[Event Post]

[knowinginthedark]

*So, Tarou's at SAI.

At the obviously very generous suggestion by Shian, Tarou decided that yes, SAI might be a good place to learn more about spirits and their influences-- or at the least, he could compare his own information to whatever SAI had to offer.

The place researching psychic duelists and how to help them was also a personal bonus.

But still, he's outside of the building, checking his bag to make sure all of his notes are in order. It's a good time to approach him casually.*

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[knowinginthedark]

Well, of course. Even in this city, or at the Duel Academy, in recent time.

It's actually pretty astounding, all things considered. Though both instances were incredibly different in terms of circumstances.

[i_like_red]

Well, I'm going to guess things are okay now?
But yeah, a lot of strange and varied things can happen in either place to be honest, with any number of different reasons or causes.

[knowinginthedark]

Well...

In one of the situations, sure! The other one is a bit of a question of if it's fine or not from what I've seen, since it seems ongoing?

But the actually immediately dangerous one seems okay. It's been okay.

[i_like_red]

*Juudai decides to not push his luck in asking for specifics, as Tarou seemed to be keeping everything vague for now.*

Alright, well, if anything happens and you need help or feel anything needs specific attention, you can reach out to us here. As well as doing work supporting Duel Spirits and those with unique abilities, we also help deal with any threats or dangerous situations that may arise.

[knowinginthedark]

Oh, you also have a response team for those types of situations?

*Probably smart to not push it, but it's likely it's related to what Shian was talking about-- that he's going to use a scapegoat.

But if he really does have an Earthbound figuratively leaning over his shoulder, that's hard to broach unless he says it himself...*

[i_like_red]

We do. It's basically me and the employees I trust the most. We also work hand-in-hand with OOParts, which is a team that focuses on things such as supernatural threats.

Thankfully big threats aren't as common these days, but they tend to still come up every so often.

[knowinginthedark]

OOParts... I don't really know a whole lot about them, but at least you have the resources to handle less than ideal situations.

Did they use to just happen all of the time? These "big threats" you'd deal with?

[i_like_red]

*He nods in response.*

More often than I would've liked, especially when I was younger and still at Duel Academy... and even a few years after that.
At some points it just seemed like one thing after another.

Aaaand I had a bit of a reputation of being the 'hero' at Duel Academy at the time, so a lot of the stuff I often ended up getting involved in.
It was a pretty rough time.

[knowinginthedark]

Huh. I wouldn't have guessed, looking at you, honestly.

I mean, you seem like you're pretty capable, but I guess you can't really imagine someone getting into the thick of situations unless you see it yourself!

*he rubs the back of his head a little, embarrassed.*

[i_like_red]

Anyone can crumble under extreme pressure and honestly, back then I was terrible at letting my friends help. I was always too worried they'd get hurt, so I often tried to not involve them and tackle things on my own.

Sometimes you just learn things the hard way.

[knowinginthedark]

Right... Learning teamwork is pretty important. Though I guess sometimes, there's situations you just have to handle yourself, right?

Of course, I've never really worked well with teams, myself, so I can sympathize with that in part.

[i_like_red]

Well, I feel I have a team here at SAI that I can really trust and work well with, so it all worked out. Teamwork is important, even in your field of work. I guess offering each other the resources we have to help the other is also a form of teamwork.

[knowinginthedark]

Well, that makes sense. You can't really operate a whole organization like this if it were just you, right?

So you have to learn teamwork. With people you can actually trust.

*... you feel like he has baggage there that he's shoving out of sight.*

[i_like_red]

*Juudai notices that there seems to be a bit of soreness on his side, on the topic of teamwork and trusting people, but he decides not to pry.*

So is there anything else you're curious about, in regards to SAI?

[knowinginthedark]

What else, what else...

Do you have an active research team? You mentioned one person, but I want to know if you have an operating team.

[i_like_red]

We don't have an actual team yet, but it's something that I want to put together. Ruka is currently our only researcher, but she can only do so much on her own and there's things she wants to personally research too which right now she doesn't have a lot of time for.

She's very interested in wanting to research the actual worlds within the 12 Dimensions, as there's only so much information she can get from the Spirits who live in the city themselves.

As mentioned, I know someone with an airship that can travel through dimensions, so I'm thinking of bringing him on as part of a research and exploration team.

Other than that, I'm wishing to expand our research team gradually, as we secure funding and all that.

[knowinginthedark]

*Tarou was listening patiently, noting that they don't seem very equipped for that sort of thing yet, but then...*

Wait, an airship?

You have someone who has an actual airship that can do that?

[i_like_red]

Yes. A neighbour of mine has an airship that can travel dimensions, as long as we have the coordinates.

I've heard he's been wanting to use it more and he has a keen interest in both exploring different worlds and learning about them, so I think it would be a huge benefit for SAI.

[knowinginthedark]

I mean, that'd be a benefit in a lot of situations, now wouldn't it?

How accurate is the ship's capabilities? Can he simply decide where to go, or does he need existing coordinates or something like that? Does it only go to other dimensions, or is it able to travel easily around Earth, too?

[i_like_red]

I don't know a huge amount on how the ship works, but I believe for the most part, it does need existing coordinates and it can also travel around Earth too.

[knowinginthedark]

Absolutely fascinating, honestly. I haven't heard of technology like that just simply... being used!

Domino truly is a fascinating city, getting to see it and who lives here, seeing what's capable... *well at least that confirms he's not originally from Domino...*

[i_like_red]

Haha, it can be pretty amazing for someone who's not from around here.

Out of curiosity, where are you originally from?

[knowinginthedark]

Oh, uh-- I lived more out to the west, in Hachioji. *So still in the Tokyo Area but far off enough from Domino to be affected by most things...

Though it sounded like he had to think for a moment, before saying anything.*

[i_like_red]

*Juudai takes note of the pause there.*

Ah, so far enough from Domino City to not really experience the things that we commonly see here.

[knowinginthedark]

Right, right, not that I haven't seen plenty-- I might be from there, but I've been traveling a whole lot, myself! I've even written about a lot of it, too.