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[There is a pause. Silence as the channel runs, spinning faint static through emptiness. It's followed by a quiet, drawn breath –- as though the person on the other side of the connection steadies himself before speaking.]

Hello.

I'd like to know more about this place. Lady Unohana helped me greatly, but . . . just by looking at the walls near the diamond, reading through what is written here, I have the feeling this place is more complex than just a few words.

What do you think is most important to know about this place? Nothing in particular. Just . . . anything you have learned, from the large to the small.

[Faintly wry,] I take it that gold is not the currency in this land either.

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Much safer. Sometimes the darkness proofing will crack, and monsters will come in. And if you're not alone, then it's harder for the companies to grab you and pretend you never existed.

[Still the same calm, thoughtful expression.]

Does this grabbing happen often?

[He glances sideways at the walls as though considering them.]

I have been told that I may stay here for a month. How do others normally find lodging, particularly if they know no one?

More then you might want it to. [Shrugs.]

Yeah, you can always stay in the Towers for a month, for free. You can stay there and pay rent, but I'd get out of there, personally. People usually... take a chance, I think is the best way to go. Connect with some people within the month, and move in together. A lot of us have extra rooms, or there are people who rent out apartment buildings they might have gotten.

I'll keep it in mind.

Is that how you found housing?

Additionally, is there anything close to the water?

Yeah, I made a few friends, and I bummed around on their couches for awhile, until I could get a place with another friend. [Frowns.] She's gone now, but I live with a bunch of other people.

I think the beach front properties cost a lot more then the normal ones? If you want, I think we have an extra room in our apartment, since one of our roommates went home. The couch is pretty comfy, too.

[Ashitaka gives a bow, bending from the waist from his seated position.] Thank you . . . I greatly appreciate it.

As far as the water . . . it does not need to be a beach. I simply may need access to clean water.

[The kind out of the tap does not seem to be working.]

No problem. Here, hold on, the apartment is in sector 9, I'll send you the address. [He texts it over.]

We have some water bottles? We have a good filter system, since the darkness taints it at night, so we store water in the fridge after cleaning it.

[Somehow he doesn't want to ask about what a "filter" and a "fridge" are at the moment . . . he'll take Tim's word for it.]

Thank you. I don't want to infringe on your hospitality any more than necessary, so I will come when the month ends.

[A pause.]

I am Ashitaka.

[He grins.] Don't worry about it. You can stay as long as you like, whenever you like. I'm Tim, Tim Drake.

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