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It seems like these are going around lately.

[But boy if he doesn't sound unhappy to be asking this question. His Haunter is leaning onto camera, patting his shoulder with a ghostly hand -- looking oddly solemn for a ghost. In the background is Shiro's Lairon nudging around a puffed-up and huffy Litten (newly arrived thanks to being Team Mystic earlier).]

[The Lairon pauses, looking over to his trainer, while the Litten crawls all over him in true excited kitten fashion.]

But has anyone seen Keith, lately? Dark hair, wears red. His partner was a cat. I thought he'd gone to take care of something, but... he hasn't shown up in a long time.

He'd usually be back by now.

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"It is what it is".

[That's a statement that feels... wildly appropriate to so much of his life, lately.]

[He glances down, thinking over what she's said -- with his Lairon's nose butting up into frame until he pats it.]

And I guess it's one of those things where no one's figured it out yet, huh?

More or less. If there even is anything to figure out.

I've been here more than six years. Believe me, if there was some kind of pattern to make sense of... I'dve noticed it.

Hard not to, when you put it that way.

... Did you ever get sent back? That you remember?

No.

If this place ever wants to get rid of me, it had better be ready to chloroform me and dump me out the back of the moving universe, because that's the only way I'm going out.

[WELL. THAT. SURE IS A MENTAL IMAGE.]

So... I'm guessing saying you're attached to this place is a huge understatement, huh?

It's my home.

The world I came from has nothing left for me.

_{[There's Douglas, but as much as she loves him...]}

[It'd be nice to be that sure of yourself, staying here. And not feeling like you're split between two places.]

[If it weren't for the heavy weight leaning against his leg, the choice would be simple. But... leaving would let this team down. Wouldn't it? And staying... what if that lets the universe down?]

I'd say I was sorry, but... more, I'm glad someone out there knows what home is. Even if it's not where they started out.

[He pauses.]

And yes, I know how cheesy that sounds.

[Armin's voice is very careful, like he is taking great care to pick his words.]

Perhaps. His pokemon may also have gone to other people, even ones he might not have known so well. It might be worth checking that out too. You did mention there were several people of your team here, right. Maybe they...

[He lets it trail off there. He's certain Shiro can fill in the blanks. And if this Keith guy is gone, maybe at least having his pokemon around is a comfort.]

That's one thing I had going for me.

When you start out where I started out, you know 'home' is something you have to find.

I can ask, yeah.

[But Allura didn't seem like she'd gotten anything from Keith. Lance probably would have screamed about it. Hunk... there's an option.]

Thanks, by the way. For checking in.

[The cult thing she'd brought up before. Right. That would make sense.]

I can't really compare. I feel like I had one, before... things got weird.

[An understatement.]

Finding it probably makes you appreciate it a lot more.

... Yeah. It does.

It can be a hard lesson to learn, though. Even when you should really know better than to take something like home for granted.

_{[She heaves a bit of a sigh, there. That got a little more aimed-at-herself than she'd intended. Better get back on track.]}

Anyway... your friend might wind up coming back. Even if he doesn't have his memories when he does, it'll still be a good thing. And if he doesn't, well, you'll see him when you go back, if you do.

Good or bad, nothing's forever.

We just all have to take advantage of what we have here, while we have it.

I honestly think there's a lot of people who don't think losing something like that is a possibility.

... I know I never did.

[And maybe he's still trying to process it, in some way. Because who knows if they're ever going back to Earth. Especially now.]

"Good or bad, nothing's forever". Did you ever think about getting into the self-help business?

[It's a joke. But... that's probably a good thing. Probably a good thing he's kidding around, at least a little.]

You know, I did, but fame comes with a heavy price, and eventually my high-profile facade would come crashing down around me when someone inevitably catches me screaming in a junkyard and breaking stuff with a baseball bat.

And then the jig would be up, and I'd be ruined.

I don't know. I can think of a couple people who'd find that pretty inspirational.

[L a n c e.]

It's the least I could do.

Sometimes... people do return to this world. Perhaps he will as well.

I don't know if him coming back is a good thing.

I'd... almost feel better if more of my team were back home.

I'm comforted to know that I would still have a small cult following despite my humanizing flaws.

Hey, if anything, they'd probably like you more.

It sounds like a very difficult situation.

I think... on the one hand, I'd want my friends to be back home, so we can carry out our duties, but I would also want them with me so I know they'd be safe and so I could share this world with them. It's probably selfish to think that way.

We'll see about that.

I am pretty charismatic, though, it's true.

You're right. It is.

... But like I said. I don't think it's selfish to want someone to be safe. I think that's part of caring about people.

[He'd want the same things for his team, after all.]

So I've noticed.

... and thank you. For all of this.

Hey, no problem.

... In all seriousness, I've been here a long time, and I've lost a lot of people. It never gets easier, but you do learn how to cope with it.

The most important thing is never letting it fool you into thinking the time you have with someone is meaningless.

That's something you've got up on me, then. I'm not sure I know how to cope with losing people yet.

[For a lot of reasons. Thanks, Space Trauma.]

Simple as that, huh?

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