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[codeoracle]

[The post is headed with an icon, source unknown.]

Hello. It's nice to meet all of you. I am the one they call Alibaba. Or I would be if I wasn't dragged from home to a place where I have no reputation.

I'll make this simple. I'm looking to make a deal--information is what I need. Specifically, I want to know more about this porting process.

I don't expect anyone to be able to tell me how it works, but anything you might know would be...helpful. I would be especially interested in speaking with anyone that was able to go home before being brought back.

You can answer freely or we can see if we can reach a deal that works for both of us. I'll be waiting.

Comments

[codeoracle]

[She frowns at such a simple response to someone like Akechi showing up here. He's dead--duh, she knew that. She turns her attention back to her device to type out more responses, wondering what game--if any--Akechi was going to be playing at this time.]

I know he's dead...back home. But someone said people can be ported from different points in time...

[Oh now there was an interesting thought.]

When do you think he's from? He knows about Alibaba...he must already know we're thieves at least...

[lempereur]

[ He knows it's a simple response, but what else can he say? Just give him a second to get over the shock. Until two minutes ago, he had been stupid enough to think that things were looking up.

Yusuke looks down at this sketchbook with a sigh, closes it, and rubs his hand over his face. ]

How should I know? Be careful.

[codeoracle]

When am I not careful?

[Don't answer that. Seriously. It was completely rhetorical.]

He is definitely at a point where he knows about us being the Thieves though. He mentioned losing the public's favor...

[lempereur]

[ Refreshing furiously! ]

Assume he knows everything.

[codeoracle]

And play like we don't know anything? I doubt he'll buy that...

[That frown is back. She does not like the response she got. At all.]

Uuggghh. This is so...so infuriating! This is worse than when you messed up my model display.

[lempereur]

He doesn't have to. If he knows there are eyes on him, maybe he will act like a human this time and not an animal.

[ SIGH. Yes, Futaba, figuring out how to deal with a known murderer should be more frustrating than your precious color coding. ]

[codeoracle]

[SHE HEARD THAT SIGH. Don't judge her. Color coding is very important, okay?]

I guess you're right. Or he'll be more careful about how he does things. It isn't as if there are palaces to sneak around in here.

And Mementos isn't here either...

[lempereur]

We don't know what powers he has here, and you weren't subtle trying to find out. But most people, if they had powers back home, have similar ones here.

[codeoracle]

It was seriously worth a shot. But...ehheheheh, I might have done something?

[Boy, you really should have been watching her more closely. She did a thing. And by that I mean she agreed to meet with Akechi.

Here, she's showing you her device now. Enjoy that.]

[lempereur]

I turned to look at someone else for two minutes, Futaba.

[ He rubs his temples and hands the device back. All of this? He doesn't need it. ]

Do you actually have a plan, or are you taking the Ryuji route?

[codeoracle]

Two minutes are an eternity in tech time, Inari.

[Sorry, not sorry. At least this way cards are all on the table.]

He assumes I won't be coming alone and is letting me choose the location. Ideas? I already told Akira so I'm guessing we can count our leader in.

[lempereur]

The only good private place I know, I can't bring him to, because it has to stay private.

[codeoracle]

That doesn't help much, you know.

...It's not exactly private, but there is a small cafe here right? It'd almost be like being back home. [The keyword here is "almost".]

[lempereur]

[ Sorry, he's barely listening, his phone is blowing up because all his new friends here are impossible. ]

Fine, sure. As long as Akira agrees. It looks like Adachi is coming whether he's invited or not. And I might... [ this is not what he wanted this is not what he wanted and it is CLEAR on his face ] have to bring a cat along.

[codeoracle]

[Yeah, she's kind of noticing that. You're worse than Akira on a social link fun day.]

It might be our best bet...[She frowns at the mention of other people. She keeps forgetting he's been here longer and knows things she doesn't.] Right, Adachi...and I'm doubting that cat is Morgana, so explain.

[lempereur]

It isn't Morgana. It's Yuri.

[codeoracle]

...That just brings more questions, but it might work out for the best. We're going to a cat cafe...

[lempereur]

[ Inari is not taking questions at this time please call back never. ]

He can transform into a cat, and he wants to help. That's all the pertinent information.