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[soldier_puppy]

So, lemme get this straight: we're communicating with folks that aren't here, but can hear us fine, huh? Like, actual, real people, or one of the Tower's tricks? Well, it's not like we'll ever really know the answer to that one, but still...

[There's a tapping, his finger poking at the communicator's speakers, before he clears his throat.] Hey,

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[bullet_for_my]

[He doesn't like the phone, but the names have caught his attention.]

This is a closed channel. How did you access it?

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[soldier_puppy]

[He knows that voice, has heard it around here quite a bit, especially when it came to Yuffie. Coughing, he scratched his head a bit.]

What do you mean, "how'd I access it"? You're on the same network as I am.

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[bullet_for_my]

[Curiosity barely registers in his expression.]

Do I know you?

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[soldier_puppy]

Well, yeah, of course you do. Unless... Yuffie put you up to this, didn't she? Ha, ha, very funny.

[shinra_finest]

Who knows. If paradox was a noun, right now, guess it would fit my verb like a puzzle piece, you know?

Also, you forgot a name there. I'm hurt.

Just saying.

[soldier_puppy]

I didn't forget you; you're around here! A different you, actually. A quieter you.

Um... how are you?

[shinra_finest]

Ain't I always? Sorry to burst the bubble, but I'm unique. It's hard to divide all this awesomeness.

Looking at you trying to fix a table. And failing. [There is the small hint of a smile on his voice, reminiscence.] Again.

[soldier_puppy]

Yeah, ego hasn't changed any, I see. Glad to know some things stay the same.

[A blink. A curious blink.] What? How?

[whoooosshh]

... Zack.

[soldier_puppy]

Vincent? But...you're up...

Oh, right, crazy communicator deal.

[whoooosshh]

You know me, then.

[soldier_puppy]

Well, yeaaaah. And you know me. It's kinda a two-way street, I thought.

YAY! ::hugs::

[soldier_puppy]

[You can hear him smiling, oh yes you can.]

Desperate times call for desperate measures, you know?

I'm at the laundromat!!!~!

[soldier_puppy]

Well, they were asking for you. Ooooobviously, I was pretty bored, you know?

[primalimpulse]

Don't know 'bout everyone else, but last time I checked I was a real person.

[soldier_puppy]

[Hey, it's a voice he doesn't recognize.]

You sure? Sometimes, things can be kinda tricky.

You're...not from around here, are you?

[primalimpulse]

Nope, can't say I am. But I don't have anythin' better to do.

[soldier_puppy]

Yeah, this whole place and thing is kinda a last resort for most of us.

Got a name?