[ Despite telling himself that he's going to backtrack through the Demise archives to try to catch up on everything that's happened since he left, Kurapika actually hasn't gotten that far through the mass of posts. The first thing he's confirmed is that Kuroro isn't here, and it's making him want to smash everything breakable within reach. Prussia's presence has at least dulled the ache in his chest a bit, but that's as much as he knows at the moment.
He should be forgiven, therefore, for hardly daring to believe his eyes when he sees the feed of a harassed Sasuke on his communicator, and hears the other boy mentioning Naruto's name. Sasuke looks unchanged, but Kurapika remembers Neku, and another Neku, and BREW's other illogical habit of summoning the same people from different timelines. It had tampered with his memories. He can't go into this expecting people he knows to know him back--it might even get him killed if a different Kuroro is ever brought here, one who never went through their turbulent partnership with him.
It takes him another minute before he nervously flicks the video on, but he keeps both his voice and his expression carefully blank as he composes his reply. ]
[video] I'm starting to regret deciding not to get paid.
He should be forgiven, therefore, for hardly daring to believe his eyes when he sees the feed of a harassed Sasuke on his communicator, and hears the other boy mentioning Naruto's name. Sasuke looks unchanged, but Kurapika remembers Neku, and another Neku, and BREW's other illogical habit of summoning the same people from different timelines. It had tampered with his memories. He can't go into this expecting people he knows to know him back--it might even get him killed if a different Kuroro is ever brought here, one who never went through their turbulent partnership with him.
It takes him another minute before he nervously flicks the video on, but he keeps both his voice and his expression carefully blank as he composes his reply. ]
You should invest in a pet carrier.