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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. . .]

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took you long enough loser

[she sends, without even attempting to identify herself]

[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]

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

[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.

[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?

[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]

Edited 2016-10-21 23:01 (UTC)

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

Right. And you were - Tiamat?

nope

my records show you should have been here a week ago

also why do you assume i want your gross pudding

[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--

[-- a nuisance]

[and that's when it clicks]

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]

[and then. . .]

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

Clover. . .

[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?

[ 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.

[drops his arm to his side to adjust his grip on the pudding]

"Were?" There's no "were" about it, I still am.

[nods down at his scarf]

I thought the color would've given it away.

why WOULDN'T you want pudding? what's wrong with you? are you a pudding hater?

and why should i have been here a week ago? did i miss a super awesome party

it's fish pudding

[why is she this way]

because that's when aoko got here

Edited 2016-10-21 23:16 (UTC)

[. . . he's so incredibly ridiculous that she isn't sure what she's supposed to feel, but all she knows is that she isn't about to break down in public like this. But it isn't fair; she had no warning to prepare for this, when she'd already settled long ago with never seeing him again.

She swallows, eyes darting off screen for a moment before she huffs, and the annoyance in her voice is forced]

Knowing the kind of nuisance you are? Absolutely.

[. . .]

I am on the Golden.

[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. . .]

[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.

Edited 2016-10-21 23:20 (UTC)

[having eaten half of a cup already and confirming that the pudding is, indeed, chocolate flavored. . . still. he almost drops said pudding when he reads the fish comment, an involuntary shiver coursing down his spine]

[. . .]

okay. fess up. who is this?

[between the fish and the Aoko comment, this is definitely someone he knows, and knows well]

[he follows the nod and his eyebrows furrow for a moment. "Still am"? So then - had he just come from there? Or what?

Hmm. Questions for later]

I try not to assume.

You'll have to forgive me, though, I don't remember your name. It's - been a while.

opal

what's up nerd

[Clover certainly isn't the only one who wasn't prepared for this!1 but Kaito's poker face had always been sound, and he isn't letting it fall to pieces just yet]

Oi! Keep callin' me a nuisance and I might change my mind about the pudding.

[he won't. at the mention of "the Golden," his brows furrow]

You're gonna hafta explain what you mean when you say you're on "the Golden." Is that another spaceship?

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