shuttermouse | 001. video/action for new bark town

( VIDEO; )
[ Before the video starts recording, the network is flooded by a dozen or so photographs, all of them taken in the area in and immediately outside of New Bark Town. When the video finally comes on, a girl who doesn't look a day older than twelve (spoilers: she's 21, not that you'd be able to tell that just from looking at her) is sitting in a tree with her back against the trunk. There's an Emolga lying draped across her lap, and she's idly scratching it behind the ears as she looks into the camera. ]

Sheesh, the camera function on this thing isn't good enough... The resolution is too low and the shots get grainy when I zoom in.

[ She shakes her head, a hint of disappointment showing on her face. ]

But it'll do in a pinch until I can get something better. Speaking of which, where can you buy decent cameras around these parts? I prefer digital ones, but I don't mind using classics like Instax or Polaroid as long as the film isn't too hard to come by.

[ Well, it seems like somebody here has her priorities exactly in order. From the looks of it, she seems more bothered about not having a decent camera on her person than the whole interdimensional kidnapping thing. She pauses briefly to wait for the Emolga to climb up onto her shoulder and settle itself there, before she continues. ]

Anyway, I've got another question. It seems like I've got two choices here - the ferry heading east, or the forest route to the west leading to... Cherryville? I don't know, I haven't memorized the names on the map yet. Which did you choose? I haven't made up my mind yet, and I'd like to know more so I can pick the more interesting option.

( ACTION; )
[ Anyone in New Bark may run into the tiny girl wandering about with her Emolga hovering in the air just a few feet away. Once in a while she stops to use her Gear to take a picture of whatever captured her interest at that moment; you can find her snapping pictures of the water by the docks, or she's crouching down to take a picture of some stones she found on the ground, or maybe she's even taking pictures of any fellow new arrival who happens to be nearby. ]

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[ ...Huh.

Like with Banjou, seeing Kaneki makes her look at the video for a long moment - except this time it's not to recall a name, it's because she knows this person and recognizes him but he's different. The hair is the most obvious thing, of course, no longer the white mess she remembers him having... but he's also giving off an entirely different impression. He always treated her kindly, but he exuded a disharmony that seems to have disappeared. ]

Putting a camera in a cell phone always comes with compromises in quality, Kaneki-kun. While you can just whip out your phone and snap a picture anytime, everything from the sensor to the lens to the zoom mechanism to the flash are much better in a regular camera.

[Her calling him by name without hesitation does catch him off guard for a second, but not for long. If she is Tsukiyama's closest friend, then of course he would have told her about him. So, for the moment, he just nods slowly with a slight smile, bringing a hand up to touch the side of his face.]

Ah...I see. Well...the pictures you posted seemed well enough for being a low quality camera, at least. It shouldn't be hard to find something better, though. Um...

You're Hori-san, right?

Edited (I hecked up) 2015-05-05 19:03 (UTC)

Yep, that's me. You don't remember me? How inconvenient... [ So not only does Kaneki look different, he's having memory issues like Tsukiyama... But Chie gets the feeling it's more than simply two cases of amnesia. ~~It's too early for Kaneki to get amnesia, anyway~~ ]

Oh...no, I'm sorry. I...don't think we've met before.

[Or, as far as he knows they haven't. But if that tells him anything, it's that he must meet her eventually...just, later.]

Sheesh... That's annoying. [ She rubs her temple, looking a little displeased. ]

[Kaneki isn't sure what to say for a moment, giving her something of an apologetic look.]

Tsukiyama-san told me a little about you, so...I do know who you are, at least.

[A "little".]

[ ...I saw that thread earlier and it was the funniest thing tbh. ]

What did he tell you about me?

Oh- well, he...he told me that you were close a friend of his from back home. And that you were a talented photographer.

[Yeah okay let's just omit like 90% of what he actually said because he's not about to say that he warned him about her looking no older than twelve.]

...He didn't mention that I work for you sometimes? I've provided information for your group a few times now.

...he did say you were one of his best sources of information, yes. So...he must have gotten the information from you to me.

[He's still only...vaguely familiar that this was a thing, but he's trying.]

I will only work for you if you make your requests through Tsukiyama-kun, by the way. I'm not changing that just because you don't remember our agreement.

[ ...She's very straight to the point and decided to make that clear early on so he knows he can't go directly to her if he needs deets on something. ]

W-wait...I don't expect for you to have to work for me, or anything.

You might want information in the future; I'm just letting you know so you don't come directly to me.

[But-]

...alright. I'll remember that. I don't think you'll have to worry about that here, though.

Okay. [ Now that she's gotten the reminder out of the way... ] ...Is there a reason people are being brought to this world?

I'm...not really sure, actually. Nobody seems to know why people keep showing up here. Even the people who have been here the longest don't know.

What's the longest people have been here?

The longest I have heard of so far has been three years, I think.

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