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[scimitar]

Testin', testin', one two three...!

[tap tap tap. etc. right on the mic.]

Oi, look! That means it's on, right? Yeah, haha, great--

[he may or may not be aware it's recording video, but chances are he wouldn't care less-- though sans the mask, and that'd be an entirely different matter. for now, however, he wears the brightest of grins and composes himself in what he'd like to think of as a rather friendly manner. nevermind his words.]

Anyway, yo! Never been too great with formalities in situations like these, or at all really, so let's jus' skip 'em, eh? An' further cut to the chase, if I'm right: I've got a ton 'a fuckin' ceasefires to abide by, so I'd rather not have to kick yer ass! Hell, we could prolly come to a pretty good agreement if ya'd only quit bein' a coward!

Comments

[ Voice ]

[verdantventure.livejournal.com]

Um...

[ She has no idea how to respond to this. O-Oh wait. ]

Are you...new here?

[ Voice ]

[masking.livejournal.com]

I'ma go out on a limb here an' say yeah, prolly!

[ Voice ]

[verdantventure.livejournal.com]

Oh! Welcome to Fortuna, then.

[ Voice ]

[masking.livejournal.com]

... Ehh, thanks.

Are ya on the welcome committee or somethin'? Ya should prolly hand out pamphlets or some shit, instead 'a jus' this dumb lil' "use this" note!

[ Voice ]

[verdantventure.livejournal.com]

Well I do like welcoming people, but...well, there's no official 'welcome committee'. Though I wonder if people would like something like that. Someone to show them the ropes...

Ah--Oh! And the use this note isn't any one here's doing. I'm certain the scientists--the ones that brought you here--are responsible for that.

[ Voice ]

[masking.livejournal.com]

They would! I mean, wouldn' you've liked that when ya first arrived?

"Scientists", huh? So they're the cowards too, eh?

[ Voice ]

[verdantventure.livejournal.com]

I suppose I would have! Hm, perhaps I'll look into setting something like that up.

I'm not sure, I don't know all that much about them.

[ Voice ]

[masking.livejournal.com]

Great! An' next up would be the rest 'a the city! Cities, I guess.

Does anyone?

[ Voice ]

[verdantventure.livejournal.com]

Mm!

Ah...I'm sure someone out there, does. I've been here a few months but...well, the scientists and their plans aren't of interest to me.

[ Voice ]

[masking.livejournal.com]

How's that?

[ Voice ]

[verdantventure.livejournal.com]

Because...as strange as it sounds, I actually like being here.

[ Voice ]

[masking.livejournal.com]

... How? It's a dump!

[ Voice ]

[verdantventure.livejournal.com]

The state Fortuna is in doesn't matter.

[ Voice ]

[masking.livejournal.com]

Explain!

[ Voice ]

[verdantventure.livejournal.com]

I have friends here! [ Hmph. ]

[ Voice ]

[masking.livejournal.com]

Err... D'ya not have that back home?

[ Voice ]

[verdantventure.livejournal.com]

Well...

No, not really. I mean, I had The Professor and Luke, but...they're both here.

[ Voice ]

[masking.livejournal.com]

But they'd be back home too.

[ Voice ]

[verdantventure.livejournal.com]

But I have...so much more here. Is it so wrong to want to hold on to that?

[ Voice ]

[masking.livejournal.com]

I already got that it's unsafe here on top 'a everythin' else! Ya seem okay, dunno why ya couldn' make more friends back home!

[...] But no, it ain't.

[ Voice ]

[verdantventure.livejournal.com]

It seems...so much harder back home. Like a puzzle I can't quite solve. I'm not really sure why, but people here seem much more receptive to others.

...I'm glad.

[ Voice ]

[masking.livejournal.com]

Cuz they're suddenly forced to be alone now too.

[ Voice ]

[verdantventure.livejournal.com]

Oh, I...hadn't thought about it like that...

[ Voice ]

[masking.livejournal.com]

... Or the scientists jus' like to bring in really friendly, tolerant, and social people, all the time!

Re: [ Voice ]

[verdantventure.livejournal.com]

Maybe! Though I doubt it. I mean, they've brought in some real brutes as well.