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I apologize for being missing in action for a while there. Just... things happened and I needed to get used to this.

Is anyone out there good with robotics of any sort? I have a bit of a problem and could really use a hand.

[Oh, if people knew there was a joke in that statement...]

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[Keith overheard the request from the other room and glanced over.]

Did you seriously just- [He shook his head.] Nevermind. I should have expected that.

[Yeah, he went there]

I'd be surprised if you didn't. You've been around me how long?

[Keith managed a chuckle.]

No, you're right. I should have.

[He brought Shiro his part of the lunch he'd been working on. If anything, having only one arm at the moment had been a pretty good way at keeping Shiro out of the kitchen...]

So, do you think anyone out there can help? I mean, Ed and Cisco are gone... and I'm not sure if there's anyone else. Maybe Bucky. But, I'm not sure what he does about his arm if it breaks.

[It did have that benefit. Keeping Shiro away from the kitchen. But this wasn't any easier in the mean time]

I hope so. I was kind of hoping someone here in Quarantine. I have to though, I'll see if one of the locals can help with it.

[It's not the option he prefers though]

[Robotics... a hand...

Yeah no he guesses it immediately. Why are there so many dudes with robot arms in this town, though? "More than one" already blew his mind, and now we've got another?]

ask edi . she did good work on something of mine a couple weeks ago

...At least you can make jokes.

At least there are a lot of people with crazy science skills.

[Sorry texting is too hard. He has to do this]

Edi? I'll have to do that. Thanks for the suggestion. What sort of work did she do for you if you don't mind me asking?

Yeah, it's easier than it was before.

I remember there were a few people who I had met before, but apparently they have left. I'm sure I'll find someone though.

My friend Rey likes mechanicy things. Maybe she can help?

Should I bring over more food that you can just microwave? Until you're armed again?

Really? Any help she could provide would be appreciated.

That would be nice. I know Keith likes them too. Mostly at the moment because I don't have to hurt myself making dinner.

[No worries. After all, Jintetsu sticks to text mainly because it's the only mode he can use unassisted.

And... he does kind of mind him asking, just on principle. But it's relevant, and people actually believe him about his weirdness here, so...]

my left arm is mechanical
it got damaged awhile back , she fixed it

I dunno, she's the first thought not counting everyone gone.

But I don't ask people who can make or fix metal arms. It just isn't what comes up.

[Shiro wouldn't have asked if it wasn't relevant at least]

Then yeah she should be able to help. My right arm is... or was mechanical. I received one of those canisters with memories from home and my arm disappeared.

[That does get a chuckle from him]

That's fine. It would be weird if you did go around asking people that.

[Keith nodded as he sat down.]

Yeah... Fingers crossed, right?

[He gave Shiro a weak smile, what had happened between them still weighing a bit heavy on his conscience.]

[a long pause.]

what

Yeah, randomly they receive canisters which have memories from our home through the portal. I mean you don't have to open it...

But apparently they cause physical changes too. My teammate has a scar he didn't have before and I lost my arm and my hair went completely white.

[OKAY YEAH HE HAS SEVERAL QUESTIONS

... but they'll take too long for him to type out, so here's the tl;dr.]

absolutely none of that makes any sense

Yeah, fingers crossed.

[He smiled back]

You only did what you had to do.

I don't know how it does it. It shouldn't be able to do, but it is. I have proof. I have pictures of myself from before the canister arrived and now.

no , ,i'm not saying i dont believe you , just that it doesnt make sense

[In a world like this, you can't afford to disbelieve these things just because they're impossible.]

how did it happen
one second you had your arm and the next it was gone ?

Yeah to me, physically in this place, it was here one moment and gone the next. Along with a few other contusions.

Of course the memories hit you like a train so you feel like you've lived years in seconds.

but you havent
your saying you were here the whole time , right ? you never went back through the portal

so who lived those years ?

No I did not return to that world. I didn't go through the portal.

It's weird... it's like we're here, but we're also home too. It's hard to explain. I can' think of any other way to explain it.

[And he doesn't want to say clone]

[There's another pause. He's super unsure how to feel about this, so he's gonna just... take a minute to consult a friend for input before he weighs in. (It's Haganemaru, incidentally. A talking sword is the friend in question.)]

ive heard of this phenomenon . itd be called "detached soul" in this language , i think
where your soul walks off and does things on its own . to look at it you wouldn't know its not the person in the flesh , and experiencing it you wouldnt know youve left your body
i dont know if its real but if so maybe this is something like that

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