OO1; ( VIDEO ) backdated to early noon 146

[sloths]

[ Having a good day today, Asgard? Well, it doesn't really matter if your answer to that is a 'Yes' or a 'No' because if you like the distant sound of couples arguing in the morning...

Okay you're actually out of luck because all that's going on is a debate. Something to do with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern and... psychostimulants?

But now we'll have the feed clicking on to reveal this new beautiful girl with long black hair that some people might have already spoken to a little. Newer still is the messy-haired young man reading idly nearby and looking - not unhappy in his corner of the screen, but certainly like he'd be happier in a warm bed somewhere. ]

Oh, Oreki-san! It looks like it's running now!

Not a chan—

Good day, everyone! Since we are both newcomers here, I just thought it might be a good idea to introduce ourselves to everyone! My name is Chitanda Eru, currently a member of House Freya. It's nice to meet everyone!

[ She'll lean forward to turn the feed towards her companion... Only to find his face closer than ever to the book and decidedly not facing the camera. --Which naturally prompts her to give the young man beside her a nudge. ] Come on, Oreki-san, it's your turn!

[ Can't you just leave me alone?

... forget it he's going to be a champion and zero in on the vagueness of those instructions. ]

Oreki Houtarou. Or-e-ki—

Oreki-san.

[ And she chides him much like a mother would her misbehaving son... The misbehaving son, then, volleys back with the most put-upon sigh. ]

Currently a member of House Odin. Please be gentle. [ he commits okay ]

Looks like we'll have to cut that out later, Oreki-san. [ She laughs a little at the end of that. Unfortunately (or maybe not?), it looks like neither of them realize that this is a live recording... ] That being said, we are in your care! If we may be of help with anything, please don't hesitate to ask.

Oi, Chitanda! Don't make decisions like that on your own! What is it you expect to be helping with anyway? We're still high school students. [ Come to think of it: inter-dimensional city aside, isn't the offer itself a little broad!? ]

Oreki-san, everyone's in this together. It's precisely because we're high school students that we should help others if they are in need! Otherwise, who would help us if we ever needed it?

[ Only you would wind up in a situation needing everyone's help. ]

In any case, thank you for your time, everyone. [ It was at this point that she would be reaching forward for the feed source, only to pause and lean back again when she seems to have been reminded of something.]

Oh, if anyone has any mysteries or problems you would like solved, we would like to hear about them! While a little lazy, Oreki-san here is quite brilliant at deduction in his own right. If you have heard or met Sherlock Holmes-san, both Oreki-san and I are both big fans of--

[ Excuse Oreki-san while he throws himself across the table in whatever the sluggish equivalent of a dive jump is and shuts off the bracelet thanks. ]

Comments

[voice]

[hazukashii]

I see... Then you're like detectives.

[voice]

[classicuriosity]

A little, but not quite! We were just students back home. [ though she's getting to be pretty worried about her parents... what would they be doing now? are they worried about her? ]

[voice]

[hazukashii]

I think that you can be both. Especially in Asgard... There's not much for a student to do.

[voice]

[classicuriosity]

That's true. We aren't really students without being in school or learning something, after all. I think I will see if I can start working while I'm here, though.

[voice]

[hazukashii]

Mm. Maybe you can even get paid to solve problems...!

[voice]

[classicuriosity]

Maybe! But we aren't really looking to make a job out of it or anything.

[voice]

[hazukashii]

Oh... W-well, even then... There are definitely a lot of people that need help here, including things like mysteries.

[voice] wow that was a wrong icon on my part..

[classicuriosity]

Then we'll see what we can do to help them!

[voice] LOL it's fineeee

[hazukashii]

Mm...! That's what we're supposed to do.

Oh, um... My name is Yunoha. It's nice to meet you, Chitanda.

[voice] /flails!!

[classicuriosity]

[ nods! ]

It's nice to meet you too, Yunoha-san!

[voice]

[hazukashii]

Um... Is your friend all right? He seems unhappy. [ a beat. ] Are you okay, too? It's kind of scary at first...

[voice]

[classicuriosity]

Oh, he's fine. He's always like that. And I'm okay! I've actually been here two weeks before he arrived!

[voice]

[hazukashii]

Ah, I see... I guess everyone has friends like that. I'm glad that you're doing well, though.

[voice]

[classicuriosity]

Have you been here long, Yunoha-san?

[voice]

[hazukashii]

Mmm... A few months now. I never imagined that something like this could happen to me...

[voice]

[classicuriosity]

Neither did I... I feel a little like Chihiro right now. [ except, of course, this is an entirely different kind of realm. and the 'witch' would naturally be the gods here. ]

[ editor's note: Eru refers to Chihiro from Spirited Away, or 千と千尋の神隠し (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi), a Japanese animated film from 2001. Info from Wikipedia! ]

[voice]

[hazukashii]

[ and Yunoha has no clue about it. That was at least twelve thousand years ago... ]

Um... Who?

[voice]

[classicuriosity]

[ it's okay Eru will explain things! ]

Oh, it's just a movie from back home, where Chihiro is spirited away to a foreign land with witches and spirits.

[voice]

[hazukashii]

Ah... I see. [ a thoughtful little hum. ] That does sound a lot like this...

[voice]

[classicuriosity]

Except here, there isn't a witch that traps us here by making us forget our names through giving us new ones. But the basic premise is still the same.

[voice]

[hazukashii]

I-I think that's probably a good thing.

[voice]

[classicuriosity]

That's true. [ unless of course it had already happened and no one noticed... ]

[voice]

[hazukashii]

[ such dark thoughts... ]

Um... What's House Freya like?

[voice]

[classicuriosity]

[ at least it isn't Eru's thoughts... ]

It's been very nice so far! Everything's very pretty and elegant, to begin with!

[voice]

[hazukashii]

Really? I see... I read in the library that Freya is the goddess of beauty and love, so that makes sense.