Video 01 → Technical Difficulties

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[The Dreamberry turns on to reveal a fascinating shot of what appears to be someone's ceiling. After a few moments of this, the top of Ken's head can be seen.]

--doing anything, I don't think it's... oh. Oh right, so it is working. Press and hold. Okay.

[A brief moment of confused motion and Ken, frowning in concentration, is peering intently into the camera as if he expects it to do something amazing; a brief silence while he presses randomly at random keys.]

Right, now what?

[A young girl - Aya-chan - can be heard laughing a short distance away. Ken momentarily turns to her.]

"Say something!"

But I haven't called anyone yet. Don't I have to call someone? This is a phone, right?

[His frown has, if anything, only deepened. A few more moments pass, which Ken mostly spends staring at the screen in complete bafflement, before he looks up. The Dreamberry is tipped backward, once again showing a fascinating view of the ceiling and what could possibly be some kind of light fitting.]

"You already have-- you just called everybody! It's recording now-- say hello."

What, so people are listening to me like right now?

"Yes."

[Ken looks back down at the screen again, looking rather panicked.]

Oh. Oh, crap. Um... sorry. Sorry. Bye.

[ooc: this post was written collaboratively with stillneedsakiss.]

Comments

[slantedcross.livejournal.com]

...Why don't you ask her?

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

Because she's not here and if I'm gonna cook at all I need to get my shit together first? I thought if anyone'd know what a girl would like to eat it'd be you.

[slantedcross.livejournal.com]

Ken.

Call her. I'm sure you haven't forgotten about your Dreamberry already...?

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

Course I haven't forgotten it, you're talking to me on it aren't you?

[slantedcross.livejournal.com]

So hang up on me and ask her.

Or hey, you could always go and ask her brother.

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

Are you kidding? He'd probably think I was trying to hit on me and kill me in my sleep or something. I guess I'll just ask her.

[slantedcross.livejournal.com]

[Only the greatest force of will and lack of proper icons is preventing him from facepalming at you, Ken.]

Isn't that what I just said?

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but you didn't mention what the alternative was.

[slantedcross.livejournal.com]

...well, what did you think the alternative was?

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

That I made the curry rice and hoped? Not that I asked Aya... Ran, whatever the fuck he's calling himself, to come throw me out a window for putting the moves on his sister.

... you haven't been putting the moves on his sister have you?

[slantedcross.livejournal.com]

She's nineteen. Barely older than some of my students.

Her brother is a factor, though. Won't lie.

1/2

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

What's the big deal with being nineteen all of a sudden? Haven't seen you worrying overmuch about what kinda shit you say in front of me.

2/2

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

[waitaminute whatthefuck]

... hey, since when have you had students?! Who'd let you teach school?!

[slantedcross.livejournal.com]

Persia.

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

... why am I not surprised.

[slantedcross.livejournal.com]

I teach art, Ken. He's not trusting me with the mathematics skills of our future economists, don't worry.

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

But don't you have to be qualified to be a teacher? I didn't think you could just pitch up with a paint brush and get an art class out of it.

[slantedcross.livejournal.com]

Persia qualified me. I'm sure he included a bribe in there somewhere.

[:D]

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

Christ, and I thought having us work as florists was weird. So how's that suiting you, then? Being a responsible educator now and all.

[slantedcross.livejournal.com]

We still live above a flower shop, if it makes you feel better.

I can ask any of the other teachers to sit for hours with me as my "model." It suits me fine.

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

[Yeah, Ken's thinking he must have guessed right as to why Youji was into art in the first place.]

... and people are paying you for this?

[slantedcross.livejournal.com]

Well, didn't they used to pay you to kick a ball?