[Accidental Video]

[doudemoe]

[The scene opens with the dark boy tapping away on his laptop. During the process, he seems to be talking to himself.]

 

Okay...finished. Let's take a break.

 

[A couple more clicks, and video game-like music can be heard.]

 

It's tough. Next week is a full moon. Only a few days after the 5th.

 

...I wonder. Does that make me 17 now? Let's see...April. Arrived here in December so that means it'd be...November? The exact date...hmmmm.

[He ponders a bit, before shaking his head and shrugs.]

 

Oh well. Better not to think it too hard.

 

 

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[Later that evening, Minato can be found at the arcade center, completing a DDR run. Come and bug join him?]

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[lunch_ticket_millionaire]

[DDR? Whatever, man. Para Para Paradise is where it's at. Sakurako cheerfully bounces in through the door, blinking and blushing a little as she catches sight of Minato but approaching anyway.]

Hey!

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[doudemoe]

[Still in the middle of a song. But he replies anyway.]

Yo.

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[lunch_ticket_millionaire]

Can I get in on next round?

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[doudemoe]

Sure.

[And he finishes, with a fairly high score. He stretches and gets off to let Sakurako on.]

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[lunch_ticket_millionaire]

Okay, hmmm, let's see...

[She puts in a few quarters and starts scrolling through the songs. Finally, she's picked her set and the music starts up. As might be expected of a trendy genki girl, Sakurako's pretty good at this game, and even sings along with the words as she's hitting the notes.]

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[doudemoe]

[Minato just chillaxes as he watches. Singing while dancing though? No wonder you're in a band.]

[lunch_ticket_millionaire]

[By the time the set is over, she's racked up a pretty respectable point total. It's not quite as high as Minato's since she spent some of the time selling the performance instead of focusing purely on technical accuracy, but she clearly had a good time with it.]

Whew... that was fun!

[doudemoe]

I could tell.

[He stretches. Hoping she won't (inevitably) bring up the awkward.]

[lunch_ticket_millionaire]

Hey, um... you still want to be friends, right?

[Not directly, at least.]

[doudemoe]

...Of course I would.

[lunch_ticket_millionaire]

Okay! That's good enough for me, then. Let's forget about all that other stuff, I wasn't feeling like myself anyway. I think. But it's not important now!

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[heavenscorpse]

What are you up to?

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[doudemoe]

Wait, this recorded?

V/V? Nothing important.

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[heavenscorpse]

What is it that's unimportant?

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[doudemoe]

...Just figuring if my birthday still counts here.

[He takes out a stick of pocky and starts chewing.]

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[heavenscorpse]

When is it at home?

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[doudemoe]

Next week. March 5th.

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[heavenscorpse]

I'll get you something nice.

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[doudemoe]

[He looks straight at her, pocky hanging in his mouth.]

Eh?

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[heavenscorpse]

What would you like?

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[doudemoe]

[This icon is him on the inside. Outside is just his normal face.]

Anything by you is fine.

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[heavenscorpse]

I'll think of something really good.

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[doudemoe]

[Let's try to turn this around.]

I'll give you something good in turn.

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[heavenscorpse]

I don't have a birthday, though.

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[doudemoe]

Then you can pick one.

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[heavenscorpse]

Let's see... I don't remember the day I was killed either. Um, when I was killed at home.

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[doudemoe]

Pick a less depressing day.

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[heavenscorpse]

I don't think it's depressing, though. It's a good thing I was killed, and I wouldn't even be sentient if I hadn't been.

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[doudemoe]

[He's giving you the look.]

Even so, please don't say that.

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[heavenscorpse]

Okay, okay. Um, I came here in October, I guess that's the next most important day?

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[doudemoe]

That sounds better.

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[heavenscorpse]

October it is!

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[doudemoe]

You still have to choose a date.

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[heavenscorpse]

I'll look up the date I came here.

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[doudemoe]

Then it's settled.

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[heavenscorpse]

Thank you, Minato.

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[doudemoe]

Ah...you're welcome.

[doki doki Man, guess it's not all just the Shadow's fault.]

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[heavenscorpse]

How have you been doing? I'm sorry, I haven't seen you since karaoke.

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[doudemoe]

Just relieved it's over.

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[heavenscorpse]

I am too. A lot of people were getting hurt.

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[doudemoe]

[Yeah, including you.]

Hnn.

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[heavenscorpse]

Maybe things will be quiet for a while.

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[soulsborderline]

[After talking with Atalanta about Street Fighter the other week, Asuka spent part of the afternoon wasting her dwindling spending money and re-perfecting her Chun Li.]

[For once she's quiet, as watching a skinny Asian kid on one of these things is always either humorous or amazing. Especially when you're not being forced to participate, Misato.]

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[doudemoe]

[His movements are almost fluid. It's obvious that all that training during the Dark Hour has payed off. Or maybe this is just additional training? ... Imagine if we had an Akihiko here. He'd be proud.]

[He hasn't noticed Asuka yet, his attention all focused on finishing the song. He's almost done though.]

[soulsborderline]

I didn't even know you could move that fast.

[Bothering people right before they finish a song in DDR: a whole new level of petty annoyance.]

[doudemoe]

[Well, thanks to her, he missed a step. Just missing that perfect score.]