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Uh, hiya.
*Shifts my hat over an inch or so*

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The name's Techi. Have we met?

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Nno, we haven’t. I’m Akora, nice to meet you.

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Yeah, same.
*Nods upward at Data*
I see you shed the metal. Nice to have you back.

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A temporary illusion, unfortunately. It will be some time before I regain max operating capacity.

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Yeah, same.
*Nods upward at Data*
I see you shed the metal. Nice to have you back.

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Yeah, an illusion just like your hair, apparently.

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*Puts a hand to my chest*
I'm feeling personally attacked right now.

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It’s just what I hear.

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*Tugs at my hair*
Feels pretty real to me.

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Well your hair itself would be real, obviously.
*Shakes my head*
But that’s not important. Sorry to be abrupt with it, but I can’t just pretend to be casual without dealing with the elephant in the room first.
*Takes out the paper Singularity gave me and sets it on the table*
That’s for you.

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*Raises an eyebrow*
Am I getting a summons or something? If this is about my taxes, I already told you guys that I'm not paying them.

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...
Yes, and we’re holding your brother here as collateral.

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*Exhales, relieved*
Oh, phew. Sure, you can keep him. Last time someone tried that, they sent him back.

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It... Hasn’t taken me long to learn that he’s a handful.

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*Laughs*
So you've already gotten an earful. You're in good company.

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An earful and then some.

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*Picks up the letter and burns a line in the top of the envelope by running my finger across the paper*
This thing isn't going to summon me into some sort of infinite fighting universe, is it?

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*Picks up the letter and burns a line in the top of the envelope by running my finger across the paper*
This thing isn't going to summon me into some sort of infinite fighting universe, is it?

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I don’t know what it is. But I can tell you who it’s from, if it means anything to you.

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Sure, let's hear it.