001; come be the first in line to shake the hand of mine.

[truthvalue]

Who: Souji Seta and ... you???
Broadcast: Network; open.
Action: Marsiva; all over.
When: backdated to Saturday morning, before the Shuffle.

[It's a little unnerving, this idea of being on television - a little too reminiscent of the Midnight Channel. Souji himself never appeared on it, but he saw a lot of his friends in those staticky broadcasts over the past year, back in Inaba, their flaws put on display for all to see. It's uncomfortable, but - there really isn't anything to be done about it, so Souji doesn't.

He spends his first three days quietly aboard the Marsiva, mostly keeping to himself. Time seems a little too linear and solid for this to be Liminal Space, and when he wakes on the fourth day and nothing has changed, he concludes this must be the next Jaunt after all. He's not seen or heard from any of the Travelers he knows, though, and the psychic network seems to be out of reach, too. It's somewhat unsettling - but, he supposes, things could be worse.

Things can always be worse.

Later that morning, he finally turns his device camera on himself to make a proper introduction. The face may be recognizable to some, with one notable exception - a thin scar slashed across his left cheek. He speaks quietly but confidently, with all the poise of a perpetual transfer student. The smile he shows is practiced and polite.]

Hello. I'm sorry I didn't introduced myself sooner - my name is Souji Seta, and I'm new here.

[Words he has spoken so many times he's lost count.]

I look forward to working with everyone. If there's anything I can do to help, please let me know.

[He nods once, then ends the transmission.]

Comments

[video]

[takeabow]

I don't think there's a time limit on introductions...

[ she's got a dry tone to her voice, and it's not a criticism as much as an attempt at some humor ]

[audio]

[heresyandlace]

[he'll leave the video feed off for now-- though the smirk is very much audible in his voice, of course.]

Goodness, so formal.

How will you ever get ratings sounding like that?

video

[blindoptimism]

[Ah, she vaguely remembers this boy, although they didn't speak for very long the last time he was here. But he seemed polite then and still seems polite now. So she smiles and waves to the camera after he finishes his introduction]

That's a very good attitude to have. Working together is probably the best thing that we can do here to make this place better.

[ah, and since he offered his name] My name is Nunnally, it's a pleasure to meet you.

audio;

[feathery]

[This guy looks...almost exactly like someone who was briefly on the Wonderduck. Weird.]

The name's not like. An alias or anything, is it.

[THAT'S NOT A STRANGE QUESTION AT ALL.]

video;

[ino]

[ She looks a little amused -- so polite, newbie! ]

Well, we won't know if there's anything you can do to help unless we know what it is you can do, you know.

video;

[tothefly]

[Natasha doesn't recognize the face as anything but new. Still, an introduction that formal isn't so common, here. Most people aren't that composed, even the ones who are used to being in space. So she thinks maybe he's done this before, and there's nothing to do but go fishing.]

A pleasure to meet you, Souji. Not everyone up here has manners that pretty. Or remembers to use them. Usually too busy being overwhelmed by space.

[cpt_ressentiment]

[ Holy...!

Yosuke doesn't answer immediately. He just stares, wide-eyed, at the image, while his mind spins in a dozen different directions, all at once, at roughly a mile a second. He looks just like him. But... a different name? And something else is just-- something's not quite the same...?

He's had experience with doubles - sort of. Weird things. The Astral Plane was notorious for playing with its visitors, he's seen it for himself and heard tell of far worse. But that's not possible here. It's not the same. Is it...?

The video finally switches on. Yosuke does his best to remain calm - to not immediately jump to conclusions or to get his hopes up. He tries for a lazy smile, though there's still hesitation. ]

"Souji," huh?

[ He... leaves it at that. For right now. Wonders what the response will be. Maybe he's making mountains out of molehills! Maybe there's an explanation! Maybe this is a weird misunderstanding or maybe this or maybe that or jdsfkls

He's spinning, on the inside. But he's trying not to let that show. ]

[openhands]

[Well, that's a little unusual. Not that people don't eventually get around to offering to help, most new arrivals do not go out of their way to mention anything along those lines right away.]

You don't have any questions?

video;

[deshabille]

[Her basic response to all of this is "okay . . . that seems fake, but okay." She honestly doesn't believe people are naturally this polite. Still, she's not going to call him on it yet.]

Oh, don't look forward to working with everyone. Some people around here are terrible.