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[youngestboxer]

[Video]

So let me get this straight.

The government here is hiring amnesiacs - some of which are kids - until we can earn back our memories. I don't know why, but something about this just sounds really sketchy to me.

[Just arrived and already breaking out the sarcasm! Clearly this kid is a real gem.Anyway, I'm new here, and there are some rocks

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[empireofmymind]

[video]

[Oh...another child. Ken hasn't seen many people here near his age.]

Ah, I'll bring an umbrella. You're...where...?

[youngestboxer]

Thanks! I'm by the labs.

[empireofmymind]

I'll be right there.

[And the feed cuts off. Yuta has to wait a bit, since Ken needs to locate an umbrella first.

But once he succeeds, he'll run to the labs as fast as weather and traffic allow. He can't do much for the people who came here before him. But he can at least greet new arrivals.

So at last, here comes somebody....]

[youngestboxer]

[Yuta's pretty easy to spot, especially since he's trying to keep moving in place to keep warm. Looks like had the misfortune to arrive in the middle of the winter with clothes suited for the summer.]

Oh, hey! There you are.

[empireofmymind]

[Ken inclines his head in greeting, reaching out with the umbrella to cover Yuta's head. He's still nervous meeting new people, but with brand-new arrivals they share a common goal. It's easier.]

Sorry I'm late....are you in Ermis Suites?

[youngestboxer]

Yes, that's right. They told me I'm in room 417.

[empireofmymind]

Then we're neighbors...they're keeping us all together in that building, it seems.

[He'll lead the way, if that's all right, and realize just how awkwardly he's handled this so far.]

...ah, I'm Ichijouji Ken. [He can't keep a tinge of pride out of his voice as he says his last name. He hadn't remembered it at first.] You are?

[youngestboxer]

Is that so? Weird. But I guess it's also more convenient for them that way. If they just put us all in one building, they don't have to worry about finding different housing for each individual amnesiac.

[And at the second part:]

I'm Yuta, I think. It's the only thing I remember.

[empireofmymind]

[Ken's done his share of theorizing about the housing himself. Finding someone else interested in interpreting events is encouraging.]

I've thought that too. It also ensures we support each other. There has to be a purpose why we're all here - it's not something one person can do alone.

[He nods at the introduction.] Your last name should come back quickly. If my experience serves...

Here.

[And sticking a hand out from under the umbrella, Ken rushes forward a few paces to catch some anemoi as they fall.]

[youngestboxer]

Makes sense. At least, as much as anything around here does.

[Though he raises an eyebrow as Ken catches the anemoi. Dude, why are you catching hail?]

[empireofmymind]

[If Ken notices the look, he doesn't indicate it. Instead, he just offers Yuta the anemoi.]

The lab can turn this into memories. You might remember your full name then.

[youngestboxer]

[He accepts it, examining it closely.]

So this stuff is anemoi? Huh. I thought it was just some odd-looking hail.

[empireofmymind]

--most of this is. [He glances around to indicate the weather.] I can't say why anemoi would be included. Perhaps we're not gathering them quickly enough.

[He fingers some anemoi in his pocket he grabbed for himself before taking Yuta's call. It'd all started melting to hail after he tried to take too much....a remonstration, he supposed, that nothing was ever easy.]

[youngestboxer]

Hmmm...

[He looks at it for a second longer before pocketing it.]

So... what's to stop us from just gathering a bunch now and getting all our memories back?

[empireofmymind]

...I tried that.

[He looks sheepish for a moment.]

After a while, new pieces turned to hail. Something's monitoring how much we're allowed.

[youngestboxer]

[Naturally.]

Figures. Oh well, at least I'll be able to get something back now. Thanks for that!