[video]

[blanched]

[When the video cuts on, the first thing that fills the frame is a wide pair of brown eyes. They glance downwards, apparently noticing that it's recording, and then the person those eyes belong to gasps quietly and ducks out of the frame, only momentarily revealing a very pale, pretty face with delicate features. After a moment of quiet, she peers over the edge of the table that the laptop seems to be sitting on, her eyes on the screen rather than the lense of the camera. Not that she would even know what the camera WAS. A small hand, white as what little of the face you can now see, gingerly reaches into the frame, touching the screen; she pulls away quickly, as if she'd been bitten.

When the computer fails to bite her, or to in any way react to her behavior, she realizes that there are words on the screen, and that the words are telling her something about a... video recording...? “Say something,” it says.]

H... hello...?

[Her voice is tiny to match the rest of her. She finally slides properly into view, very slowly, watching the computer with an expression that clearly states she fully expects the magic light-up box to fly off of the table and bite her in the face at any moment. Technology is scary. She doesn't even know what that word means, but it sounds scary and alien to her. She's only even touched a video game once and thinks that cameras can steal your soul, okay.]

What a strange thing... what does it do...? Misha-san said that you can use it to talk to people, but... I don't see anyone.

I-- is anyone the-- ah!

[She accidentally hit a button. Oops. The video shuts off briefly.]

[The video clicks on once again a few seconds later-- this time, she seems a bit less hesitant. She smiles sheepishly, fidgeting with her hair.]

Um... hello. I'm sorry about that before... I don't know very much about, um, computers at all. Higuchi-san and Misha-san tried to explain it, and I... I think I understand how to speak to you now, at least. Although I'm not... really sure who you are. Higuchi-san helped me set up an a... account here, at least, although it already had a name chosen for me-- it's all very strange and confusing.

[Though she's still smiling weakly, it falters for a moment, her nerves properly showing through.]

He didn't seem to know where this machine came from, either, but... he seems to think it could be good for me to have one. I asked Misha-san, and she said that it must've been a miracle. [She smiles a bit more naturally at that. But then it disappears as she remembers something suddenly--]

Oh-- I-I'm sorry, I'm just so nervous, I must have forgotten. My name is Shia. [she gives a small bow, even though it's just a video post to an internet community.] It's a pleasure meeting all of you.

Um... if it isn't too strange to ask... who are all of you?

Comments

[Video]

[originaldragoon]

[Though it has been quite a while, she recognizes you, Shia, but she doesn't say anything about it. Judging by your reaction to the computer, she guesses that you forgot about the community, and thus will greet you like she would any new member of the community.]

Hello, Shia. I am called Rose.

[Video]

[blanched]

Rose... that's a lovely name. [she smiles, pressing her hands together in front of her.] It's nice to meet you.

[no, she's not going to question the armor or... anything. she's out of touch enough with this world that, honestly, all of the fashions are strange and confusing to her.]

[Video]

[originaldragoon]

Thank you. It is nice to meet you.

Do you have any questions concerning the community?

permavid

[goddamnshit]

The name's Free! Don't wear it out, kid.

same :'D

[blanched]

Oh--! [a different person appeared! her surprise reads clearly on her face, and she recoils slightly, but... well. ... he seems friendly enough.]

A-ah, um... [she swallows, finally bringing that small smile back to her face.] It's very nice to meet you, Free-san.

[miraclefighter]

Mii. Hello there, Shia~

Welcome to the community, newest ducky. I'm Rika Furude.

[video]

[blanched]

Thank you. It's very nice to meet you.

[docfoul]

[You may call me Doc Scratch. I will be happy to help you, Shia.]

[(Run.)]

[video]

[blanched]

Ah...?

[did you say something? she can't read that font, and she has no idea how to highlight, so she's just... staring, kind of uselessly, at your empty response.]

Hello...?

[second_star]

[ Huh. This was definitely weird. She actually asked politely. ]

I'm Yuri. You don't seem all that weirded out by this place.

[video]

[blanched]

It's... all very, um, weird to me, really. I don't understand how this device works at all...

[ video ]

[denies]

What is this, some kind of introduction round? [ her voice is as deadpan as always, but.. eh, she might as well give it a try, right? ]

... I'm Ange though, I guess. Ange Ushiromiya.

[ video ]

[blanched]

Introduction round...?

[video]

[oceanicbutterfly]

[Karen is tired of this thing where people disappear, then reappear much later without their memories. She's good at not letting it show, though.]

I'm Minazuki Karen. It's nice to meet you, Shia-san.

[video]

[blanched]

It's very nice to meet you, too, Minazuki-san.

[heavenlyhome]

[this young woman seems familiar...]

Welcome to the community, Shia-san. My name is Tendou Kasumi.

[video]

[blanched]

Thank you. It's very nice to meet you, Tendou-san.

[ video ]

[deadlydoctor]

[ Technology is scary? well then, have a huge red robot looking back at you, little one.]

Boo.

[ video ]

[blanched]

[... !!! WHAT. she squeaks loudly and half-tumbles away, falling off of the cushion she'd been sitting on in a flurry of pale skirts. she stares at the screen with wide eyes.]

[howbadcanibe]

A lot of new people is joining this place lately. Hello, I'm the Once-ler.

[video]

[blanched]

The Once-ler...? -- ah, e-excuse me, I mean, it's a pleasure to meet you.

handwritten always;

[harbingersoul]

People call this 'the community'; population a hundred, if not more. I don't think you can know them all.

[video]

[blanched]

Oh... my. That's is a lot of people, isn't it...

[defendsearth]

I'm Dib. What does this strange thing look like?

[video]

[blanched]

It has a... a box. A screen. And buttons with letters on them. Higuchi-san and Misha-san said that it was called a computer.