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[abysmalactor]

WELCOME TO YOUR PRIVATE CHANNEL, neonewtheatre. FOR SECURE COMMUNICATION, USE 018.07.154.55 *** neonewtheatre has joined 018.07.154.55 <neonewtheatre> wwelcom one and aal to my sstage. <neonewtheatre> ill fix tthis later when my hands arnet mincmeat ok

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[soft_focus]

Oh, they climb up the salt pillars, that's why it makes sense.

It also just doesn't hurt as bad when you're shocked.

[Excuse-]

[abysmalactor]

Fish shouldn't climb, they should swim! What kinda fish even climbs?

And well of course it doesn't, right? Getting wings permanently cut off is definitely different than just being shocked for a while!

[soft_focus]

This one.

And the wings stopped hurting after they were out of the salt. The big pain was when they were cut off, but it was the salt that made it bad.

Are you close yet?

[abysmalactor]

well that's why they have that saying, "rubbing salt in the wound"! hurts like crazy!

and yeah, i'm almost there! [Pretend there was a delay before this message came in. He got hella sidetracked.] someone stopped me, throwing all sorts of weird accusations. like i'd send a valentine like that!

[bleah.]

[soft_focus]

[Blink, blink. What.]

What did they think you sent?

[abysmalactor]

this really cruddy valentine. if i sent one out i'd make it way better quality than the one they showed me! that thing had no class!

[soft_focus]

Oh.

Did you send any?

[That's ridiculous Reira, it ain't White Day-]

[abysmalactor]

no, white day's when boys are supposed to send stuff out to the girls who gave 'em any valentines today. or at least that's how it works back home! i dunno if it's different here.

[HMM.]

[soft_focus]

Oh.

I wonder why the robot didn't know.

If it's going to send letters from people, it should get that part right.

[abysmalactor]

oh, you got something from that robot, too? maybe valentine's customs are different here, who knows?

[soft_focus]

Yeah!

One says it's from you, but I guess you didn't really send it.

[abysmalactor]

...nah, it wasn't me. i hope it was better quality than what that girl got though. please tell me it at least looks decent.

[soft_focus]

It's silver!

[abysmalactor]

silver, huh? better than neon green and black, at least.

[hey, guess who just wandered right under your tree while texting that! tell him to look up.]

[soft_focus]

Green and black?

[And oh, hello-] ...NIISAN!! Up here!

[abysmalactor]

[Before he can text back, Sawatari hears the call and looks up-]

Oh-! Geez, you're up high, aintcha?

[And Sawatari starts clambering up part of the way, at least. Maybe he can find a good branch to perch on nearby.]

[soft_focus]

Mana said I have to sit up in the tallest tree for this! Every day, [He adds, shouting until the other is close enough.] Thanks for coming niisan~

[abysmalactor]

Keh, not a problem for my little bro, huh?

[Niisan, huh? It sounds better the more he gets used to it.]

So wait, how many days have you been doing this?

[soft_focus]

[YAYYYY YOU'RE HERE-

Man he's feeling better and better now that you're here though...] Mana said I have to do this for a week, before using mushrooms to do it in the night time for a week.

...So I have to do this again tomorrow, before getting the mushrooms ready.

[abysmalactor]

Dang, so you've already been doing this for almost six days already...no wonder you're so bored!

[He scratches his head when he finally manages to perch on a branch.]

You're pretty determined, huh?

[soft_focus]

Yeah...

[He sighs.] I don't want to lose more than my wings if I go swimming in the dark again. And if I go down to THAT lake, I want to bring someone with, which means I have to move fast when I'm at the bottom again.

[It's pretty upsetting.]

[abysmalactor]

[It actually kinda is. Sawatari's eyes rove over the new ones that have somehow taken its place-eerie metal replacements that he's not sure quite make up for them.]

So other than the goggles, do you have any plans for dealing with those sawfish things? Just in case you can't evade them, still...

[soft_focus]

The sawfish can only move down, [he explains.] ...I didn't see them before-so I didn't know until they were right there. But now that I know they're there, and I can see them, I can avoid them.

I could even ride one down, I think.

[abysmalactor]

Oh, since they have to climb and then dive down on you...

[He blanches at the idea of riding one down, though.]

Y...you really think you wanna try that...?

[soft_focus]

Once you're at the bottom, they don't come after you any more...so if we push off from them at the lowest area they go, they won't come after us until we try to swim up again.

It'll make it a lot easier, that way!