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Uh...

[ Was he hoping he wouldn't notice? Or maybe that Majima was just suddenly cool with it? Who the fuck knows. Kiryu isn't exactly looking at the business card now that he's on the spot. ]

This... morning? I woke up like this. Somehow.

[ It's really weird WHAT IS HE GOING TO TELL PEOPLE. He's a little too embarrassed to ask about the Japanese, honestly. ]

...nothing fits right anymore.

Of course nothin' fuckin' fits, 'cause ya look like the kinda guy who could fight two fuckin' tigers.

[ he takes a few steps closer, eyeing...well, all of him ]

Goddamn...

[ Oh, Majima has a point. Kiryu was kind of not thinking that far considering he woke up in a different body, but. That is pretty cool. ]

I guess so.

[ I assure you he is having a very muted reaction but on the inside he's still pretty ???!??? about this. He might be embarrassed but he doesn't seem to mind Majima staring... ]

I don't feel super different, but I called out of work just in case...

Ya're gonna have to show 'em eventually. You know that, right?

[ he does at least manage to look a little concerned, sensitive to kiryu's understandable surprise at this whole thing. ]

Yeah, I just need to... think of something to say.

[ He's not the best at excuses... ]

There's no explanation that would make any sense.

[ Why must he be a tiger-fighting badass???? ]

Just...

[ majima doesn't know, because he has other things to worry about than suddenly becoming hot. for once, amazingly, his own problem seems a little more worth talking about. but only because it has to do with kiryu.

he looks down at the business card in his hand and finally hands it over. ]

Look, we need to talk about this. The thing I got in the mail. Then we can sort out your I'm suddenly ripped problems.

Okay, yeah. Of course.

[ Majima seemed way more upset than Kiryu, so it's definitely worth focusing on him. He can worry about this shit later. ]

Is it a business card?

Yeah. Look at it.

[ does kiryu even know the kanji to his name? 'cause majima sure as fuck didn't until this morning. but he points to it all the same. kazuma kiryu. ]

[ It's been a while since he saw his name written in kanji. His parents made sure he knew it, and Makoto had liked how it looked as a kid, so it takes a double-take, but.... ]

Is this... mine?

I think so.

[ he points to the top left corner. ]

This says Tachibana Real Estate -- but none of this makes sense. There's an address in Kamurocho -- Kamurocho doesn't fuckin' exist.

[ thanks google ]

You can read this?

[ Kiryu definitely recognized Tachibana but he wouldn't have known the rest. ]

And you... got this in the mail? Was it from Retrospec?

Yeah, surprise, I speak Japanese now.

[ it's so weird??? anyway majima hands the card over and goes back to pacing. hes just got too much energy to handle this right now ]

It came from Retrospec. People get things that...relate to them somehow, right?

You remembered.

[ And by remembered, he means "remembered." Just like he remembered how to fight. It's weird. So damn weird. ]

Yeah, that's how it's supposed to be. [ Or so everyone's said. There's no way they'd mix things up now, right? Kiryu looks the card over. Maybe he'll remember something just looking at this. ]

Does this mean... you knew me? We knew each other?

Maybe? I mean, we must've, right? That's what this means.

[ he doesn't know. it was one thing when it was forgetting hypothetical random girls he clearly wasn't attached to, it's another thing if he forgot someone as important to him as kiryu is ]

It has to be.

[ Kiryu can't remember him either, not from before... but this must be some kind of sign. They can't just write it off. Kiryu might not remember what the deal is with this business card, but that's how his dad always wrote his name... ]

This can't be a coincidence.

I don't fuckin' like this.

[ also: the sky?? also: jim??? also he cares so much more about his memories now. ]

Which part?

[ The remembering Kiryu or the everything being connected, or...? ]

Everything's pretty fucked up right now.

Not knowing. Why the fuck did they send this to me, what am I supposed to do with it?

[what good is it to know that they knew each other -- or rather, to guess they knew each other -- without having any context to it?]

I think it's up to us to give it meaning. Unless we remember anything else.

[ I mean, Kiryu for one feels a little better? That he's not alone? But also how the fuck does Majima fit into fighting tigers and a burning apartment? ]

Maybe eventually things will start to overlap.

How can it seem that simple to you?

[ honestly the more kiryu seems to feel better the more majima becomes frustrated ]

[ Kiryu pauses to think. It's true that waking up like this is weird, but it feels more in line with what he remembers. And even given the fire, wasn't he trying to be more like that guy? Is that such a good thing? Maybe not... ]

I guess it's a relief, knowing you might have been there with me.

[ You asked..... ]

What?

[ kiryu's response manages to really surprise him. he stops pacing, and turns to look at him while he tries to think of how he wants to deal with that. it's a lot. especially for someone trying to desperately figure out where they stop with one another, relationship wise. ]

What?

[ Did he say something weird? Is there something on his face? Maybe he needs to clarify? ]

Your friendship means a lot to me, Majima.

But think about -- think about what that's saying.

[ majima's accent slips away. because this is serious. because this has meaning. he forces himself not to look away from kiryu as he tries to articulate what he means, tries to put into words what it is about this situation that's got him so upset. ]

If we knew each other before - if we had a friendship that was this strong before - it means we forgot it. Means we forgot each other.

[ Kiryu spares Majima the same respect. He looks him in the eyes. Maybe his life was a little easier, maybe he hasn't remembered as many bad things. Maybe he's just... optimistic. ]

We didn't choose to forget.

[ Whether they've forgotten, or another life, who knows. ]

To me, this means our friendship is strong enough to withstand even us forgetting about it.

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