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[chief_of_staff]

[Sabo has been here before. He remembers the strange, somewhat rude awakening, and as soon as he rubs the sleep from his eyes, he moves to stand and stretch, sighing. Why is he here again? There has to be a good reason for this; at least, he truly hopes so, considering the moment he was swept from his own world. The Reverie was about to begin, after all, and he had a purpose there.

Hopefully the rest of the Revolutionary Army will be okay without him.

He fumbles with the device he'd found upon waking, trying to recall exactly how it worked from before. It's not like a Snail, it's a bit more complicated than that, so he finds himself hitting certain buttons without realizing before actually starting a recording. Then, and only then, does he smile and wave into the camera:]

Hello! I'm pretty sure I've been here before, but I know that a lot of you probably won't remember me. So, I'll introduce myself briefly once again. My name is Sabo. I'm going to need work and a place to live... sooner rather than later, obviously.

I have skills in various different fields, but I'd most likely fit well in an office or management setting. Let me know if you have an opening, please.

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[justicereigns]

You remember being here?

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[chief_of_staff]

[Sabo's expression turns to one of complete apathy, since the vaguely remembers arguing with the other man the last time he was here. And he doesn't feel like doing that again.]

I remember enough.

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[justicereigns]

[Grunts.]

I can't make heads or tails of this place. Portgas remembers nothing.

But he's back. However long it lasts.

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[chief_of_staff]

He --

He is?

[He left before Sabo had, and they'd barely spoken to each other at all. Sabo knows he missed out on saying so much, and he's not sure he's ready to go through that again -- starting to confess how he'd forgotten everything, only to have Ace vanish before he'd finish.]

I hope he sticks around longer than last time.

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[justicereigns]

[Snorts and lights up cigars.] He already has. It's been about a week.

Try not to--

[Pauses. Eye roll.]

[Anything he says will make it worse.]

[So he pulls a page straight out of Kuzan's book:] Mah... well... [Waves a hand vaguely.] Never mind.

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[bigbadrose]

How are you at taxes?

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[chief_of_staff]

Taxes? That's primarily math and numbers? I'm more about writing and dealing with words, but sure --

I could handle that, too. Why? Do you have a position open?

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[bigbadrose]

Absolutely.

[Taps a finger to her chin.] Buuuut if you're better with writing... [SQUINTS.] How are you at advertising?

[Both hands up.] You don't have to lie. Just get the word out and phrasing it well, you know? I'm terrible at it. Makes me miss my Dad something awful. He's good at it.

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[chief_of_staff]

Advertising?

[He never had to write ads for the Army, but he could probably do it just fine. He pauses for a moment in thought.]

I guess I could do that.

Why does it make you miss your dad?

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[bigbadrose]

Like I said, he's good at it!

[Shrug!] Oh wait! I should add, he's the director of Torchwood in his universe! Peter Tyler. He's an inventor!! But he funded all this projects and got rich advertising this fizzy pop drink. Tonics my mom called 'em. Vitex! We have a bunch here too! Even if we're more into plasma flavors right now.

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[cool_skeleton]

HELLO SABO! I'M TORCHWOOD'S NUMBER ONE DIPLOMAT-SLASH-HIRING ASSISTANT. WE HAVE AN OFFICE AND ARE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO HANG OUT IN IT. AS LONG AS YOU TRY REALLY HARD NOT TO MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEAR FOR NO REASON AGAIN AND HANG OUT WITH PAPYRUS, YOU'D FIT RIGHT IN!!

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[chief_of_staff]

[The -- the yelling! Sabo's eyes scrunch shut and he takes a few deep breaths before finally answering.]

Do you always do that? The yelling, I mean? Because I don't know if I could work for you if that's the case.

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[cool_skeleton]

[Use the volume control on your phone, Sabo. It's the only way.]

I'M NOT YELLING! YOU'RE JUST HEARING TOO LOUD.

ANYWAY, YOU WOULDN'T BE WORKING FOR ME, BUT WITH ME!! TECHNICALLY YOU'D BE WORKING FOR TORCHWOOD'S BOSS.

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[chief_of_staff]

[Sabo flips the device over, showing the guy the rocks and dirt for a moment while he tries to figure out how to turn the volume down, because my god he'll go deaf if he doesn't! Finally, he manages to find the button.]

Okay, so this Torchwood person would be my boss then? What are they like?

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[cool_skeleton]

SABO!? WERE YOU DECKED?? ARE YOU GROUNED???

[The face reappears. Phew!]

THERE YOU ARE! AS I WAS SAYING, THE TORCHWOOD BOSS IS VERY GREAT, FOR HER GREATEST TALENT IS RECOGNIZING GREATNESS AND ALLOWING IT TO DO ITS OWN THING. CASE IN POINT: ME!!

SHE ALSO HAS BLONDE HAIR AND A FULL COMPLIMENT OF SKIN. YOU'D PROBABLY LIKE HER. YOU HAVE SO MUCH IN COMMON!

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[trollkeru]

You can always tell those who have been here before by how quickly they get into the swing of things here.

[It was also something he figured it was worth taking note of too really.]

But I don't do anything that is office related. Just work in a coffee shop.

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[chief_of_staff]

Definitely. This place is very unique, so I remembered being here almost instantly.

A coffee shop? Where is it? [He could use coffee, even though he's -- well, he's lacking in funds. He just wants to know where it is for later.]

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[trollkeru]

Have you ever heard of Moonbucks? The coffee store in Genessia? That's where I work.

[And had been working since really he first arrived a while back. he kept meaning to leave and try other jobs, but he never got the chance. Someday though.]

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[chief_of_staff]

I have not!

But I can definitely check it out after I get a job and some money. [He grins.]

What's your name, by the way? So I know to look out for you there.

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[trollkeru]

The name's Takeru Takaishi.

[He figured there might be some people who didn't know of the coffee shop, but he was always happy to mention it and hope they do give it a try sometime.]

Look forward to see you in the shop someday. Though I am considering work in other places as I kind of need to afford where I live and still have money left.

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[burnt_offering]

[There is a wait between Sabo's video and Ace's response, because this is surreal to him, even if he expected it. Somehow, he looks nothing and everything like Ace had expected all at once. And his mental image not quite matching up throws him off too.

But finally, Ace sends a video and waves, because the best thing to do is to just throw himself into this.] Hey, you made it back! They said you were here before!

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[chief_of_staff]

[Ace is here again, too? That's a wonderful surprise and Sabo immediately starts grinning widely into the camera. He looks like an idiot right now, but he doesn't even care.]

You're back, too!

You left before I did, and I --

[His eyes fall below the camera for a moment.]

I barely saw you. I had so much to say and it didn't happen, but you and I are here again! We should meet up!

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[burnt_offering]

[They can look like idiots at each other, because the minute that Sabo warms up Ace can't hold back a dopey smile. Sabo really is back, and he remembers this place it seems.] Yeah, well, I don't remember anything from being here before, sorry. So it's like we're starting over. I wanna meet up though! I wanna see you again, it's been so long.

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[chief_of_staff]

[Sabo is just so happy right now and nothing can bring that down.

Hopefully.]

Where do you want to meet up? I don't really remember too much about the layout of this place, but you've been here for -- a week, I've heard? So you can pick somewhere and tell me where to go. I'll come running!

Honestly, I'm really hungry right now so I wouldn't mind grabbing something to eat.

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[burnt_offering]

Yeah, do you care what we eat? There's a few place we could go. [He's still pretty new, so it's not like he knows everywhere, but there are options.] I mean, I don't care at all where we eat. I just wanna see you. If you want, I can come by where you are and we'll just figure it out from there!