#The Oracle Navi (Futaba Sakura IC)

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"Please don't hit on me I will cry."

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"You better. Or I'll make sure that he knows that you're still alive!" With that, she made her way fully out of the cafe and was back in Shibuya. It felt like the whole world had changed now that she knew that he was alive again and that they had such a conversation like this. She wasn't sure why it felt like everything had changed, but it did. And now she knew the realities surrounding her mother's death.

Or at least Akechi's perspective on it anyways.

Was she going to keep in contact with him? It was yet to be determined. Probably anyways, as she scrolled through her texts that she had sent via a burner number she set up. She still had the ability to fake her number for just these events. It worked out really well, though next time that she contacted him, it would be via her personal number. Now it was time to head back home, to decompress and reflect on everything...

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He had to admit, that was a bit to drop on someone randomly. And thinking back on it, it seemed to have been a habit of his even before they knew his intentions. Back when he was feigning the detective prince role. Either way, it looked like their meeting was over now.

Perhaps he'd stay here for a little while longer, though. This cafe had a nice atmosphere.

"You have my number," keep in touch. "I'll contact him soon."

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"You think you have it tough? Imagine never being able to see Sojiro again after failing him and being corrupted further than you already were...no curry for me ever again."

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"I kinda want to try out ice skating but I know I'll fall flat on my face and break my nose..."

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"Look, I need the energy alright?!" She says as she is drinking her 7th energy drink of the day.

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"Yeah basically. A big thing is, is that in a lot of cases, these sites, especially something as big as...for example, the pirate bay, that's a notorious site for piracy, it has a ton of backups that are stored in countries where they can't be easily taken down. And when they do they just get replaced immediately. It's like a game of cat and mouse but the cat can never win no matter how much it catches the mouse."

There was just a ton of information about computers and all that swirling through her mind, even though it might not have benefited her much. There was a reason why she was a prodigy in the world of hacking and such. With that in mind though, she was struggling on what else to talk about. She had picked her brain already so much today.

"Is there anything else that you want to know about, Ryuji? Otherwise I think we're pretty good here. I'm starting to get thirsty from talking so much anyways." And she was admittedly getting hungry as well. Definitely was going to get either some curry or just heat up some yakisoba in the microwave and drink one of her energy drinks. Either or was good enough for her.

"Huh...so it sounds like pirating sites have a really long history on the internet, then," He didn't really use or have all that much awareness of pirating websites so he didn't have all that much input to offer on the discussion of them. "I guess anything that saves shelf space is always a bonus for me, though!" He couldn't help but grimace at the mental image of his own shelves back home packed to the brim full of video games and CD's that he'd accumulated over the years. To be able to store everything online would certainly be a nice bonus! Though if you were planning on storing a lot of things, you'd probably need a lot of storage space for it but, hey! Given he didn't download much stuff off the internet in the first place, wasn't really his problem.

"Sure must be a pain for everyone who uses those websites," But he supposed that was just how things went these days, like a risk everyone accepted when they used these websites. Besides, if people were smart and downloaded as much as they could before the websites went down, presumably they'd be alright. Again, this was a topic he didn't have much input or experience in but to have anything go down unexpectedly sucked and he could empathize with that.

"Yeah this all sounds pretty complicated to me - I don't really understand anything about copyright either," Nor did he really wish to hear about it so it was for the best that she didn't go into details here. "I guess what matters is to just enjoy these websites and services while we have 'em, yeah? Make the most of them," That was his mindset regarding things - though not necessarily pirating websites, but in general - to make the best of each thing and appreciate it for what it was - even it was temporary and fleeting.

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@cxdemusings replied to you in a post “Why don't you believe in Astrology?”:

@oraclememehacker "Of all people, I thought you'd be the one to agree."

"That's not the funny option though. And definitely not what you say when Jupiter's red spot is intensifying."

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@fantomevoleur replied to your post “"I bet trying to date Akechi is like trying to...”:

"I see it more like hugging a feral cat who keeps scratching and biting you."

"Is that where those scratches came from? Or was that just from Mona when you tried to give him a bath."

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So, Akechi was in the hospital now thanks to her helping or rather, forcing him to go. She had gotten some blood all over her and now her clothes were ruined until she got the properly cleaned. Which given how hard it was to get blood stains out of clothing, was going to be a hard task for sure. What was more important though was that he was going to be okay, which he was.

What happened next wasn't surprising but still a factor she wasn't even considering at the time. The fact that the media was going to find out and take his agency about announcing his own return. On one hand she wasn't going to let him die, but on the other it must have hurt even more to have that stripped away from him.

Well, all she could do was go day to day like she was, pretending like she was shocked and surprised at his sudden revival, even though she was one of the first people who figured out he was alive, at least those who weren't taking care of him in the psyche ward. She sat in her computer chair as she was playing games on her PC and just thinking about some things. "Sorry Akechi, but it had to be done..."

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[oraclememehacker]

"Well then it was probably Inari's fault. Or Akiren's fault. I've done absolutely nothing today. Well, I did troll a featherman hater on a forum but I doubt that's what you're talking about anyways."

"Ryuji thinks a computer chip is something you can eat, Futaba. He didn't do it."

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"If I held hands with Akechi I think I would have to cut off my hand afterwards because it'd become infected."

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"It's once again that time of year. To preorder your KFC Christmas meal."

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@violetinfaith replied to your post “Futaba bites you affectionately. What do you do.”:

Sumi would become a puddle, and her face becomes as red as her hair.

"Worst things have happened." Bites again affectionately.

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"English has so many rules and such that contradict itself or doesn't even follow it's own rules. It's kind of crazy. I don't know any french though aside from some meme phrases." Japanese and English were the languages she knew, and her English was definitely not all that great. Just good enough for the online forums and such that she frequented and such.

The sounds of people talking about the subway heading to Yongen filled the area as they were getting close. "And yeah, it's called Didactic memory. Whenever I close my eyes, I can visualize something perfectly. It doesn't last too long, just long enough for me to really be able to see it. And that's how I was able to remember books from memory. Along with me just loving books in general. I'll have to try out some international books then."

Soon the subway stopped at their destination and they got off, Futaba stretching and moving her arms around. And then they were heading towards her neighborhood. "It's pretty narrow around here, as expected of these sorts of areas. The cafe is just up the road from here, and then my house is in the area. Not a big house, but it works enough for me and my dad."

"That's really cool!" Kotone stood closer to the aisle, letting Futaba have the window spot more away from the people. Seemed right since Futaba was shorter and less good with people. "That's called uh... Edi...? No... Gie...? No... Didactic Memory! That's the one! Where you can recall images vividly from memory! That is super cool to have!"

Kotone smirked. "I've been reading a couple light novels, but a friend of mine has suggested more international books actually. I use a translation app to put the books in Japanese when I take a pic of the pages. It's super cool! Though I know a little English and I'm learning French." Was she learning French to impress Mitsuru? Yes. She liked showing off to her for... reasons.

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"I never understood why skeletons are supposed to be scary. They're just bones. Now if I saw a muscle person walk past me, I'd be terrified."

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Online Meeting IRL (Futaba/Sylvia)

Location: Akihibara Time: Afternoon

"Damn, the Featherman search was fruitless." Futaba let off a sigh as all she was finding was the usual common stuff in all the stores that she usually perused. It was either stuff she already had or stuff that she didn't have room for in her really small room or that she just wasn't interested in to begin with. Well, she decided to check out another shop that sold figures.

It was a nice little shop, and had figures from various pieces of media, including Pokemon/Pocket Monsters. She always found it amusing that the west basically shortened the name and it became the standard for everywhere. Well, it was a more fun name to say anyways. As she was perusing the place, some Pokemon music playing through her headphones, she saw something interesting.

They were rare minifigures from Tomy from 1998. And they were just standing there out in the open. Maybe the owner didn't quite understand their value. She went to pick up the Charizard one when she felt a hand grab hers. She jolted back in surprise as she saw who it was. She didn't know who they were but she was certainly taken by surprise.

"Oh um...s-sorry about that...h-heh, you um, took me by surprise...I'm glad I didn't knock those down."

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