoo and someone'll start piling shit up in your arms.

Well, I usually grab stuff from [art store in Heropa god it's still early please don't make me come up with something yet] and it's fine quality. Sometimes I get a few things from this place up in Maurtia Falls too, but I wouldn't recommend going there unless you're dying to relive the weird part of the 70s.

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[honorobble]

Well met, ser.

[Robb squints his eyes a little as he looks into the camera.]

If anything helps, you can earn dollars by working for merchants. In this world they value paper as much as they value gold.

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[lempereur]

The job I was assigned with starts tomorrow. They need me to design characters for a gaming company.

[ This man seemed confused about paper money? Would he even know what Yusuke was talking about? ]

Speaking of which, you have a rather striking appearance, if you don't mind me saying. Where are you from?

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[jojoceanman]

If you can't find anything at a store, there are plenty of sites online that you can buy your things off of. [He has no idea what an artist would need - the only one he knows isn't here.] Are you a professional or a hobbyist?

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[lempereur]

I was well on my way to professional, before I left home. I suppose now I would fall under the category "aspiring".