[Walkabout] Signing off... [after any other relevant network chatter]

[truerevelation]

Hey.

Alright, guys. I've ... I've been thinkin' about this for a little while, but I oughta let you know. ...In case you come lookin' for me or something like that.

Been sharing brain space with someone else for this one, and ... I think I'm gonna let him take over running the show. There's a lotta stuff here that... it should be him doing it. Not me. Even if I've been trying to go with what he'd like and think what he's thinking, it ain't the same.

[Not around some of the base's locals, it isn't.]

Might sound weird, but ... screw it. I owe the guy one.

I figure taking a nap ain't gonna hurt. There's people out here who can give me a poke if you really need what I can do, yeah?

[Whatever that is, he tries not to think.]

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[leftbehindagain]

If we need you that badly before this is over, I can get you.

[truerevelation]

Thanks, man. Figured you'd be on it.

[private]

Feels ... this feels weird, y'know?

private, double protected

[leftbehindagain]

Considering who's around, I can imagine.

Re: private, double protected

[truerevelation]

...Yeah. That was the other reason.

[A quiet mental pause.]

I don't wanna keep him away from her. And I don't want her to think there's somethin' wrong with him.

probably not un-privating any time soon

[leftbehindagain]

With some people I'd be less worried about that possibility, but someone who called to Naoto probably would notice, not to mention care enough to start prying. The less we have to worry her, the better.

[truerevelation]

[Is that a hint of an exasperated sigh?]

Right. No kiddin'... I'm letting him do the thinking all I can when she's involved, but it's hard.

They're ... they've got a place. They ain't got to worry about the sorta shit we do. Ain't fair for me to drag our problems over here too.

[leftbehindagain]

[And, well, rocks have historically been pretty good for Kanji.]

Do what you need to. Unless something manages to literally explode, I don't think I'll need to pull you back.

[truerevelation]

[That too. He wants to keep the memories happy... regardless of whose they are.]

Heh. Thanks... Doesn't look like there's much exploding that's gonna happen. We would probably have seen something by now if there was, huh.

[leftbehindagain]

Most likely. Whatever life's here, I don't think it's at the point of hidden mine fields or anything yet.

[Those cairns were definitely deliberate stacks, even if Naoki doesn't know for what.]

[truerevelation]

Been checkin' some of it out with Minako, yeah. I ain't hearing anything that sounds like it could make us explode.

[leftbehindagain]

We'll probably be fine.

[keepcalmcookon]

... I'm afraid I don't follow what you're attempting to do.

[truerevelation]

Ah. Right. Sorry.

Deal is, at the moment? I'm kinda ... half infiltrated. Awake and being me, but in someone else's body. Being the one in control. Yeah, it's kinda weird.

I figure I can ... step back. Take a nap in here and let the dude who should be in control actually have his body back. There's a lot of things going on that I know he'd like to be involved in, and I ... don't wanna take that away from him?

[keepcalmcookon]

Ah, that makes a little more sense. Like Infiltrating but not simultaneously. I hadn't known it was possible.

[He'd ask a lot more, but he doesn't want to be rude. The guy's basically about ready to nap. It would be rude to delay him by at least an hour or so if he really got going.]

Anyone I should know?

[truerevelation]

It ain't all that common. Happens to some people more than others, or when someone wakes you up from Infiltrating.

As for who? Name's Kyan. Local communications and navigations guy. Hecatite.

[keepcalmcookon]

It sounds like an interesting skill to learn. I may be interested in it sometime.

Kyan. He should be obvious enough.

[truerevelation]

Can show ya how to wake people up pretty easily sometime... dunno how I'd teach you how to keep your head. It started happening to me once I got woken up once, so I ... don't know if there's something going on there?

Cool. He's a nice guy, but I'm probably biased.

[keepcalmcookon]

I'd appreciate that. There is not much I have to offer in exchange--besides food once I relearn the art of cooking. I'm uncomfortable with the idea of being entirely not myself.

Ha! Likely, but that is not necessarily a bad thing.