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Second Duel (Forward dated to late Saturday morning)

*It's Margulis' first appearance on the network, and...well, he looks horrible. He looks like he's barely slept in days and he looks almost sickly pale, except for where he skin is inflamed red from the cold. His scar is an angry red line down the side of his face and it doesn't take a doctor to figure out that it has to be causing him pain. It's no wonder he looks somewhat annoyed, right?*

I hadn't thought you the sort of coward who would leave a message and then refuse to show his face, Jin Uzuki. Or have your scant manners finally failed you completely?

More generally, I've been indisposed for the past two days. If anything of note has happened in that time, I'm interested in hearing about it.

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[Whoa. WHOA! YOU DID NOT.]

A coward, colonel? Not at all but I wasn't going to sit around and wait for you.

You did something very reckless, and don't think I'm not aware of it.

*He did too. Just because he knew it would make sure he got your attention. And maybe also because he's a bit annoyed at you.*

And our paths not crossing before now is sheer coincidence, is it?

Hmph, I'm well aware of the risk involved in my actions, Uzuki. And I'll admit that my detainment wasn't something I had seen a high likelihood of, but it still turned out better than I had expected.

[Jin is annoyed too, you know.]

I've had other things to occupy my time.

[He didn't want a fight.]

And yet you still went through with it with those other idiots? I'm sure someone explained the tower and its dangers when you got here. I expected better of a soldier of your skill.

*This look? Does not believe you.*

The difference between me and those fools was that I held no expectation of an obvious victory.

[He didn't think he'd get away with that anyway.]

Then why did you bother?

I wanted to see our enemy with my own eyes. Besides, I would prefer the risk to my physical condition over standing aside and letting him believe he had my cooperation.

The risk isn't worth it when you could hear it from others who have been here longer.

[Ugh.]

And you wonder why I only left a note.

I doubt others here could relate what I saw during my captivity.

*Smug and vague. The best way to give information, right?*

You can't be sure unless you've spoken with everyone about all their experiences, can you?

I saw the others' reactions. It wasn't a normal occurrence or common knowledge.

But not everyones.

[He's crossing his arms and sighing. Why is he bothering again?]

This is ridiculous.

Hmph, we'll see. But I'm not going to explain it over this hunk of outdated machinery.

They're useful enough, no matter how outdated they might be.

And likely monitored by our hosts.

It would be foolish to think that they didn't. They probably monitor everything but our thoughts, in fact. chaos and I were discussing just that the day I arrived.

*...Well, if how civil this conversation has been didn't already indicate that this isn't the Jin from his universe, the fact that he's on good terms with chaos definitely does.*

He mentioned his suspicions in that regard to me as well on my own arrival.

[Jin still won't be leaping for a chance to talk in person though.]

Not surprising. chaos is very thorough here as well, it seems.

*GDI Uzuki.*

I would be surprised if he wasn't. It isn't like him to be careless.

[Trololololol.]

Not at all, like him. You're right. You know him surprisingly well.

*He's not laughing.*

Not particularly, when you consider my frequent dealings with the Kukai Foundation even before they started requesting my assistance for the Elsa.

Quite a few differences between our universes then.

I'm hardly surprised, I've met several people here who know me as a member of U-TIC.

That's how I remember you, colonel.

And yet from my perspective, that was your position.

My position?!

[WHAAT??]

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