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[uchuujin]

Yeah!!! Come on come on!!!!

[bauhinia]

okay i'm heading over now
don't do anything crazy yeah

[uchuujin]

I won't!!!! I got it under control!!!!

[bauhinia]

i am totally happy to hear that

[ He's on his way, too, so give it about 15 minutes and he'll poke his head in. ]

Yo.

[uchuujin]

[Sup Honkers. He pulls away from the glass and waves excitedly. SUPER EXCITED. He can barely contain it.]

Hong Kong! I'm super super happy! All of my tricks are gonna be even cooler now!

[bauhinia]

[ What's happening, Haruuuuu. ]

Yeah? D'you wanna show me one- or is it a surprise?

[uchuujin]

Yeah, yeah! Watch this!

[Haru presses a hand to the glass and focuses on the fish. They quickly come over, a huge school gathering. With a move of his hand, he gets them to move! He has them twirl together and swim upward, eventually letting go. They disperse naturally and Haru smiles more.]

See? Super cool! Pretty, too, right?

[bauhinia]

Uh, yeah. [ He's just sort of... staring...

because he was expecting that, but at the same time, he was not expecting that. ] Pretty.

[uchuujin]

[He beams, looking back to the glass. He closes his eyes and then pulls away, spinning.]

They say thank you!! They like compliments like that.

[bauhinia]

Yeah? I guess that makes sense. [ Still kinda staring... a little bit.... ] So they'll do pretty much anything you ask?

[uchuujin]

Yup! I usually just make them do it, but... I ask, too! Just in case they don't want to.

[You'd think he'd use this power to his advantage with fishing.... but he doesn't. He hardly uses it on fish.]

[bauhinia]

So you can do both. Ask and tell.

[ Just so we're on the record about all this!! And wow, that's quite sporting of you, Haru. All things considered? ]

[uchuujin]

Yeah! It's good to ask. But I don't think they mind too much if I just tell them. I thank them! And I let them go back to what they're doing.

[Which isn't much. The simple life.]

[bauhinia]

Do they remember you if you talk to them again? [ He cocks his head to one side. ]

[uchuujin]

Yep! Fish have good memories! They're not as smart as we are, but that's because we're aliens. We have powers, these ones don't. So it's different!

[bauhinia]

Yeah? [ He cocks his head to the other side. ] People say fish have really bad memories. I guess it's just goldfish, but anyway. I heard it wasn't true, I was just wondering.

[uchuujin]

Huh... that's weird! But humans wouldn't really know, would they? They're not fish.

[bauhinia]

You'd think, right? That's what I'd think. I'm not even really human, either.

[uchuujin]

Mm! That's right. You're a person-place.

[It makes sense in his mind, okay. But... on this subject. He looks a little awkward.]

Um! I trust you a whoooole bunch Hong Kong! Even though you're not an alien like me... you're not human. [Fidget fidget. what is he, Urara?] And I met another alien here! They said that humans are using us. Do you think they are...?

[bauhinia]

[ Haru, you're... kind of cute. But you didn't hear it from me. ]

That totally depends on a bunch of stuff. Who is "they" and what do they mean by "use" and how d'you think they're doing that?

[uchuujin]

[Only kinda? Shame.]

"They" is Nue! She has a... nightclub! It's called Otherwordly. It's like space! And, um... using as in... wanting to control us! Because we're stronger and better than humans. Nue said humans lie to us all the time and if they could, they'd kill us.

I don't want to believe all that... but I trust her...

[Wait, this was all supposed to be a secret. Well. He's far too worried to care about that right now.]

[bauhinia]

[ Gotta protect Hong Kong's image as a tough guy here. Yeah. ]

Yeah, I know her. [ A little bit. ] I'm pretty sure she's exaggerating a little. Wanna know what I think?

[uchuujin]

Really? [Looking hopeful! Haru nods.] Yeah, I wanna know!

[bauhinia]

I think you're totally safe. I wouldn't worry about it unless you like, find someone who says they wanna hurt you.

[uchuujin]

[He's visibly relieved at that. Phew!]

Right! I'm glad... I didn't want to believe that humans would hurt me. I know I can trust you more, Hong Kong!! But... does this make Nue a liar? Is she bad?