004 [Video] Anonymous Location

[shorttempered]

[Mark is sitting in one of the internet cafes. Outside, Eshai the turtle is waiting impatiently for him next to the window. On her back are a bunch of long boxes.]

Hey guys. I actually got these a while back during landfall, but with everything that happened right after... [He trails off. He'd rather not mention Eshai's death.] Anyway it seems my comic book collection has turned up on the turtle. You can see them over there, on top of Eshai. [Motions to the turtle and the box.] Yeah, yeah, I'm a nerd, I know. But it's a lot of reading material and it's in English, so... as long as you promise not to rip, bend, or otherwise ruin them, anyone is more than welcome to borrow anything you want. [Seriously. Don't ruin them. You'll make him cry.] I highly recommend Science Dog.

[Goes to turn off the feed, but then stops when he thinks to add:] Oh, and thanks again, Barry. I owe you.

[Turns the feed off for real this time.]

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[spiderkid]

Okay, one? I would love to read your comics. Love.

Two? You, uh, named your turtle Eshai? That's... really sweet.

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[shorttempered]

Like I said, so long as you don't ruin any of them, you're welcome to dig through and see if there's something that looks interesting.

[He scratches the back of his head.] Well, it was more of a group decision, not just me.

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[spiderkid]

Tell me more about this Science Dog.

Still, props to your group.

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[shorttempered]

Science was an ordinary Scottish Terrier whose owner was a scientist, and one day he got caught in this lab explosion that evolved him a million years. So now he's smarter than any human and he works with his owner's old team to explore and protect the Earth and sometimes Space.

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[spiderkid]

So he's a canine super hero? Awesome. I definitely want to read those.

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[shorttempered]

Not... quite a superhero, but close. More like... Flash Gordon with just a dash of superhero.

But you are more than welcome to look through what I have and take an arc or two. Just tell me where you want to meet and Eshai and I will come to you.

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[spiderkid]

Alright. Um, do you know [ X ] Cafe in Earth Sector?

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[shorttempered]

Yup. I'm actually really close to there. Meet you there?

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[spiderkid]

Sweet!

[About ten-to-twenty minutes later, Miles arrives at the cafe with Rio'era in tow, looking around for the guy from the video and his turtle.]

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[shorttempered]

[Eshai perks up at the sight of Rio'era and makes her way over to the other turtle. Mark, who had been absorbed in an issue of Science Dog, flails at the sudden movement, waving his arms in small circles as he struggles to regain his balance. His Science Dog comic goes flying, but he manages to grab it before it gets out of arms length.]

H-Hey!