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Man.

[A pause.]

Has anyone ever gotten that sudden rush, where you remember a whole lot of something all at once? Or you think you remember all of it, but then there's pieces missing...

Hahaha wow I'm dizzy. Okay, sitting down.

Um- well all right, I won't beat around the bush. Nami, Zack? Buffy? Draco? Meryl? What about anybody from home? Luke, Asch?

I don't need help, I'm all right to get to the village myself, but a friendly voice would be nice to listen to for the walk in. Maybe some conversation while I catch my breath. Ah, how about- hm. Your first day here in Luceti; how was it for you?

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Wow, only that long? This time difference is going to seriously mess with my head.

Well! I probably didn't miss a whole lot then, huh? That's a relief, at least.

Heh, well, I wouldn't say that- I mean, there was a couple of experiments, and we had a whole pile of refugees come in from another enclosure, so that was a pretty big deal.

Oh wow; things got busy. Is everything okay now, or...? Is there something I should know not to do?

Nah, you can relax. Luceti has a way of calming itself down when the New Feathers come pouring in, you know? So the timing's good.

In other words? Welcome back.

That's true.

Heh, thanks. Hey, so Good Spirits is still around too, right? [Oh, he hopes so. He really does; he loves that place.]

Of course! We wouldn't close up shop just because you're gone. Not with me in charge! ...Well, kind of. It's a weird management structure.

[Where else would the "manager" let himself get bossed around on occasion?]

So I take it that means you're back on board? The staff could definitely use another guy.

[No pun intended.]

Haha! You took it over? I'm really glad to hear that. [Guy figured either Zack or Buffy would keep the place going, but he'd actually had his money on Buffy. Go figure; Zack was more of a constant patron/occasional student than an actual owner, after all.]

Yeah, I'd love to go back if you'll have me, boss. Buffy still works there, right?

I-- ...what?

[Wait, something's not right about this. He's quiet for a long moment.]

I think we got some wires crossed in the middle, here... uh... a few months ago, I asked you if you wanted to join the staff. Because I was already running it.

Ha ha, I don't remember that. Last I recall, I was still running it.

Oh, uh. ...Wow. ...Seriously?

[What the hell, Luceti. What the hell. So weird.]

So- wait. You're the Guy I met when I first showed up here!?

[As in the Guy he actually got to know and befriend instead of sort of... casually meet from time to time? CRAZY.]

'The Guy?'

[There's more than one of him?]

Um- well, I definitely recall meeting you and befriending you. Unless you're talking about that first time; I don't remember any of that, but you told me basically what happened. [When you got drunk. MENTIONED THAT YOU GUYS HAD SEX. It was very interesting.]

No, no- wait, first time? I think that's the part I don't remember. The first me. That wasn't me-me.

[....]

You know what? This is gonna get messy, so I'm just going to forget all of that and focus on the us of here and now. Hi.

Hi. [Laughter.]

Nice to meet you. I'm Guy.

Well, I don't know if we have to go that far back, but- you know. It's nice to be remembered, I guess.

Sorry. If it makes you feel better, this is really confusing me too.

So I was here a little while ago, and I didn't remember anything from before?

Basically, yeah. Not gonna lie, it was pretty depressing! You weren't that different, though, as far as I could tell. Maybe a little more serious, I guess?

More serious, huh? [Guy can think of a few reasons why he'd be more serious.]

Yeah, I don't remember any of that. But I remember everything from before.

Go fig.

[Luceti. Weird. Yep.]

Well, I'm sure you want to settle in, so if you want a full catch-up, you should definitely swing by the bar. We've missed you.

Don't know if I'll make it tonight, but I'll definitely be by tomorrow at the latest. I'd love to see what you've done with the place.

Hey, I don't mean to brag, but I think it's improved a bit since you left. Got some new drinks, too! You'll have to try them out.

Great! I'll have to try a couple. [Or all of them, depending on how the rest of this day goes.]

Haha, it'll be nice going there as a patron. Weird, but nice.

I work both nights, so I'd be happy to serve 'em up for you, good patron.

[Heh heh.]

I know how you feel, though- after spending so much time behind the counter, it's a little weird to be on the other side.

Yeah.

[Guy goes silent for a bit, and his smile tapers off into something a little less giddy and a little more contemplative.]

How're you doing, Zack? [Last time he'd heard, Zack had lost Cloud only a few months before, and things with Aerith were...rocky.]

[Oh man, Guy, you've been gone for like a year, SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED BRO.]

Me? I'm okay, actually! Things were good, and things were bad, but I'm still smiling, and in my book that counts for a lot.

[Zack, you're always smiling. That doesn't always count for so much.]

Well, I'm glad Luceti hasn't been treating you terribly then. You've been here this whole time? No trips back home?

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