Homophonic: Fei Du

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W6: Sunday

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[She's at Wildkat, brewing coffee.

Don't drink any of it.]

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[ don't worry! he will not!

however, it is familiar. fei du's sliding into a seat at the coffee shop, reaching for a pastry, and feeling - a little nostalgia. ]

What's the special recipe this time?

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Sour cream and basil.

[It's been a while since she's been able to do this with him around.]

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[ Gross.

but it's like the most affectionate "gross" you've ever heard in your life. ]

Some things never change, do they?

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It's interesting.

[I don't usually have a mouth.]

I'll enjoy coffee when I can.

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You've got to let me broaden your palate sometime, darling. A really good espresso doesn't need any... additions. Or, at least something sweet to balance the dark.

[ he knows this is a hopeless endeavor but it's fine ]

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Eiden already tried this.

[She still likes her very bad coffee.]

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Of course he did.

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Saturday was hard on him, wasn't it?

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... Yes. I think Sunday was hard for him too.

[He feels abandoned.]

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[ yeah. that's not surprising. fei du knows what that's like. ]

Not for much longer. [ As long as it all works out. ] We're finally getting some clarity on what happens next - so we'll return to them soon.

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380 in terms of points, wasn't it? If we all want to go back to our original worlds?

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Correct. We've garnered 170. [ And too many of those were stolen from Sweet Theory, but that's besides the point. ]

It's doable. Unless there are any strange surprises over the week, we should be in the clear.

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Is that how we ended up so low?

[She doesn't really mind.]

We'll get an accurate update on Monday? Is that right?

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Yes. Rang and the others are petty.

[ he doesn't sound all that bothered by it either. he's been able to protect libby from unnecessary heat, since. just like before. ]

And yes, it seems like it. Nightingale has been very helpful - they're two different people. At least one is a "composer", which is sort of like a Game overseer. We may get t meet them at the end of the week.

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We weren't near enough to the top to have it matter either way. I'm glad you were getting some use out of it.

"Composer"... like in music?

It'd be interesting to see them.

Oh, by the way, what were the sharks on that picture about?

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That's what I thought, too. Like a creator. It sort of makes sense - if we're all moving parts, and someone has to watch over us, then a composer might be the type of person who makes sure everything runs smoothly.

[ so. ] Our game doesn't have a composer, which makes it especially unique, apparently. It meant it was more open to manipulation, thus everything about us being previously alive.

[ Well. Not that we are now.

dry, but that's besides the point. fei du blinks. ] Sharks? Which?

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[Like how Yggdrasil isn't functioning properly. Everything's a mess.]

I believe it was... last week? On the picture. Three sharks colored yellow, purple and blue.

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[ oh! he smiles a little. ]

Oh, those were Zelda's, I believe. Each one of us drew something on it. We tried not to use that manifestation for anything particularly important in terms of information or code.

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I see. We were wondering what they could mean.

[Nice that she didn't seriously spiral over this for weeks.]

It did give us a lot of hope that you were still around somewhere. So, thank you for trusting me with it.

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[ the smile grows, to one that's more genuine. ]

I'd trust you with anything, Kyoko. [ It was a no brainer. ] I'm glad you were able to get it.

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[Thank you for your trust.]

How did you decide on who would receive it?

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[ heh. ]

I said it was going to you, and just didn't accept no for an answer.

[ They pushed us around enough. ]

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So stubborn.

[Said extremely fondly.]

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[ fei du flashes her a smile that's more genuine. ]

When I'm right? Absolutely. [ or just most of the time, but that's fine. ] We did our best to keep reaching out to you all. Some of the messages that you received may have been so strange because it's only this week that we were allowed to identify ourselves to you, per nightingale. It's why we have so many strange usernames.

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You'd say that even if you weren't correct.

[ But that's okay. It's part of why she likes him. Stubborn humans, fond Alphamon. ]

They did seem rather all over the place. I hadn't realized I could respond to them. [ I, Mira, did not know where to submit them. ]