hello, meet broody mcbrooderson.

[obfuskate]

[Hey, Smash Academy. You're looking bright and lively today, the sun beating down on your vivacious and ecstatic little heads. Butterflies are fluttering, birds are chirping, and hedgehogs are cursing the very beings who brought them here.

Wait, what? Something's out of place there.

Make that not multiple hedgehogs, but just one single, solitary crimson-streaked 'hog. He's exploring with focused intent, eying whatever of interest catches his sight. What is up with this guy? Why is he here? What's with his investigative demeanor?

Most importantly of all, why does he look so freaking grumpy? Sheesh, rat, lighten up. ಠ_ಠ]

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[close_your_eyes]

[there's a young man in a different uniform standing off to the side, staring at the weird rat as he flicked his lighter open and closed.

Why was he staring at you? Who knows... but he was staring at you intensely.]

[originalthecharacter]

[yeah okay he honestly wouldn't give a shit except for the fact that this stare was kind of

really deep

uh. that is just plain off-putting.]

... [He gives a sour stare right back.] Why are you watching me?

[close_your_eyes]

[Okay good he got the weird creature's attention. Tatsuya why can't you get people's attention more like a normal person.]

...What are you?

[This black thing didn't look like any other demon he met before.]

[obfuskate]

[... has this guy not even seen a hedgehog before. sheesh.

In an air of superiority, Shadow responds, bitterly sarcastic.]

A horse. [Look at this stare it is more sour than a pickle.] Hmph. I am a hedgehog. That much should be clear.

[a.k.a wow you are dumb.]

[close_your_eyes]

Hedgehogs I know are smaller and cuter and don't talk like you.

[He probably sees the anger meter go up...]

[obfuskate]

[Well.

This world is definitely different from his. No doubt.]

I see... Then that is likely a different species... [WEH WHATEVER he crosses his arms and eyes him, his gaze a little less harsh, but still kind of

well

very in Shadow's character. Grumpy-looking as shit.]

Is that all?

[close_your_eyes]

[Was that all? Maybe he should ask one more thing to this strange hedgehog.]

Do all animals look like you from where you come from?

[Because he wants to see different kinds. And probably stare at them too. Like a creeper]

[obfuskate]

Loosely, they tend to.

['Do all animals look like you?' is a question that definitely brings something to mind different from general similarities to others. Oh no. In fact, that inquiry just reminded him of --

...

He kind of wondered how he was doing back at the ARK. That pesky faker...

He subtly shook his head.] The similarities are only slight... generally.

[close_your_eyes]

I see. [Was he trying to imagine different kind of creatures looking like Shadow? Yes he was. It didn't really...look nice...since everyone looked so upset. Which also reminded him that he hedgehog was heading somewhere.]

...Sorry I stopped you from going somewhere.

[obfuskate]

[An apology? Yeah okay whatever bro he's got important stuff to figure out and you ain't one of those things.]

I have necessary information I need to collect... but I am not going anywhere in specific.

[In fact, maybe this guy could actually provide something useful. He shifted his gaze a tad to peer up at him.]

What do you know of this school?

[close_your_eyes]

[Oh... Tatsuya only got here a while ago, and have close to no info either.]

Not much, other than that it's a fighting school. I've also ran into people who came from the past...

[obfuskate]

[Oh, okay, nothing that impo-

Wait, what, people who came from the past? HELLO THERE, POSSIBLY NEEDED DETAILS.]

... Well? Tell me more of these people who came from the past.

[It wasn't a question; it was a demand. That kind of information wasn't something to be trifled with.]

[close_your_eyes]

[Tatsuya gets a little taken back at how demanding the hedgehog is... But then again, there were some people who were just as demanding back from his hometown...]

...Some people, myself included, came from the past. I come from the year 1999.

[obfuskate]

1999!

[UH WOW?? That is definitely way past the year Shadow came from. The look on his face is... honestly full of astonishment.]

That... can't be possible!

[close_your_eyes]

That's what I thought at first, too. [Tatsuya had his initial shock in his own thread when he met someone who attended a school somewhere near his hometown.]

I know of someone who came from 1995.

[Was this place something like that world his mind wandered into, a place that exists only in the subconscious? Would time even matter there? Tatsuya puts his hand to his chin, in thought.]

[obfuskate]

[Wow. What a mess. So not only did this strange rift transport him to an entirely new area, but it also made him time travel.

Shadow shoved his face into his hand with what sounded like a mix of a soft groan and a sigh.]

This is... ridiculous. I need to be back in my own time.

[close_your_eyes]

[Tatsuya could understand that feeling too, that going back to his own time part. He needs to look out for his friends.]

You and I both.

[Tatsuya you should try to say something more than just that.]

[originalthecharacter]

You wouldn't know how to time travel then.

[He dipped his head and shut his eyes tightly, brows furrowed in thought. Shadow had to get back. He'd defeated FinalHazard, as far as he knew, but what if... what if he was still needed?

He wanted to fulfill his promise to Maria. No, he needed to.]

... Then I will have to find someone who can.

[close_your_eyes]

[Tatsuya shakes his head, no.] Been looking for someone who would know.

[But with how talkative he was, he probably didn't get far in his search. Woops.]

[obfuskate]

I'd already guessed.

[wow kid that was obvious sheesh

though... this kid could wind up being an asset. shadow's original plan was still a thing: search and investigate on his own. however, if he's beaten to the punch...]

... If you do, let me know.

[close_your_eyes]

[Tatsuya may be a lone wolf, but he wouldn't leave others in the same situation alone either. He gives a small smile and a nod.]

Will do.