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[swordboning]

Please tell me you and your two pals, or pal and girlfriend, have survived everything decently well. Otherwise, things might get difficult.

NOW?!

[faithfulflame]

...Yes. We're all alive and as well as we can be, given the circumstances.

What do you mean things might get difficult?

NOW

[swordboning]

I'd hate to have to go looking for them, that's all.

[He'd do it. And complain but at least he'd volunteer for it. What a terrible pal.]

But since they're fine, that's good enough.

OKAY!

[faithfulflame]

I guess that means you and Rin-san are alright, as well?

[swordboning]

I'm fine and Rin tends to be in a league of her own. I wouldn't take the time of day to worry about her.

...well, I take that back. If it were you, she'd probably be flattered.

[faithfulflame]

Beg pardon?

[That last statement doesn't quite make sense?]

[swordboning]

It's about as ridiculous as it's sounds so I'd rather not waste your time.

[faithfulflame]

Well now I'm curious. Because at face value it sounds like she either values my opinion or thinks me a fool.

[And Archer is predictably ambiguous of course.]

[swordboning]

It's not as complicated as you think. No, I'm pretty sure she finds those who fall under the umbrella of 'Japanese beauty' attractive. So you can make your own guesses from that.

[faithfulflame]

Ah. Well. I guess that's something.

[Scowl...]

Where were you sent? I was preoccupied [feeling sorry for herself] most of the last 3 days.

[swordboning]

None of that is important. I'm here and perfectly fine so that should be enough.

[faithfulflame]

Yes. Though there may be information worth sharing if we didn't end up in the same place.

But...I'm glad you're alright. I assumed you would be, you're generally pretty hard to ruffle, even here.

[swordboning]

Unfortunately, I didn't discover anything new, interesting, or useful. This trip would have been better if I did.

[faithfulflame]

I saw a little something interesting in Ardeo's caves. The paintings.

But...for the most part it was a waste.

[swordboning]

I'm not an aesthetics person in the first place, unfortunately.

[What a lie. He's totally into beautiful swords.]

[faithfulflame]

The paintings pointed to some interesting things though. I think they might have been of the world's native peoples.

[swordboning]

I'm not a xenoarchaeologist either, unfortunately. There's no doubt that some people might find what was found interesting but I get the feeling you'll just find traces of colonization everywhere. That's what these corporations do but on a galactic scale rather than a planetary one.

[faithfulflame]

Right. I'm actually interested in archaeology. But...what I meant more? Was that the paintings were somehow tied to the ghosts I saw last month. Do you remember them?

[swordboning]

Who doesn't?

[faithfulflame]

Well, whatever the ghosts made me see? I saw again on the walls of the caves. That's unusual.

[swordboning]

I could think of a few reasons for that. Unfortunately, none of them can be substantiated.

[faithfulflame]

It's speculation on my part, but I do have some basis at least, from my experiences.

[swordboning]

The information still isn't worth too much until we find the reasoning behind it. Otherwise, it may just be a red herring.

[faithfulflame]

Yes, but still something of note. More than we had before.

Was your shop alright? No robots damaging it?

[swordboning]

If you're worried about where you're going to get your food, don't. Everything is quite pristine.