[Video]

[neverfeltthatway]

Hello, everyone.

I'm sorry if I alarmed anybody this last jaunt. For those of you who don't know what happened, I started as an investigator - and, two weeks in, abruptly became an infiltrator.

I'd been trying to delve into my mind, to gain access to the memories I knew I had from the last time we were here. I guess I succeeded a little too well. But, well... I think I could do it again. Turn into an infiltrator. And I think I could probably do it to someone else too, if they were willing. [Strangely, he's not going to address whether he thinks he could do it to an unwilling subject, and instead leave the implied answer as is.] More than that, I think it's probably possible to do the opposite - to turn an infiltrator into an investigator. But I haven't figured out how, yet.

If you have any questions, let me know.

Apart from that, I... I have the list of Travelers who are no longer with us. Wherever they are now, they're not in this liminal space. The list may not be quite comprehensive, but I did the best I could.

Jack Badd. Lila Zarchov. Batman. Mason. Ryuzaki. Natasha. Souji Seta - or, um, one of them, anyway. Erwin Smith. Dargor. Shuu. Mai. Dorian. Winnifred. Hijikata. And Pitch.

I'm sorry.

Comments

[creativefool]

I... we were... you s-seriously think that-?

[He's stuck for words, there, a little bit.]

[shiroganeheir]

I have no exact evidence to back this up, but yes.

[They all really need to sit down and talk about their relative cases one day.]

You are probably one of the most determined and focused of us all.

[A tiny mental teasing snicker.]

When you want to be.

[creativefool]

[It's such a good job that he's not visible right now, because oh boy is he blushing right now.]

Well... there's no point gettin' sidetracked when we've got somethin' to do, we weren't gonna solve anythin' sitting on our- oh, come on, what do you mean 'when I want'?

[Loud and flaily, perhaps, but there's no outright anger in it. Just laughter and surprise.]

[shiroganeheir]

[Naoto mentally giggles, smiling more than she has in quite a while.]

I meant exactly what I said, Kanji. Sometimes you are a bit... unfocused.

[Such as the few times he slept through IT meetings. And class. She's obviously teasing him.]

[creativefool]

Oh, c'mon...

[He sounds more exasperated than anything, as far as mental tone goes.]

But, I mean, there's a time 'n a place, right?

[shiroganeheir]

There is certainly a time and place for things.

I seem to be incapable of finding the times to relax.

[She's mostly making fun of herself.]

[creativefool]

...y'know what? How about now?

[shiroganeheir]

Now? What about now?

[creativefool]

You doin' anything else at the moment?

[shiroganeheir]

Not in particular? I am in a tree.

[creativefool]

[He snorts.]

Another one? Heh. Tell ya what, come 'n meet me by the workshop. I've got a bit of an idea.

[shiroganeheir]

I like trees.

Alright. I will be there as soon as I can.