01 - Video

[childsoldier]

[The video kicks in, showing a young, tanned skinned boy with red eyes and silver hair sporting a small frown, manipulating various screens via the bracelet’s display. He might be slightly confused about how it all works, since he apparently keeps poking back and forth between various windows on the display.]

I think Koko’s laptop would be easier to use than this.

[He’s putting a hand completely through the holographic display, as if to make a point of his words.]

At least that had a real keyboard. And screen. This is like one of those touch phones I saw some people in Dubai using. Kinda. But it’s still kinda cool, in its own way. You don’t seem to have any limit to what you can do while you’re using this thing, though.

[He waves a hand in front of the display, shoving windows aside. Jonah does know he’s talking to people, but he doesn’t seem to care too much. They weren’t Koko or his teammates, so why say anything of value? Well, that wasn't true, he had one legitimate question.]

What can I do for work, here? I’m not really cut out for a lot of jobs, but… If someone needs a bodyguard, I can do that.


[ooc: FIRSTLY I apologize for the black and white icon(s), I'm terrible at coloring and the anime art style does not sit well with me. PLEASE BEAR WITH ME UNTIL I CAN GET THIS REMEDIED. ;A; ALSO, I forgot to say, if you guys want to find me on plurk, I'm over here!]

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[hazukashii]

[ she's far too shy to actually show her face yet, but her curiosity is somewhat piqued. ]

What do you mean, "a real keyboard?"

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[childsoldier]

[He takes a moment to pull up the keyboard, positioning the display in front of the video screen.]

This here. It's not floating in the display like this, it's solid and attached to a physical screen.

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[hazukashii]

[ wow, she'd never seen one like what he described before... maybe in a book. ]

That's really old-fashioned!

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[childsoldier]

[He blinks.]

Old? It's the way things are, where I'm from.

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[hazukashii]

All the computers were holograms like this in Neo-Kowloon. Where are you from?

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[childsoldier]

[Blink. Blink blink.]

I'm from Earth?

[hazukashii]

Me too. How strange...

[childsoldier]

Maybe we come from different Earths?

[hazukashii]

What do you mean?

[childsoldier]

Like what they do in the movies sometimes. Two different Earths in different universes or something.

[hazukashii]

[ Oh. Something like Vega and Altair, then. She... supposes that makes sense. Almost. ]

If there are really gods and goddesses, I guess that's possible.

[childsoldier]

Yeah. But I dunno, really. I'm here and I can't go home, so I'm not gonna worry too much.

[hazukashii]

You're not scared?

[childsoldier]

This isn't anywhere near as scary as my job at home.

[hazukashii]

I guess being a bodyguard would be scary...

But it's not good being so far from home.

[childsoldier]

I don't really have a home anymore. Unless you count the cargo ship.

[hazukashii]

I see. So being here isn't very new or different for you. But you must have a place or people to stay with that can be a sort of home.

[childsoldier]

I guess... Any place with Koko and the team would be my home, these days.

[hazukashii]

Koko and the team? Do you guard them?

[childsoldier]

The team and I guard Koko, but I'm her personal bodyguard.

[hazukashii]

I see.

I'm glad. Everyone should have someone to go back to.

[childsoldier]

Yeah. I guess it is a comforting thought.

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[prettygrimm]

List experience.


[OKAY SO HE'S NOT GOING TO HIRE A CHILD. WHAT KIND OF IDIOT DOES THAT?

But he's interested. Because really, this kid is like...twelve, tops.]

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[childsoldier]

[Seeing no name attached to this makes the exceedingly cautious Jonah even more cautious, but maybe saying what he did would bring the responder out into the open. If not, no deal.]

Ex-soldier in a mountain regiment stationed in Asia.

That's it, aside from being a bodyguard.

[prettygrimm]

Age?

[childsoldier]

Ten.

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[outdoorbee]

Work? It sounds like you just got here, but you already want to get to work?

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[childsoldier]

I need money, don't I?

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[trinitylimit]

I'm looking for a job too. It's hard finding something I'm good at!

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[childsoldier]

[Okay Jonah is not used to this sort of social interaction. It's been a while since he took care of the kids.]

Um... Maybe think of what your best skill is and try to find a job doing that?

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[trinitylimit]

Fighting isn't very popular here.

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[childsoldier]

There's nothing else you're good at?

[video]

[trinitylimit]

I can catch fish.

[video]

[childsoldier]

Maybe you could catch fish and sell them at a market, then?

[video]

[trinitylimit]

Good idea! Too bad this world doesn't have an ocean.

[video]

[childsoldier]

It does have the lake?

[video]

[trinitylimit]

But it's so small! I don't want to take a bunch of fish and accidentally mess up the lake.

[video] WHOOP WRONG WORD

[childsoldier]

Are there any rivers here?

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[trinitylimit]

I don't think so. This city isn't very interesting.

[video]

[childsoldier]

Really? It seems pretty interesting so far.