asgardeventide | Chapter One: INTROduction chapter -- V I D E O

[ Okay. Time for me to face facts. This isn't a dream. Well, it might be some sort of magic shared coma dream--maybe Rena finally clonked me too hard; it'd explain Satoshi running around.

... ... ...No, that is pretty stupid.

Well. Time to make a first impression. ]

PEOPLE OF ASGARD, LISTEN! FELLOW MEMBERS OF HEIMDALL, LEND ME YOUR EARS!

I am here to introduce myself! It's only customary for us all stuck together in this place to come to know one another, so I will with this hand take center stage for the time I am entitled to!

[ At this point he stands atop his bed, stands straight, and POINTS with fervor at nothing. ]

This figure before you--this man standing before you!--is none other than--

[ He LEAPS from the bed and lands on the ground, spins, and POINTS with even more fervor at an equal amount of nothing. ]

--the one-and-only Keiichi!

[ Pause.

Then he laughs, falling back onto the bed.

Haha, that'd be pretty cool! But an over-the-top introduction like that isn't my style, so I'll go with something normal, even if it was fun to play out. Good thing I don't have a roommate! Now, I'll just get this thing working and give a toned down--

Wait. Is...This doesn't mean--

He leans in very, very, very closely to the translucent screen. ]

IT RECORDED THE ENTIRE THING?! Where's the delete button on this?! This is more complicated than setting the clock on a VCR!

[ As he frantically button mashes the screen in futility, the damage has been done: The pretend introduction he was doing over and over in his room to keep himself entertained ended up becoming the real thing, much to his dismay.

First impressions are very important. ]

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[Aradia is used to it. She's seen so many people in a short time that she's not surprised to see a human nor is she surprised at his blatant staring. if anything, it just makes her smile wider and laugh a bit.]

I guess this is the first time you've really spoken to a troll!

...Actually, I think I talked to one already? He was a, uh, a jerk.

You probably spoke to Sollux! He's kind of a grumpy pants, so don't worry! It's just how he is.

E...h? I don't think that's his name. Did I get his name? He had a weird purple stripe in his hair.

You must mean Eridan than! He's kind of a grumpy pants too. [Her guy friends, ladies and gentlemen.] They're not so bad the more you talk to them.

Sorry, but I'm having a hard time believing that. He's like...the kind of guy asking to be punched.

He gets that kind of response a lot. I guess humans perceive it differently. [Plus, most trolls wouldn't dare punch someone so high up on the spectrum.]

Eh, he's probably just one of those people that suck at making friends and tries to be a tough guy to compensate.

[ ... ... ... ]

...I'd still punch him, though.

That sounds exactly like him! [Don't encourage him, Aradia.]

I wouldn't recommend doing that.

Ah, I'm just talk. I don't hit anyone unless it's important.

...I've got better ways to get to people like that, anyway.

Better ways? How so, if I may ask?

The best way to beat that type...

Is with unconditional friendship. It'll drive him more mad than any punch could.

Even if he resists as much as possible?

Then I'll force it on him by tenfold!

Wouldn't people be more resilient if that were the case?

Then it'll be a battle of wills and that's a fight Maebara Keiichi never loses.

You're very determined. I think that having a friend like you will be very important. [He sounds like someone you can fully trust.]

Determined is right. It's important for a man to have an indomitable will. Nothing here can stop me if I want to get something done.

I think that's a great treat to have. It's something people could look up too. Especially because we're supposed to be fighting a war. Fighting always means wills will get weak, and people like you are what keeps moral up!

Chapter One: INTROduction chapter -- V I D E O

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