[003. video]

[freecssofnature]

[He's frowning intently when the video feed starts, but he doesn't hesitate to speak. This has been eating at him for a few days now -- and he can't figure it out himself; so finally he thought he might as well ask...

Maybe someone knows.]

How can you tell what's real?

[That's it; he gives a quick nod and cuts the feed.]

Comments

[mere_shopkeeper]

From experience and what you believe in~ Keeping track of the weeks help as well!

[freecssofnature.livejournal.com]

So anything that happens on schedule is probably just the Animus?

[mere_shopkeeper]

Precisely~♥!

[freecssofnature.livejournal.com]

[He nods seriously.]

But there's no way to tell just from what we see?

[mere_shopkeeper]

Not one that can be applied across all the events. From one to another, perhaps, but no overarching rule.

[freecssofnature.livejournal.com]

That means we need to figure it out each time, right?

[mere_shopkeeper]

It's what I do~!

[freecssofnature.livejournal.com]

Okay! Thanks, uh --

What's your name?

[mere_shopkeeper]

Urahara Kisuke, at your service!

[freecssofnature.livejournal.com]

Nice to meet you. I'm Gon Freecss!

[mere_shopkeeper]

Ah, a pleasure, Gon-san~! You're Killua-san's friend, right?

_{[Course, he already knows the answer is yes, but hey.]}

[freecssofnature.livejournal.com]

Yeah, he's my best friend! Do you know him?

[Wow. Killua knows everybody!]

[mere_shopkeeper]

Oh, indeed~! I suppose you could call him my student...

[freecssofnature.livejournal.com]

He is? You must be really strong!

[mere_shopkeeper]

Gon-san gives me too much credit! After all, I am but a mere shopkeeper~

[freecssofnature.livejournal.com]

But you said you're Killua's teacher, right? [So he must be at least as strong as Biscuit.]

[mere_shopkeeper]

Oh indeed~!

_{[A pause.]}

I taught him how to swim!

[freecssofnature.livejournal.com]

Killua didn't know how to swim?

[mere_shopkeeper]

It was long distance swimming!

[freecssofnature.livejournal.com]

How long?

[He's beginning to think this must have been real training in the best Biscuit style!]

[mere_shopkeeper]

Eto... At least thirty kilometers~! Ah, but he swam in the wrong direction at first, so a little more! And it was against the current~♥

[freecssofnature.livejournal.com]

Oooh...

[From the look on his face, he may or may not be planning to see if he can do this himself.

It sounds like a great idea!]

In the river, right?

[mere_shopkeeper]

Nope~! The Animus had turned the Wastelands into a sea.

_{[A river, pffft.]}

[freecssofnature.livejournal.com]

Oh. So it's not out there anymore.

[Hey, swimming 30km upstream in a river is pretty challenging!

Besides, unlike the sea, the river's still around.]

[mere_shopkeeper]

_{[Very true. But there were more... obstacles in the sea!]}

Unfortunately not~ But that doesn't mean there's nowhere to swim now!