empatheias | ( closed ) i see you dashing through the wind just like a hero.

[ With the gentle tap of feet touching the ground, Trunks comes to look up to the place which he feels he hasn't seen in a very long time. Zero's place... a place he had invited himself over to a couple times whether the other liked it or not and the memories of the looks the other would give his bratty self asking for snacks and marveling over the models has him smile a little to himself. What would Zero think of him now? Well, really only one way to find out, right?

Knuckles rap against the door as he stands there, slowly blinking his eyes before he steps back a little, hands slipping into his pockets. For a moment, he wonders if he should have contacted him over the amulets to ensure he's actually here since he knows Zero lives with a couple others here. But, well, if he's not in? He could maybe leave a message with whoever answers... or find out where he is and go see him that way. He knows it's only been a few days since he's left this world but to him, it still feels like years. Zero... should still be here.

Right? ]

[ Initially, there's no answer whatsoever. Ciel's lab being in the basement and Ion sleeping upstairs more or less left no one but the tiny invisible-to-half-the-population Croire to see who was at the door, but she sure as hell wasn't about to start opening any doors. Especially not lately.

Luckily for Trunks, the person he was looking for just so happens to be approaching the house anyway, having just come back from another "wonderful" day at work. He stops for a moment, frowning and wondering why the "other Trunks" was here today. When did that one find out where he lives, anyway? Staking out the kid or something?

Only one way to find out. Zero stops a few feet away from where Trunks stands, giving a clearly confused frown. ]

... Didn't realize you knew where I lived. What's going on?

[ Maybe he found the younger Trunks ...? ]

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[ Hearing the other's voice, Trunks comes to turn around and smiles brightly when he catches sight of Zero. He's still here... Zero is... still Zero, from the looks of it. ]

Zero, you're still here!

[ He says that... maybe a touch too eagerly? And he realizes that a second later, giving an awkward chuckle as he rubs the back of his neck. ]

It's me... Trunks. Uh... from before.

[ If it weren't for that sudden burst of eagerness, Zero would've for certain assumed this was the other Trunks. ... Or maybe the very first Trunks he met a long while ago. ~~If a Time Patroller Trunks showed up, would Zero qualify for a free sundae?~~ Even so, there's a brief pause where he stares a little blankly at Trunks ... then crosses his arms with a sigh. ]

... So that's where you went ... [ ... ] ... You two aren't gonna make this any easier on the rest of us, looking identical like this.

[ An empty complaint, as Zero doesn't even sound annoyed about it. "One will probably not really react while he other might get all excited for at least a quick second" was a good enough means of telling the two apart for him. ]

[ Well, Zero, Trunks is just going to laugh a little at that. ]

What are you talking about? Sure it'll be easy, see?

[ To which he touches his blue scarf around his neck. ]

My scarf is blue and his is red.

[ Yep. That's totally how you're all going to tell them apart. There it is right there. In a scarf. ]

[ Yeaaaah, Trunks is getting one hell of a flat look. What, is he supposed to just hope laundry day never hits them both at the same time or what? ]

And if you're not wearing it at the time ...? [ sigh ] ... You react differently to me than he does, anyway. It won't be that tough.

Well that's 'cause we're friends.

[ OBVIOUSLY, Zero. Gosh.

But Trunks smiles as he stares to his friend there, happy to see him and to know he's ok. At least... from what he can see. ]

It's really good to see you again.

[ He'll ... live! At the very least, nothing looks wrong with him at all on the outside, aside from maybe seeming just a tad worn out. And at that "friends tho" comment? All he can do is shake his head a little, though there might be just a slight smirk while he does that. Maybe.

Either way, he is a little tired, so he'll walk and talk as he heads over to the steps of the front porch to take a seat. ]

Good to finally know where you took off to. [ Really, when he checked the wall and didn't see Trunks' name there, he figured it was either this or something those from his world would jump on to resolve. He's just glad it was the former. ] ... How long has it been for you, anyway?

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[ Hands slip back into his pockets as he glances up for a moment when the question is asked regarding time. ]

Well, I'm twenty-five now so... about seventeen years.

[ To which, he grins back down to Zero. ]

Let me guess, you're still way older, right?

[ Good lord was that a jump. Zero looks mildly stunned by that, but is quick to go back to staring straight ahead again to cover it. As someone who looks anywhere between late teens and early twenties himself, it's a little annoying for the eight year old kid to suddenly be physically older than him.

Even if-- ]

"Way older" is right. You'd be a fossil if you were older than me ... [ Hard for organic beings to live past 180+ish, at least from what he knows. ] Strange to think the kid who'd keep bugging me about my saber is supposed to be an adult now ... Hmph. What a messed up world ...

Speaking of, you never did let me see that thing, you know.

[ To which he might cross his arms at that and turn to better look to Zero. ]

You'll let me see it now, right?

[ He may have aged a good few years, but he hasn't forgotten his time here. ]

[ Ah yeah, he never did, did he? ... Though given handing what amounts to a lightsaber over to an eight year old could have ended with missing fingers, maybe it's for the best Zero was too wrapped up in other stuff to finally let that happen.

Even so, he closes his eyes and crosses his arms. ]

... I suppose seventeen years is a long enough wait. You're old enough to not get yourself killed in the process, anyway.

Hey, I was old enough to not do that back then, too.

[ Teasing. Maybe. Who knows. ]

So this mean you'll let me see it?

... Of course you were.

[ Dry teasing. Probably. But that aside-- ]

You can see it. ... In a few days, maybe.

[ Unlikely the kind of positive answer Trunks wanted to hear, but at the very least, Zero doesn't sound like he's just trying to delay things or mess with him. The trouble with charging your weapons through yourself and being unable to charge properly for a while after a certain daemon makes you push yourself too damn hard during a fight. ... It's a special kind of trouble, okay. ]

You mean you don't have it on you?

[ Blue eyes blink curiously at that, Trunks coming to stand a little closer to Zero as he gives a tilt of his head. ]

Something happen to it?

[ A beat. ]

To you?

[ He shakes his head, responding calmly. ]

The z-saber is fine. I just can't use it carelessly right now ... Not until I've had the time to fully recharge.

[ Well that's a touch concerning?? ]

Are you ok?

Yeah. ... I'll need to take it easy until tensions ease up some more, but I don't anticipate any other major incidents.

[ Unless the arehtei retaliate, but he feels they would've done so already if that were the case. ]

Were you involved in everything that went down a few weeks back?

[ As in... to try and put a stop to it because... he honestly doesn't believe Zero would be a culprit of the entire ordeal. ]

[ Zero's pretty positive Trunks means exactly that, so he nods. ]

I was. [ ... ] I wasn't injured, if that's what you're thinking ... Going all out in this world takes more out of me than I'm used to.

[ Which wouldn't have been a problem if some natives weren't interrupting his recharge time, or if energy crystals existed here, but welp. ]

[ There's a look of relief that touches him when Zero mentions he wasn't injured, though he still looks a little concerned at the whole "takes more out of me than I'm used to" part. ]

You don't have the sort of tech here needed to recharge or something, right? I mean, if that's what you're referring to.

Right ... I've been relying on solar energy, but the best spots for that here aren't accessible right now. ... It's annoying, but I've made it through far worse than this.

[ He could just go to Shaarnath and lay out in the desert or something similar, but he's not looking to bake his systems in the process, nor did taking a nap out in the desert - or even outside of the city - sound like a great plan. He'll just need to deal until things settle down, the way he sees it. ]

What sort of tech do you need to recharge yourself? Is it possible to replicate here within this world?

[ And there go the wheels in that head of his, starting to turn and wonder. ]

I doubt it. The beds used for recharging run on the energy crystals from my world, and those don't exist here. ... I don't know for certain how they work, either.

[ "Helpful", yes, but he's not about to take guesses on something he full-well knows he doesn't understand. ]

There's crystals within this world, aren't there? They might not be the exact same as from your world but their properties could very well be similar, especially if their make is more or less identical.

[ Fingers tap at his chin as he mulls over this, glancing up for a moment. ]

It's something I could always look into for you. I sort of do this stuff back home now anyways.

ZERO, after the 3rd

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