[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.]

Comments

[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.