Text: This is a public service announcement

[lighter_flick]

[After he wakes up from that weird dream, it takes him a few more hours to realize that Eikichi is, somehow, missing. And...that was it! That was the straw that broke the proverbial camel's back! Because by mid-morning, there is an angry-looking text post from Tatsuya on the network, with only these words of warning.]

ATTN: HINOTO-RI

PHILEMON WILL RUIN YOUR LIFE

[That's....it. Maybe he should elaborate.]

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Re: text

[not_that_scary]

No, I got that. You were quite clear in your explanations to the others. Philemon and Nyarlethotep are two sides of the same coin, and while Philemon is benevolent, everything he touches turns to shit. Your initial message was blunt in its delivery, but was too blunt and left a lot of people confused due to a lack of details.

Now, I'm a man of the information age, so I'll get right to it. The reason I mention capslock is because your texts are written in all capital letters, which is generally a sign of capslock being used by those too lazy to bother with the shift key. When people see posts like that on the forums, they tend to be disregarded as spambots or trolls. Most of the time, that's true, but as you've proven just now, there's always an exception to the rule.

Forum etiquette is important when dealing with making your posts. One step out of line is enough for people to disregard you completely. Hell, even a bad username can kill any sort of credibility you were trying to cultivate. [Poor butt-rice]

That having been said, how will you actually deal with Philemon and Nyarlethotep? I intend to do what I can in reaction, but I don't know how these guys operate. Seeing as you have a better idea of how they work, you'd be able to help others in countering their plans. Would you be willing to help us?

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[...Forum...what? Man whatever, he's been on the net a few times but...damn, being from 1999 is hard.]

Fine, is this better?

And of course I'm willing to help. I don't know what I'm going to do about them yet but I do know how they operate.

And a switch to video

[not_that_scary]

Exactly. Sorry about riding on you like that, you didn't seem like you were familiar with this sort of setup.

I'm Ryou Misaki. I look forward to working with you in the future. If you ever need anything delivered across the city, me and my bike are more than able to help for an incredibly affordable price.

[video]

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[Good, it was much easier to talk over video anyway. Plus, Ryou said the magic word, and that word was "bike".]

Yeah...? [He gives a nod. This guy actually seemed pretty alright, even if he looked a little odd.] Alright, thanks. I'm Tatsuya Suou.

...What kinda model do you have?

Re: [video]

[not_that_scary]

[Haseo smirks] Don't blink! [He switches the video feed from the watch to his glasses, and summons his bike with a flash of light.] It came with me when I arrived here. I've run over many a monster with this bad boy. [It's a steam bike. It's certainly not the motorcycle Tatsuya may own, but it had a charm to itself, at least in Haseo's eyes.]

[video]

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[...oh...my...good gosh!!]

Wh..th...whoa! [So that made him almost verbally keysmash, impressive!] That design's...interesting.

[It'd certainly work for running over demons, he's gotta admit.]