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improvedrelics replied to your post “It had been awhile since they had last been to the teahouse. It hadn’t…”

Plant couldn’t help but smile as he heard the old man’s voice. It felt like it had been forever since he stepped into this shop. “Two milkshakes please!”

Upon hearing that voice, the old man’s face beamed in delight. “Plant!” he exclaimed, “Oh it’s so good to hear from you again! How are you? Oh, give me a moment to get your milkshakes.” Before long, he emerged with two green tea milkshakes. Just as he had made for them the first day. “If you ordered two, that means Metal is here too.”

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It had been awhile since they had last been to the teahouse. It hadn't been a positive interaction with the old man as well considering Plant had to rush Metal out the door and into the multiverse. He knew they should've arrived earlier since Isamu's business started late into the night, but with Metal's flipped sleeping schedule it was hard to do that. But they were here now, and that was the important part.

Life mostly went on as usual for the old man.Pay the bills.Clean the shop.Live quietly until evening then the real work starts.Once that’s all over, he’d close shop.Once in a while he’d get some exciting visitors. But life otherwise was mundane.Today was not exactly one of those days.He heard the chimes and the footsteps.“Hello, welcome!”

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@improvedrelics [X] “I see... That’s quite a predicament.” Shadow rubbed his chin, pondering about the offer. “I suppose there’s no harm asking. You see, Plant left a letter for Isamu Ojii-san. He’s very eager to reply, but we don’t know their whereabouts.”

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Well. This was the place. Although the fact that some of it suddenly looked ruined was upsetting. Plant pulled his brother to the door, giving it a knock. "Uh... hello? Is anyone here?"

It took a few minutes before the door finally opened and they found themselves looking down at a female spider themed robot who pushed the door opened a bit wider when she did see they did in fact have company. 

“Hello. Can I help you?” she asked while glancing between them. 

Behind her they could see the lab had been cut through by some kind of blast that tore open the back wall. 

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"Yo teach, how you're doing well. Just wanted to say hi."

“Ah. I’m fine, thank you.”Shadow does look tired though. Seemed like he had a series of long nights.“How are you doing?”

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Triage phone is ringing and once she picks it up, she'll here a tentative "Hello?". Plant took a moment to clear his throat before continuing. "Um, hi, My name is Plant and someone by the name of Remedy told me that you could possible help me and my brother out?"

“Oh yes! I was expecting this call.” she said softly as the shuffling of papers was heard in the background. “She told me that your brother could use someone to try and talk him through his issues correct?”  

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'Dear Isamu Sir, I just wanted to write to you that we are doing fine. We had stumbled back to your place by accident but didn't want to disturb you quite yet. Just know that Metal is slowly doing better. I think anyway. There's still a lot of work to do but I'm sure one day he'll be greater than he ever has been. I hope you are doing well yourself and look forward to being in your teahouse again. Make sure to save some milkshakes for us! - Plant'

Isamu knew he received a letter, but it wasn’t written in Braille. He had to call Shio over for some help.When he heard the contents, the old man beamed in delight.“I’m so glad to hear that they’re doing fine!” he exclaimed. “Oh, and Plant could write now. That’s a huge milestone for the boy. I’m so proud!”“The Metalkid seems to be improving...” Shio commented. “Have I told you about Reploids yet, Ojii-san?”“Oh no, no. You haven’t. Is that an other-universe term too?”“Er, yes.” It’s best to let the old man think so for now. “They’re robots with human free-will. They’re free to grow without Robot Master limitations.”“Fascinating! Wait, that means the brothers came from a different world? Well, well, now everything makes a ton more sense! Aaah, if only I knew this earlier. Maybe they would still be around.”The ninja didn’t think so. “I’m afraid not, Ojii-san. The bakemono would still consider them as foreign entities, and thus they can’t stay for long.”“So desu ka...” the old man frowned. “I suppose that part of anime logic applies too. I’ve heard plenty of stories that take that route. Visiting is fine, right?”“Yes.”“Then please tell them that they can come have a milkshake anytime! I miss them dearly and I’d love to catch up with them again. Oh, they don’t have an address. How are we supposed to pass the message?”As an old saying goes: when there’s a will, there’s a way. Shio replied, “I could ask around for help. But first, let’s record your message.”