[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

[nowyouseeit]

[. . . well]

Li'l late for that, don't you think?

[considering he has just mentioned Iota several times over]

Why not?

[experiencepoints]

[she's gonna fucking kill you, kaito.]

... What did you do?

[nowyouseeit]

[hey at least Iota doesn't want to kill them all!!]

[. . . probably]

Nothing! I just thought-- uh. Maybe a certain Echo was behind all of this?

[experiencepoints]

[She groans.]

We're supposedly being watched here on TV. Galaxy-wide. I don't believe it at all, but if it's true, that means there are billions if not trillions of people watching this and listening to our conversation.

Echoes gain power by being thought of, right? And the thoughts of the ninety-six of us at the castle made them that powerful. Imagine what kind of power boost one of the bad ones would get if, say, suddenly a trillion people heard the name and started thinking about them.

[nowyouseeit]

[SO NEVER MENTION NYSSA, GOT IT]

. . . are we being watched all the time?

[they've got to have some privacy, right?]

[experiencepoints]

Apparently. At least, our captors definitely are. I don't believe there really is an audience, but I'm not willing to take that risk.

[nowyouseeit]

[eugh. he makes a face]

Nevermind the Echoes-- that's creepy.

[experiencepoints]

... I'd say you get used to it, but honestly...

[nowyouseeit]

There are some things even the most adaptable can't get used to, keh.

[people potentially watching him while he's in the bathroom is one of them, god]

[experiencepoints]

Yeah. It makes showers awkward.

[did you have to go there, nightingale

Yes she did.]

[nowyouseeit]

[PRESSES HIS FACE AGAINST HIS PALM]

I wonder how long I can go without showering or using the bathroom. . .

[he groans. ALSO HE'S JOKING.]

[experiencepoints]

Not as long as you think, so don't be gross.

[nowyouseeit]

[HEAVY SIGH]

I'm joking, I'm joking. But someone should file a formal complaint with these Atroma guys.

[experiencepoints]

I told them to shove a cactus up their ass and clench last time they talked to us. Is that good enough?

[nowyouseeit]

. . .

I s'pose that gets the point across, yep.

[experiencepoints]

I try.

[nowyouseeit]

[waves a hand]

Has anyone tried, I dunno. Messing with the cameras?

[assuming people know where they are, anyway]

[experiencepoints]

No one knows where they are. No one's ever seen any. Current guesses are either the communicators, or the augments are using our own eyes as the cameras.

[nowyouseeit]

[. . . HOLY SHIT]

[there are no words. just this look of pure abject horror]

[experiencepoints]

... Kaito? Are you okay?

[SHE SEEMS OBLIVIOUS]

[nowyouseeit]

[internal screaming]

-- do I look okay?! That's terrifying, geez!

[experiencepoints]

Well, you're not wrong, but calm down.

[nowyouseeit]

[way to break his poker face, Nightingale. he was doing so well. he groans and scrubs his face with one hand]

Things just keep getting worse the more you talk.

[experiencepoints]

They get worse the longer you're here. Besides, it's just one more thing to kill them over.

[nowyouseeit]

[NIGHTINGALE. . .]

I have this weird tendency to befriend the most violent of people. . .