♔ 001; [video]

[velveteenmage]

Uh...hi, I guess.

[A slightly awkward teenager(?) appears onscreen, sounding as uncertain as he looks. He's apparently found apartment F1 001, as the background seems to be a bedroom.]

My name's Waver Velvet, and I just got here recently. I wanted to ask--does anyone know if there's a library or a bookstore anywhere?

[He's in for a nasty shock: the poor kid can't read Japanese worth a damn.]

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[codes]

You call that an introduction? So short and to the point.

[ A beat. ] Guess that sort of suits you though.

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[velveteenmage]

W-wait, what's that supposed to mean?

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[codes]

[ Snickering. ] Wow, you're really short a few brain cells too!

Is there any part of you not affected by your size, imp boy?

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[velveteenmage]

Wh--alright, seriously, what exactly did I do to you to deserve this?!

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[codes]

Yeah, you're right.

[ Holding up her head high. ] Sometimes I just have to be the bigger person in this kind of situation. I'm Tousaka. Rin Tousaka.

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[velveteenmage]

[sob why]

That's not really what I asked, but fine--wait, what did you say your last name was?

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[codes]

Come on, your ears aren't that tiny. I could nickname you Impo--oh, but it's Tousaka.

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[velveteenmage]

[The amount of 'oh shit' on Waver's face can not accurately be measured.]

You're not from the Clock Tower, are you?

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[codes]

Huh, that ancient place? No one really cares to think about that anymore. I guess that's where some of the families go to weep about how they can't change things, but really I've got better things to do with my time than listen to a bunch of old men cry like babies.

[ You know, like hacking the moon. ]

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[velveteenmage]

W...wait. What?

[Something about that hadn't sounded quite right, but Waver couldn't figure out where to even begin.]

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[codes]

Old men. Cry. Like babies.

You can't even keep up with a lengthy sentence? [ Rin will bust out the ECATS style just for you, Waver. Rejoice. ]

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[velveteenmage]

[thank you terrorist-chan]

No, I mean...are you actually trying to tell me there's no one at the Clock Tower or something?

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[codes]

No, I said there's old men crying there.

You know, like magi who can't do anything special anymore and instead of working to fix it, they want to cry that all their hard work is meaningless.

Following still or do I need to. Speak. Like this. To you?

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[velveteenmage]

W-well, speak more clearly! You made it sound like something terrible happened!

[yeah about that...]

...Sorry, 'can't do anything special anymore'?

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[codes]

Wait a sec--you actually know about that rubbish place?

[ He may be short, but she's a little slow to the conversation herself. ]

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[velveteenmage]

[HUFF]

Of course I do, I'm a student there!

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[codes]

Huh.

[ Even Rin can be surprised. ] That doesn't make any sense. You're not stuffy enough.

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[velveteenmage]

Maybe I'm the only one with common sense there!

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[codes]

[ That's the funniest thing she's ever heard. ]

Hold on, what is it they used to say? R-O-T-F-L-M-F-A-O? [ Yes, she's saying each letter. ] Yeah, I need to do that!