[video]

[goldkiss]

Who: Victor Nikiforov and OPEN
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Marsiva's Hospitality Deck (common area)
When: Shortly after he wakes up and has had time to explore a bit, so sometime in the middle of the "day"

[The video shows a man wearing a black T-shirt and coat. He is smiling and seems to be happy and cheerful. He has the strap of a sports bag over his shoulder. One hand is to his face, a finger touching his lips.

Despite having just woken up in the middle of space with no idea how he got here, he seems completely at ease.]

I wish someone had told me I was going to be on television today. Honestly, I'm grateful that you took me on my way home from practice because it means I have my skates, but I would have dressed up for the occasion had I known. A nice suit perhaps? At least a decent sweater. [He hand moves down to grip the sports bag's strap.]

I could look so much better given a little bit of notice. [Then he winks, and it's not clear if that's meant for anyone who is receiving this message, the much bigger audience they're told exists, or just because he likes winking.

Then, after a moment, he gets to the true purpose of this message.]

Oh, and if anyone has seen Yuuri Katsuki please let me know. He's Japanese, about 173 centimeters in height, has black hair and brown eyes, and wears glasses. Let him know that Victor is looking for him if you see him, hm?

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[paraclete]

[Kaworu is younger and seems a lot more mellow, but there's something about him that makes it clear he'd be capable of the same sorts of winks as Victor if he thought to do it.]

If this is how you look right now, it's as good as you're meant to be. I'd say it's just right for this moment.

[...As it is, he's just silver-tongued almost to the point of parody, except he's earnest through every second of it. Kid can't even be out of high school, surely, and yet...]

[goldkiss]

That's a good point. If they could take me from any moment, they could easily have taken me a time I was wearing something more impressive.

[paraclete]

They might be more easily impressed than you would suppose.

[goldkiss]

Either than or I look fine as I am now... I'll have to ask around for some opinions.

[paraclete]

They're important? [This might come off as patronizing; his chin is in his hand. It's honest wonder, though.]

[goldkiss]

[He makes an amused little sound.] Oh, confidence is very alluring. That's good.

[paraclete]

Only sometimes. But when it is alluring, it's very much so.

[goldkiss]

You sound like you know what it's like to perform too.

[paraclete]

[In fact, Kaworu's whole life is some weird, desperate performance art, by this point, so that needles at him a bit. But...]

Is that your livelihood? Sounds fun.

[goldkiss]

I'm an ice skater, which is a sport as much as a performance. I was on my way home from practice with Yuuri when I woke up here.

[paraclete]

Is that so... I see. A dedication of the body, to be sure. This person... Katsuki-san, is it? ["Japanese", Victor had said, and Kaworu's accustomed to that.] A friend?

[goldkiss]

More than that. I'm his coach.