Video 07 → What Do Women Want, Anyway?

[irregular]

[Unfiltered. Let's see how long it takes Ken to realize this.]

[Ken sits on the edge of the fountain in Espoir, frowning into the camera in aggrieved confusion, as if it personally has done him some disservice.]

Uh... this is probably gonna sound dumb but Does anyone know what kind of stuff you get a girl you like that isn't totally stupid or creepy?

[The head and neck of a toy giraffe are just visible in the lower right hand corner of the frame. Ken glances over at it as he speaks, then shoves it quickly down in an attempt to get it out of shot, without any real noticeable success. An awkward look flickers across his face. Great, so he's already seriously regretting deciding to ask this question and he hasn't even finished saying it yet...]

And I'm not gonna do flowers.

[The feed cuts off quickly.]

Comments

[redabyssinian.livejournal.com]

Why do you ask?

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[insorrow.livejournal.com]

[Huh? Aya why are you calling me, I--]

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[insorrow.livejournal.com]

[--didn't I filter this? I could have sworn I filtered thi--]

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[insorrow.livejournal.com]

[--no I didn't did I damn damn damn what the Hell do I do now?!]

Uh. I was curious?

[And a bad liar, apparently. In the 'you suck at it' sense of the word. Oh, crap.]

[redabyssinian.livejournal.com]

[Suspicious? Aya? Never... Only...extremely so.]

Oh? For what reason?

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

[I like your sister and you know where I sleep. I should probably move. To Mars.]

Because everyone else seems to know this stuff?

[redabyssinian.livejournal.com]

[Big brother radar is flashing. Flashing. Flashing.]

You're interested in someone?

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

I... might be?

[... perhaps Mars is too close. I wonder what Pluto's like at this time of year.]

[redabyssinian.livejournal.com]

And she is?

[Biiiiiig time radar alert.]

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[insorrow.livejournal.com]

[... should have expected that question. Maybe, Ken's thinking, I should just not come home. Dammit, why won't this fountain explode or something and give me an excuse to hang off?]

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

[Ken gives it five seconds, just in case. When they've passed with experience and still nothing catastrophic's happened to warrant his immediate attention, he closes his eyes, wincing slightly, then sighs.

[Might as well just get this over with while he's not, you know, right next door.]

Okay, do you wanna kill me, or should I do it myself and save you the trouble?

[redabyssinian.livejournal.com]

Should I have a reason for wanting to kill you?

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

... I just like her, that's all.

[redabyssinian.livejournal.com]

'Her' being...?

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

Jeez what is this, the third degree? I ain't even done anything!

[... that came out a little more defensive than he'd have liked. Feeling guilty, hey, Hidaka?

[The weirdest thing is he is.]

[redabyssinian.livejournal.com]

Except dodge questions.

Who is she?

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

[Oh, for the love of-- well, you asked for it.]

Fine, so I bought your sister a stupid giraffe. I like her a lot but I ain't done a damn thing and I ain't going to if she tells me to go jump. Okay?

[Of course it isn't. But what else is he supposed to do, lie?]

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[redabyssinian.livejournal.com]

[Looooooooooooooooong ass pause of doom.]

[redabyssinian.livejournal.com]

She does like stuffed animals.

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

Uh... yeah, yeah, she does...

[... WHAT DO YOU MEAN I'M WAITING FOR THE OTHER SHOE TO DROP, I-- okay, so I am.]

[redabyssinian.livejournal.com]

She'll probably like that.

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I... uh, I got her a wombat for her birthday I thought it'd match. Kinda.

[redabyssinian.livejournal.com]

That was good of you.

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

[... yeah, totally not the reaction he was expecting to this at all.]

You think?

[And all he's really asking is, aren't you mad?]

[redabyssinian.livejournal.com]

I do.

[He wants to be angry. He really does. But...his sister is an adult now.]