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[flowlikewater]

[ A young man with green hair that's almost neon in brightness appears on the video feed, the angle and steadiness of the camera evidence that he does this quite a lot. His eyebrows are too perfect to not be something he maintains and his eyeliner is, as they say, quite on point. The young man's voice is probably familiar to some people around the Quarantine, although a bit younger and not muffled by a cybernetic mask and a synthetic tongue. ] Yo! Look, I don't know where exactly this place is but I'm not complaining— [ He says it like he's used to waking up in strange places he doesn't quite recognize.

He runs a hand across his chin. ] —because I'm always up for some time to get away from shit, y'know? But I gotta ask, where does everybody have fun around this place? There has to be an arcade around here, right? Or at least a good bar with cheap booze. Drop me some info, I will definitely make it worth your while.

[ The young man smiles and it approaches something playful and almost wicked. Genji Shimada was such a little shit in his youth. ]

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Video - @lolococo416

[threatenwithcuteness]

*Well, with that hair she had to say hi to him. Her own hair is a pale mint color as she answers.*

I personally go for a quiet drink and some dancing most nights I have off. But I think there's an arcade near the edge of the city.

As for cheap booze, there are a few bars I wouldn't go in. Too... disreputable, for my taste.

*Lola you're like seventeen, and barely drink, so of course you don't go to dives.*

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[flowlikewater]

[ You're clearly a person with great taste! Genji is grinning, although it's not flirtatious because he doesn't know how old she is yet. Literally the one scruple he has. ] Aw, come on! The more disreputable the better, I always say!

[ Genji rubs his chin. ] Near the edge of the city, huh? This place seems bigger than I thought.

[threatenwithcuteness]

*She's fine with just being seen as having taste.*

That's really not me, I prefer to stay out of too much trouble. At least if I'm on my own.

If I was going with someone else, I'm a little courageous.

*She is, after all, positively tiny.*

[flowlikewater]

Staying out of trouble? Aw, come on, that's never any fun! [ He's grinning now. No, Genji, do not attempt to corrupt random people you meet you terrible boy.

He rolls his shoulders and looks away as he keeps talking. ] People do tend to be braver in crowds, I'll give you that.

[threatenwithcuteness]

I only get into trouble I can get out of. I don't have my friends to help me...

But if you're offering, I guess I could try a little more trouble.

un: RuffRabbit :VIDEO

[bunnyblock]

There's an arcade.

Everyone there isn't worth battling with.

Are you worth going up against?

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[flowlikewater]

[ Oh them's fighting words, friend. ] Please I have all the high scores in the cabinets back home. And a couple other towns.

[ The intimidation factor definitely helps, but he won't admit that out loud. ]

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[bunnyblock]

[they sure are fighting words--a cocky expression curling up his face when the other meets his challenge head-on.]

Aa.

What a coincidence.

It's the same for me.

I'll give you directions.

[Meet me at the arcade for an asskicking, Genji.]

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[flowlikewater]

[ Look at you getting all cocky, how adorable. He grins in response. ] Hopefully you're more than just talk. Where is it?

[ He has no qualms about literally kicking your ass if he feels like it. ]

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[bunnyblock]

I'll send you directions on your communicator.

The shortest path from the housing block to where it's set up.

[He has absolutely no reason to argue that he's not 'all talk', because only people who have more hot air than skill to show participate in that kind of thing.

He'll show Genji one hell of a show when they get there, he's certain of that.]

I'll meet you there.

It's Noiz.

video: un: GraveMistake

[hellshot]

[Honestly, it took him a minute to even RECOGNISE this smart-talking kid, but it was the smile at the end of his message that clues him into that voice that's normally half-synthetic.

Needless to say, while Reaper might close the message off in frustration and mixed feelings... Gabriel Reyes answers with a loud, barking laugh.]

Shit, kid. Who knew you were so goddamn lively after all.

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[flowlikewater]

[ So people knowing who he is isn't really strange, but this man's tone is way too casual sounding and it kinda pisses him off. ] Uh, thanks? Do I know you, old man?

@GraveMistake; video

[hellshot]

I'm not so old for you to be throwing that around yet, brat.

It's Reyes, remember.

From back home.

[Right, so he's already getting the clue that people are... forgetting things from their past and changing how they look thanks to... SOMETHING, but...]

Unless you went and forgot in your excitement for a drink and an arcade to haunt.

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[flowlikewater]

[ He's totally got that 'oh bless your heart' look on his face right then. ] Nnnnnot ringing a bell here, mister. But you're not the first person to try that line on me so I'll let it slide this time.

[ He doesn't need a sugar daddy or anything, thanks. ] And I might as well have fun until I get outta here. [ He assumes his father is sending someone to get him anytime now. His brother is probably too busy being emotionally constipated in the dojo. ]

[hellshot]

[And that's going to reward Genji with the flattest of flat looks that Reyes can manage, his eyes hooding with a look of clear irritation.] You're about twenty years too young for that kind of shit, punk.

If you're still acting and looking like that, might bear to reason why this ain't banging any bells in that head of yours.

I'm Commander Gabriel Reyes, and I'm with Overwatch. Looks like you not only shrunk in years, but you lost hold of some of your marbles, too. [Because boy, does he have news for you. The 'you're not going home' kind.]

video | @the.young

[leadintheyoung]

[ If Líadan seems to be staring somewhat intently at the screen, that's because she is. Her ears are keen and that voice is familiar. Different, but familiar and the color has her tilting her head slow. Sure, she's heard concerns and more than a few tales carried by whispers here and there since yesterday, but surely... ]

That depends on what your idea of 'fun' is. I am not entirely certain I would call most of the bars here decent, but I my know a few worth your time.

[ She's yet to find a place with alcohol the strength of which she might respect, but not everyone in Quarantine seems to have her tolerance or so she's found. ]

What is this 'arcade' you speak of?

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[flowlikewater]

[ People staring at him really isn't out of the ordinary so he doesn't think anything of it. ] 'Fun' is whatever happens when a bunch of people get together in a bar and get to know each other, y'know?

[ Genji will drink anything, really, and he doesn't typically even pay for what he does. The youngest Shimada heir has many outstanding tabs around Hanamura but nobody dares to ever bring it up.

And then he looks incredulous at her question. ] Whaaaat? You from one of those cults that don't use technology or something, lady?

@the.young; video

[leadintheyoung]

To be certain.

[ They are in total agreement of this definition of 'fun,' at least, but she's still on the fence as to whether or not this person might be Genji. She trusts her ears, but the difference is so marked that she has to wonder. Then again, she was something of a troublesome terror in her own youth and remains as much depending upon who one asks.

Still. ]

I wouldn't know of them. The technology of my world isn't anywhere near as... advanced, I suppose you would say, as what you might find here. Is it really so uncommon not to have heard of this 'arcade'?

@sparrow; video

[flowlikewater]

[ He's kind of uninterested in what she's saying until she says 'my world' and his thick eyebrows shoot up a tad. Is everyone here on some great drugs or something? Might as well play along, not like he has anything else to do. ] Yeah, totally. There's one just a block down from where I live.

[ He runs a finger across a brow, preening a bit. ] So you don't know what video games are then, huh? I'm sure I could show you a good time. [ Yup, there it is, the flirty grin. Someone get a spray bottle. ]

@the.young; video

[leadintheyoung]

[ She may be deficient in her knowledge about technology, but men? Not so much. She sees that flirty grin for what it is and the corners of her mouth quirk upward. Are you flirting, sir? She'll raise you one. ]

Could you now? I've heard it said often enough, but those sorts of words fall short of reality near as often as they're said.

video; @agent.h

[kuyamu]

[ for the sake of his focus in Blackwatch (and for the sake of his health, people are always telling him), Hanzo tries not to think too much about Genji these days. that life is over for him; he failed in his duty to the clan, and his second chance is a new life entirely. so to find this on the network catches him by such breathless surprise, jars him like a physical strike, so thoroughly that at first he isn't even angry.

and then he is, because this— this is the person he gave up his life for, more importantly gave up the clan for, and Genji had run away from it in Hanzo's absence. he's checked already, he knows that something strange is happening in Riverview and people are changing, that this is a place where anyone can be pulled from any point in their life anyway, that this might not necessarily be the Genji that betrayed the trust he left him with. it doesn't matter. he's furious just at the memory of him, enough so that his life support systems screech in protest.

(he sees why they tell him not to think about Genji for his health, now.)

the cyborg that answers in video is unrecognisable; the visor he wears is sleek and black, completely expressionless, no lights or slit to even indicate his line of sight. just a hard shell. Hanzo has never been more grateful for its cover than he is now, when he can't control his expression, can't convince himself to be flat and mechanical as he tries to be. the tremor in his voice is disguised by the synthetic reverberation of his speakers: ]

Your sense of priorities could still use some work, Genji.

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[flowlikewater]

[ Ugh, this some kind of Omnic? What a weirdo, why doesn't it know its place. ] Uh, whatever you say whoever you are. What makes you think you have the right to speak to me so casually like that?

[kuyamu]

[ he considers — not doing this. it's childish and petty and it won't achieve anything. but if he doesn't, he won't be able to stop thinking about it, the fact that Genji is here and blissfully ignorant. and Hanzo can admit to himself that he wants Genji to hurt in some way, vindictively. to know the consequences of his lifestyle.

he'll be quick. he'll do his damage, get his point across (although he's not sure yet what his point is) and then he can back away and just... be done with it all. ]

I think your older brother has more than the right to speak to you like that.

[flowlikewater]

[ Now that makes him uncharacteristically serious. His eyes narrow dangerously and his mouth sets into a fine, harsh line. ] You think saying shit like that is funny? Pretending to be my brother is an easy way to end up dead.

[ How dare this rust bucket? What is it even trying to accomplish besides pissing him off? ]

[kuyamu]

Your threat is not as effective as you think.

[ the point of the mask is that it never comes off and Hanzo can convince himself that he isn't human, not anymore. it feels disingenuous to take it off. but he reaches for the release along the sides of his helmet, and the visor disengages with a hiss.

Hanzo takes it in his hand. his face is only a little scarred, and perfectly recognisable; it seems that the mask isn't really needed at all for his health. without it, though, he needs to keep a neutral expression, and he sets his jaw so hard that his teeth hurt. ]

I have already died once.