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Mao's Battlebook: Entry 001 ♪ action

_{[Hey Luceti!

There's this one redhead, who's walking around the village as if he was looking for someone. He doesn't really seem lost, but judging from clothes he's wearing, he's obviously new here.

After a moment of searching though, he scratches the back of his head and makes a thoughtful look. It seems he won't find his friends here. But they're okay for sure, so there's nothing to worry.

And so, instead, Mao turns around and walks up to the first person he sees.]}

Excuse me! Can you tell me where am I?

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Is that so?

_{[well, he'll find out sooner or later, right?]}

Yeah. Nothin' happens for most of the month, there's just a few days where everything goes to hell.

...When you say it like that, I think I don't really want to see for myself what exactly happens then...

Yeah, you don't. It ain't pretty. The moon fell once.

The moon did what?!

It kept comin' closer every night and then...

[ He scratches his head. ]

Well, nobody actually saw it fall. But it got really close and then everybody blacked out. ...And then everything went back to normal.

Huh, this place is really weird...

Yeah.

[ Looking at Mao, he feels bad for giving all the bad news right away. He feels the need to be honest, though. ]

A lotta people go home eventually. You just might be stuck here a while.

Finally some good news!

_{[Mao smiles.]}

I'm a little worried about Eugene and others, though... But they're gonna be fine, so I guess I shouldn't worry.

Some people have gone home and gotten dragged back here, and they all say that time doesn't move while we're here.

Are they in trouble?

[ He can sympathize; when he left he was looking for a friend he (mistakenly) believed to be kidnapped. ]

Really? That's weird, but I guess it's better like that.

_{[he shakes his head.]}

Not really. We were just doing something really important.

_{[like a very important mission.]}

[ He nods. ]

You should be able to just go right back to what you were doin' before.

[ The weapon store is only a few steps away. Firo picks up the pace and holds the door open. ]

Here we are.

_{[Mao will go ahead and enter the shop.]}

I wonder where're my weapons...

Ya might hafta dig around for them a bit. I'm not sure how this place is organized. What do they look like?

...Like, uh, sticks with handles?

_{[that doesn't sound too impressive does it.]}

Sticks with handles, got it.

[ He goes a few paces away to start looking there. They do sound a little strange as a weapon, but that only makes Firo more eager to see them in action. ]

You'll hafta show me how they work once we find 'em.

Sure! No problem!

_{[He takes a look around the shop, then scratches the back of his head.]}

...If we find them, that is.

Well, it's not guaranteed that they'll be here...

[ He probably should have put more emphasis on that earlier. ]

Just keep lookin', there's a lotta stuff here for it to be buried under.

_{[Mao's looking, looking... Oh hey, that's...!]}

Found them!

Really?

[ Firo bounds over, excited to finally see these things. ]

Wow...

_{[Mao swings his tonfa a few times, then turns to Firo with a grin.]}

So? What do you think about them?

They look pretty neat. ...A little like those nightsticks the bulls carry around but you hold 'em different.

[ When Mao stops swinging them, Firo'll reach out to touch one. ]

Nightsticks?

_{[there Firo, you can even borrow them for a moment, if you want. But only for a moment.]}

It's another kinda weapon.

[ He smiles as he tests their weight, and then he hands them back to Mao. ]

Pretty neat!

_{[Mao smiles.]}

Thanks!

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