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[aeturnus]

[ On the screen is one Cain, also known as Romulus, commonly known in the city as Jacob Kane. He looks normal. Normal as he's ever looked, really, but the confidence that he lacked during the recent event is back in full force and he's very nonchalant about it all. He's at a flimsy-ish table with a laptop off to the side where the camera is obviously his propped up phone instead. ]

Hey! Long-time no talk, Riverview Quarantine. Just a few things. If you met me over the last week and a half or so, that was... technically me but not. You know that thing that was going on? Yeah, that. Don't worry about it. Forget about all that.

Quick catch-up for those who have (or haven't!) met me, I go by Jacob Kane nowadays. [ Not Romulus. Nope. This total 180 is completely normal considering he hardly looks any older or different at all. ] My job while I'm here is designing phone apps. I've been here for about two months now and I think this is my first actual post on the network. Anything interesting happen while I wasn't looking?

to Doom; Still good for lessons?

to Shai; Thank you. For everything you did.

to Natsume; Seen anything like our colorful friend lately?

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[aeturnus]

[ He laughs, because yep. Okay. ]

Asked and answered. What kind of stuff do you usually salvage?

[alchemyfreak]

whatever we're told to. It's mostly scraps, but a lot of it is beyond me, to be honest.

I think they're working on building space ships with the parts, once we get them together again. I don't have anything to do with that part, though.

[aeturnus]

Huh, spaceships... [ Interesting for a Quarantine, but he won't say it aloud for now. ]

Yeah. That would probably go to the scientists and engineers.

[alchemyfreak]

Usually.

[Ed doesn't point out that he's a scientist, by now he's used to alchemy being dismissed as magic by so many it's hardly worth bringing up. Engineers, though, is a response that generally makes his eyes roll. In his experience mechanics and engineers were all too often over-excited girls, he's had plenty enough of those in his life.]

I guess we'll see.

[aeturnus]

Hey, best of luck with that, though. It's tough out there.

[alchemyfreak]

Nothing I'm not used to.

[That might sound like over confidence, but his own world had kept him in shape enough - and dealing with the last two places having forests of horror, at this point it was just a theme in his life.]

[aeturnus]

Considering all the stories I've heard around here... I'll hold you to that.

[ Hey, Cain's willing to believe. Saves him some trouble. ]

[alchemyfreak]

[He might be laughing at that.]

Good. Nothing more annoying than people who think they know me better than me.

[And he will, naturally, return the favor down the line. If someone says they're fine after being shot, he's learned that they're generally actually fine and not just trying to dismiss nearly dying. It also saves a lot of trouble.]

[aeturnus]

Well, there's probably people who do, but not about yourself.

[alchemyfreak]

Right.