Lv492 and Lv433 were waiting in the research complex when Timeline 48 arrived.
The two entities had manifested physical presence—unusual for what was ostensibly a preliminary meeting rather than formal consultation. Nakamura read the choice as meaningful: both entities wanted to be fully present for this, not partially manifested through dimensional representation. The dispute mattered enough to them that they'd spent the manifestation energy to be there completely.
What struck him first was how clearly they still liked each other.
