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johnny says it could be true

[ three guesses what 'it' is ]

[ The name isn't one that he recognizes, but given context, he can assume it's Dutch. So she's going by an alias here. ]

Johnny's here?

[ That's something she'd failed to mention during their first conversation. ]

yeah, he is

[ never mind that ]

so i'm thinking i'll buy you a drink and you'll tell me every single thing you know about me

I'm not sure how much I'll be able to tell. You played things pretty close to the chest.

I won't say no to a drink, though.

[ The fact that Dutch is reaching out at all is more than he'd expected. ]

good

[ that sounds like her. and it makes her fractionally more comfortable with this whole thing.

she sends an address ping to one of the fight ring locations. they've always got bars and who knows whether dutch'll need to work out some aggression after this talk or not. ]

meet me there at ten tonight

[ The address is curious, especially when Jack does a quick internet search and nothing comes up. Whatever this place is, it's not something that's "official."

If it was someone else, he would have found the invitation suspect, but this is Dutch. ]

Got it. I'll be there.

don't wear anything nice

[ it's definitely nowhere official. and it's not fancy. dutch figures he's not the type for that, but - better safe than sorry. (well, sometimes.) ]

Wasn't planning on it.

[ As discussed, 76 shows up at the location that she provided at the correct time, not bothering to wait for Dutch to show herself before he enters the building. He has to go down a long series of stairs to even access the main event, which isn't the bar that he'd been expecting but something else entirely.

In some ways, something far more his speed. The fact that it's a fighting ring means that it's probably not strictly legal. Given the avenues that he and Gabriel are exploring, this is the exact sort of place he'd been looking for.

He finds a spot in the rowdy crowd to watch the next fight, though also keeps an eye on the entrance for any sign of Dutch. ]

[Bad username or site: kylo @ ren] has pinged you.

[A picture of the snow in New Tokyo. The path itself is quite covered, but there is an indentation where everyone's been walking. Apparently Riku liked the well-treaded path enough to save an image of it.

Also? Not the picture he meant to send.]

Look, I'm worried. We haven't seen anything like this before.

I'm sorry.

I'll keep trying, but I'm helping people. I'm sure you are, too. Everything is on the fritz, or I'd try to call you.

Sora, take care of yourself.

[ The warnings had come from El, and that had given Jack more than enough reason to not try and send any direct messages. Other people are not being nearly as careful, though. It's awkward to receive what looks to be a pretty personal message, so he keeps his response brief. ]

You've got the wrong number.

[ So to speak. ]