Age regression!

[blueondeck]

[There's a really confused Zangyack soldier who has his hair down because there's mysterious bruises on his neck]

What just happened?

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[pussyfortono]

Shiba Takeru.

[blueondeck]

I know no one by that name.

[pussyfortono]

No, not now you do not.

[blueondeck]

Was that suppose to make sense?

[pussyfortono]

[ he sighs ]

You are in camp right now, Joe. For some reason, camp has made you regress and therefore you do not remember anything. We are friends. You are a remarkable swordsman, you like to bake and . . . you understand me better than anyone else.

[blueondeck]

[Shaking head slowly]

You're lying. I'm not very good at using a sword and a Special Forces Soldier wouldn't ever bake. [anymore, he means]

[pussyfortono]

If I am lying then try telling what I am thinking right now.

[blueondeck]

It's hard to tell when I've only just met you. Are you this weird to everyone?

[pussyfortono]

No. But you did this for me when I regressed.

I wanted to return the favor.

You are stuck in camp now. There is no way out.

[blueondeck]

[No way out? allow me to be scandalized for a moment]

Sid-sempai will find a way to get me out of here.

[pussyfortono]

[ no . . . i can't tell you ]

Perhaps someone from the outside can do so. But on the inside there are consequences for taking on the barrier.

[blueondeck]

Then I'll wait for him. He'll be able to do it.

[pussyfortono]

Joe . . .

[ he doesn't know how to tell you this ]

[blueondeck]

[If you are my friend. If you are my soul bro. If you love me at all, you will not tell me he is dead]

What?

[pussyfortono]

[ yes that is why he is leaving that as it is ]

You need a place to stay to wait for him, do you not?

[blueondeck]

I do.

[pussyfortono]

The room I stay in is empty. I am currently sleeping somewhere else. You can use it.

[blueondeck]

Are you sure? You shouldn't be trusting a Zangyack solder.

[pussyfortono]

I am not trusting a Zangyack soldier. I am trusting Joe Gibken.

[ he mojikaras a sheet of paper up & draws directions on it before handing it to you ]

Here, that is where I stay. If anyone asks, just say that Takeru gave you permission to stay there.

[blueondeck]

[Taking the paper, kind of mystified at what you just did, but doesn't address it]

How many people are there?

[pussyfortono]

Just two.

[blueondeck]

. . . Why am I close to you?

[pussyfortono]

. . . because we understand each other without needing to explain anything.

[blueondeck]

[Looking at you harder now]

[pussyfortono]

To me, you will always be that.