it's like disco lemonade

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[Down this fairly abandoned hallway, anyone passing by might see a room with its door propped open with a heavy concrete brick. Inside the room one would feel the blast of heat, because it looks like an old fashioned forge. Racks of bladed weapons line the walls of the front half of the room, while further in, a bellows and pump is working to keep the fire red hot. There is a young man wearing a heavy leather apron standing before the forge, swinging a hammer down with confidence on the sword currently being worked on the anvil. The young man seems very intent on the work, though you'll be noticed if you step inside its domain.]


[OOC: I've been keeping him back for awhile, but NoLongerTiny!Replica wants to play~]

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[following his bun has led him down this hallway, and he's close enough that when he manages to scoop Apricot up, he can sense something strange. it has him continuing until he reaches that door and he peers in, confused. he's never seen anything quite like this here.]

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[your presence is familiar so it doesn't quite turn around, but raises its voice to be heard over the sounds of hammering metal]

You don't have to nag me, brother. I was gonna eat after I finished this.

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[his breath sort of catches at being called that, and he can't keep the smile off his face. there's only one person this could possibly be, he realizes.]

Do I do that often?

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You tell me. You know that bringing Apricot along is cheating.

[it looks over the sword its working on and nods a bit, plunging it into a trough of cold water to finish the forging]

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Well, I guess I know now, yeah.

[said tinybun is squirming, because he wants to go see this new strange version of his friend~.]

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[it puts away its tolls first before taking of its apron and hanging it on a hook nearby, then it turns around and stares, because you are much younger than you're supposed to be]

... brother?

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Not quite.

[he smiles fondly, he can't help it hearing that. it makes him feel all warm and fuzzy!]

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[it... doesn't know quite what to do, looking around the room then back at you and Apricot]

Is there a spell going on?

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No, I think you've just traveled back in time.

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[that makes it pinch the bridge of its nose in annoyance]

... dammit. I was hoping the drain wouldn't happen to me.

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The drain?

[is that what they're calling people being pulled back?]

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People keep disappearing from our time, but they're not going to their home worlds. The time traveling thing.

[it moves to one side of the forge where there's a sink and washes up quickly since it's very dirty from working]

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Right. Why didn't you want it to happen to you?

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There's nothing here for me in this time. There's no reason for me to be here.

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The older me is here. Is he a reason?

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[wait what... it turns off the water and faces you, drying its hands on a towel]

The you from the future is here?

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Yeah. Him and Axel and their baby.

[Apricot has given up on squirming, but is staring intently at the notsotinyReplica.]

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[it was reaching out to pet Apricot and freezes again, because what]

What baby?

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Um. They had one a little while back. I don't know exactly when... I think Axel came here while pregnant.

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[you are disturbing its worldview a lot in a short amount of time]

I suppose... I suppose that would make sense. If they were gonna have a baby, this time is safer.

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Maybe I should have let him mention it...

[s-sorry. ;; it just kind of slipped out.]

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It's alright. I'm just glad that they're both okay. Well... all three of them now.

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I bet they'd be really happy to see you!

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They're probably really busy with the baby and all. I shouldn't impose on them. They don't even know I'm here.

[it wanders off a bit, checking on various things in the forge]

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Don't be ridiculous. If he's me, he'll love to see you.

[he frowns, a little put out to see that some things haven't changed at all.]