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Who: Matthias (pheromonecoffee) and Shintaro
Where: Shintaro's apartment
When: TODAY
What: Shin finds a photo. And Echoes.
Warnings: there is a general blanket warning but idk what for

[Shintaro didn't mention the Vermedi that tried to get him on the way to meeting up with Matthias. It wasn't a real threat anyway; he got away easily enough and there were no injuries, and he didn't get any Echoes that he could notice. Not a big deal. They were meeting up on the way back from one of Shintaro's early-hour shifts to hang out and eat dinner (read: to make sure Shintaro ate some dinner) before his night shift. The same as usual. No big deal.

When they get back to Shin's apartment, though, there's a new change. Shintaro himself doesn't say anything about it because he doesn't seem to notice, but on his desk, where he usually has nothing but his computer and books, there's a photoframe with some unfamiliar-looking faces smiling out at them. Maybe it's his family? Who knows?]

Comments

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[He's grateful for that. After dinner is made and eaten and the dishes are washed and put away, he'll go take a shower and ask if Matt wants to play some games?]

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I'm always up for games. [He says it so seriously.]

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Wonderful. Pick what you want. [He has a small collection of video games! He doesn't play them very often, but they're not even old selections.]

[pheromonecoffee]

[Matt will pick a two-player he's familiar with!]

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[Perfect! That one has enough unlocked features to not make it boring, even. :|b]

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[Even better. Matt will make grand statements of kicking Shintaro's ass at it.]

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[He'd like to see you try. B| He's not a bad gamer. Not as invincible as his past life was, though he doesn't remember that, but strong enough not to be a boring opponent.]

[pheromonecoffee]

[Matt's at least solid about it! He's pretty good, but not fantastic.]

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[Clearly they make good opponents for each other. Together they shall unlock many new secret characters and stages tonight.]

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[It's something to keep Shintaro distracted and Matt occupied! So Matt doesn't worry about him.]

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[A perfect plan, indeed. By the time Shin starts to yawn, he's successfully distracted. He'll say it's a good chance; he'd been staying out and staying up late these past few weeks with work and working on his summer classes, so sleeping early for once would be good.]

[pheromonecoffee]

[Matt puts down the controller.] I'll make breakfast tomorrow.

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I like your breakfast. [He nods, picking up the controller Matt set down and crawling over to put them away, turning off the TV and console and putting the disk away.]

Thanks for today.

[pheromonecoffee]

Any time. I owed you anyway.

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Now we're square? [He laughs and straightens, stretching. His eyes only flash red for a second, and they haven't been acting up too much the last couple hours.] You mind if I brush my teeth first if you're taking a shower?

[pheromonecoffee]

Go ahead. It probably tastes gross from sleeping.

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Totally gross. The food helped, though. Ah...

If you need me to buy anything tomorrow food wise, write up a list? I can go tomorrow.

[pheromonecoffee]

I'll take care of it. [Thumbs up.]

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[He smiles at that and ruffles Matt's hair. It's an affectionate friendly gesture, he swears. He does it to people he's fond of. And he's very fond of his soon-to-be roommate.]

[pheromonecoffee]

Go to bed. [His hair's a mess.]

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[At least it's nighttime.] I will, I will. I'll wake up at the usual time tomorrow.