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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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Whoa- Luke?! Luke, are you okay?

[Guy is already up on his feet and trying to jog through the wilderness -ow ow ow ow- like he's going to make it to the house in five seconds if he just gets a move on.]

[It takes a moment for Luke to stop gripping onto the handrail and staring at the stairs and actually get a move on to the journal again. But once he does, he gives a wide grin and holds up a hand.]

Sorry! I'm fine, just... dropped the journal. [More like practically attempted to fling it to a lake.]

It looked like you dropped yourself too. You sure you're okay? [Guy saw the stairs and sure, Luke can manage a tumble down the stairs but shut up. He's going to worry. He hasn't seen Luke in a while and the last he checked, his fonons were unstable as hell and then someone came back but he had really long hair but nobody grows that much hair in just two years and-

NO ENOUGH.]

I'm okay, really! I didn't hit any stairs or anything. [He holds out an arm, as if to say "See? I'm fine." and show no scrapes or bruises.

But once that's finished, he's back up and moving again. It's a lot more stairs than back at the house, that's for sure.]

Any kind of shoes you want? Do you need a shirt, too?

Any shoes are fine; and you can bring a shirt if you'd like. It's pretty warm so it's not necessary, but maybe for decency's sake.

[Shouldn't go swaggering around half naked if he can help it, after all, even if it's kind of the norm for a New Feather cycle.]

Okay. Just stay where you are, all right? I'll find you as soon as I can!

[And then he shut the journal so that he can focus on getting there. It's Guy.]

[Guy will occasionally try to pick his way up along the riverbed, but eventually he just finds a downed tree that stretches out over the river and he climbs onto it to sit and dangle his feet in the water.

Ahhhh.

Luke should be along any minute now, right? Right.

...stretching out on that log now. Time for a nap.]

[It does take him a while. Finding a light shirt for Guy, remembering his shoe size, then going along the river to try to find his best friend. All the while, he thinks. So... he doesn't remember the last time he was here, but... he does remember the time before that?

Luke doesn't really get it, but it's okay. It's still Guy... and maybe he remembers Asch. The way he ought to be remembered, not in a way that caused such an ugly confrontation and constant hatred. He'll have to let Asch know somehow.

And he's still thinking about that when he does find Guy, dozing against a tree across the river. He grins, feeling happiness bloom in his chest when he realizes just how much he missed him. And Luke would rather not wait for Guy to wake up to see him and talk to him face to face.

So he carefully moves along the tree enough to be just a foot away, and the grin on his face becomes more powerful as he reaches to dump the shirt on Guy's face.]

[Guy sputters and flails awake, and manages to shove the shirt into the river as he bolts up.

...awww.

-wait, Luke!

Guy climbs to his feet and just barely manages not to tackle Luke into the river too. He's just going to shove a little at him to try and get him to over to the bank, so he can hug him properly.

Ah, there. Yes.]

[... Aww, and Luke didn't think to get another shirt. Maybe he should jump in and try to get it back.

But hey, now Luke's being shoved onto the shore and wrapped up in a nice hug. Ah, well. Shirt be damned, then.

He grins and reaches to return that embrace tightly. Luke might have only see him a short while ago, but he still missed him terribly. And he can't help being amused by the fact that every time Guy comes here, or Luke, they almost always end up doing this.

It's kind of nice.]

[That's because the Guys who show up always arrive from points in time when they're worried to death about Luke. FUNNY, THAT.

Guy doesn't cling, at least, and draws back to give Luke a pat on the shoulder before stepping away. He knows the grin on his face is big and stupid but he just can't help himself.]

You look good. Healthy and happy.

[Why do you Guys do that, it's like you LIKE to torture yourselves

It's okay, though, Luke's grin is just as big and stupid. He puts his hands on his hips while he eyes Guy - he looks just slightly older than last time. It's not that big of a difference, but it's enough for Luke.]

Taller, too, right? [Please say yes 8(]

Hmm...

[Guy steps up next to Luke, shoulder-to-shoulder, and holds up his hand.]

Maybe- maybe an inch or two. Maybe.

Maybe?

[Well since Guy is right by his shoulder, Luke will just turn and give that shoulder a backhanded slap.]

I think you mean definitely.

Haha! [Ow. Rubbing that shoulder for show.] Okay, definitely an inch or two.

I thought so!

[He laughs after that; god, it's good to laugh with Guy again. But right now there's more important things to focus on. Luke grins as he pushes the shoes over with his foot, having dropped them to dump the shirt on Guy's face.]

Here.

Ah, thank you. [Guy brushes his feet off before slipping them into the shoes Luke provided, bending over to fiddle with them until they fit more comfortably.]

Let's get a move on, huh? [He stoops to retrieve his journal from on the tree and glances around for the shirt. Nope. It's already washed downstream, probably halfway to the lake by now.]

Right. Sorry about the shirt, by the way...

[Luke will lead the way, probably knowing the river a little better at this point. He still sticks close by, though, as if straying too far might result in Guy disappearing again (well, it could.)

Once they're far enough down the river, Luke figures he ought to get some answers himself. So he slows down a little to walk by Guy's side rather than in front of him, and he looks up at his profile, but also takes a glance at his wings - blue again, though with some white added in this time... huh.]

So what's the last thing you remember about this place?

[Guy ignores Luke checking him out, since he figures it's been a while and Luke is probably just reaffirming that he's there. He did plenty of his own reaffirmation between speaking to Luke and seeing him.

It's really him. Score, he just can't stop thinking about- He doesn't know who it was walking toward them in Tataroo Valley; it has to be Luke, but his hair, and the way he spoke was strange, and he didn't act like Luke-

No no, concentrate, Luke's asking something.]

Huh? Oh, um...I remember weird things happening around Valentine's Day again. I was here for maybe a couple weeks after that?

[Guy flips through his journal.] Looks like the last post I made before I was sent back was just another all-call for Good Spirits.

That long ago, huh...

[Luke lets out a sigh and takes a step to the side, so that he can walk and lightly lean his shoulder against Guy's at the same time. This is so confusing to think about. He's heard of people coming back with their memories of Luceti, but only selective memories, and completely forgetting one of their visits? He hasn't had experience with that one yet, until now.]

Has anyone told you yet? About how you were here after all that?

All I've really heard is that I was a little more serious. [Which isn't too odd.] Is there something specific I should know?

[There's silence from Luke at first.

You completely rejected Asch. That's why I have to live without him nearby.

You killed him.

You almost killed me. Instead you left a scar that'll never go away.

You entrusted the Jewel to me and refused to look at it until you felt you had my trust again. I still have it, even though I wanted to give it back immediately.

You watched me die.

...

He just shuts his eyes and smiles, completely trusting Guy to lead the way for that short amount of time.]

Not really.

...okay.

[He knows that's not all.]

Hey, Luke?

[Not noticing that glance, Luke opens his eyes and looks up at him.]

Huh?

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