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[cardinalrule]

I'm doing something more important than staring at my phone. Leave a message.

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[cardinalrule]

[Thanks Jun he really needed to hear that.]

i,hate this,

[Ugh, he drags his hand down his face.]

sORRYsorry,no phonesin the.boilingisles,rememberinghow,to type,ishard

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[whiteshroud]

[Anytime friend! And ok he snickers a little at the typing before he'll switch to voice]

Haha, it's ok, we can switch to voice!

I was wondering if you were free.

[cardinalrule]

[Thank you Jun, he appreciates the switch.]

I've got some more research I should be doing....

[Buuut this might be important.]

Why?

[whiteshroud]

You said you wanted to compare powers sometime, remember?

Though if you're busy, we can do it some other time.

[cardinalrule]

Oh. Oh - right.

[Sorry Jun, he's been dealing with a lot. And he's tempted to say he is, because he should really be doing more research, but at the same time he kind of wants to just blow off some steam. Besides, investigating another human's magical ability still totally counts as research, so it's not like he's putting off his work entirely!

There's also the whole matter of showing Jun Flapjack is magical, but since Jun isn't from the Boiling Isles, it's probably fine. He just needs to make it clear that that information can't get out (or else there will be consequences). It's totally fine.]

I can squeeze some time in.

[whiteshroud]

[He knew Hunter was going through something right now, even if he didn't fully understand well...most of it, or much less how to help. He half expected Hunter to say no, so he's happy to hear otherwise.]

Haha, great.

Is now a good time? And where are you?

[cardinalrule]

Now is fine. I'm at the Zodiac apartments, but we should go somewhere with more space.

[His studio is too small for teleporting shenanigans.]

Somewhere that's still private.

[whiteshroud]

Good thinking.

[Where would be a good spot. Oh wait-]

I know a place. Meet me at the entrance of Kami State Park in five?

[And by five, he means five minutes]

[cardinalrule]

Sure, that works. I'll see you there.

[He gets his uniform on, though he leaves his mask behind, and he heads out with Flapjack in his staff form. It's a little bit nerve-wracking, since he doesn't want Flapjack to get hurt, but he'll arrive at the Park shortly.

He teleports in a flash of gold, even! It's super cool.]

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[whiteshroud]

[When Hunter gets there, Jun is already there. Or rather, a white shrouded figure is there. He watches Hunter appear in a flash of gold, his hand on his hip.

When he speaks, his voice sound very different as he speaks through the modulator in his hood]

Impressive.

[cardinalrule]

[He's regretting leaving his mask behind.

Well, no. First he's startled at the voice, spinning around and aiming his staff at Jun defensively. It takes him a second to realize that this might not actually be some enemy ambushing him, though.]

... Jun?

[whiteshroud]

[-- Oh right, the hood. He tends to forget that startles people. He'll pull down his hood. Sure enough, it's Hunter's green haired friend underneath]

Mm, it's me. Sorry if I startled you.

[cardinalrule]

[Ah, there we go. Hunter relaxes, lowering his staff.]

It's fine.

[And now that he knows he isn't about to be attacked, he takes a step closer, looking Jun over. That outfit looks like his own, and suddenly he's wishing he had brought his mask along.]

Nice uniform. You never told me you were part of... some organization? Zodiac?

[whiteshroud]

[He can't explain why, but for some reason he feels a twinge of annoyance at being asked if he's a member of Zodiac. ]

Not Zodiac.

[He shakes off the terseness. Weird man. ]

...I'm not. But I think my other self was part of some order of holy knights.

[cardinalrule]

[Hunter quirks an eyebrow, but doesn't question Jun further. Zodiac seems fine to him, though it's not like everyone works for them.]

Your other self? What does that mean?

[He wants to ask about this order too, but that's more intriguing.]

[whiteshroud]

[Well Hunter your bar for what's fine is so low it's in Hell, so that's valid]

Since I joined the app, I've been getting memories from a version of myself in another life - as well as his abilities and other things. [Like the uniform. ] Apparently others have been experiencing the same.

I'm not sure what it means, but I have a feeling it's connected to the phenomena that brought you and the other isekais here.

[cardinalrule]

[One day that bar will be raised. One day.

Hunter stares, and it might be an invasion of personal space, but he's suddenly stepping in close and grabbing Jun's shoulders.]

Memories of another life?? [Ohhh, this could be what's happening with Raine! (And Eda, but mostly Raine.) If they're the same situation, then this could be useful. This could be exactly what he needs to help Raine get their memories back.] What's been triggering your memories?? Have you noticed any physical changes??

[whiteshroud]

[Oh wow Hunter that sure is close. It's hard to feel the shoulder grab through the uniform, so he will try to pull away or anything- just owl blink a little at Hunter getting worked up]

...My hair used to be black? [Compared the minty green now. So yes! That counts as one] And the triggers for memories are random, you can't really control them. Sometimes they happen when you're doing a similar action to what your other self did, so I tried to force them to come a few times ... but the results weren't very successful.

[cardinalrule]

[Hunter's eyes dart to Jun's hair and that is so, so encouraging! It was bizarre seeing Raine's ears look like normal human ones, but if their appearance was also altered that would definitely explain it.

Less encouraging is Jun's experience with his memories. Frowning, Hunter lets go of him.]

What did you try to do to force them, exactly? Maybe you weren't doing it right.

[whiteshroud]

[He considers]

Went to different places I thought would be notable, used the powers I obtained, visited the spirit realm, got into fights, read the bible, prayed, tried different foods, sat on rooftops, watched and read different popular media that seemed relevant, made art I thought might jog a memory, kept a dream journal...

[In other words, he was pretty thorough.]

[cardinalrule]

[Oh no, that's incredibly thorough. But... there has to be something he's missed, right?? Hunter's shoulders slump and he worries his lower lip.]

There has to be something else. I can see if Zodiac has anything on memory alteration, that might help.

[whiteshroud]

[He frowns]

I don't know...I'm not sure I like the idea of using anything from Zodiac that might mess with my brain. They might put something in there I don't want.

[Like ads. Are brain advertisements a thing???]

[cardinalrule]

[Hunter looks rather puzzled that Jun is suggesting such a thing, and raises an eyebrow.]

I'm sure it'll be fine! [Just trust the questionable capitalistic organization because it's an authority Jun.]

Anyways, before I show you any more magic, I need you to promise something.

[whiteshroud]

[You say that, but if Jun winds up getting ads for Raid Shadow Legends in his subconscious this friendship is over]

Hm? What is it?

[cardinalrule]

[Clutching his staff a little tighter, Hunter looks very, very serious. He knows there's no guarantee Jun will agree, or that he will and then go back on his word later (since, as far as he's aware, that's just a thing that happens with friendship) but he needs to try.]

I need you to promise that you won't tell anyone about Flapjack.

[And the staff dissolves, the wooden cardinal statue on the end shifting to Flapjack's normal bird form. He chirps and settles on Hunter's shoulder.]

That he's magic, I mean.