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( oz has spent some time practicing, so when the video feed comes on, it's steady and propped up to give a good view of him in the living room of his apartment. he shoots the camera a grin before holding up a helmet that may seem familiar to some people. )

Hello, everyone! You won't believe what I found today. ( a meow can be heard off-screen, and he corrects himself - ) Or more correctly, Li Jun did. Something like this must belong to someone, right?

( he hefts it up closer to the camera so that viewers on the network can get a better view. it's probably clear he basically thinks it's one of the coolest things ever. a real helmet like what a real knight would have!! maybe even what one of his favorite fictional knights would wear while doing something gallant.

it would probably be rude to put it on his head. which is what he does a moment later, cheerfully, because look okay how many chances like this does one get!! the network gets a wave before he takes it off and adds, )

Well, if it someone's, I wouldn't want to keep it from you. So tell me if it's yours, alright?

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I'm sure he'll understand if you explain the situation properly to him.

I've tried that already.

Then...why doesn't he believe you?

[What did you do to piss him off.]

I don't know that either!

( NOTHING WOW )

[He sighs. Fine, he won't ask questions, but this whole story still sounds weird.]

At any rate, don't take too long. I'm making cookies for you and your roommates.

[And they're not even burned this time!]

( !!!!!!!!!! )

You are? What kind?

[He picks up his tablet and points it at the table where a plateful of these are sitting, though there's still more baking in the oven.]

They're supposed to be raspberry, but they also taste like...lemon, sort of? [He sighs.] Food is so strange in this world...

Either way, I'm sure they're delicious, since you made them.

Hmph.

[This face.]

Come by after you're done dropping it off. All right?

( weird avoiding tendencies stand no chance against cookies... )

Alright, I will.

[His expression instantly calms, and he smiles warmly.]

I'll see you later.

( is the door unlocked or is he going to have to knock fifteen or so minutes later? )

[The door is always open for him! aka yes he's unlocked it and is setting the table with tea, sugar and cookies now.]

( letting himself in, then, and he makes an appreciative sound at that spread. )

[He just...discretely checks the ground behind him to make sure that the wagon and/or cat haven't followed him in first.]

You got it back to him safely?

( he's in luck! lenalee was last seen holding the cat, and the wagon's off somewhere. meanwhile, oz moves to take a seat as he talks. )

Yes! It was only on the third floor, so it wasn't far to go.

[Thaaaank goodness. Gilbert sighs and moves to Oz's side to fill his teacup.]

Did you figure out who took it from him to begin with?

( frowns just a little at the strangeness of the story he'd got )

He said he left it outside. I guess that's how the cat got into it.

--After all that he just left it outside?

[He didn't even get the whole story, but just from that he agrees that it's a little strange.]

That's all he would say about it.

( and seemed defensive enough that he wouldn't have anything else to say about it, to say nothing of ed's reaction. )

[Curious. Gil is still frowning when he walks across to the other side of the table and sits down, hesitating before pouring himself a cup.]

Now that it's returned, I guess it's not really our business any longer...

( he takes a sip of the tea and helps himself to a few cookies, piling them on a plate. )

There are all kinds of people here. ( by way of answer ) And a lot of them come from circumstances I could never have thought possible.

( oddly, he's reminded of ahiru. lucky she wasn't here to see how bad things got in the last battle, really. )

[Worlds with names that made no sense, with technology centuries more advanced than anything that they're familiar with. And some people who come from even simpler times than the ones that they know. It's still overwhelming if he lets himself get wrapped up thinking about it.

Which of course means that it's time to change the subject.]

Is everyone else in your apartment doing well?

[Pouring that cup for himself now. Should have made coffee too, he laments.]

( other worlds like this, not so odd in theory once one knows that this one exists - and why stop there? places like jack and ahiru and others had seen, one of which had had gilbert himself, adopting a daughter and starting his own family... )

They are! ( caesar's kept to himself even more than usual, with a mood not very unlike oz's own lately, and lenalee's been upset since both the battle and the new arrivals ) Everything's fine.

[He's smiling in that way that lets Gil know that some part of that is a lie, but that it's not bad enough to warrant further questioning. He sighs and places his cup down on the saucer. Fine, they can start with something else instead.]

Break's come down with a cold. I'm not even sure how long he's been keeping it from me...

[Though from the sound of it he wasn't aware of it entirely himself.]

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