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Characters: Judai and YOU
Date: Feb 16-21
Location: around Aifaran
Situation: trying out his Talent, trying to get his yimo fixed, getting ambushed
Warnings/Rating: n/a

A. just call him the hairdo-ruiner (meta 2)
[Why hello, someone who's passing by this terrace. You may suddenly feel the wind picking up once you get within a certain distance of this kid leaning against the chest-high fence. The wind seems to be circling him, in fact, while he stares speculatively at his palm.]

Heh... This doesn't suit me at all.

[He turns around to see a couple of Aifarans fast-walking away from him. ...Whoops.]

B. now how will he consume cat pictures (sci-tech 2)
[He doesn't know why, how, or when, but for some reason or other his yimo handset has been acting up, has been from practically the moment he got it, but no one he's talked to seems to know what's wrong.]

[So it isn't exactly a surprise that the next time he tries to get it fixed, he spots technicians ducking down behind their terminals or running behind the nearest wall.]

Ah...this sucks... [He shakes his yimo, like that'll help.]

C. mirage of nightmare (faith 5)
[He was ambushed. There he was, minding his own business, when several someones come running up to him, insisting he lead one of their functions. Inspire it, they say. Lead by example, they say.]

[—And suddenly he looks very uncomfortable. Halp?]

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No. I’ve worked with devices like these for most of my life, but not as a profession.

[A month… it seems like longer. Well, anyway, this is temporary until he leaves the Dreaming. Tenn pulls out his own yimo to send the request to the right department.

A pause. He doesn’t… expect a house call, does he? Things really work differently here. Tenn clears his throat lightly.] I’ll remember. Contact me over the yimo if tech support gives you trouble.

[If he needs help, that is; compared to the cliental Tenn has intercepted in the past weeks, Judai appears to be holding up remarkably. Tenn glances up from sending the report, curious.] You seem to be settling in well. Are you used to traveling?

Heh. [Using devices is way different from being able to troubleshoot them! But maybe Tenn means as a hobby.]

[But then he laughs again.] Not going to give me your room number, are you? [He used to live in a dorm; knowing where other people are rooming is so normal to him that he doesn't think to question it.] If my yimo still doesn't work, you can find me there! [There isn't quite anything that Tenn would need him for, but hey.]

[He leans back on his feet at the question.] Kind of. [He did start to wander all over after he graduated. But that...isn't the real reason he isn't as flummoxed by this as others might be.] The first time I went to another dimension that I might not have been able to come back from, it was pretty bad. But this is a pretty nice place. Plus I might just be dreaming!

[And that makes a huge difference, apparently.] What about you, should I ask how you reacted at first?

[Tenn had glanced back at the screen to finish typing, but he looks up sharply at that.] You've been to other dimensions? Is it... normal in your world to be able to travel to other planes?

[How he reacted... he was calm. Perhaps in denial, like this person may be. Or merely out of it. Tenn can't remember that day well. It was like landing in a (very) foreign county after a 10-hour flight with jetlag and no caffeine.]

I didn't think it was real. It would be nice if this was a dream, wouldn't it?

[But a dream where he works in tech support and theaters turn him away? It's a farce.]

Kind of. [It wasn't normal, per se, but there were a few places where the dimensional barrier was weak.] Like I said, it was pretty bad! [They'd been in real trouble then. But Judai doesn't let himself linger on that.] You seem pretty surprised! It was a surprise to us, too. But it was real.

[Unfortunately. Which is why, not even accounting for changes in Judai himself, this place is way better. He isn't worried about things like getting home for the moment.]

It might be more harmless if it was just a dream, but I think I wouldn't like waking up hungry. [Because what are priorities.]

You don't like it here?

Coming here was the first time I'd head of such a thing. There are only theories of multiple dimensions where I'm from.

[Tenn chuckles lightly at that.] I hope I won't be dreaming that long. [Unless he's in a coma in the hospital. There's a thought he didn't want to have. Harmless? It begs the question... there's so much he doesn't know.]

It's not that. I would have preferred free choice in coming here. Wouldn't you have liked to prepare first, too? [Throwing in with a smirk,] Eat a favorite food one last time? [Don't talk to him about omurice, please.]

There's something that tastes like ebi fry not too far away from the Dreaming Bridge. [He'll be fine.]

But if you're talking about choice...I don't think I would have come here. [Despite settling in quickly, he's pretty done with traveling to other dimensions for the moment.] Preparing wouldn't have made a lot of difference.

[For one thing, he doesn't need any clothes or anything! (Right away, at least. But that why they were given some money, or so he assumes.)]

Guess I'm grateful that they make it easy. [...Malfunctioning yimos notwithstanding!]

[Having considered it, Tenn wouldn't have either. Much as it's a once-in-a-lifetime experience (or more in Judai’s case), Tenn Kujo has no room in his life for this sort of fantasy.]

Yes... they have. Even if we weren’t prepared, it was good to know someone was. [It's better than the alternative, isn't it? And yet people still panic on arrival. It’s one of many things Tenn would like to see changed. ... Well, that, and the quality of these tablets. Tenn falls quiet a moment while he sends in his report, and then returns his focus to Judai.]

I've sent in the request. This department knows me and should accommodate you. [If they don't, they'll wish they had. But for now, Tenn is all congenial smiles and a soft-spoken tone for the client.] Thank you for your patience. I hope your next unit fares better.

Kinda weird that it seems so commonplace but no one knows how to stop it, right? [Not that he's criticizing, but...it's kinda weird. Not that he knows what the researchers that look into this kind of thing do, though.]

[But anyway—]

Hey, thanks! I really appreciate it! [With a little laugh and a little glance at the rest of the technicians, he adds—] I appreciated everyone else who tried to help, too. Tell them that, would you? Heh, I think they're avoiding me.

Perhaps a thing as fickle as the Dreaming is beyond the realm of even their science. [Leaving Tenn to wonder if trying to harness it is at all wise. He’d ask if this was also a concern on Judai’s world with its’ own dimensions, but… clock is ticking on his work.]

[A smile and a slight bow of his head.] I will. [And then he'll tell them more to really sink the guilt in deep.] The reception will be better at your next visit. It was nice to meet you, Judai.

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