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[With all the changes going on this week so far, Simon would normally not be puzzled to awaken and find himself suddenly enormous (in comparison to his usual size, anyway). Instead, he peers around a bedroom he doesn't recognize, brows furrowing for a little while before his eyes abruptly widen. He kicks off the bed, grabbing his journal on the way and hurrying to the window to open it and peer outside.

Yep, familiar. Just as familiar as the blue wings he spots on his back. His journal opens immediately, and-]

Luceti- this is Luceti, isn't it? I'm back again...

[Every seven years, huh. How strange. ...Wait. Is he still...?]

...Aniki?

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[He hasn't picked up any winter clothes yet, so he probably stands out in his outfit. At least his coat is buttoned up; he's not ~~Kamina~~ crazy. Spotting her, he picks up the pace to meet her, hand lifting.]

Anise?

[He does stand out, in those clothes. And that height. Older!Anise doesn't get all that tall, so he's got quite a few inches over her.]

Hey, Simon.

[It's good to see her again, even if she is older and shorter. ...Well, shorter than he is, anyway.]

You haven't changed much from how I remember you. [More or less; assuming she's going through the same experiment as before, she won't remember being the same age as he used to be. Luceti really is a weird place.]

Oh, and how do you remember me? Everyone keeps saying I'm supposed to be a tiny little thing.

I remember both, though my memory of the younger you is a lot better. The only time I can remember meeting you like this is when I was older than this. [And a jerk. But he'd rather not remember that bit.]

[She remembers that, is the thing. He was a huge jerk, and now here he is being friendly and nice and almost exactly like the Simon she remembers. Except older and taller and more confident and... older. yes.]

That's not a surprise. People are talking about a younger me again, just like that time. [A shrug.] Another experiment, I guess. So not much has changed, obviously.

Business as usual in Luceti, then. [Sigh. The trouble with Luceti is that you can never really be sure of anything, can you? Who you are, who you were, who you're supposed to be... it's all a mess.]

[Anise just shrugs.] They're consistent like that. At least this one doesn't seem to be hurting anyone. I don't think anyone's hurt, anyway.

That's a relief. It's too tiresome, having to sit back and watch while people suffer. I don't think I can do it this time.

[He's already decided he wants to check out the barrier, see if hisvastly-improved Spiral power might somehow break it down. His specialty was tearing through walls, after all.]

[This might take a bit of getting used to, Simon being all grown up and confident and more sure of himself. And yet she feels like he isn't all that different.]

You got something planned? You know there still isn't very much we can actually do around here, right?

Maybe. I'm not sure yet. [He shrugs, briefly looking off to the south, presumably towards the closest barrier edge. At least it was according to his last memory.] Even if it doesn't work, I still have to try. Otherwise what am I here for?

To be another one of the Malnosso's unwilling guinea pigs again, maybe? [She smiles wryly, before shaking her head. Not exactly the most enjoyable topic, that.]

I guess that's true, but no one wants to admit it. I just finished a lot of fighting for freedom- starting another war sounds tiring.

Fighting for freedom? ["another" war?] Just what've you been up to for the last seven years?

[Subtlety, Simon. Learn it.]

A few things, I guess. Nothing big.

Sure doesn't sound like it. [She shrugs.] But I won't pry. [Even if she really really wants to. Anise is as nosy as ever, but she has some measure of restraint! ... Some.]

[Normally he'd be fine with telling her, but in part it would sound like a boast (how else would one explain how they saved the entire universe with a mecha the size of several galaxies), and it would be difficult to discuss the issue without bringing Nia into the picture. And he... really isn't prepared to talk about her yet.]

What about you? Anything new since I last saw you like this? My memory is still a little foggy.

[Anise shrugs.] I was little kid the last time you saw me. I figure that's something new, isn't it?

Other than that, there really isn't much else different around here. Still as boring as ever, except when there's an experiment going on, like now. Then everything goes to hell.

Seems like there's always an experiment going on when we meet like this. It's a little suspicious, isn't it?

[Don't grin like that, Simon. It makes you look attractive, and Anise doesn't know how to deal with that!]

Huh, I suppose it is. You don't think the Malnosso have some sort of ulterior motive, do you?

[Oh, so sorry Anise, whatever shall he do 8|]

Do they ever not? As far as I can remember, they've always had their reasons for doing these things.

[She's still trying to put together the thought that he was a little kid like, yesterday, gdi.]

Their reasons didn't always make sense, though. Still, I don't think I'd mind if we met up like this more often.

[DEAL WITH IT.]

I wouldn't mind either, definitely. [He laughs lightly.] You know, I had a big crush on you back then.

Really, now? [She giggles. ... Older Anise does not giggle, what even.] That's cute. You were such a sweet kid, I wouldn't have minded.

Not that I'm complaining now, anyway.