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[thechoiceisyours]

[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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[hasitsthorns]

Fucking sharks indeed.

[ Somehow though, it isn't at all surprising. Thanks, gods. Stay weird. ]

So. You're the Chris I heard so much about.

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[thechoiceisyours]

[He raises his eyebrows slightly.]

Am I? I mean, if the Chris you've heard about is super awesome and badass then yeah, sure, maybe.

[It's obvious he's joking by the grin.]

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[hasitsthorns]

Oh, huh, no. Not that Chris then. The Chris I heard about was apparently an adorkable nerd.

[ Teasing. Mostly. They had called Ashley and him cute nerds though. ]

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[thechoiceisyours]

Damn, Emily's been telling lies about me again then.

[Or someone else has been telling the complete truth but he's gonna blame Emily, at least for the nerd part of it. Maybe not the adorkable one, though he won't deny that.]

But uh, yeah. I'm Chris.

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[hasitsthorns]

Pft.

[ Somehow, she doesn't quite believe that but... Hey, he can always prove her wrong. ]

Nice to meet you, dude. Welcome back to the cave.

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[thechoiceisyours]

Yeah, nice to meet you too. Thanks; is it weird to say I'm kind of glad to be back?

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[hasitsthorns]

Not at all, man. Cave's not a bad place to be compared to others.

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[thechoiceisyours]

Yeah. I mean, as like... Sad as that is to say, yeah.

[He won't pry though.]

So um, how long have you been here anyway?

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[hasitsthorns]

[ She likes you already, Chris. The way to Rose's heart? Don't ask questions. ]

Me? Maybe, like... seven? eight months? Thereabouts. [ Since Haven didn't have a calendar system, she's still kind of bad about keeping track. ]

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[thechoiceisyours]

[He likes when people likes him!]

Wow, geez. I dunno how we missed each other than long, but hey, at least we finally met, right?

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[hasitsthorns]

Better later than never, I always say!

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[thechoiceisyours]

Yeah, definitely. Do you um, have any friends from your world here too, or...?

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[hasitsthorns]

[ Ah. She doesn't blame Chris for hitting that sore spot. It's a question she often asks newcomers, hoping that they aren't alone in this. ]

No. There, uh. There were some people from the world I was in before this but... most of 'em are gone now.

[ And the one left she doesn't really talk to, so. ]