[Open] What...what just happened?

[sewdamncute]

Who: Kanji and you
Where: All over the city
When: July 11th, all day
Style: Action to start, but can match to you
Status: Open!

[He'd woken up near that strange coral thing, but he was pretty sure that he was dreaming still. Kanji wasn't a panicky kinda guy though, so he'd take his time and figure out what was going on.

This was a pretty strange place, even for one of his dreams. An underwater city? He tried to remember if he watched any strange movies about Atlantis the night before, but he was pretty sure the last thing he watched on TV was a samurai drama with his mother. And the sight of the strange fish swimming by his head as he walked around was just a bit too much for him.

He sat down near the carnival entrance and took out the Starfish Communicator that had been beside him when he woke up and the stupid paper brochure as he used the towel around his neck to dry his hair some more. The brochure called this place Vatheon and said that he was stuck here.]

What a load of shit. This's gotta be a dream. I'm gonna wake up in my bed and Mom's gonna nag me to eat before school. It's just another fucking normal day, like the others've been since Senpai left.

[He scrolled through the list of foreigners and almost dropped it when he saw familiar names. His friends were here! Sure, some were missing, but Yu-senpai, Yukiko-senpai and Naoto were here! He saw their address too and nearly dropped everything again as he jumped up and ran towards where they supposedly were.]

Yu-senpai! Yukiko-senpai! Naoto! [His voice went before him as he ran through the Nostalgia Nook to where this detective agency was situated.] Oi, where is everyone?!

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[sewdamncute]

[He took a step back as the other dude addressed him. What the fuck was up with his hair? What the fuck was he wearing? That didn't look like anything Kanji'd ever seen, and since it was his business to know... Had to be handmade. Looked like crap though.]

Y-yeah, a bit, I guess. I'm lookin' for my friends, but this city's pretty stupidly laid out.

[rainbowarch]

[It's the strangest armor you'll ever see, Kanji.]

Ja, this place is weird like that. Even someone like me needed some time to get the layout of this place. But I guess that's what happens when you try to build a city underwater.

[How did they even manage to accomplish the feat in the first place?]

Where are you going?

[sewdamncute]

[He knows it's a dude, but he kinda looks like a girl. The opposite of someone else he knows. But not as well as he'd like.]

Man, I keep hopin' for this to be a dream, but when you say it like that, it ain't goin' away, is it? Fuckin' underwater city...

[Kanji's got no clue. He's just an average student to be honest, and it's only with the help of Yu and Naoto that he was able to get his grades up as far as they were back home.]

Just tryin' to find my friends. This strange phone says that they're here and in this Nostalgia Nook place, but I think I took a wrong turn or somethin'.

[rainbowarch]

[He gets that a lot.]

Maybe they're right off it then? There's this detective place right off to the side here.

[sewdamncute]

[That word!]

Where? I mean, where exactly?

[rainbowarch]

There's a door right there leading to it.

[He gestures in the direction of said door.]

[sewdamncute]

[Fist pump of victory.]

Thanks, dude. [He came up short, finally realizing that he hadn't bothered to introduce himself or ask the other guy his name. His mom would have been super embarrassed of him for that breach of behavior.]

So, uh, my name is Kanji Tatsumi. Sorry I didn't introduce myself properly or anything like that before.

[rainbowarch]

Oh, I'm Cielo. Nice to meet you.

[He pauses a moment to think about the apology he was just given.]

It's okay, you just want to find your friends, ja?

[sewdamncute]

Y-yeah. [Still, no reason to be rude.] I...guess I'll be seeing you around this place then, yeah? I mean, it's not like we're going anywhere, if you can believe that stupid brochure, right?

[rainbowarch]

I've been here a long time, so I can believe it.

[He won't say exactly how long unless asked.]

But ja, I'll see you around. Maybe we can do something sometime.

[sewdamncute]

Yeah, I guess. At least you know where to find me, right? [Self-deprecating laughter here.] Thanks for your help, Cielo!