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[coyoteking]

Okay uh, ignore the Ghostbusters thing. Just thought maybe you were from the same place as somebody else.

[Invisible audio shrug.]

And uhhhh let me think. Maybe you could try Beckett? Or one of the doctors. Beckett's @Mnemosyne. I wouldn't try talking to him in person, [you lose fingers doing that, Charles would know,] but tablet should be fine. He has some guide about all that stuff. I guess it might be in the other guide? I don't check it much.

[ritu]

[Beckett... He wrote one of the guides linked at the end of one of the other guides, didn't he? Too many damn guides, these helpful fucks. There's a pause as Ritsu goes back to confirm. Yep, that was him.]

I'll try to get in contact with him. [And a shorter pause, as he tries to figure out how to phrase this.] What do you mean by... not talking to him in person?

[coyoteking]

Yeah, uh. You see how he's one of the guys listed under dangerous people? There's a reason for that.

[How to... explain this...]

There was kind of a shitstorm. He attacked me and another guy, I knocked him out with a hammer, it wasn't pretty. But he's not like, a serial killer or anything. He just has some... control problems.

[ritu]

[There's another pause as Ritsu goes back to check the list and - yep. Damn it. He needs to get better at remembering names. Maybe -] A hammer?

[...He didn't mean to say that out loud. But still - a hammer?]

...He's still alive after - [No, wait, weird revival shit. Ugh.] Right... I'll be sure to keep away from him.

[...Speaking of names, it's actually vaguely annoying that he can't scroll back through their chatlog to check if he already gave his. He hesitates, then decides to go ahead and try for dumb luck that he hasn't.] Could I... get your name, by the way?

[coyoteking]

Well I mean, it was better than the hatchet. [It sounds like a punchline, but he's... serious...]

He didn't die from that, actually, but he was pretty busted up. I heard he did die from an anomaly attack later, though. I think. [Was that before, or after? Whatever.] He's back now.

And it's Charles. Do you want people to call you Kageyama, or Ritsu? Most of the Earth people here are American or British, so we go with first names, but I... don't think you are. Unless I'm wrong.

[ritu]

[It's a little... off-putting to hear death spoken of so casually. Seems like he better get used to it, given the likelihood of it happening around here.]

[Hopefully it'll never be spoken of with his name, though. Speaking of which...] Ah, either is fine, though if most people around here are Westerners, maybe Ritsu would be... [Wait, did he said Earth people?] Uh... Where are you... from...? [Truth be told, he's never even heard of Alaska. But if he's from some other planet...]

[No, okay, that's totally stupid. Surely. Maybe it's just a saying. He remembers reading about multi-dimensional shit in those guides, but he didn't exactly understand most of it. Way too weird, even for him.]

[coyoteking]

Chicago. It's in America, kind of. America's not exactly a thing anymore in my timeline, but close enough. And if you think alternate timelines are weird, it gets weirder. [It always gets weirder.]

[ritu]

[Great, so there are not only separate dimensions, but separate timelines? Chicago sounds... vaguely familiar, though he wouldn't be able to point to it on a map.]

I see... By weirder, are you referring to people who aren't from Earth?

[coyoteking]

Yeah that's... exactly what I mean. But like, not all of them are from other planets. Sometimes it's just whole other dimensions or something.

I know it sounds like bullshit, but wait until you meet some of these guys.

[ritu]

Ahh... Right.

[He'll trust his word on it. A brief search of the network has proven enough by this point.]

I guess I still have a lot of reading to do, then. [Backreading the network, trying not to freak out while doing so, all that fun stuff.] I appreciate the information. [He pauses.] And... Would you be alright with me contacting you in case I had any other questions? [Ugh, that feels weird. He doesn't like depending on others, but out here, it seems like a necessity.]

[coyoteking]

Yeah, there's a lot of shit to read. It's a hassle, but it's probably important. Otherwise people can just tell you any old thing and you'd have to take their word for it.

[Trust no one!!!]

And yeah, no problem. I might not know all the answers, but I pay attention. I'd probably at least know who does.

[ritu]

[So far of what he's read has turned out to be very important, so he'll take that at face value. Everyone has been unnaturally helpful, though he can't blame them. It's a desperate situation. The more people who understand, the better.]

Thank you. [He offers a smile, a bit weak considering everything.] I appreciate it.

[coyoteking]

Like I said, no problem. You stay safe out there, okay?

[He means that. Don't go dying on him, new kid!]