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[superbeast]

Ah-- good afternoon, I guess? Hey. [The video feed graces you with the face of a very confused brunette, though he doesn't look too worried at finding himself in an unfamiliar location. His hair and clothes also look a bit on the wet side, but he's managed to secure a towel courtesy of a nice shop owner nearby. He takes a moment to gather his thoughts before continuing.]

I think I took a wrong turn somehow... unless this is one of Kaito-nii's weird jokes. Ha, ha. Good one, Sir. [That deadpan tone is 100% sincere. Y e p.]

It looks like a nice place here, but the timing's a bit inconvenient and all, you know? So if anyone can let me know if either of these people are here-- [here he holds up this incredibly accurate work of art, drawn messily on a napkin] I'll be glad to get out of your hair and come back for a visit later.

[A beat, followed by a shrug, then--]
... for the record, the one on the right does have a body. Pencil just broke.

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[superbeast]

[They managed to catch the speedy kid too? Well then.]

Doesn't it? I always knew I had a secret calling as an artist.

[errandry]

[ that's right, and the speedy kid outsped everybody else to this post. ]

Hey, it's not too late to switch jobs.

[superbeast]

I don't know, I have a pretty strict boss. He might take it out on unsuspecting bystanders if I quit.

Unless that was an offer to deliver the news?

[errandry]

Pass! And what, doesn't he do that anyway?

[superbeast]

Yeah, but that's him on a good mood. Can you imagine if he were really mad?

[errandry]

Weapon of mass destruction, I get it.

[superbeast]

Pretty much.

Career-change talk aside, can you fill me in on what's exactly going on here? [Because his boss and best friend were more preoccupied with yelling and sending him on errands already, what else was new.]

[errandry]

Uh—yeah. You're in a cursed city in an alternate dimension out of the regular time stream. With me so far?

[superbeast]

Cursed city, weird timeline, random location. Got it.

[errandry]

Okay. Nobody knows why we're here, so forget about that part. There's some deities around who'll trade you for stuff, but their deals're pretty steep. And we're the only ones here who've heard of A-Ts.

[superbeast]

Aah, that makes it sound like we're all in a really bad suspense movie.

[errandry]

It's way more like horror-comedy-sci-fi. You get used to it, though.

[superbeast]

I'll take your word for it. Though you haven't been here for years or something, have you?

[errandry]

Wh—no! I got here a week before Agito. In July. Don't jinx it!

[superbeast]

Almost a year. Same thing. [JINXED IT, TOO LATE.]

[errandry]

You're with the police, don't they teach you math before they give you a job? Don't think you can round up by five months just 'cause we're in a timeloop!

[superbeast]

Standards these days, you know? All they really care about is how many bullets you can dodge per minute.

[errandry]

Still gotta count those!