Heh, who hasn't, when you're around beaches? Then again, it's not so much zapping as it is stinging, but who's keepin' count, right?
[ please speak like a sane person... ]
You gotta give yourself some credit, though, man. Your body isn't all that bad. [ beat ] Unless I'm doing that thing where I say something totally out of touch and you hit me with a "well, actually"...
[He is simply a little toothpick, so he jostles ever so slightly at the thump. He isn't offended, ICHIBAN IS JUST VERY STRONG. The crutch keeps him stable.]
Thank you.
[He seems kinda shy about it, or maybe like he's trying to be as humble as possible. He nods his head down through the tanks. They can walk together!]
How have things been for you? Well, I mean, we could see a little of it, but still. Nice to hear from you instead.
[ sometimes he forgets his strength!! he scrambles over himself a little as he tries to make sure viktor doesn't fall over... but once he's established that they're okay, it's back to walking they go! funnily enough, he shares that sheepishness for a moment... ]
I'll be real with you, it's been kind of rough the last couple weeks... but heh, I think this is the start of something good. We got you back, so we're gonna get the rest of 'em back, too. Da-chan, Di-chan, Greg... no one's gettin' left behind on my watch, or my name's not Ichiban Kasuga.
[ ... before he comes back with a smile as a school of colorful alien fish swim by. ]
[He really has to settle Ichiban down, but he appreciates the concern. HE MAY BREAK, but it does not bother him. When does he not almost break?]
Being back and not having a rat in my body, or not being in a state of decomposition is good, yes. I think... we can get the others here. I think it's possible.
[His spirit is admirable........ HE'S SO DUMB AND CUTE.]
Oh--no, no, no. The senior crew said the probability of them pulling a rat inside of my body when I came back was extremely high. So, um, maybe I could have been a rat.
Heh. It's alright. It didn't work out that way, thankfully. I'm myself. And I think they were... working on sorting the kinks out so that wouldn't happen when they have to pull all of the rest here.
Yeah, and I'm grateful for it, but whew... could've been scary stuff.
[ ... ]
How did you manage to get pulled back, actually? Or, wait, is that something you can even answer? I know when I chatted with Da-chan about stuff, he couldn't really say anything about your guys' arrangement.
I don't know exactly. I was there, and then I was... I don't know how to describe it. In a dark tunnel of... flesh? It moved and squeezed me. I had to struggle out. My memories were hard to hold onto.
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No, I can't say I have, and maybe it would be better for it. I might have died considering how terrible my body is to me.
[Imagine him finding out he's allergic to jellyfish stings.]
Have you...?
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[ please speak like a sane person... ]
You gotta give yourself some credit, though, man. Your body isn't all that bad. [ beat ] Unless I'm doing that thing where I say something totally out of touch and you hit me with a "well, actually"...
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Well, actually.
[HE'S KIDDING by the way he's mildly grinning. Ichiban being self-aware is funny. He shrugs a bit dismissively.]
It is a lot worse than you might think. More than just the leg. But it's okay. I've at least never been stung by a jellyfish...?
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Hey, that's the spirit—take the wins where you can get 'em!
[ THUMPS HIM ON THE SHOULDER ]
Welcome back, by the way. Thought I'd officially say it, hehe.
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Thank you.
[He seems kinda shy about it, or maybe like he's trying to be as humble as possible. He nods his head down through the tanks. They can walk together!]
How have things been for you? Well, I mean, we could see a little of it, but still. Nice to hear from you instead.
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[ sometimes he forgets his strength!! he scrambles over himself a little as he tries to make sure viktor doesn't fall over... but once he's established that they're okay, it's back to walking they go! funnily enough, he shares that sheepishness for a moment... ]
I'll be real with you, it's been kind of rough the last couple weeks... but heh, I think this is the start of something good. We got you back, so we're gonna get the rest of 'em back, too. Da-chan, Di-chan, Greg... no one's gettin' left behind on my watch, or my name's not Ichiban Kasuga.
[ ... before he comes back with a smile as a school of colorful alien fish swim by. ]
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[He really has to settle Ichiban down, but he appreciates the concern. HE MAY BREAK, but it does not bother him. When does he not almost break?]
Being back and not having a rat in my body, or not being in a state of decomposition is good, yes. I think... we can get the others here. I think it's possible.
[His spirit is admirable........ HE'S SO DUMB AND CUTE.]
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[ RECORD SCRATCH ]
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[IT'S FINE, IT'S FINE.]
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[ IS IT? ]
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Heh. It's alright. It didn't work out that way, thankfully. I'm myself. And I think they were... working on sorting the kinks out so that wouldn't happen when they have to pull all of the rest here.
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How did you manage to get pulled back, actually? Or, wait, is that something you can even answer? I know when I chatted with Da-chan about stuff, he couldn't really say anything about your guys' arrangement.
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I don't know exactly. I was there, and then I was... I don't know how to describe it. In a dark tunnel of... flesh? It moved and squeezed me. I had to struggle out. My memories were hard to hold onto.
Then I was being lifted out of the stasis pod.