Strike 2 [video]

[acebrotective]

[Who's glad that the curse is over with? This guy right here. It's much easier to do damage control on something intangible like fear after the fact than to try and defend people from it and, honestly, it made him feel totally useless.]

Yo, Vatheon's been pullin' some nasty tricks. First yours truly here slept through a friend's birthday, then this whole...shit [that's about all he can say to describe it] with the...fairies? Had to happen too. Now I'm just noticin' a good chunk of pals from my world are gone! I'm sick of this, man, who wants to go hit up the arcade? Or get some comics? Maybe hit a few balls in the park, seriously, somethin' needs to happen besides all this doom and gloom over here.

[There's a pause as he looks for a way to filter the broadcast before becoming too impatient to do so and sighs.]

Hey, Yukari, happy birthday. Left you somethin' in your room, didn't wrap it though, sorry.

[And it's kind of weird, too. Hey, giving girls bunnies is Akihiko's thing in another universe.

Either way he switches off the feed.]

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[keepsthefire]

[They're both dumbasses in their own way.]

Ha. Funny.

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[acebrotective]

Wow dude, no need to go all tsundere on me.

[He's been talking about tsundere a lot lately. Oh well.]

I know my sense of humor is hard to take, but it's here to stay for sure.

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[keepsthefire]

Tch. I ain't tsundere, man. That shit's for girls anyway.

[Rin. Really?]

Well it ain't your humor that makes you cool.

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[acebrotective]

You're right, you ain't as cute as tsundere girls anyways. You're pretty cool, though.

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[keepsthefire]

Damn straight I'm cool!

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[acebrotective]

[Aww, he's just as deluded as he is, isn't that cute.]

At least you have more to do 'round here than me. All I've got is studying at the dorms, blech.

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[keepsthefire]

No job yet?

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[acebrotective]

A job?

[WHAT IS THIS STRANGE CONCEPT?]

Never had a job back at home. I ran errands for my old man before joining SEES and even after that we'd be training at night or studying.

[Or in his case, half-heartedly studying.]

I'm not really good at many stuff either, so I wouldn't even know where to start.

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[keepsthefire]

I couldn't hold down a job back home, and now I've been at one here for almost a year. It actually ain't that bad, if you can find somethin' you like.

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[acebrotective]

...Dude, you can actually cook. I'm dead serious when I tell ya, I'm not good at anything.

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[keepsthefire]

... come on, you gotta be good at somethin'. Maybe you just haven't found it yet?

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[acebrotective]

I can...play baseball, swing a sword, use a Persona...talk to cats, I guess. I'm not that bad at talking to people, though I end up pissing them off a lot so I think that's a lie.

...Yeah I think using a Persona's all I got, and I ain't even good at that.

[Except that's a lie, he's a total tank when using his Persona, but whoever heard of actually realizing your own talents??]

Whoa, man, this is getting way too serious for my tastes, let's talk about somethin' else, 'k?

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[keepsthefire]

... geez okay, just tryin' to help man...

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[acebrotective]

...Hahaha, whoa, dude, no need to pout! I'll be fine, I always figure myself out of a problem eventually. [And he gets a light punch on the arm just because.]

'Sides I'm sure Yuka-tan would have many suggestions if I asked her Lil Miss Perfectionist self.

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[keepsthefire]

Heh. Alright. Sorry. I just like to try and help my friends out, y'know?

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[acebrotective]

Yeah, I gotcha, but sometimes you just gotta take a step back and let your friends deal with it on their own, y'know?

[Eerie moment of wisdom aside...]

So where exactly do you work, anyway?

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[keepsthefire]

Yeah, that's true.

Huh? Oh. Golden Victory. I'm a chef there.

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[acebrotective]

Golden Victory...? Dude, that sounds like a casino. Or some theme restaurant.

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[keepsthefire]

... host club, actually.

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[acebrotective]

[............Snort.]

Yeah, I think I know why you work in the back now.

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[keepsthefire]

Hey! It's a respectable place, damn it!

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[acebrotective]

Uh, I doubt your lady would think so, dude, just sayin'.

Also you're not really host material, know what I mean? I mean unless you let the customers pet your tail all day. You could be a mascot~

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[keepsthefire]

[Dude. Not cool.]

Actually she's been. During the masquerade. She thinks it's fine, and she doesn't wanna interrupt me at work anyway so it's not like she'd be visitin'. AND I like bein' a chef and I'm damn good at it too! It's got nothin' to do with being a good host or not!

[And leave his tail out of this.]

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[acebrotective]

Ahahaha--oh my god, dude, you're so friggin' defensive, that'd be downright adorable if you were a girl. Don't get your undies in a bunch, I know I'm a moron but I can guess why you're working as a chef and not a host for reasons besides "would scare off customers." 'Cause it's not something you'd enjoy doing, right?

[Not so long ago it would have been his thing but...not so much now.]

Like you told me, gotta find what you like and do it.

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[keepsthefire]

[huff huff whatever man]

... yeah. It is.