Video 03 → This Isn't Funny, By The Way

[irregular]

[This is supposed to be filtered from Youji and Loki. It's not.]

[Ken is in his bedroom. The room is dark save for the light provided by a desk lamp, and he sits cross-legged on the bed dressed in an oversized sweater and jeans. Despite the heavy clothing and the hunched posture it's quite obvious that something is off, and it's not just the bruises and band-aids.]

Um. This happens a lot, right? And it wears off?

['This' being the bit where Ken is quite clearly a girl, and nobody's yet told her there are limits to the sins an oversized sweater can disguise. Clearly the bruises aren't the half of it. As to exactly how this happened, suffice it to say that Ken is not exactly Loki's number one fan right now...

[She looks guiltily about herself for no readily explicable reason, then relaxes.]

... how long does it take?

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[snark-pants.livejournal.com]

[Unfortunately, Kyon is speaking from experience (http://snark-pants.livejournal.com/3766.html), Ken. 8|b]

It lasts for a week, at most.

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

A week?

[It's doubtful if she sounds horrified or relieved. On the one hand, a week. On the other... well, a week.]

Well... that's... something I guess. You've seen this happen?

[snark-pants.livejournal.com]

Let's just say I had first hand experience.

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

Oh. Man, I'm sorry. It... kinda sucks, doesn't it?

[highwarlockmb.livejournal.com]

How long does what take?

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

Being a girl. How long does it take?

[highwarlockmb.livejournal.com]

Never had that problem. {mouth curved. this just never gets old, the random sex swaps or the age regression. he only vaguely wondered about the pattern and the cause}

How'd you manage that?

[popstar]

The fighting? [She's saying this because of the band-aids.]

...Or am I missing something?

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

Um. Well. My name's Ken, if that gives it away.

[popstar]

[Okay, blinking for now. She had talked about this before to Minato but this is the first time she had actually seen it.]

No way! You're a guy?!

Did someone order some brainbreak?

[un-forgetting.livejournal.com]

...Injuries like that will take longer than a week, Miss. [Here's a very polite brunette, and he seems rather confused and he looks very familiar even given he's clearly way too young--]

With a side order of WTF, yes~ let's see if Ken can't make matters worse

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

Oh, it's okay, I know these are gonna take a while. You got any idea about the other thing?

[Here is Ken very much not recognizing you, Naoya.]

I have great faith in him. :3c

[un-forgetting.livejournal.com]

[Just wait until he checks his caller id.]

What other thing?

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

[Huh, this person looks kind of familiar, but Dominic can't quite place why. Brb, checking the ID--]

... Well. Um.]

... Ken Hidaka?

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Hi...

[Well that spares him the explanation. Ken manages a weak smile.]

You okay?

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

[Fortunately, Dominic's seen similar cases, so it doesn't take him long to deduce what happened.]

Ah... yeah.

[A pause]

... Let me guess: a card?

[cuore-di-nebbia.livejournal.com]

Yes. [She got older, instead of being a boy, but she sorta understands.]

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

How does it happen? Things got kinda... confusing for a while. [She rubs at her forehead.] I don't really remember that good.

[cuore-di-nebbia.livejournal.com]

Cards.

[She shrugs, and just...watches her for a while.]

[ragnalol.livejournal.com]

I told you! One week!

[8)]

Man, I can't decide if you're cuter as a girl or as a boy...

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

[Ken looks at the Dreamberry in utter bewilderment. What the-- wasn't this locked to this guy? She'd hang up but has a horrible feeling he'd just call back...]

Yeah, forgive me for not believing a goddamn thing you say!

[Took her long enough, yeah. Still, she is capable of learning from experience.]

What do you want this time?

[ragnalol.livejournal.com]

[Oh, Ken-chan knows him so well!]

Okay, I forgive you!

[He strokes his goatee, apparently considering something...]

A date!

[slantedcross.livejournal.com]

It's not permanent. Already happened to some high school kid named Kyon.

[That Youji did not hit on for calling him on his filter fail. No sir.]

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

Yeah, well, good.

I think he may have called me earlier, actually.

[slantedcross.livejournal.com]

Really now? What did he have to say?