007 || audio; dated to early-morning

[cognidis]

[ There's this pause when the feed cuts on -- he's still not used to talking to so many people at one time, but for this, he really thinks he needs to. ]

...Hey.

[ All the awkward. ]

This is...probably a really silly question, but-- yesterday was the second of February, right?

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[Voice]

[gaveherwings]

I'm... honestly not entirely sure what's going on.

[Voice]

[cognidis]

But that's-

[ Impossible? Ludicrous? Far-fetched? He breaks off there and stares, really stares at his NV. The 2nd. The 2nd.

How can it be? ]

It can't just be the 2nd again.

[ It can't. ]

[Voice]

[gaveherwings]

As if this city has never been stranger than fiction.

[Voice]

[cognidis]

I know, but-

[ Argh, he just cannot comprehend this. ]

I just don't understand how it's possible.

[ For all that he is familiar with 'gods', at least as they are called in his own world, they have certain limitations that wouldn't allow for this. ]

[Voice]

[gaveherwings]

Nor do I. Though there are certainly several other 'stumpers' among the phenomena here that people seem to take in stride.

I've never had Deja Vu to thing extent, before. It's all too clear and continuous.

[Voice]

[cognidis]

...It's eerie.

It doesn't look like anyone's noticed but us, either.

[Voice]

[gaveherwings]

It's not the first time phenomena has only affected the newcomer population.

....All the more indication that we haven't fully assimilated in quite a concrete and dimensional illustration, hmm.

[Voice]

[cognidis]

[ Uhhhh.... ]

In a what?

Re: [Voice]

[gaveherwings]

There's something fundamentally different about those of us who have been pulled.

[Voice]

[cognidis]

...Oh.

[ Gosh, Daedalus, why didn't you say so before. ]

Do you think our being here just...messes things up somehow?

Re: [Voice]

[gaveherwings]

I'd like to think not, but...

Then the immigrants in Romdeau were also an unexpected factor, which threw some things out of balance.

It's important that we attempt to remain a positive and contributing influence.

[Voice]

[cognidis]

I think so too.

[ A brief pause. ]

Romdeau... [ thoughtfully, like he's testing the word ] That's where you and Re-l are from, right?

[Voice]

[gaveherwings]

Yes.

Has she told you about it?

[Voice]

[cognidis]

She did.

Re: [Voice]

[gaveherwings]

.... [there's a weighted, distancing sort of sigh.] What....have she told you, about Romdeau?

[Voice]

[cognidis]

[ ...how to say this. ]

A lot?

[Voice]

[gaveherwings]

Well... then- to return to my point. The addition of any unplanned factor is...imbalancing.

[Voice]

[cognidis]

...Yeah.

[ All the awkward. ]

I guess it can.

Re: [Voice]

[gaveherwings]

So it's not so surprising we aren't well received by locals, and as far as we know, the inconveniencing force which brought us here is not their fault.

Therefore, we should effort to be as cooperative and gracious to the natives as possible.

[Voice]

[cognidis]

...I can agree with that.

[ A beat. ]

Dr. Yumeno?

Re: [Voice]

[gaveherwings]

Yes?

[Voice]

[cognidis]

When this is over...do you think we could talk?

[ derp derp ]

In person?

Re: [Voice]

[gaveherwings]

If you'd like- an appointment? Or would you just like to see me?

[Voice]

[cognidis]

[ Ahaha, an appointment. He clears his throat a little. ]

Just to meet you.

Nothing formal or anything.

[Voice]

[gaveherwings]

If you'd like?

[All this time and he's...still not entirely used to meeting too many people informally outside of work and the framing structure of appointments, as acquaintances.

But activities usually help lend some structure.]

What... ah, sort of outing did you have in mind?