[IC] [Old Radio/Waiting in Earth Crossover]

[futureforbirds]

**After the library of doom made Kaito cough his lungs out, our Kaito Team has decided to go back to the city behind the wall. Kaito's illness has gotten much worse due to his weakened immune system and sleeping outside all the time. But now, here they are. He finds himself staring up at the wall with mixed emotions of relief and dread. How in the hell are they going to sneak in?**

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[futureforbirds]

**Kaito was picking up on that nervous vibe, but he didn't quite understand what was wrong. Was he shy around girls?**

Yeah, he is. We've been traveling together.

**he was sitting up now, but the cough was still persistent. Not enough to knock him out again, but - it'd make an opening for KAITO to get away from Naomi, if she was making him uncomfortable.**

Hey, KAITO, can you get the cough syrup? It's in the medicine cabinet in the bathroom... should probably take some.

[deteriorated]

[He's so grateful for the opening. It's been a long time since he's seen a human in the first place, then he met Kaito, and now Kaito's good friend was hanging onto him and stuff. It was just. Kinda overwhelming (and a little embarrassing).]

Okay. I'll be back. [And so he goes.]

[futureforbirds]

Thanks. **Kaito sighs lightly, feeling sheepish about the whole thing**

Naomi, how long was I passed out? Did he go ahead and fill in the blanks for you, or should I?

[emptyseat]

Not too long. That's a good thing, by the way.

We didn't get to talk about much. He did try to tell me about -- [she quickly glances down at Mekaito] -- your little friend.

[She's still a little wary about him, since she's not used to seeing such a... creation. But at least it looked harmless. Sort of.]

[abovethewall]

I'm Kaito. [He spoke up, since she didn't seem to know what to call him. Introductions were in order. And now that she knew that he could talk and move, no reason to become ignored.]

You can ask me too... but Master knows more.

[emptyseat]

[She blinked in surprise when it spoke, but then started to giggle. Of course it'd be named Kaito.]

You know what? That's the least confusing thing I've heard so far.

I'm Naomi. I still don't really know what you are, but I'll try not to be afraid.

[abovethewall]

A look-alike. [That's what she called KAITO, and he and KAITO were the same kind of thing, so maybe this will be understandable!]

[emptyseat]

[And now she's laughing, lightly. He was doing wonders to calm her nerves.]

You're full of good sense, aren't you? That couldn't have been from Kaito.

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[futureforbirds]

Hey now...

[abovethewall]

Unh-uh. I got it from Kaito's father. He created me.

[emptyseat]

[Hahaha, Kaito. She shoots him an incredibly amused look. See? Even the little Kaito knows.]

Well, I guess he really knew his stuff. You must be the brains of the group, aren't you?

[abovethewall]

I don't have a brain. Those are for humans.

[emptyseat]

Yeah, you're right. I wonder what that says about the group, huh?

[She's just teasing, really. By now she's a little more comfortable around the little look-alike, so she returns her attention to Kaito.]

The other guy said your father gave him to you. That's why you left?

[futureforbirds]

O-oh.... yeah.

Naomi, I think there are people still alive outside of these walls. Another city. Dad gave me little Kaito and a... [he knew it was a radio by now, but she didn't, probably] ...singing metal box, with words in a strange language. It has to be transmitting from somewhere.

[emptyseat]

A singing metal box? And people?

Have you seen them? Were they out there?

[futureforbirds]

I haven't found them yet... but I did find KAITO, and that's important to me too.

[emptyseat]

Why? Was he by himself?

[futureforbirds]

Yeah, he was. For as long as we've been inside this wall, maybe more.

[emptyseat]

What do you mean? That's impossible!

[futureforbirds]

No, just terrible.

He's like little Kaito. Not human - and that's why he was left alone.

[emptyseat]

...you're kidding.

[She looks really surprised to hear this. Mekaito was believable, but KAITO? That would mean that he was way more complicated than the little one. Is that even possible, with the forbidden technology?]

He can't be, he looks just like another person. He acts like another person. How can he not be one?

[futureforbirds]

I think that too, I do a lot. I don't know how they could accomplish such a thing, because it's over my head...

But a long time ago, humanity had all kinds of technology. This city just kept us in the dark.

[emptyseat]

[She takes a moment to think about this. As impossible as it sounds, it's probably better for her to go with it and sort it all out later.]

That means he's from before the war, right? He's really that old?

How'd you find out he wasn't human?

[futureforbirds]

... Yeah, I guess he is pretty old. **he'd never really thought about how old that would make KAITO, but an estimate would put him in his 40s or 50s? Old enough to be his father. Odd thought.**

I found out because KAITO told me. He was surprised to find out that I was human; he believed we had gone extinct before we met.

[emptyseat]

That's...

[She doesn't know what to say.]

So people really did die off. I thought it was just a scary story they kept telling us.