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[eatsyourscience]

[The video shows a young man asleep in a chair in one of the tea rooms. Enjoy a really boring feed for a couple of minutes until he wakes up.

Once Souji does wake up, he sits up straighter, glancing around the room. Although he looks a bit surprised, he doesn't seem too alarmed or even bothered by where he finds himself.]...This isn't the train

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[jivitadana]

[Sleeping in a tea room? Minato couldn't deny that it was a nice enough day for that, and there were no events going on either. But... Hey, he sees what you did there.

... Did he just eat that cookie? Oh, well.]

You're in a different world. It's called Wonderland.

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[eatsyourscience]

[Yes, yes he did. But ignoring that for now.]

You're from Gekkoukan High.

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[jivitadana]

[Wait, what? That response wasn't something Minato had expected. He nodded though since it was true, and he was curious as to how the newcomer could have known that. Nodding in response also kept him from using either present or past tense.]

... What about you?

[This other person had to be in high school too from the looks of it.]

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[eatsyourscience]

Yasogami. In Inaba.

[Now that he expects Minato to have ever heard of Inaba. But he doesn't yet know about the different timelines thing, so he thinks maybe if this guy's been watching the news...]

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[jivitadana]

[Okay, not another answer he was expecting. Putting this conversation on lockdown for the time being.

Inaba. It couldn't have been, could it? If it really was, then...]

... Do you know Hanamura and Naoto?

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[eatsyourscience]

Yes. How do you?

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[jivitadana]

Hanamura's here. Naoto used to be.

... Let's discuss this off the network.

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[eatsyourscience]

Alright.

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[jivitadana]

Meet me at the front door. The stairs are nearby when you leave the tea room.

[Minato will be waiting there for him.]

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[eatsyourscience]

[He nods and turns off the video. It'll take him a few minutes to get down there, but it turns out he was only on the third floor, so no big.

He approaches Minato not-quite-cautiously.]

Hey.

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[jivitadana]

[Minato nodded in response and in thanks. He opened up the front door so they could talk outside where it was relatively quiet and private. Once they were out around the Mansion grounds, he spoke up again. Might as well go with introductions first.]

... I'm Arisato Minato. And you?

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[eatsyourscience]

[Souji follows him quietly until he speaks.]

Seta Souji.

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[jivitadana]

It's nice to meet you.

[Minato continued to walk, just at a leisurely pace. He could explain about Wonderland, but was slightly more interested in Souji himself since they were from the same world. Or it seemed like they were.]

Were you part of the Investigation Team?

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[eatsyourscience]

[A nod.] Did Yousuke or Naoto tell you about it?

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[jivitadana]

[Another nod.]

Yes. Naoto more so. An event here was based on her memories.

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[eatsyourscience]

What happened?