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[cursedarrows]

[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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[video]

[theshortestbird]

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.

[video]

[cursedarrows]

[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.]

[video]

[theshortestbird]

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.

[video]

[cursedarrows]

[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.

[video]

[theshortestbird]

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