video;

[brokethecamera]

[The feed is slightly shaky as Mai is recording from her cell phone. She has a crooked smile on her face as she looked at the camera.]

I don't suppose anyone's gotten any strange...gifts today?

[She turns the phone so that the camera focuses away from her, and instead reveals a desk with a broken video camera set on it. Broken pieces of the lens are scattered around it, and there was a large crack along the side of the camera's body.

Mai's voice could be heard off-camera.]

It's the camera I broke back when I first met Naru. I'm almost sure of it. [For a moment her voice is almost sad. She sighs slightly before her usual cheer picks up again.]

I'm just wondering if it's community related or something else. So any other strange things going on?

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[brokethecamera]

It's what got me started working where I am. And that's important to me.

[selfished]

[ Important since it's a memory, huh. That's why you can't get rid of it or throw it away, no matter how insignificant it is or how much it bothers you.. well, she does get that. It's why she's so grumpy today. ]

So you're just gonna have a broken camera lyin' around.

[brokethecamera]

It'll probably go away after a while, if it's a virus like I think.

[selfished]

Yeah, but it'll look weird! Can ya even imagine people coming over and seein' some random camera lying around?

[brokethecamera]

I don't really get a lot of visitors. And the ones I do get usually know about the community.

[selfished]

Ya mean you told people in your world 'bout it?

[brokethecamera]

Some of them used to be members of the community.

[selfished]

And they ain't jealous of you?

[brokethecamera]

I don't think so. At least none of them have mentioned it.

[selfished]

Huh.. well, guess it ain't that weird. This community can be such a pain that they're probably glad to be rid of it.