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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[insorrow.livejournal.com]

Told me he'd messed with Omi, basically acted like he was gonna kill him if I didn't get over there yesterday. Turned out Omi wasn't there, he beat the crap out of me and iced over his living room so I had to sit there freezing my ass off until Sena showed up. Somewhere in the middle of all that there was a card involved.

[Another hesitation. Ken sighs.]

He's a dick, isn't he?

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

... That's definitely one way of describing him.

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

I'm gonna go with it unless I come up with something better. He's been messing with you, too?

[popstar]

[Still a little annoyed so she sighs, obviously exasperated.]

They're not that bad! It's only for about a week but you'll probably get used to it.

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

Not to the same extent, but you could say that.

[Dominic's just glad that he's never met Loki in person.]

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

Sheesh. Guy really needs to get a better hobby. Like... chess, or something.

[A pause. Ken looks concerned.]

He didn't do anything to you, did he?

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

No--other than being generally annoying, that is.

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

[Ken uncurls a little, groping for the Dreamberry again. She still keeps one hand folded across her chest; she still looks extremely awkward.]

Yeah, I guess... it's just weird, you know? I mean, I've had nineteen years of being a guy and then this happens, it's...

[Well. THERE ARE NO WORDS FOR HOW WEIRD THIS FEELS TO HI-- er, her.]

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

[She smiles slightly, visibly relaxing. Well, that's something at least.]

That's okay then. As long as he's not making a habit of running round beating people up for being worried about their friends.

I have great faith in him. :3c

[un-forgetting.livejournal.com]

[Just wait until he checks his caller id.]

What other thing?

[cuore-di-nebbia.livejournal.com]

Cards.

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

Well, he IS rather good at that...

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

[She'll get round to it sometime. For now she gets to live in ignorance a little longer. Guy looks a bit familiar, though - she just can't think why.]

The bit where I'm a girl. How long's that gonna last, do you know?

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

Oh, that was what that thing did. Well-- damn. Does it last long?

[At least it wasn't Loki or she'd really be in trouble.]

[cuore-di-nebbia.livejournal.com]

A week.

It's a gift, really. Also pretend I have more KoNaoya icons.

[un-forgetting.livejournal.com]

[Maybe his look of 'are you deliberately wasting my time' will help place it?]

...Generally gender is kind of a permanent thing.

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

[Likewise, Dominic smiles weakly.]

Yeah...

[If he was, then Dominic would be in serious trouble.]

To be fair, he does get quite a lot of practice.

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

Not here. Trust me on this one. You see anything that looks like a phone card, don't pick it up.

[Okay, this guy is really starting to look - and sound - rather familiar now. Ken frowns thoughtfully, trying to place that face. The expression's definitely not new, though...]

Don't I know you from somewhere?

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

A week?

[She blinks, looking startled, then sighs and slumps slightly. She's a bit too achy for the whole sitting-up thing still.]

Well... could be a lot worse, I guess. You had the same problem?

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

I guess I just... won't listen to him in the future or something. Damn, I've been an idiot.

[un-forgetting.livejournal.com]

Like I'd know. [And there's an irritated look you should know pretty well, too, Ken.]

[unfearful.livejournal.com]

He has a way of provoking people.

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

[Ken returns it and stares at Naoya a little more, trying to work out where in the world he's seen that face before, then his expression changes as it clicks.]

Wha--Naoya?

What happened to your hair?

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

[She laughs slightly humorlessly.]

Tell me about it, don't he just! I guess all I can do about it now is stay away from him.

At least Omi's okay.

[un-forgetting.livejournal.com]

Why does everyone keep asking that?

It's always been brown.

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

[Oookay. Ken blinks. She thinks she's getting the picture now.]

...did you find one of those card things, too?