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Dead Boy's still in Kansas, prowling around getting the lay of the land. He's considering setting out for Metropolis sometime soon, but he hasn't fully explored the safe zone yet.

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Miki nods. "They all seemed to deal with it. It'd be way weird, but I guess you'd learn to live with it. Why -- you got the same problem, huh?"

"Not yet." He smiles faintly. "But you never can tell, and I've had experience with timeslips before."

"Annoying things," Miki agrees, grinning. It seems to be his default expression really. "Hope you don't get anything too weird. Have you been here long?"

There are worse default expressions to have.

"A couple of weeks, I think. You?"

"Yeah, a few weeks. I think my wife landed here first, but I haven't found her yet." Miki shrugs. "I will, though. As long as she doesn't infuriate someone with enough power to pulp her first."

"Good luck", Dead Boy says sincerely. "I'm looking for my car, myself."

"Oooh, you have a car?" Miki's face lights up. "What's it like? Does it drive on petrol? Does it go fast?"

CARS! EXCITING!

"It won't tell me what it drives on", Dead Boy says seriously. "It's the most beautiful you've ever seen and yes, it goes fast."

"Cars can tell you things?" This is new! Miki is intensely curious. "How does it talk?"

"This one does. It's special." He grins. "It has an onboard readout."

"That's coooool."

Miki hesitates.

"... I think. Uh, what's an onboardreadout? It talks out loud ... while you're on board?"

"Not out loud", Dead Boy corrects. "On a screen. If I find her, I'll show you."

"Promise?"

BEAM.

"On my undead soul."

He grins back.

Miki has a NEW BEST FRIEND FOREVER.

"The instant I find Ai-Ling, I'm back here to capitalise on that," he promises, beaming.

"Ahhh, so her name's Ai-Ling!" He looks amused. "And how long have you two been...?"

"Married?" Miki supplies, grinning proudly. "Almost a year now."

It may - or may not - be worth noting that Miki is only about eighteen.

For the record, now the mun is reminded, Dead Boy looks all of about seventeen.

"Looks like it's working out well for you."

"Perfectly," Miki says blissfully. "She's awesome."

He could go on.

"Good luck to you, then."

"Thanks," Miki says, beaming. "I'll need it."

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