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

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

The one on your face back then, Youji. That look.

[slantedcross.livejournal.com]

You mean this one? Where I keep laughing because you're getting so flustered over nothing?

[Laughing harder now, for good measure,]

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[insorrow.livejournal.com]

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

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[insorrow.livejournal.com]

No, the one where you looked like you'd have decked me if I'd been in the same room. That look. I'm not stupid, Youji.

[slantedcross.livejournal.com]

You do a really good impression of it, though.

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

And you're doing a real good impression of someone who actually finds this funny. What was the look for?

[slantedcross.livejournal.com]

Ken, of course, I find you funny.

I wouldn't lie to you.

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

[Ken is beginning to lose patience with this. He grips the handset so tightly that he's surprised he can't hear the plastic crack.]

Mary mother of God, Youji. I don't know what your problem is and I don't know why the fuck you won't just spit it out, but you can at least quit pretending you don't have one. I'm not that stupid.

[slantedcross.livejournal.com]

I don't know what your problem is.

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

How about the fact I've asked you the same fucking question three goddamn times and you keep changing the damn subject?

[slantedcross.livejournal.com]

The subject of this call is me laughing at you, Ken.

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[insorrow.livejournal.com]

Fine. So you don't wanna answer, that's your lookout. But Youji? If you do have a problem--

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[insorrow.livejournal.com]

Look. I'm not telling you to tell me what the deal is. But this kinda shit's got a habit of coming out all by itself, and it's usually way easier to... not to wait until it's forced out. That's all I'm gonna say.

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[slantedcross.livejournal.com]

Mm.

I'll keep that in mind.

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[slantedcross.livejournal.com]

Gonna make dinner tonight?

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[insorrow.livejournal.com]

Guess I could do, depends what we've got in. Could do curry rice, that's not too hard. Do you think Aya likes curry?

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[insorrow.livejournal.com]

... the girl one, I mean.

[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?