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[ubiquitously]

[No longer split into two halves of his awful whole, Uai has a touch more clarity. He's actually been childishly avoiding the network since things normalized, but even Uai knows he can't hide away forever.

With some level of reluctance, he appears on the feed.]

So, uh... Rough week, huh? Hope that's not the new normal.

[ ... ] I got approved for my jobs, so that's good. Now that I'm making some stable income, I thought I might look into moving. Are there any good places in Fayren?  Ah, and... I'll be composing freelance for a while. I don't know if anyone has any use for music, but it's an option now? Someone already asked to learn to compose themselves, so I guess I'm not opposed to teaching someone else... if you want.

[Okay, he needs to get to the actual point of this video:]

Also. I'm sorry for threatening to burn down this world and drop you all into hell. That was... extreme. And uncalled for.

Pretend it never happened. Thanks.

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[powerisphwee]

That's great news, Uai-san. I hope it goes well for you.

[Sakura's cheer, what else?]

What sort of work will you be doing?

[ubiquitously]

Ah, Sakura.

A tea shop! I’ll be serving tea in Fayren. Do you like tea?

[powerisphwee]

I do. Can Tomoyo-chan and I come visit you at the shop?

We've never been to Fayren before.

[ubiquitously]

Of course. Actually, I have something to give you now that I'm making money.

[That being the gift of rollerblades. He can't sit by while a kid suffers here, and has to struggle with saving her allowance for simple home comforts.

Also, her name is Sakura.]

[powerisphwee]

Hoee?

[Flattering, but she has no idea what this is about.]

What is it?

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[endtable]

[ Oh. Video. Have a friendly wave. ]

Extreme happens to the best of us!

[ubiquitously]

Ah, Ms Monika. Long time no see.

Yeah, I can get that. But the fact I actually attempted to burn down Genessia and kill everyone was probably a step too far...

[Probably. You know what? Let's not spook her. Ha.]

I met some of your friends here earlier.

[endtable]

I ended up hiding out at home. Ha ha. Eggs seemed really messy to try to deal with. Everyone was acting wild and there were a lot of children.

Probably! Let's try not to do that. [ She doesn't seem phased. At all. Is she just being nice or does she not view that as that big of a deal? You decide. ]

...you did? [ Fuck. ]

[ubiquitously]

[Uai buys all of this as Monika simply being nice. She may know code, but that's hardly suspicious. He just assumes that pretty girls find nerdy hobbies to be embarrassing. Totally makes sense.]

Yeah, I guess a lot of people got turned into children. I know Easter's been turned into a commercial holiday for kids, but geez, Genessia. Were Easter toy sales really that bad this year?

[Telling bad jokes is how he smooths over the fact that he has psychopathic tendencies.]

Yeah, uh... Natsuki? And Sayori? Wasn't sure if you girls had caught up with one another yet... Figured you'd wanna know.

[endtable]

[ Ah. Bad jokes. She still giggles at it. ] Well, I hope everyone that was a kid got to have toys. It looked like some people haven't had happy childhoods and deserved to have a nice moment.

They mentioned me? [ Oh no. She glances off to the side, pausing for a moment before going back to just smiling. ] Not yet caught up yet, no. Thank you for telling me.

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[ivegotadream]

Oh! You compose?

[See an excited Rapunzel on the other side of the feed. She seems excited to say the least.]

Any certain type of music?

[ubiquitously]

I've usually played the piano, violin, and ocarina during my travels. I like calm, classic music. I'm afraid my compositions may not make the radio or anything.

[ivegotadream]

I've not really listened to the radio. But I play guitar mostly, but I can play basic stuff of other instruments.

[ubiquitously]

Guitar, huh? I've tried that, but I was never very good... I'm sure we could arrange an acoustic piece together.

Do you sing?

[ivegotadream]

Could you not play it well then?

As for singing... yes. I do sing. it's always something fun to do when cleaning.

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[youfool]

I've always wanted to learn to play an instrument, so long as you won't send me to hell for being too novice, haha.

[Like it never happened]

[ubiquitously]

I think the only instrument you go to hell for being bad at is the violin! Everything else sounds relatively fine.

[But screeching violins are unforgivable.]

[youfool]

Aheh, I'll take your word for it. Is "everything else" within your purview? How about, say, piano?

[Apparently someone's into that.]

[ubiquitously]

Yes, piano would be no trouble. I've played a lot of instruments, but the piano is one of my favorites.

Is that something you want to learn, then?

[youfool]

That would be lovely, yes!

[LEARNING THINGS. Then they could do duets and play at weddings or fill in for sick church players...]

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[childsized]

Congratulations. Will you be working in Fayren, then?

[ Brushing off the fact that it ever happened is go! Robert honestly doesn't care to be fair. And it was... interesting to learn some things about Uai. ]

[ubiquitously]

[HE APPRECIATES THAT SO MUCH that instead of thanking Robert, he will also just... act like nothing happened. Nope.]

Yes. It's a really neat place. I'm thinking that I had might as well rent housing there. There's a weird tree apartment thing.

[childsized]

[ Absolutely nothing! Well, it didn't actually happen so it's not that important. ]

A tree apartment?

I've been to Everglade and Attleton, but not Fayren yet. Maybe I should stop by. What type of city is it?

[ubiquitously]

Yeah, tree apartment.

It’s like... Well, did you have fantasy novels with elves and dragons in your world? It’s like that. If I’m gonna be here, might as well live a literal fantasy.

[childsized]

Ah. Since you're talking about fantasy, that does make sense.

I suppose. And it would be closer to your work. What were you hired for?