text/video/audio/hologram; @onestepforward

[ignoreher]

[ ... there's actually going to be a cycle of the different communication methods going on here, but it'll end on hologram i promise--

first up is text, which she's most familiar with using anyway: ]

Hello, world! I'm gonna be testing a few things, so I'd like your participation! o(〃＾▽＾〃)o I also have a few questions for everyone, since I'm still sorta getting my feet on the ground.

[ ...

okay, so, there's going to be a video dropped in on here. it's just of some of the feral cats by the hot springs rolling around, but their ears flick up towards the video's source after a moment and dart off; there's a soft, disappointed sigh before it ends. ]

Is there any way to befriend these furballs? They're sooooooo cute, but they keep running away when I try! ╥﹏╥ And I've tried food before anyone asks, they just don't seem to trust me too much... (ﾉ´ｰ`)ﾉ

[ the next bit she has to psyche herself up for just a bit, but once she activates the audio function she's good to go. ]

So! I picked up a camera, and I've been taking pictures of a lot of things... they're all pretty amateurish, I guess? But it's been really fun too! [ thanks march ] Has anyone else picked up photography as a hobby? What do you take pictures of? Maybe we could make a group of it?

[ she sure is excited. to meet people and do things. anyway, last up is... malkuth's really working out what she likes best (so far, it's text, she likes the faces she can insert), and this is including putting out a hologram of herself: she's 163cm, or 5'4" those off the metric system, and she's wearing just the basic outfit of some pants and a longer sleeved shirt for the cold.

... this one she won't know if she likes actually but that's fine! that's fine. she'll learn. we'll all learn. replacing the book she might have held tight in her hand is, in fact, a disposable camera she'd bought with most of the money given to her, and the hologram makes similar motions as she takes pictures of her surroundings. ]

Actually, I could use a new hobby or two in general... You could say work really ate up my time, so I never really had any to spare for things like that. Any recs? Oh, you can reply however you want, I'll match!

[ okay, that's the end of it, promise, she isn't sorry for. all that. she's definitely digging text most she misses her little faces. ]

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[bowtography]

A name...

It should be something cute and catchy.

[ HMMMMM. ]

[ignoreher]

[ she probably shouldn't trust the girl who named herself after a date to do it... ]

Pict... Picto... [ ... ] Photo...

[ ...

names are tough, huh... maybe she shouldn't be so hard on march for hers. ]

Chat 'n Snap...? I didn't think it'd be so hard to think up something so simple. Any ideas, March?

[bowtography]

[ I can't believe Malkuth had so much character development in under two minutes. Truly, we should all aspire to her glowing example. ]

Hmm...

What about "Memory Makers"?

[ignoreher]

[ truly. everyone, take notes. ]

Memory Makers! [ !!!!!!!!! ] That's a wonderful name! No offense, but I guess you aren't so bad at it after all, March!

[ wow. a whole club. just the two of them right now. ]

It can't be that hard to get people to join. We can hand out flyers, or see if we can use one of the advertisement platforms they have busting our eyes and ears up in the shopping districts... And we can ask the people in our teams too! I've talked to a couple of people who don't have hobbies, so let's give 'em one!

[bowtography]

I was never bad at it in the first place??

[ MALKUTH. Malkuth, that's mean!! ]

But sure, I'll ask around! And if we can design some flyers, that should work for the people not in our teams!

[ Their poor teammates. ]

[ignoreher]

[ all her character development undone in a second... ]

That reminds me, what are you? I'm in Everlight, or so they told me.

[ then they can divide and conquer the other ones...!!!!!!! ]

[bowtography]

Redemption! It's too bad we're not on the same team, but it's great for getting the word out!

[ignoreher]

[ no......... ]

If only we could trade teammates... I'd switch you and Kaito in a second. [ though he's not bad, really. march is just preferable. ] Then that just leaves... Brimstone and Revelation, huh?

[ that'll be easy. she doesn't know it yet, but she's gotten friendly...ish with people on those teams already!!! ]

If we can get someone from each of those, then we'd have a powerhouse team of recruiters!

[bowtography]

[ This is fair, she absolutely would trade Kaito for herself, too. Malkuth is absolutely correct. ]

We can do it! We just have to get to know more people, right? That shouldn't be hard at all!

[ignoreher]

[ yeah because everyone has been sooooooo friendly. ]

So I guess our next step... is finding the best way to break the ice with everyone. Do you think we'll have time to throw something together?

[ AMONG THE. REST OF EVERYTHING. ]

[bowtography]

Even if we don't have time, we'll just have to make time! Nothing a few sleepovers can't fix, if it comes to that!

[ March already disregarding "don't stay over" rules. ]

[ignoreher]

But we're not allowed to sleep outside of our rooms, right?

[ so they ca...n't... ]

Don't tell me you've been doing that anyway! I mean, there's no harm in it, but it's still a rule to follow!

[bowtography]

I haven't! But honestly, I don't even get why that rule's there in the first place! Aren't we all on the same big team, technically?

[ignoreher]

We are, so I really don't get it myself... but there's probably a good reason for it.

[ maybe. or maybe not. ]

Though not even Angela was that strict about where we could and couldn't go, even when she was a lot worse than she is now... Do you think we could get it repealed? I'd kind of like to try a sleepover for once in my life.

[bowtography]

[ Who is Angela and why does she dictate sleepovers-- ]

Once? You've never actually had one?

[ignoreher]

Nope! There's a lot of things I haven't done, actually.

[ but she doesn't sound too sad about it -- that just means she gets to have her first experiences be super fun!!! ]

[bowtography]

We can fix that! I know we're here to be helpful but there's not a rule that says we can't try out new experiences in the meantime!

[ Malkuth gets that, probably. ]

[ignoreher]

[ ... oh, she absolutely gets that!!! ]

Totally! And who better than with a friend, right?

[ they're friends, right. she thinks so. maybe. ]

I'm sure between the two of us, there's lots of things that'll be new! Besides, if we're hanging out and it happens to get too late... we're too tired to move... can we really be scolded for just sleeping where we lay?

[bowtography]

Right, exactly!

[ March isn't a tsun, Malkuth is a friend and she will acknowledge it with her whole chest!! ]

If you put it that way, it's just us conserving energy, isn't it? We're being more battle-ready by not pushing ourselves unnecessarily!

[ SURE??? ]

[ignoreher]

Well, I know someone who'd be happy to know his usual slack off excuse is being used for good...

[ netzach can never know. she would rather die. how embarrassing to be caught doing the same thing you scold your coworker for. ]

I can tell you from experience that we might be scolded still, but we won't be punished if we're caught. I mean, it is true after all. [ especially if they happen to be called for battle the day after. ] So what do people do at sleepovers anyway?

[bowtography]

That depends! Sometimes you paint each other's nails or play with hair or watch movies or talk about all sorts of things! Or all of that!

[ Or if you're Dan Heng, you kick March out of your room when she starts wheedling about how much fun it would be-- ]

[ignoreher]

[ sounds like plenty of ways to tire yourself out-- ]

I knew I was missing out on a lot, but I didn't realize just how much...

[ even elijah... had to work so hard, and for so little in the end. there's never time for too much enjoyment when you're just an average joe among the others. ]

Can we do all of that? And more?

[bowtography]

Sure we can! If it's your first sleepover, we have to make it count!

[ ALL OF THE THINGS!!!! ]