[Well wasn't this a fine kettle of fish. Rin's dad was here, brought in by the same mistakes he himself made. They really were so much alike. But Rin couldn't lie -- he was happier than he could say that his dad was here, alive.

But he had to know what happened in his near future. He had to! Rin couldn't stop his past self from making these mistakes... but maybe he could prepare his dad for what was to come.

Once Shiro is all settled in, Rin invites him to his own home-away-from-trailer, the cookhouse. His vibrava, functionally a three foot long adult antlion or dragonfly, rests on his head ]

So this is where I work! I help make sure everyone at the carnival gets fed. There shouldn't be anyone around right now so... it's probably a good place to... you know.

[Talk]