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The what-? [It's a good thing for the both of them that Kyousuke happens to be awake at this hour, reading an engaging story book well past his bedtime (Hey, little kids rebelling against their sisters is a part of life!).

As it is he hears the cursing before seeing the teenager coming, followed by looking up and seeing Kaz zooming at him at max speed.] Ahhh! [The book's flung up in the air as he reacts instinctively to the impending intruder and danger, creating a protective barrier around himself to minimize the damage by dispersing it over a wider area than his body.

That being said the impact still hurts at least twice as bad as having paint balls shot at him at full speed, and Kyousuke's dismayed cry is in tandem with the sound of something cracking...hopefully that was the bed.]

P-please get off me... [It's barely a whimper, and he's really trying not to cry. Really.]

Edited 2015-10-15 05:22 (UTC)

Nhhh? Wha- oh shit, sorry!

[Kazuya scrambled off of the kid - though, since he still didn't know where he was, only that he was currently suffocating some poor brat beneath his body, he ended up tumbling right off the bed. After more yelping and banging of elbows against the floor (ow, his funny bone!), Kazuya's head peeked above the edge of the bed, his expression one of both guilt and worry]

Ummm, uh, are you.... okay....?

[He even reached out to poke him. Please don't die, kid]

Oww! [Kaz can take that yelp as an indication that the kid he just crushed is 1) Very much alive and 2) Cross at having his side being poked, that hurts!

But Kyousuke's still a soldier and he grits his teeth, forcing himself to not use words his sister would punch him for if she ever heard him saying them as he sits up to peer at Kaz.] I'm fine, just really sore... [No he's not, but he doesn't want to make Kaz more worried.] What about you? That looked like teleportation, but it sounds like you were going somewhere else.

[Kaz flinched at the yelp and sunk down even lower until only his eyes could be seen, blinking rapidly]

Ehhhh...? Um...? Teleporting? Uh, you saw that? [And was apparently reacting well to it? Teleporting normally meant "demons" to humans, and demons meant "the thing that is going to eat me oh god" to them. To have someone act so blasé... oh, god, don't tell him he slipped into another dimension again!] Well, I kind of... did? I guess it's obvious I, erm, botched it. Badly.

Yeah, you kind of did. I'm sure Akuta-san wouldn't be so careless... [His head is cocked, eyes looking upward where Kaz came from- that didn't look like any kind of teleportation he's seen before, and thinking about it is a welcome distraction from his aching everything.

Kyousuke turns to look back a few seconds later, sizing up Kaz as much as a tiny 9-year old boy can- doesn't look dangerous, but looks can be deceiving.] A-anyway, you don't look like you're from here at all. Isn't it really dangerous to teleport far away? You could get stuck forever! [Yet far from being apprehensive he's actually really curious, it's like he's expecting Kaz to explain how his powers work.]

Ah...

[Kazuya really wasn't sure what to do here. He had a way too curious kid here, asking questions, and though it'd be easy to do an emergency retreat back to the demon world, he didn't want to do that in front of the kid. Demons normally took opportunities like that to slip into the world he just left, and while it never happened if he did it carefully, doing it in a rapid rush was just asking for him to accidentally set loose some kind of demon in this poor kid's bedroom. Nope. He couldn't do that.

Ahhh, what to do, then...]

Well, you're right, I do come from far, far away... [He straightened up from where he'd been hiding behind the bed, resting his elbows on the mattress and adopting a more relaxed posture. Maybe he could just talk his way out of this? Once the kid grew bored with questioning the magically teleporting boy, Kazuya could slip out, find a quiet, isolated spot, and do a careful jump back to the demon world] But I don't think you can get stuck. How can you get stuck in nothing? No, if you miss the mark like me, you'll just get spit out into some random coordinate at various speed.

[...]

So, er, I guess it can be dangerous... I mean, if you were a solid brick wall instead of a squishy kid, I think I'd be nursing more than a few broken bones right now.

I'm not a squishy kid! [So comes Kyousuke's indignant protest, which is duly followed by a wince and a pout.

And oops, maybe he shouldn't have said that thing about teleportation. It's just an idle thought he's had while watching Akuta practice after all, and since he'd rather not draw attention to made-up theories he'll just look down nervously at his lap.]

But I guess you're right...Teleportation's really advanced, but there's a lot that can go wrong with it. [He falls silent for a bit, wondering if he should try and get Kaz to leave before someone finds him.] Where were you going, though? [Those clothes don't look like anything I've ever seen, and he speaks Japanese too...could he be from the future?]

[How cute. Kazuya almost cooed at that pouty protest, but managed to restrain himself, hiding his grin behind his hand... Though he sobered up quickly when the kid asked his next question. Now... for the tricky part...]

Er, well... I was going to the Hills Building in Tokyo. [He keenly observed the kid for a reaction. If this was a different dimension, the name would mean nothing. If it was his though... well, every human knew the Hills Building as where Babel resided, so he knew what reaction to expect] Instead I've ended up... this is still Japan, right? You're a Japanese kid in Japan, yeah?

[It's a good thing Kaz asked that question, or maybe it's not because Kyousuke's suddenly perking up and sitting upright, seemingly excited by what he said.]

Yeah, I'm from Japan. But this isn't Japan though, we're currently at a country called Impalahen. [And that's Kaz's answer, there's definitely no Impalahen where he's from and now he has a very curious child to deal with, oops.]

I never thought anyone could teleport that far- you're really amazing! [One curious and very impressed child, oh dear.]

Edited (Typo) 2015-10-17 14:32 (UTC)

[Fuck.]

Ah, I wouldn't... I wouldn't say amazing. I mean, I ended up in a totally different country than what I wanted. Maybe, uh, "lucky" would be a better word to use.

[Okay, so, another dimension. It's cool, he's dealt with this situation before. He'll just have to be careful not to give anything away - which he had a feeling would be difficult, with how this kid was staring at him with stars in his eyes. He was so bad at lying, but, all he had to do was pretend to know what the kid was talking about right? He couldn't lie, but he could try and bluff!]

So, um, Impalahen. That's around- [If there was a "Japan" in this world then would the continent names be the same? Er, think, Asia, Europe, Africa or the Americas? Pick pick pick-] -Europe, right? Like, next to, uh, Germany? Or... France?

[It sounded like one of those European names. Please say he was talking sense to this kid]

Um, uh... [That's completely wrong! But should I correct him? To his credit Kyousuke does a good job of rubbing his clearly hurt head (It's not) while hesitating, so Kaz won't get the impression that he's trying to be a smartass.]

It's in Asia. And it's supposed to be Jermany and Franse... [He trails off there, already anticipating a not good reaction like the ones he nearly always gets when he corrects Fujiko.]

Edited (Wrong icon) 2015-10-17 16:54 (UTC)

Ah.

[Well, at least Europe is attached to Asia so he was, uh, closeish. At the very least, the kid didn't look all that suspicious about Kazuya getting something presumably well known wildly wrong, so he could totally recover from this! Though... didn't he seem a little nervous? What, did he expect Kaz to snap at him or what?]

Oh! That's right! Haha, sorry, I'm really bad with Geography. No wonder I ended up here instead of Tokyo, eh? [He smiled, hoping to smooth over the hiccup as well as he could. Yup, just a simple, ignorant mistake, totally not an alien here] In fact, maybe it's best if I looked at a map or something. Have you got one here?

[That laugh is quite unexpected but it succeeds in getting Kyousuke to relax, settling back on his pillow with eyes wide open. It's true that he's not suspicious of Kaz at all, but there's something puzzling about all of this- how can anyone with teleportation powers travel such an impossibly large distance and not have the sense to plot out their coordinates by knowing their geography?

That aside!]

Huh, I guess so...and yeah, I've one right here. [Well no, there isn't a map on the bed right now but there is one on the wall, and Kyousuke casually summons it to his side by a simple wave of his hand. The map itself is fairly non-descript, but it does show signs of having been pored over a lot and has a trail from Japan drawn towards Impalahen, along with numbers at the bottom stating that the map was made in 1930.] Here you go.

[Kazuya managed to stifle a twitch of surprise at the casual show of supernatural power, holding himself very still as he took a very discreet sniff. There was no whiff of demonic power there, so... an oddity of this dimension, then? The few he had accidentally tripped into had its own strange way of functioning, and it seemed this one was letting normal humans have psychic powers.

...

Well, alright then]

Interesting party trick there... ah, thanks. Now let's seeee~ Japan, Japan, Japan... [He spread out the map on the bed before him and started to try and find Japan when-] Hey, wait a minute, 1930? Why're you using such an outdated map?

[And it was recently used too, judging by how manhandled and fresh the drawings were on it - one of the lines helpfully led back to Japan too. Well, he supposed it wasn't a problem since he doubted Japan would've moved more than a few inches in the next eighty years, but it still struck him as quite strange. In fact, who even carried a physical map within easy reach these days? GPS on a smartphone was much more helpful...]

This isn't any party trick, it's telekinesis! [This is said with a proud huff as Kyousuke demonstrates by telekinetically lifting his pillow and dropping it, letting gravity take its course. It doesn't even occur to him that Kaz might not know what it is for other reasons- no problem, if Kaz doesn't know then he'll explain.]

And this map's only nine years old. We don't have a lot of money, and it's not like the world changes that quickly. [Which means that Kaz has managed the monumental feat of teleporting into another dimension and into the past to boot! Kyousuke might be shrugging like the smug know-it-all he'll eventually become, but this could get bad soon.]

[Kazuya eyed the pillow as if expecting to fly at his face, filing that away for now. "Telekinesis", huh? Looked like an extremely controlled Zan spell to him, but, again, different dimension, different rules, different... time, apparently...]

Nine years old? Oh, yeah, uh, that makes sense. Not to buy a new one, I mean. It's only... nine years old...

[So, it was 1939 here. That was important, wasn't it? It was prodding at him as being important, because even if this world had strangely named countries, they were eerily familiar to his world's, enough so that he wondered if everything else, down to history was similar too. Borders were made through history, after all. So, 1939, how was that important again...?

For an embarrassingly long moment, Kazuya stared at the date on the map uncomprehendingly - until the anvil dropped. 1939. 1939. FUCKING HITLER]

Wait, it's World War 2 right now?! [Oh, fuck! No, wait, he shouldn't be shouting that - of course it was WWII! Way to look fucking suspicious, Kazuya!] I mean- uh. I mean, just, uh, double checking, i-it's... it's 1939 right now...?

Y-yeah, it is. [He suddenly stares intently at Kaz before edging closer, which is quite the comical sight considering that he looks like a kitten cautiously stalking its mother's tail.]

Um...are you okay, mister? Sorry if it seems rude, but it kind of sounds like you might be from somewhere else or you lost your memories...does your head hurt?

You have no idea...

[He could feel an incoming migraine from this mess. Normally the dimensions he fell into were around the same time period - just how far down did he fall into the Amala Universe this time? Were the worlds even lined up in chronological order? Ugh, thinking about it was painful...]

Ah, look, it's pretty complicated but... it doesn't matter. I know how to get back.

[He looked over the map again - Japan was where it was meant to be. Maybe he could do a direct jump to his world from this one? With so many similarities, they had to be within a stone's throw from each other. Though, last time he did something like that, he ended up pinballing between different dimensions for a good few hours, which had been nausea-inducing. No, maybe it'd be best to just jump back to the demon world and try again from there - he knew which direction to travel to from there, at least]

Erm, in theory, anyway- I sound totally crazy. Never mind. Go back to bed, kid, and, uh, pretend this was all a weird dream.

[This was the kind of thing Kyousuke would normally comply to for the sake of being polite but he has so many unanswered questions, and if Kaz is really from the future he just can't help wondering if he can find out more about that sad future he'd only gotten a glimpse of.

His tone is rather more insistent the next time around, clearly wanting Kaz to stay for now.]

But I don't want to go back to bed. It still hurts, and I want to know more about you before you go. [Oh, never let it be said that Kyousuke couldn't be a sneaky bastard even as a child. Some things never change!]

[Kyousuke's words struck true - Kazuya looked discomforted at the "it still hurts", giving the kid a critical once over before heaving a deep sigh. Geeze...]

Okay, okay, fine. [He pushed the map to the side and patted the clear space with his hand. Too soft, an insidious voice purred in the back of his mind, but Kazuya ignored it. Who would believe a young kid like this if he rambled about time travelling teenagers anyway? It'd be even better if he cleaned up the evidence too, i.e whatever bumps and bruises he gave the poor thing (plus he felt really bad about it)] C'mere and I'll make it stop hurting. You can ask questions during that, but then, nope, nadda, you'll get nothing else from me once I'm done. Deal?

It's a deal! [Even a vigorous nod hurts like hell, but Kyousuke will just bear with it and come closer. How exciting to meet a teleporter from faraway in his room- it's exciting enough that his usual meekness is set aside.]

Oh, and my name's Hyoubu Kyousuke. It's nice to meet you! [Even if you could have done it without breaking my ribs and my bed...]

Hyoubu Kyousuke, huh?

[Kazuya smirked slightly, though it seemed like he wasn't going to share the joke as he reached out and started poking and prodding the brat to see where the worst of the damage was. Cracked ribs, oi... this kid seriously had steel nerves to sit and chat so casually when getting an injury like that.

...

Or, he was used to it. Kazuya frowned at that thought]

Well, I'm Kazuya Minegishi. You can call me Kaz, though. [He finished his inspection, straightening up] Okay, this might feel a little strange, healing isn't exactly my thing.

[He normally delegated that to his demons than deal with that himself, but that didn't mean he was incapable of it. Force healing somebody was fine if you had enough raw power to do so, though with a kid this young, he was leery about it. Guess his old COMP had to come out for some fine-tuned control.

He unhooked an odd console from his belt loop, and flipped it open. It was almost nostalgic to look at that screen again]

Cracked ribs, cracked ribs, so... Dia will do. Prayer would be overkill...

[Strictly speaking Kyousuke isn't used to such injuries but he is used to what happens when he disobeys his sister, and he's more afraid of the consequences if she finds out he was up late than he is of this stranger who has been apologetic since the start.

He tries his best to smile and deal with the prodding but patience has truly never been one of Kyousuke's better virtues past or present and he starts whimpering two pokes in, flinching in spite of himself.]

Stop that, it hurts! [He's almost sure there has to be tears and rubs his eyes, only to catch sight of the COMP.]

Oh, is that some kind of healing device Kaz? [Seconds later, as an afterthought] ...You're not some kind of wizard, are you?

[Kazuya almost cringed at the sight of tears, but held it in as he gave a few more taps of his COMP. It felt like ages since he had to do something like this - equipping spells and the like, but it was like riding a bike. You didn't really forget how to do it through this roundabout way.

Plus, it helped that Naoya designed the COMP to be user-friendly. Anyone could pick it up and use it - which was the biggest problem about it. Anyone could use it, and most people weren't very wise when wielding the powers of demons, sadly]

A wizard? What type of wizard uses a COMP? [Out of all the guesses he expected... that was out of left field. With "Dia" now equipped, he held the COMP loosely in one hand, and held the other over the kid's ribs. A gentle glow gleamed, a tiny little mote drifting from his fingers to Kyousuke. He should feel a soft, warm feeling, and the pain decreasing] Nah, this isn't anything special, really. Plenty of ordinary people can do this where I'm from.

[Kyousuke had watched the gentle glow with fascination and he beams brightly the moment his pain subsides, waving his hand to make the story book from earlier fly into his hands.]

This book's called The Time Traveler- it's kind of depressing since the world ends, but what if espers became more common in the future instead? [He's so optimistic when he says that, the very picture of boyish naivete.] That power of yours is like Shiga-san's power, and I'm sure he'd be impressed! [It actually doesn't occur to Kyousuke that storing energy on COMPs could be a bit tedious, as he's too young to consider these things in detail, bouncing from one idea to another.

And yes, he does wonder if Kaz is from the future. Explain?]

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