[001 - Video]

[nowyouseeit]

Who: Kuroba Kaito and YOU!
Broadcast: Video - Fleetwide
Action: The S.S. Blameless
When: Today! (Oct. 21)

[VIDEO]

Oooooi! Anyone out there?

[the video feed flickers on to show a scruffy looking teenager casually strolling down the scorched hallway of the S.S. Blameless. he's covered in confetti, bits of colorful paper nestled in his hair and flaking off his shoulders, and he looks pretty unfazed, all things considered! in fact, he's got his communicator in one hand and an open, half-empty pudding cup in the other. someone has decided to help himself to the celebratory treats, because why the fuck would he not?]

Nice ship ya got here, yeah? Reminds me of something straight out of a cheesy sci-fi flick, heh. Could use a li'l bit of work. . . [he tilts the communicator so the video feed pans to the black marks on the walls] I'm not sure I wanna meet whatever or whomever did that, but hey! At least your lives seem-- uh. Interesting.

[the feed pans back to Kaito, whose demeanor is still totally casual and not at all concerned about his potential safety in the future]

Anyway, I haven't got a clue who I'm talking to here, but who doesn't like to meet new strangers in space who may or may not be human? [his grin widens, cheeky and a bit sly, but he really does enjoy meeting new people] Whoever happens to get this, give me a shout, all right? Name's Kaito-- Kuroba Kaito, but just Kaito's fine.

[he's not really one for formalities, after all. after a brief pause, the teen raises both eyebrows, and his words suddenly thicken with forced niceties. starkly different than his genuinely cheery introduction earlier]

And if any of you watching this just so happen to know a redheaded woman who goes by the name "Iota," please let her know that Kuroba Kaito would like to have a little. . . uh. Chat with her.

[another pause, and for a moment it looks like he's about to cut off the feed, when something suddenly hits him]

By the way--

[the feed pans lower to show a ton of pudding cups tucked underneath Kaito's arm. a ton of pudding cups. possibly all of the pudding cups that came with his new arrival, tbh]

I'm keeping the pudding. Finder's keepers!

[and the feed ends]

[ACTION]

[anyone on the S.S. Blameless can find Kaito wandering about the above mentioned hallway! he sure is scrutinizing those burn marks, brows furrowed, expression curious. wtf even happened here. . .]

Comments

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[robitussin]

took you long enough loser

[she sends, without even attempting to identify herself]

1/2

[nowyouseeit]

[what the heck who is this, this is rude!!]

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[nowyouseeit]

[never one to be knocked off his game when he's trying super hard to keep himself on top of it, he fires back a response]

i'll have you know i arrived EXACTLY on time

don't be mad just 'cause i took your pudding.

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[robitussin]

nope

my records show you should have been here a week ago

also why do you assume i want your gross pudding

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[beathach]

[what is going on in his cargo bay young man.

. . . wait]

—don't I know you?

[it's been ten years, give him a break ok]

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[nowyouseeit]

[with Kaito's attention being on those glaring burn marks, Hank's takes Kaito by surprise. almost!]

[he whirls around on his heel, nearly dropping his stolen pudding cups in the process, as he gives Hank a curious once-over]

. . . ah!

[points!!]

Cows! Right?

[Kaito what the heck]

[beathach]

[both eyebrows shoot up and he can't help but laugh a little. But that sure does confirm it]

Right. And you were - Tiamat?

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[noprophecies]

[she was just talking to Charles about family she'd never see again, and - okay, Aoko showing up should have been a clue. But Tempest never thinks in those terms, and she never gets her hopes up, and -

What the fuck. She isn't prepared for this.

So she defaults to her usual behavior and continues to keep her hopes in the negatives]

Making a nuisance of yourself already?

video; 1/IDK HOLD ON PLZ

[nowyouseeit]

[it's been a while since he's heard that voice. seen that face. and so the reaction isn't instantaneous]

What? What the heck? Why're you assuming I'm--

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[nowyouseeit]

[-- a nuisance]

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[nowyouseeit]

[and that's when it clicks]

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[nowyouseeit]

Cl--

[for a moment, his confident and calm facade fades into surprise, and all he can do is stare at his feed while a pudding cup slips from his grasp and falls to the ground at his feet]

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[nowyouseeit]

[and then. . .]









[he smiles, wide and happy and earnest, not at all like his sarcastic and cheeky smiles from earlier]

Clover. . .

video; DONE

[nowyouseeit]

[HOLDS A PUDDING CUP OUT TO THE FEED]

If you tell me where you are, I'll share my pudding with you. Would a nuisance do that?

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[bluediligence]

[ When Aoko'd found herself alone on the bridge of the S.S. Wonderduck, she'd wondered how long it'd take for Kaito to drag his sorry butt along after her. He's absolutely hopeless on his own, so clearly, obviously, it's only a matter of time before he – ]

[ Aha. ]

[ There he is. ]

Wow. [ She's deadpan, despite having switched on the video function so quickly she'd damn near dropped her communicator. There's a bright, beaming grin hidden in the twitch of her lips. ] Bakaito's late to the party, as usual. What a surprise.

video; 1/2

[nowyouseeit]

[Aoko's is yet another voice that gets him to stop in his tracks, his nonchalant demeanor slipping away slightly into surprise. he stares at the feed, studying her features, the inflection of her voice, the way the corners of her lips twitch as she attempts to hide her smile. . .]

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[nowyouseeit]

[yep]

[definitely Aoko]

[he flashes her a grin of his own, sharp but with soft edges that give away his own fondness and relief, and shoots back with just as much sarcasm as she]

What're you talking about? I'm not late-- I'm right on time. S'not my fault you and a bunch of other people are early.

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[experiencepoints]

So Aoko shows up, and you do right after? I'm not surprised, somehow...

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[nowyouseeit]

[s-snorts]

I think she's stalking me throughout the multiverse, personally.

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[imfine1111one]

[Okay SOMEONE IS CONCERNED with the effed up corridor Kaito walked through. Why is no one else more alarmed!!]

Uh, interesting is putting it mildly. What the heck was going on in that ship?

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[nowyouseeit]

[IT'S JUST A SCORCHED HALLWAY, IT'S NO BIG DEAL. RIGHT???]

Beats me; I just got here. The burn marks make nice decorations though, don't they?

[he's being sarcastic]

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[stefanged]

Considering you're supposed to eat the pudding, I don't think anyone'll mind.

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[nowyouseeit]

'Course you're supposed to eat the pudding, but there are enough cups here for six or seven people. Assuming everyone only has one.

[doctors probably do not recommend eating seven cups of chocolate pudding in one go]

I'm taking their shares, too.

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[foxpas]

[... okay this is weird]

Kaito?

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[nowyouseeit]

[waves cheerily at the feed]

Aria! How do you like space?