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[brokethefirst]

I suppose so, in a way. There's enough people on the moon now that it seems a little silly to call us all astronauts. But that's not really what I'm trained for.

I work at a research base. They deal with a variety of sciences, but I'm mostly there for medical support.

[soba]

... that makes sense.

[ the medical support, considering what they are currently doing. ]

Do you like it?

[brokethefirst]

Yes. I suppose it's a bit of a safe answer, considering it's all I've really known for a long while. But the work I'm doing is important. That's good enough for me.

[soba]

[ that's not really a yes though. ]

That's where you were before you came here then?

[ the MOON ]

[brokethefirst]

Yes. As far as I could tell, anyway.

Lift your arms for a moment, please.

[Wrapping you up, mummy boy.]

[soba]

Yeah, yeah...

[ he lifts them up obediently

or as obediently as he can. ]

[brokethefirst]

[It is good enough! She'll work quickly as she keeps talking ]

Do you remember what the date was? Before you came here, that is.

[soba]

Yeah. Nowhere near Valentine's.

[ i, oocly, do not know the exact date but it's fine ]

[brokethefirst]

Ah. That's not quite what I meant.

What was the year?

[soba]

[ oh

... good question, considering the people here ]

It's 2019.

[brokethefirst]

I see. That explains why the lunar question didn't make sense.

Moonbases weren't developed back then, were they?

[soba]

Back the-- wait, what year are you from?

[ FUTURE?? ]

[brokethefirst]

2074. January of that year, to be precise.

I guess I'm getting used to hearing much older times than that around here, though.

[soba]

2074...

[ he tries to do the math in his head ]

I wonder if I'll still be around then?

[brokethefirst]

It's always possible. That would make you about 69 years old.

[nice]

[soba]

[ nice ]

Huh. Seems weird to be that old.

[brokethefirst]

Maybe for right now, anyway. That's a lot of life to experience. But hypothetically, that means that the two of us might meet someday.

Right?

[soba]

You probably wouldn't even recognize me.

[ he'd be wrinkly ]

[brokethefirst]

[She... laughs? FOR ONCE IN THIS GAME???]

Maybe not. But... I don't think that would matter. Toi is still Toi whether he's young or old, right?

[soba]

... probably.

[ it's still difficult to imagine. ]

So I'd either have to go to the moon or you go to Japan.

[brokethefirst]

A lot of people go the moon now. Some still think it's safer than being on Earth... I don't know how correct that is anymore.

But... maybe, someday, I could visit Tokyo. I hope you'll still be there.

[soba]

Maybe. I was... going to move again, but I might be back someday.

Sixty years is probably long enough to go back.

[brokethefirst]

[Hm...]

...Did something happen? That's a long time to be away.

[soba]

I'm just moving to be with my brother. I don't know when we'll be able to come back.

[brokethefirst]

That's a big change. Is it somewhere else in the country? Or are you going farther than that?