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[The person in the video might look familiar to some, if slightly more tired and banged up than usual. Still, despite the bruise on his forehead and the dark streaks of ash on his face and clothes his eyes are bright, indicating to anyone even slightly acquainted with him that he's about to say something ridiculous.]

Surprise, bitch, I bet you thought you'd seen the last of me.

[His voice is a little weak but he delivers the line with all the sassiness it deserves, before suddenly offering a grin.]

Okay, so like maybe two people here got that reference, but I so don't care. I punched a shark, so I can make whatever meme references I want.

[That's how it works, right?}

So um... Who's still here, I guess? Or who's new? How long have I been gone, because it feels like no time and like, a long time all at once. Sort of.

[He blinks a few times, smile fading a bit, mostly because he's totally exhausted.]

I'm um... I'm Chris, by the way. Been here before and whatever so... Got the general idea. The sharks are sort of new, though. Fucking sharks, man.

[Really, what even.]

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I um... I don't think like, at all. I don't remember anything new that I didn't remember last time.

[Although some things are clearer this go around there's nothing new. Just the same lack of closure and worry about what's going to happen, so he's actually pretty glad to be back in Hadriel.]

Wait, seriously? What was even the damn point?

[Like he's supposed to just know that, fff.]

Dude, I have no idea but I'd love to know.

[He's not really bothered by the question, just exasperated in general.]

The same thing happened to one of my friends from home too, though. I guess it's just a thing sometimes.

Guess so.

If it's any consolation, you got to miss a serious shit-show. [Pause.] More so than usual.

That'd be more of a consolation if all of you didn't have to deal with it. What happened?

[He's morbidly curious.]

We got by, at least.

Just recently had an infestation of doppelgängers hellbent on sabotaging our lives via murder and confession. People died. Parts of the city got destroyed.

[Rey got buried alive.]

...

It was a shit week.

Yeah, I'd bet. I mean, the people here can be kind of uh... Destructive just normally.

[Let alone how evil twins might act.]

[Snort.]

To say the least. Guard's HQ has been attacked at least twice now. There might have been others, but would rather not keep a tally.

[No one wants a tally of that.]

Geez, twice? What're people all pissed at the Guard about?

[Of all the issues in Hadriel, focusing on being a problem for the Guard seems like it should be low priority.]

Well, the first time was due to the common error people have in their heads that the Guard holds any place of authority here.

The second wasn't even done by a person. Was one of the aforementioned doppelgängers. [Which Rey didn't, and still does not, even see as "people".]

People have the weirdest ideas and priorities and whatever else here.

[It's exhausting.]

I mean, at least I guess I can understand the whole event one.

[Ugh. Rey understands why her doppelgänger did what it did a little too well.]

Yes, all that thing was interested in was wreaking as much havoc as it could during its short lifespan here. Had to put it down.

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