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<p>As usual, they were able to hunt down the root instance and shake it back to reality. Whenever the fox was grabbed by the scruff, it went limp, and the shake was usually something of a rag doll affair. At first, Codrin had worried that its partner was hurting it, but as ey was welcomed into their relationship, ey learned that the fox counted it as a pleasure.</p>
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<p>Today, they found themselves at what Dear promised them was a pitch-perfect simulacrum of a late 2000s diner. While ey could not speak to the accuracy, nor even the quality, something about the sheen of lingering sanitizer on the counters that left streaks, the smell of truly terrible coffee, and the sizzle of grease all seemed to add up to a cohesive whole.</p>
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<p>Codrin ordered a large plate of fries, Dear a vanilla milkshake, and its partner a slice of pie. They shared all three, and Codrin learned the delight of dipping fries into milkshakes.</p>
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<p><em>“Thank you, my loves, as always,”</em> Dear said, once it calmed down. <em>“I am honestly surprised that it took this long after launch for the mania to hit.”</em></p>
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<p><em>“Thank you, my loves, as always,”</em> Dear said, once it calmed down. <em>“I am honestly surprised that it took this long after Launch for the mania to hit.”</em></p>
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<p>“Maybe you were less focused on one thing?” Codrin said around a mouthful of melting shake.</p>
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<p><em>“Perhaps. I do not have a single project to dump my attention into, so perhaps that singular energy does not build up in the same way.”</em></p>
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<p>“The news from Castor and Ioan isn’t enough to keep you focused?”</p>
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<p><em>“Still, I really must find one soon. I am aware that it is not pleasant for you two when I overflow, but it is also unpleasant for me when I do not have direction.”</em></p>
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<p>Dear’s partner shrugged. “We just need to get one of those loose clamps for holding bags shut or hair back in a bun so we can just put it on your scruff when you start getting out of hand.”</p>
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<p><em>“Do you promise?</em> I <em>promise that I will do all in my power to deserve it,”</em> it said, grinning wickedly.</p>
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<p>“Dear, I swear to god.</p>
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<p>“Dear, I swear to god.”</p>
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<p><em>“If you threaten me with a good time, you will win precisely the prize that you deserve.”</em></p>
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<p>Codrin laughed. “You’re right. We deserve peace and quiet, sometimes.”</p>
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<p>Ey received a fry to the face from the fox, which ey dunked into the shake. “What is this place, anyway?”</p>
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<p><em>“It is the restaurant that–“</em> It hesitated for a beat, during which the noise around them dimmed as a cone of silence fell. <em>“It is the restaurant at which part of the clade celebrated Secession Day.”</em></p>
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<p>Codrin stifled a yawn from the ear-popping sensation that always came with the silence. “You weren’t there?”</p>
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<p><em>“I had not yet been forked, no. I remember it through the eyes of…another.”</em></p>
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<p><em>“I had not yet been forked, no, and no one from my stanza was there. I remember it through the words and sensorium of…another.”</em></p>
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<p>“Another? No, wait. I’ll have to find that out on my own, won’t I?”</p>
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<p><em>“Of course, my dear.”</em></p>
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<p>“What was it like back then?” ey asked.</p>
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<p>“Jonas?”</p>
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<p>Dear tilted its head inquisitively.</p>
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<p>“Ezekiel talked about a Jonah. Is that someone else.”</p>
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<p><em>“Oh, yes. Same person. Jonah is a name that fits Ezekiel’s current mode better, I suppose. We were all there, along with our phys-side accomplice in the campaign for secession and the L<sub>5</sub> launch, Yared.</em></p>
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<p><em>“Oh, yes. Same person. Jonah is a name that fits Ezekiel’s current mode of thinking better, I suppose. We were all there, along with our phys-side accomplice in the campaign for secession and the L<sub>5</sub> launch, Yared.</em></p>
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<p><em>“The mood was very celebratory. We all sat in that booth–“</em> it said, nodding toward the corner booth. <em>“–and counted down with everyone. It was all very exciting. Everyone was giddy and laughing, and there were fireworks outside.”</em></p>
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<p>“How crowded was it at that time? I imagine there were far fewer people in the System than there are now, if you had to pay to upload.”</p>
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<p><em>“Of course, yes. Still, there were a few common public sims that individuals and instances would frequent. This was one of them. There were a dozen or so others here in the diner, and several hundred along the street, either on it or in restaurants along it. All were cheering, as far as I could tell.”</em></p>
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<p><em>“No, you are a ways off from me resenting you, but you are perilously close to me lying to you.”</em></p>
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<p>Page generated on 2021-09-24</p>
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<p>Page generated on 2021-09-25</p>
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