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(Setting/closed) RaIn's apartment
| >Suddenly a knock is heard on the door, very lightly
| >RaIn turns from his monitor and looks at the door. Hopefully that's John. Better be. He gets up from his desk ans walks to the door, his hand on the firearm he always keeps on his belt. Just in case it *wasn't* John.
"Mmm. Who's there?"
>He asks very nonchalantly, despite pawing a gun with his right hand. He was used to this.
| "It's John, from /u/"
>A voice replies on the other side, it sounds tired
| "Oh. Aight, cool."
>Two slides and a click are heard before the door opens. RaIn leaning on the wall on the other side.
"Hey, John. Get in here before the Phoenix corps trace my soundwaves or some shit."
>RaIn was of course joking. But the Phoenix corps tracking him was a reality at one point.
| >John Titor enters and heaves a sigh
"Being wanted is no easy task isnt it?"
>Having a clear look at her, John Titor was wearing some kind of battered military garb and uniform with a large mantle, various devices underneath were strapped to her body in a very tight fashion
>She had long pinkish hair, and tired looking blue eyes
>She extends her hand
"Nice to see you again, RaIn"
| >RaIn takes her hand and shakes it once. He wasn't expecting a girl in all honesty. He thinks about the profoundness of her greeting. She really has seen him more than once, despite him seeing her for the first time.
"Again... Yeah I suppose huh? That's uh... Pretty crazy to be honest."
>RaIn takes a seat on the arm of his sofa. Glancing out the window while he mulled over that one thing.
"So... What can I help you with? I don't exactly remember if you told me or not."
| >>252725
>Titor smiles
"Indeed, its good to see you doing well"
>She then looks down and points to the machine strapped to her chest
"This is what I need fixing, its my KDU, my Kerr Displacement Unit"
>She says
"Its been broken ever since I jumped here, and I need to leave at one point, after I did what I have to do"
| >RaIn hunches over and leans in to look at her chest. The machine was... Very interesting to ssy the least.
"Huh... So this thing let's you jump timelines. But you broke it somehow? Was it just wear and tear or did you actually get it busted?"
>He turns his head a bit and looks at the thing from different angles.
"It's not exactly out of my league. But I'll need quite a lot of your help to fix this thing. So I don't jump only half your body or something."
| >>252737
>John takes it off
"Well, you're close. This allows me to perform physical time travel, not switch timelines, and indeed, it was wear and tear. The last time I- well, you repaired it, It was at most a little fix, materials were scarce after all"
>She hands him the device, before giving a wry smile
"Of course, I'll help you out"
| "Like hell materials are scarce in this timeline. I'll fix the thing up completely this time."
>RaIn gives a confident smirk and clears a spot on the coffee table where he sets the device.
"Something I've been wondering, John, how do you live like this? You have a place to stay and stuff to eat right?"
>RaIn shows some out of character concern for John while he flips open a note pad and starts wruting down details about the device.
| >>252767
"I wouldn't say I like living like this, its hard after-all and the relationships I build up end up dissapearing in due time. But I do what I must do, because Its my burden and mine alone to carry"
>She says, resolute
"But thanks for the concern, I do have a place to stay and food, but I really appreciate it"
| "Yes of course."
>He nods, acknowledging her thanks.
"Now for the real question here, what is the point of all this time hopping and shit. I remember you saying something about 'CERN' or the like."
>RaIn leans forward a bit, interested in her response. And quite frankly anything she's willing to say.
| >>252801
"CERN... Yes, yes indeed"
>Titor leans back and then looks at RaIn
"CERN is allied with a corporation known as AUCR, and they too are interested in space time travel, their goals are not noble like mine though"
>She shakes her head
"My goal is to attain a perfect worldline, or to simply go back home, I miss my own worldline after-all"
| "But perfection doesn't exist."
>RaIn says as he looks over at the picture of his girlfriend. Remembering what John told him about all the lines where she was still deceased.
"Why find a perfect world line. What is there to obtain by doing so. To me it sounds like you're looking for something that isn't there."
>He takes a screw out if tge device then writes down some stuff before putting it back in.
| >>252872
>John sounds very tired
"Maybe it is so, but I've seen enough pain to warrent several life times, I just want to find a worldline where all the people I know are happy and well"
>She says, before looking up
"But maybe it is as you say, and that worldline doesnt exist, but as long as the possibility remains, I can't help but want to chase it"
| "What about your original world line. You're just going to leave it behind when you find this perfect one? What if I don't exist in the perfect line? Who will fix your displacement unit then?"
>RaIn continues to ramble questions out. Writing as he goes along.
"And uh... If you're tired you ought to head home."
>RaIn stops at her name before saying it.
"And why are you called John..?"
>He suddenly seems more inquisitive than before.
| >>252905
"That does raise a few questions I guess, then again perfection is better left to the individual I guess"
>She says
"As for my name, well, I think I started to use it as a joke, but as time went on, I grew fond of it, especially when I visited the Beta worlds in 2000"
>She has a nostalgic smile
| "Hm. Alright then."
>RaIn looks a little more content now that he got his answers.
"So what exactly is the issue here. Did something fry? Not enough power? Do you have any ideas or am I flying blind?"
>He taps on random parts that look like lights, to see if they actually are. He writes more stuff down and looks up at John.
| >>253912
>John leans closer to the device
"The problem is with the wiring, mostly. Basically, if I try to jump again, the wires will fry and the electricity will end up using my body as the fastest way to go to the ground, which doesnt sound very pleasant"
>She says
| >RaIn sighs and puts his notepad down.
"This won't be a quick fix. At all. At least a month or two. That's if everything goes PERFECT. That's for a total fix. I'd prefer to completely fix this thing so you don't have to keep coming to me every other jump."
>He shrugs and looks back and forth between John and the device.
"So I'm gonna get cracking. You can stay if you want. But I'm putting my nose to the grindstone for this."
| >Titor nods
"I'll let you work, the length of time is a bit longer than what I expected, but I guess I'll have more time to look for Aria"
>She says
| ？？？？！
| "I mean I could work faster. But I really don't want to make any mistakes. Who's Aria? Friend? Lover? Enemy?"
>RaIn starts taking out screws and messing around inside the device. Rerouting wires, cleaning and the like.
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| >RaIn kept himself oddly well hidden for being in an apartment. His three room apartment was the same as ever. Picture of his girlfriend still by his computer. Coffee table still had open books on it. The blinds were open as per usual.
>RaIn sat in a stylized sweater with none other than *Kira* Miki on it. Or at least a really stylish graphic of her. He was looking through some code on an AUG he was repairing, but also awaiting one "John Titor" with anticipation.