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[For those who know Shinjiro Aragaki, they'll have reason to be concerned. He may very well be ill, because when is the last time you saw him crying, whimpering, and panicking at the same time? In fact, when have you seen him do just one of those things at all?]

Um, Yu-kun? Anybody around? I ain't in my apartment anymore. I think there's something wrong with my operating system. Am I seein' things right?

['Shinjiro' looks at himself in the mirror. He's also speaking with a really funny accent.]

I can move around and stuff, but I...I feel weird inside. There's all this wet stuff in my mouth and my body's makin' weird noises too. It don't sound too happy...

[She's hungry. She's never needed to eat before.]

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[Wait for it...]

I'm a fifth generation Anti-Shadow Suppression Weapon!

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[tsuncanned]

[...Uh. Excuse me, what?!

One phrase sticks out in particular here, though no doubt the others happen to be important, too...]

Anti-Shadow?!

[tsuncanned]

[Nothing but stunned silence here on her end. But breathe, Yukari, breathe. Remember Metis? It hasn't been that long, right?

It's possible...]

[tsuncanned]

[...

Okay yeah, she still can't shake the suspicion. Especially with the cheery way he's saying it. Or rather-- the way he's making Shinjiro-senpai say it.]

I thought Aigis was the only one left. What are you talking about?

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[Hey, they know Aigis! Progress in her search!]

That's my little sister! Is she here? I've been lookin' all over the place for her.

[tsuncanned]

[Wow, no, quit changing the subject!]

No, she isn't. She should be back on Port Island.

[Though with this conversation she sounds entirely unsure of this fact. She gives her as threatening a look -- or at least as threatening as she can be, in the body of someone like Yosuke.]

How is she your sister?

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[But Yosuke, erm, Yukari, you keep bringing up the buzz words!]

Well, she's my sister unit. But I like it better when she calls me sister.

[It sounds more human that way.]

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[The only one who'd ever referred to her that way was Metis... and she'd never even heard the name Labrys before today. What is she even supposed to make of this?]

But she's never mentioned anything about you. And she lived with me for months.

[Her and the rest of SEES...

Is she supposed to believe this?]

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B-but it's true! I ain't pullin' your chain.

[She's really emotional for being in a body that normal maintains one standard frown.]

I was supposed to be with her, Mitsuru-san and Akihiko-san too, but then I ended up here. You gotta believe me.

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[...This is just getting worse. There's that threatening look again.]

And now you know Mitsuru and Akihiko-senpai, too?

[She's pretty demanding, too.]

Labrys, where did you come from?

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[Ugh, painful memories. But if she has to prove what she is...]

The Kirijo Group Ergo Research Facility.

[tsuncanned]

[Painful memories?

Her dad died worked, and died there as a part of that group, so forgive her if she doesn't sympathize with you. She won't say anything about it, of course, but she adopts an even colder tone, if it's possible-- and she inquires him further.]

That's where you were, before you showed up here?

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It's a long story.

[She doesn't know if Yukari will be willing to hear it, or if she'll even believe it.]

[tsuncanned]

[...Fair enough.

Yukari's aware of how hostile she's been acting; and though she doesn't plan on dropping her guard any time soon, this Anti-Shadow unit has at least been cooperative.]

Just tell me this, then. What year was it?

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The year? 2012.

1/2

[tsuncanned]

[......oh.]

[tsuncanned]

[Why didn't she just ask that sooner? It's not like she's a stranger to having her friends be from different time periods--

Even different time lines.]

... You're two years ahead of me.

[She doesn't look happy about it, but it's an explanation.]

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[Humans are much more emotive than robots. Even though she is capable of it in her mechanical body, the human body has an annoying side effect causes the airways to clog up and produce a sniffly, congested sound.]

Yeah, Yu-kun didn't know who I was when I got here neither. He's the only friend I got right now.

Butcha know Aigis and the other Shadow Operatives?

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[Right, he did mention Yu-kun at first-- not to mention he recognized Yosuke's form. So... what, he's been to Inaba, then? Is there some kind of connection there?

The congested sound kind of interrupts her thoughts. But she answers honestly, even if she's still acting apprehensive.]

I didn't exactly know them as "Shadow Operatives." But yeah, I did.

[Mitsuru-senpai in particular is one of her best friends, though she doesn't really see the need to explain that...]

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I see. That's how I know'em. They're kinda kooky, but they mean well!

[tsuncanned]

[Did you just call her friends "kooky" ...]

... What did they do?

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Yeah, Mitsuru-san's got this huge car...a limousine? And this amazin' fur coat. And Akihiko-san likes t'run around without a shirt on for some reason, and he looks scary...they don't pass very well for undercover types.

[Another thing Shinjiro may never do: giggle like a school girl.]

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[Oh god, that giggle is jarring. It almost distracts her from everything else he's saying!

...Almost.]

That's crazy...

[That's.

Yeah, those are the only words she can muster at the moment. Though at the very least, her tone isn't one of disbelief.

She's just... a little stunned.]

[redpeacoat]

[If only you'd met her in the proper body.]

Maybe we should go look for him! I bet he's in my new box. Er, apartment!

[Another stomach growl.]

Oh, and get some of that food too.

[tsuncanned]

[... Oh, right. Shinjiro's body should be just upstairs, huh? Yukari had been sitting comfortably on a couch in the lobby, so she idly looks towards the stairs-- then back to the screen, nodding.]

Food'll be easy.

[She doesn't sound too worried about that.]

So... where is your apartment, then?