NETWORK MESSAGE VERSION 2.0 ► VIDEO; CONSOLE

[bigdamnhiro]

[So it appears all the soul gemmed kedan have vanished. But nobody's sounded the alarm or told Hiro that, so have a kid on the network trying not to look as concerned as he feels.]

...Has anybody seen Deoreo? Kedan, Metalworker, about yay big, [And he holds a hand at level above his head; Deoreo's young, but a little older and bigger than Hiro.] been living in my house, sleeping in my brother's bed for a month? 'Cuz he left this morning and hasn't come back. Kinda late now.

[Not admitting he'd actually kinda warmed up to the guy, nope, though there's a nervous flick of his eyes away from the camera for a second.]

Dude, Deoreo, seriously? You missed deep fried sushi night. Lame.

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[denyamenti]

Is there actually any good sushi here?

[ Someone's maybe missing Ryou's usual palate. ]

[bigdamnhiro]

My Aunt makes a mean homemade roll, so if you count that, then yeah. Dunno about anywhere else. She'd probably share if you asked nicely.

[denyamenti]

... can she be bribed?

[ His attempts at being nice usually don't end well. ]

[bigdamnhiro]

If by "bribe" you mean "exchange money for food like a normal person" then...yes. She can be bribed.

...She kinda runs a café at home. Money for food is what she does.

[Dude, your social skills are worse than his.]

[denyamenti]

[ He's just checking, Hiro. ]

Does she do that here, as well?

[ He thought he'd made a note of all the Foreigner-run businesses, but it's possible he's missed this one. ]

[bigdamnhiro]

She's working on it. The ingredients are different here, so she pretty much has to reconstruct her recipe book. She'd probably be happy to have you taste-test stuff for her, though. Just sayin'.

And we actually did have deep-fried sushi tonight. It was awesome.

[Yeah, just gonna dangle that one there in front of you, dude.]

[denyamenti]

[ He looks like he's considering it, but in the way a cat considers a dash across water for food on the other side. ]

Perhaps.

[bigdamnhiro]

I promise my Aunt doesn't bite. Most of the time.

[Sometimes, maybe. If you mess with her nephews. But let's assume that's not the intent here.]

[denyamenti]

[ He almost laughs; doesn't, but almost. ]

I'll keep an ear out, then.