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[steelminded]

I'm telling you, I need to go back to save her from whatever he plans to do with her!

[Pictured: One ginger-haired teen yelling at the side, his right hand holding the phone which is pointing at himself, his left hand is cut off from the screen, though.

Not pictured and heard: The person he's arguing with.

Got that? Good, because that's exactly what you're seeing right now.]

...

What do you mean I'm in love with her? She's just an ally right now!

[There's a frustrated sigh as he then turned his head to face the camera, left hand dropping down right as he does that.]

Er, sorry about that, a-anyways, uh, they called us here to be heroes, right?

[The teen looked awkward about this.]

I would love to help, but I'm in the middle of something bigger right now, so if you guys can point me back to a plane ticket to Japan, it'd be great-

[And then he raised his left hand, showing a tomato, as he just glared at it.]

I told you, she's not my girlfriend!

[...Uh, before the 'argument' has a chance to continue, the teen is going to just. Cut off the feed because he's pretty sure he's now painting the first impression that he's actually a nutcase.

And before you ask, yes, that earlier person, was in fact, the 'tomato' he was holding just now.]

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[xxii_thefool]

[She smiles, a little ruefully.]

I think it's a surprise for most of us when we first arrive. But it turns out that there are a lot of different worlds.

You heard the voice when you got here, right? 'Welcome to the City, hero'? That was the 'Porter - Lachesis. She's the machine who brings people here from other worlds.

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[steelminded]

...Ah, so that's what she was.

[He was disoriented at the time after all.]

What are we supposed to do here anyways?

[That grey-skinned girl wasn't of much help, but at least he's a little bit less confused now.]

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[xxii_thefool]

The 'Porter brought us here to help protect this place, supposedly.

Mostly, though, I think all of us being here causes most of the problems we end up having to protect people from. So it's a bit of a difficult situation.

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[steelminded]

I see...

[Well, that sure is a mess, but now that he's here, he might as well try to find out more about what he can do in this place.]

...I guess I should get some bearings about this place first before doing anything else.

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[xxii_thefool]

That's probably a good idea. Once you've gotten your balance a little, it'll be easier to decide what you want to do.

I've been here for a few months now, so if you need anything explained, I can try to help.

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[steelminded]

Well, for one thing, we're allowed to get side jobs aside from this hero business, right?

[The pamphlets he read were kind of helpful, but there's still some things that he just doesn't get right now too.]

[xxii_thefool]

Sure.

We're not really required to do anything in the first place, so if you want to get a job to live on rather than relying on the imPort stipend, that's fine. A lot of us do.

[steelminded]

Well, uh. Do you happen to know any place that's in need of a cook or just someone who does plain labor, by the way?

[So that's why he's asking those kind of questions...]

[xxii_thefool]

Actually, the place where I work might be looking to hire someone.

It's called the Pie Hole. You should come by and talk to Ned sometime.

[steelminded]

The Pie Hole, huh, got it.

[...Sounds like an unfortunate name, but hey, as long as they're hiring...]

What's your name, by the way? I'm Shirou Emiya.

[xxii_thefool]

[Blink and you miss it - for a single instant, the sound of his name brings something like recognition to her face. Then it's gone, and she's smiling again.]

I'm Minako Arisato. It's nice to meet you.

[steelminded]

Same here. I appreciate the help.

[...Actually.]

Tell you what, if you need any kind of help, just call for me, alright?

[...yeah, because he felt bad about owing someone something.]

[xxii_thefool]

I'll keep it in mind! I really haven't done anything much, though.

[steelminded]

You gave me some information, and that's help enough for me, to be honest.

[He can't really stand the thought of owing someone something yep.]

[xxii_thefool]

[She inclines her head in acknowledgment of the point, laughing a little.]

Well, all of us imPorts are stuck in this situation together. It's important to help each other out when we can.

[steelminded]

That's right, so let's give it our all, shall we?

[he's certainly taking it well for a guy that was confused a few moments ago.]