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“Whatever satiating my curiosity falls into.” You have questions! Plural! “First, how much do you remember about me?”
“Everything, my fellow Nautical Nariko employer.” Crossbill grins. “Everything you told me anyway.”
“You know I saw Dustin the Manager the other day, he’s a security guard now.” You recall Piss Town.
“No way! He’s *alive*?!” Crossbill is pretty surprised. “Wait, you found him first before me…? Why…?”
“I-It was an accident. I didn’t know he worked there!” You don’t have a link with that guy! Well, you’re glad he’s alive.
“There where? Stop, I don’t think I care all that much.” Crossbill doesn’t feel like Dustin the Manager is a topic worth discussing under these circumstances. “I remember everything, bestie! Nobody gave me a minute of their life back then, but you helped me meet my hero. Like I’d forget that.”
“And you don’t have any qualms about it? I mean, wasn’t it all a dream for you?” You ask.
“Hey, if you’re here, it means it’s real. Every single word, Knockout.” Crossbill retorts. “I filled in the gaps. There’s no need to explain anything else. I’m in your corner, ready to turn the world upside down for you.” Crossbill’s belief in you is unparalleled. You have earned an ally who will never stab your back. You need to keep the questions rolling before you get emotional.
“Tell me more about your encounters with the entities, it feels like there were plenty.” You ask.
“You mean these floating ghosts? Yes, I have caught a few.” Crossbill pokes Philonune, he responds in kind by poking back spear-style. You had to separate them. “Shouldn’t come as a surprise that a lot of these guys end up here, right?”
“I guess not.” You wonder how they get apprehended though. Except if like their power sucks, like there’s probably a guy with a magnifying glass power or something. You can’t imagine having a shitty ability with no uses whatsoever.
“What might come as a shock is that I wasn’t on Floor F when I originally got here, and I actually had access to the cafeteria. Met folks of all backgrounds and ages over there, you won’t believe how many people they *still* throw in here. To be quite fair, many of them had similar upbringings, but you get what I mean.” Crossbill tries to be a little lighthearted. “Met a bunch of good boys and girls with those pesky friends attached to them. You have one of the rarer ones, don’t think many of them float. Easier to snatch though.”
Crossbill and Philonune exchange glances...
“They bring your food here?” You wonder. Your internal alarm sirens are going off! Your friend hasn’t eaten well!
