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text/video/audio/hologram; @onestepforward
[ ... 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.
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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. ]
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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it's fine she has to accept the invite for a one on one but still. fine. she'll video. enjoy her staring at a pot. not into it she's clearly sitting and waiting. ]
Wow, how time flies! I'm fine, thanks. I just wanted to make sure everything cooked evenly, so I took my time chopping stuff.
[ it's her first time using a knife this way too... she'll hold up a hand with a couple of bandages on her fingers. ]
And myself. [ haha. laugh. please laugh. ] I just need to wait for the potatoes to... tenderize. I think. Didja find anything to read?
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Kaito tilts his head to get a better glance at her video feed, but the process makes his hologram self look like he's staring into the distance. He looks more amused than anything at the sight of the bandages.
One (1) laugh for her efforts. Good job. ]
That's a normal number of nicks, I'd say. I can't even count how many times I've slashed my fingers open on the job or at home...
The library upstairs has a bunch of random fiction books. Sadly there's nothing relevant about the world. It's as if everything was curated to be useless outside of cultural information. —That said, I'm reading a 23rd century retelling of Death of a Salesman, but everyone's a farm animal. Crazy stuff.
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Literature is more of my coworker's area, but anything with animals sounds fun! I can't say I'm really surprised to hear there's nothing "useful" there, but the kinds of books people write tells a story itself. For example, there's not actually a lot of "fun" ones in my world, but there are plenty that have a lesson in them.
[ fairytales and such... ]
And myths, of course. But they're more about explaining the world than like what you're reading.
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[ Kaito's hologram rolls onto his back, making it look like he's hovering just an inch above the stock pot. He's cookin'. ]
I'd suggest some of the more gratifying stories if you don't have a lot of 'fun' titles back home. Sometimes it's nice to indulge in a no-frills power fantasy. 'Least, I think so.
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Who's the librarian here, huh? [ maybe he should work in one. ] I'll keep it in mind when I swing up there.
[ it'll be... homey. ]
I'll trade you one story for another! Ever heard The Tale of the Black Forest?
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Hilariously, his voice resonates from within the pot, sounding like it's being filtered underwater. ]
In another lifetime, I think I would have traded my stove for a ledger. Most of my childhood was spent with books over people, anyway.
[ He perks up at her question—not that she can see it. ]
Maybe I have. The title sounds a little generic. Is it a fairytale? I wanna hear.
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S-Sort of. [ hemhem!!! okay. okay. she's good. ] It's fairly popular in certain parts of the City, about three birds.
[ it doesn't end that happily either. malkuth takes an even breath and recites the story penned down by others long, long ago. ]
Once upon a time, the three happy birds lived in a warm and lush forest...
[ because i'm not typing the story out but thankfully it comes up in cute story book form in game. enjoy that. ]
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Hm. ]
Good intentions marred by paranoia and a lack of proper balance. A cautionary tale as old as time.
[ Then, softer—enough that the bubbling of the stew almost drowns it out: ] I'll do better.
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It's a tale that hits pretty close to home. A lot of them tend to be that way, actually -- good intentions, just... too much, or in the wrong way. But do you wanna know what I take from it, Kaito?
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No, actually, I don't.
[ Hm. Who put the spices in early? A soft smile follows. ]
Kidding. Of course I do.
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People always want to do their best to help others, to better the world around them, even if their efforts make things worse. Especially then, because they felt that strongly about what they were doing for the sake of others.
[ just like them. the video cuts to just audio, she has to... put the leftover soup on an off burner to cool. store it later. ]
I feel sorry for them. Maybe if the other creatures of the forest had lent them a hand, then things wouldn't have turned out so badly.
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...Same as me, then. No matter how much cruelty I see, both in my world and in others, I still cling to the belief that people want good things, and to do things that result in good. Someone has to play the other extreme of the world-weary cynic, after all.
[ He looks up to meet her gaze. Uncanny all over again—except less so, since he's told her the secret by now. ]
Power inspires awe and fear in equal measure. It's almost a lose-lose situation. Should the creatures of the forest bridged the gap between them and the birds, or should the birds have sought the counsel of their lessers?
We'll never truly know. But that is a story's purpose, is it not? To guide those who follow.
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it's in the past, and they're all working together to try something better. or at least, malkuth hopes her mind is changing that way. no one can tell with their head librarian.
even if kaito can't see it, the smile comes through her words. ]
I think you'd make a great librarian, Kaito.
[ she'd like to work beside him, anyway. capitalized or not. ]
2/2
[ yeah!!!!! yup!!!!!!! don't even mind the softness before!!!!!! ]
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But his voice lingers. ]
You might be giving us too much credit... But I'd be lying if I said I wasn't excited to try your little concoction, Malkuth.
[ If neither of them acknowledge it, it never happened. ]
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Now you're making me nervous. Are you gonna wait until I'm in your room to regale me a tale?
[ she's taking it easy with her tray... she doesn't want to spill the hot liquid.... but she is going to have to kick his door for entrance. wait for it. ]
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...And imagine being afflicted with one (1) Malkuth in turn... ]
I'm gonna wait until you're in my room to EAT, you goofball.
[ Amusement dances in his tone. And luckily for all parties involved (especially the door), he can trace her aura once she's nearby.
Which means the door slides open before she has a good excuse to kick it down!!! ]
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I've never been called a goofball in any of my lives, so don't make it a habit.
[ look at her............ very red soups. it's this recipe for mr. chef's tastebud refs but there's a difference in it. okay. she's putting the tray down on his desk. ]
What do you think? Looks pretty good, right? Worth waiting the extra time I took prepping everything? Give it a try.
[ it's like. technically good. but underseasoned, for the record. the spice is There though it's Hot but that's about it. ]
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[ Oh, he's looking. And sniffing, too. That's objectively rude, but he's not doing it in an intentionally offensive way. Rather, his figurative Chef Hat has been flipped on. Kaito fans some of the steam up towards his face to get a better whiff. ]
Hm. It's interesting.
[ That's all he gives her before scooping the bowl into his hands (oi, isn't that hot? and taking a sip like he's drinking from a sake dish... ]
2/3 actually
3/3
...But the color eventually drains from his face (in a good way!) and he yanks one of the spoons so that he can try the vegetables. Chomp.
His smile soon returns. ]
For a moment I was legitimately afraid our worlds' palates would be incompatible. That said, I like this. It could use a bit more salt, and maybe some MSG... But it's a lot better than burnt water.
[ Kaito toasts with the bowl. ]
Good job.
[ —And then proceeds to inhale the rest of its contents like a walking, talking black hole. ]
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2/3
... should she help him...? ]
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meanwhile, she's like, gonna eat it like a normal person. spice and all. she doesn't seem bothered. ]
Thanks. Was something wrong with it, though? You held a really funny face for a bit.
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[ ...
Well, at least he's honest! ]
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