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Is it? Guess I need to work on making my texts sound less dangerous.

You can pick the place if you want. Busiest place you can think of, even.

[IT'LL ALL BE FINE...]

It's no big deal.

You pick the place, Sir Kashima. [ ARE YOU SURE...?! THE TRUE TEST. ]

That's a lot of responsibility you're giving me...

But okay, let's met up at the Game Center.

With offline encounters come responsibility, I guess.

See you soon. [ More like see you after another short nap. ]

Yup, see you soon. You'll know me when you see me--

I'll be the only guy glowing.

[And shirtless and tattooed but anyway, 2sleepy 2handle Minato, he'll be waiting for you!!]

[ He looked at the text and didn't think too much on it before he actually heads off (with a 10 minute delay as usual). Either way, he'll be somewhere around the game center drowsily checking the area for Naoki.

The only guy glowing?? Like Ginga Bishounen? What does that mean--oh.

He sees him... ]

Aren't you cold? [ where's your shirt

dress modestly ]

[Naoki looks his way. Hm? Hm hm, is this the Minato he's waiting for?

--he looks drowsy so he's going to assume that he is. He folds his arms over his chest and grins at him. Going shirtless is a mark of his protagonist status!! At least he's wearing proper pants and not stupid shorts.] No, not really.

As you can see, my body's not exactly the average human's. [As such, he's at a pretty good temperature.]

[ They can go shopping for stupid shorts one day, don't worry. Either way, he can see that you are not a normal one, so he isn't going to ask much about it nor offer a jacket (because this jacket is his and he's cold).

Nothing worth to judge for him personally, though it does come to mind that this guy would make one hell of a night light. Okay, back to what they're here for... What was it? ViViD. OKAY. He'll shrug. ]

If you say so. Nice to meet you in person finally. [ He thinks this is going better than his last Online Encounter ^TM. ]

[No you will not get him stupid shorts again one day I finally got him out of them-- Naoki lightly jabs a thumb over his shoulder at the Game Center, indicating they should head in.]

'S nice to meet you too.

Thanks for hauling yourself over here... I caught you right in the middle of sleeping, didn't I?

[ No, it will definitely happen. You can count on it. He gives him a small nod before heading off into the center first. He lets out a small yawn, but tries to cover it with a hand out of being polite... ]

What makes you think that? [ He entirely forgot how he woke up and how he replied. Please enlighten him. ]

You don't remember? I could barely understand what you texted me back first.

[He'll dig it out and show you, Minato... the dangers of texting sleepy.]

[ He looks over to the screen to see the message himself. This foreign language--he can't even comprehend what it says, but he's pretty sure he knows what it's supposed to say.

He thinks.

What did he even do when he woke up again? ]

... How can you not understand it?

It was a bit too much gibberish for me. Though I got the part where you asked me to give you a second.

[It's like trying to understand a certain type of demon when it's not full Kagutsuchi.

Just doesn't work.]

Hm... [ He skims over the short message once more and he can see that it's easier to decipher the second part. On second though, it looks a lot like spam. ]

Sorry about that.

No worries.

I thought it was funny, mostly. [He quirks a light, playful smile at him.]

Then should I always type like that to you?

[ Anyway, they've made their way pretty deep into the game center. They meet quite the variety of games--flashing lights so bright he has to squint right now. ] I actually never noticed all of this the first time I visited.

[ Was it always like this...? ]

You could try if you're okay with getting keysmashes as replies.

[And then they never understood each other ever again... Naoki's paused, his eyes falling on the familiar area that ViViD is set up before he looks back over his shoulder.]

Were you distracted? Well, there's lots to take in anyway...

I'll keep that in mind. [ Which means he'll be sure to text him in gibberish later on in life. He follows Naoki's line of sight--right the ViVid thing. It feels like it has been years when it has only been a couple of weeks... ]

Probably. I'm not the sharpest crayon. [ He'll start getting ready to totally immerse himself in this virtual world. ] Did you have a mission in mind?

[Of course he will--

Naoki just snorts at that (don't admit to it so easily man) and moves to get all settled in and ready.] Well, I heard there's one where you hunt down this new kind of dragon boss, if you're interested.

[Of course he's on the up and up of the ones that involve killing big monsters.]

If not, we can roam around until we figure out another.

[ He looks at Naoki for a second... The whole thing sounds tiring, but he's assuming that it must be what this guy enjoys most. Just gotta go with that, he guesses. ]

Sounds good to me, but you might need to carry me. [ MMO talk is leaking through. Don't judge him for being part geek--also he only has one persona and it's weak against dark. ] Let's go.

[ HOOK IT UP. ]

[You need to sleep less, Minato... Be like him. Except don't, because he doesn't get enough sleep.

Naoki laughs.]

Don't worry, I will. [He's got a couple of demons to back him up too. But, since they're all set up, he starts up ViViD--and opens his eyes to a dingy little town. There's a craggy rock path leading through the town and up to a mountainside not far... where better for a dragon.]

[ I AM HERE i am sorry school keeps depressing me. Minato appears right behind him, just looking around the town. It reminds him of those old First Fantasy games or something. He blinks several times before noticing the rocky path. His shoulders slump a bit.

Dragons................... ]

What do we get for slaying it again? [ He's dreading the journey up the mountain more than fighting it, actually. ]

[shh it's ok i'll wait for u

Naoki glances back at him before looking forward. Yep, it's sort of your stereotypical NPC town plagued by dragons.] A special kind of weapon, I think, plus gold and accessories. And a lot of experience.

[Minato is he going to have to piggyback you]

... That sounds pretty good. [ He rubs his neck as he yawns one last time. Okay, I lied. Not the last time, but it will be a while till he yawns again. He starts walking ahead onto the path.

No need for piggybacks yet! ]

This is probably going to be hard then.

[Naoki takes a few brisk steps until he can fall into step alongside him, quirking a smile.]

Which part? The dragon or the path up to it?

[Poking a little fun, yes. If he yawns again soon Naoki's really going to wonder if he'll be able to stay awake for this--]

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