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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[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.