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[n5]

[ Five is in the garden, sitting on the grass with a big golden retriever seemingly sleeping on his lap, effectively pinning him in place. The dog's eyes are closed, but if one is observant, they might notice the tail wagging lazily behind him. Five has one hand on Sammy's head, gently scratching him between the ears as he tries to come up with what to say now that he's decided to announce his presence again.

He came back a few days ago after what feels like a lifetime away. He's found his other self, but he's been afraid to ask who else is around. Afraid about who might not be. But he's never been keen on wasting time, and while his memories are still fuzzy, it's better to rip the metaphorical ban-aid once and for all. ]

Ey, so...it's been some time. [ He's grown up, grown older, and even though it can't be seen because the dog is on his legs, Five left the damn shorts behind him a few years ago. There's also a tiredness in his eyes that wasn't there before. ]

I have two important questions;

Number one, who's not dead?
And number two, do we have any lint rollers?

[ As people can see by the sorry the state of Five's suit, now covered in fur, wearing dark clothes, and having a golden retriever as a pet is a bad combination. ]

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[oldmanfive]

If we can't find the physical copy, we can resort to looking for a digital one. I do have a kindle. I just don't use it very often, since I like having a physical book in my hands.

[ Five chuckles, quite happy with the idea of sharing the book shopping journey with two of their favorite brothers. Though he's not sure if Viktor would be that interested, since many of his interests have changed once he fully embraced himself. ]

I bet Ben would be interested, not sure about Viktor since a lot of his interests have changed. He doesn't even play violin anymore.

[ He says with a bit of a sadness as he does remember that he and Viktor had kind of grown a part when Viktor moved to Canada and started his bar. Though they were here now, so maybe they could fix that distance. The sadness only last a moment as he does smile when they decide on asking the others about donut options. It was always good to have a reference point. ]

I'm in the kitchen right now. Come have some coffee. You know there are always pots on when either of us are here.

[n5]

I like books better too; they feel more real. Tactile experience and all. If we only find a digital copy, we can always print it.

[ In true Old Man fashion, Five has to bring up that idea. ]

That's a good point about Viktor. I feel like I don't know him so well these days. I want to work to fix that if the opportunity arises, hence the suggestion of spending more time together doing whatever. 

[ That's sadness and regret that Five can understand, so he gives his twin a sympathetic look. He misses that too—the connection they used to have, even if it was different back then. Five is glad that Viktor can finally live as he wants and be more true to himself, but regrets how it seems to have driven them apart as well. Time to find a common middle ground. ]

I'll be there in a moment, I can always use more caffeine.

[oldmanfive]

That's a good idea. We can totally print out a digital copy, if we don't find a physical one.

[ Definitely Five thinks that is an excellent idea, since he really does prefer physical media to digital media. ]

Hopefully we do get the chance to fix things with him and any of the others that we haven't been close too.

[ It's not lost on him that they all drifted apart once they had no powers and were living in Reginald's ideal world. ]

Alright, I'll be here.

[n5]

Or a couple. I know bookbinding so giving it a proper cover won't be difficult.

[ That way they can each have one, in case they decide to re-read it at the same time, or they want to keep it in their rooms. ]

Maybe, who knows? It never seems to get any easier when it comes to that. One would think we would all learn form our mistakes, and then...Luther is often the best at finding ways to get us all together. [ Or at least the one who tries the hardest, even if it gets annoying on occasion. ]

See ya soon.