Skit: If you learned how to quick save in real life
Subaru retreated through a backdoor.
[Subaru]: "Ay. Hey, Al. I think somebody's in here, bro."
[Al]: "What?"
[Subaru]: "I-I think somebody is in here trying to rob us right now, bro."
[Al]: "Well, did he have weapons? What's going on?"
Just his luck he didn't have his sword on him like usual. Barehanded wasn't his typical style.
[Subaru]: "I don't know; I didn't really see him. I came in here so that we could regroup, form a plan, a-and y'know…"
[Al]: "Alright, give me a second."
Al took a weird stance.
[Al]: "Alright, let's go."
[Subaru]: "The hell was that?"
[Al]: "What?"
[Subaru]: "What did you just do? What was that?"
[Al]: Nothing, nothing. Let's go. Let's do this."
[Subaru]: "Alright, whatever. What is it; what are we doing?"
[Al]: "Okay, on the count of three, we'll just bum rush him. Both of us. Just jump him."
[Subaru]: "Okay, on the count of three then."
[Al]: "At the same time."
[Subaru]: "The count of three, right?"
[Al]: "Yes."
[Subaru]: "Alright, one.."
[Al]: "Two…"
The moment of truth was upon them.
[Subaru]: "Three."
Subaru rushed in. The plan was in motion. With Al with him, all it would take would be for them to coordinate their movements.
[Subaru]: "What's up? Want a piece of us?"
[Larkins]: "Now hold on, back up, partner. This is a real bat. It'd be a shame if somebody were to hit you with it. It'd be a real shame."
Dammit. That guy who tried to stab him in that alleyway. How do they keep meeting up like this? Ah, questions for later. He knew he could take him.
Hold on. Was that a bat?
Oh no! Subaru's weakness was bats! It's a good thing Al had his back.
Wait… where was Al?
On the other side of the door, shrouded in safety, was Aldebaran listening in.
Everything was going well so far.
[Subaru]: "Uhh, hold up! Al, where you at? Aguh! OOowahh!"
Nevermind.
[Larkins]: "Yeah, if there were two of you, I probably wouldn't have had a chance. Heh heh. But there's only one of you."
Al activated his last save point.
[Subaru]: "-help. Oh."
Realizing he was in a different space, Subaru quickly stood up.
[Subaru]: "What was that? Bro, what was that?"
[Al]: "Bro, was a bat the only thing he had?"
[Subaru]: "Huh?"
[Al]: "Was a bat the only weapon of choice for the burglar?"
Subaru hurriedly tried to catch his breath.
[Subaru]: "Um, u-uh yeah. He only had a bat."
[Al]: "Man, watch out. I can do this. Move."
With balls of steel, Al hyped himself up to fight off the intruder. He held up a broom, his next best option without his sword at hand.
[Larkins]: "Now hold on, back up partner. This is a real bat!"
[Al]: "Yeah I know. You're in my house! Come here."
Subaru was listening in with his ear to the door. Al's confidence was admirable. He might just win. He'll be alright.
[Al]: "Ack! Dayum! Oo~hwaah!"
Al was not alright. The thug was right. It was a real bat. From the texture alone Al could tell it was high quality wood, too. Did he make it himself? Just who was this guy?
Al reset the save point.
[Al]: "Bro, he is strong. He is so strong dude; he had powers."
Holy shit! Subaru nearly had a heart attack.
[Subaru]: "What are you doing?"
[Al]: "Huh? Oh, I was trying to fight him. B-But I started losing. That bat was some fine wood."
[Subaru]: "No, I mean how are you here right now? In front of me."
[Al]: "Oh? I quicksaved. You ain't know? I've been quicksaving for like a week."
[Subaru]: "How the f– I don't understand. If we both remember what happened before, wouldn't the robber remember?"
[Al]: "Burglar," he corrected. "And no, cause he's not in the group. He's not in the party."
[Subaru]: "You're right. That makes sense. S-So what do we do? What're we doing now?"
[Al]: "Oh, well, before I thought I could do it alone with a better weapon, but like, he's strong. Like really strong. His swings are devastating. So, like, we're really going to have to jump him for real this time."
[Subaru]: "You ready?"
[Al]: "Yeah, yeah. Let's go."
The two depart, ready to risk life and limb to defend their home!
[Larkins]: "Now hold on, back up partner. This is– oh wait. It's two of y'all. Aughh! UoAOooo!"
[Subaru]: "Take that!"
Screams of fury, vengeance, and fear erupt from the room. That was a good sign.
[Larkins]: "I give! I give!"
Minutes later, the duo of Al and Subaru were lost in thought, troubled over a new problem, and not the thug. Well, the problem was the thug, but it wasn't the same issue.
His folded body sat across the floor. Bones were not supposed to do that.
[Al/Subaru]: "…"
[Subaru]: "Too much?"
[Al]: "Yeah, I was about to say we did a little too much. Probably should've stopped sooner."
[Subaru]: "Yeah, I was about to say the same. A bit too much…"
…
[Al]: "Should I go back?"
That would solve this issue…
[Subaru]: "Yeah."
[Al]: "Aight."
[Subaru]: "Wait."
Al turned mid activation. Was there some detail he missed? Some profound question his Japanese brethren needed an answer to.
[Subaru]: "Teach me how to quick save."
A/N: Ever since his prank with Felix went wrong, Subaru's weakness is canonically bats. The item, not the animal, just to clarify.
