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I have secrets?!

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Secrets that even you don't know about.

Oh my.

That just means I have to be that much better with my timing.

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Wow. Wonder what I said.

Do your best to be responsible with those, please, whatever they are.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Please.

I'm a grade-A blackmailer. Not like a common thug.

I'll be very responsible with them.

[A pause]

Are you done picking twigs? I want to take you somewhere. Unless you want to stay holed up here.

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Oh?

I can always come back to this. Just a sec.

[He gathers up his bundle of lavender and takes it over to one of the cafeteria tables, which is already laid out with piles of mint and chamomile. He spreads the lavender stalks out in the sun to dry, then wanders back over to Intensity, rubbing at the traces of resin on his fingers.]

Where do you want to go?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Somewhere away from everyone else.

[Snaps his fingers and there's the sound of metal wings flapping and approaching the balcony]

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[is this a date? Is he about to be murdered? Is Intensity going to make him cry on a dragon again? Are they going to talk about politics? wow this could be anything. Yolo]

Oh boy, the suspense.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Let's hope none of the above, Cobalt. It looks like you've had a very stressful day.

He bows dramatically when Blue Eyes approaches]

After you.

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[he's very tired and stressed, it's true.]

What a gentleman.

[once Blue Eyes has landed, Cobalt climbs on and makes himself comfortable.]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Never say that about me to anyone.

[And he climbs on after Cobalt, the dragon taking to the sky as soon as both passengers are secure.

It circles the hotel twice lazily before Intensity seems to find the direction he's looking for and heads the dragon there]

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It can be our secret, then. Since you already have some on me, I need to catch up.

[Looking at the scenery. Wow it's a nice day, you can see some approximation of Mt. Fuji from here.]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[He sees Cobalt interest in it]

It's probably too far to actually get to.

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Yeah, it is. I already tried.

It looks cool, though!

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

You already tried?

What?

Did you try to run all the way there?

[It sounds stupid coming out of his mouth, and yet---]

1/3

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I took a train to the edge of town. If you stay on the train it loops back into the city, but if you try to leave on foot you... can't. No matter how much you walk, you never make any progress.

I tried traveling in the direction of the mountain but it's beyond the boundary of our enclosure.

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[....wait a second, hold the phone]

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I think the boundary expanded once we got the amusement park, come to think of it.



...I need to try again.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

It did.

That amusement park wasn't in the initial confines of Tokyo-F.

...

How often do you go wandering the city?

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Pretty often?

I used to do it a lot more, before we got all the community upgrades, but I still do it when I want to clear my head, or have some time alone, or get some exercise on a nice day.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Hmmm.

[He pauses before Blue Eyes lifts higher into the sky and in a different direction than their original trajectory]

Then let's head somewhere you can get by normal methods.

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[holds on tight to Blue Eyes]

Oh? We aren't going somewhere specific?

[was this all just a pretext to trick him into having a good time?]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[[can't, not can. Me and my typos]]

We were.

But now we're going to a different specific place.

You'd probably enjoy it more there anyway.

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The suspense is killing me.

[...he says, but he is clearly enjoying himself just looking at the world below]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Well, friend - after some journeying they are going to end up at the Meguro Sky Garden.

It's all plastic, of course. And completely inaccessible without flight.

But still - one of Intensity's favorite getaway spots]

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Woah!

This is awesome! I had no idea this was up here!