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Kind of like how you and Eleanor suit each other? [There's a slight smirk because yeah. Yeaaaah.]

I...yes? I guess so?

[Yes he is right.]

[A shrug. They can talk about that later though because this is about Yukiko and John, mostly, not Yukiko and her girlfriend and John and his boyfriend.]

But all of that aside I think I missed even more than that. You guys stayed in the city, right? How bad were things here?

Well. Yes, we did. [Which was fine with her.] Things weren't the worst, I guess? Busy. There were some chimera in the subway!

Actual chimera!

What the hell were chimera doing down there? We didn't see anything like that when we were down there in January, just the trains and stuff. Are they still there?

I don't know. To...all of that except whether or not they are there.

They shouldn't be. I kind of killed a lot of them, and I'm pretty sure other people did too.

I almost want to go back and check myself but that also sounds like a bad idea. But that's kind of awesome. [Yukiko killing monsters is a thing that makes sense.] So I am guessing they were the things guarding the mayor and everybody else so once they were killed you could save them. That's pretty...messed up, actually. Like someone purposefully lured people down there.

It is. I don't know if we ever figured out who was behind it, either.

[If they did, Yukiko missed it and so did the mun.]

Hopefully it was a one time thing.

Sounds about right for this place. [Nope, nobody knows. It's a mystery!] I really hope the same, but when have these things ever been a one time thing? The forest wasn't exactly an easy fix either.

That's true...but we haven't been six inches tall again. and this time it was all volunteers and not just people falling into holes in the ocean.

[Someone forgot to unleash the kraken?]

Have I ever mentioned I am so glad I missed being shrunken down that far? Or the ocean sucking me up? That's what makes this weird, why is it volunteer basis now?

[Their pies arrive.] It almost feels like a trap but at the same time...not.

[pies arriving makes Yukiko go right for hers.]

A trap? Are you suspicious of Retrospec?

Yes and no? [He moves for the meat pie first.] I don't think they are doing most of these things with our memories and stuff on purpose, but I also am not entirely sure where they stand on stuff. Is that bad?

No, it's not. I don't think they mean us any harm, but I also just am going on a hunch.

[She's not really a retrospec stan.]

It sounds like they don't have as much control over their own situation as some think they do.

I know some people are really mad about them and that part does and doesn't make sense. But if we're going to be working with them now maybe it won't be so bad. [A huff.] I can't say I am looking forward to the possibility of disappearing again for another month, but the forest wasn't the worst place for a while.

I've got pictures if you want to see them later.

I'd like that, of course.

[Breaking open that pie crust with a fork, Yukiko starts stirring the inside.]

And I don't disagree. I haven't actually been pulled out at all though, both times it happened. I'm kind of glad for that, honestly. Last month would've been hard to split up with Eleanor during.

Yeah I would not recommend it? Dave and I were talking all the time and it was still kind of terrible to be separated all around. Especially since their group had a lot of weird shit going on.

[While one hand is working to cut up his pie, he's using the other to grab his phone to pull up some photos.] We had a bunch of satyrs and forest monsters but overall the location wasn't bad.

Yeah, we did get stuck together for Valentine's though. Like, actually stuck.

[That had been no fun.]

It was weird.

That sounds really uncomfortable. Like with glue or what? [A bite of pie.] How'd you get unstuck?

By some sort of red string.

It went away after Valentine's Day?

I mean I've heard of the red string thing but that sounds a little ridiculous even for them. AT least it went away...was it just you guys? Did other people get stuck, too?

Oh, yes, it was definitely other people. A lot of other people.

[She wasn't totally sure just how many, but she heard it happened a lot.]

It made quite a stir I think. More Retrospec nonsense I guess.

I wish it was easier to tell what brand of nonsense they are going to make us deal with. [A shake of the head.] That sounds like a pain though, sorry guys. At least you were stuck together and not with total strangers! [...some...bright side.]

Weirdly, it kind of feels like they're leaving us alone this month.

It is what it is. [Annoying but not world shattering.]

But you are right. It does feel like we're being left alone. Kinda nice.

Any bets on how long that'll last? [It is nice. He can just hang out with a good friend, eat pie, and not worry about stupid bullshit happening to him.] My money's on at least another month, optimistically.

[Because John Egbert has also come to realize that in the old universe, all sorts of stupid shit happens on or around his birthday.]

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