On the last two episodes of Atop The Fourth Wall. Possible spoilers in comments.

[gunslingerguy]

...guess you don't need that watch icon now.

Guess I don't need it now.

[He goes silent, linking his fingers together, looking at nothing for a long moment. After a while, he takes a breath.]

So now you have my backstory. You can apply me to a game. And maybe through one of them, I can get back on track. It's all I have left, now.

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I love your Jaeris. <3

[milliondollarpipes]

[Harvey retains his stance, looking the other man up and down. He doesn't blame Jaeris for what he himself did, what he thought, that month. That was on him, and he's dealt with it. Truth be told, maybe it all turned out for the best, but that doesn't mean he has to be happy about spendin' that long locked in his apartment. With 90s Kid.

After a few moments, he sighs.]

You were just tryin' to get back and help your family. I get that. And...I guess I can forgive ya.

But if you ever mess with my family again, you ain't gonna get another chance from me.

[The forgiveness was slightly grudging. The threat was not. He's always thought Linkara a little over-merciful: just look what happened with Vyce.]

Now we just need a Linkara up in this mess.

[gunslingerguy]

If I ever mess with your family again, I don't expect another chance. From any of you.

I know a guy who's nursing one. Still catching up with the series, but looking good!

[milliondollarpipes]

Good.

...speakin' of. You wouldn't happen to know what happened to a certain hologram we lost track of, would ya?

Excellent! My day is made.

[gunslingerguy]

[Jaeris looks at him blankly. It's genuine.] Hologram?

Hasn't made a journal yet, but I guess keep an eye on the tag?

[milliondollarpipes]

[Harvey looks at him critically for a second, before accepting it as honest.]

Never mind. Just a idea I had. [The only idea any of them had. If he doesn't have it...that is concerning.]

I will. Hope springs eternal.

[gunslingerguy]

Okay, then. [Jaeris shrugs, still a bit lost.] Magic's more my forte than science.

[milliondollarpipes]

Yeah, Blue did have a few things to say about your ship.

[And your, apparently, stupid AI with terrible insulting capabilities]

Ain't really my thing either, though.

[gunslingerguy]

The ship's a miracle. You have no idea how hard stealing something like that is under a fascist regime. I actually have a bed there. After so long in prison, it was like... I don't know, like waking up from a nightmare.

Running it takes more or less all my skill, though. I wasn't exactly trained for this.

[milliondollarpipes]

[Damn. It is getting really hard not to completely sympathize with this guy.]

Y'know, I bet we can help you out with that a little, if you're willin'. God knows the kid made his stolen spaceship work out fine, and I kinda thought the thing was gonna explode on us for a while there.

[gunslingerguy]

I'm not sure my ship's AI would be onboard with that idea after Pollo insulted him. He's not very good at being social... then again, after everyone died he only had me for company and vice versa, so maybe that's to be expected. [Firstly he didn't know how to reprogram AI, secondly it was his only familiar face - er, voice, after they shifted universes.]

[milliondollarpipes]

Whatever. Just call us if it looks like somethin's malfunctioning. Can't have you blowin' up now.

[Now, if you'd done it a couple months ago, that would've actually been quite handy. Oh well.]

[gunslingerguy]

I'll try and talk with my AI. I'm sure he'll get over it. And besides, we've lived with malfunctions before. We'll be fine.