002 | Little Match Girl | Video

[dekochan]

[ A pouty girl appears once the video feed flips on. She's curled up on her bed, laying on a huge bearmon plush that she got from a certain green friend of hers. ]

Not that this matters much, considering everything that's been going on, but it was my birthday yesterday. I guess that means I'm sixteen now.

Back home I'm famous, so I would have gotten a few bags full of mail and presents from fans. I guess I just... miss that.

Whatever, I know it's stupid, okay? You don't have to tell me that. I know everyone has way more important things to deal with than my birthday.


[Private to Hibiki Ganaha]
Thanks for the meal yesterday. That was really nice of you.

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[hibunny]

[Oh, she's very pretty. An idol maybe? Or an actress?]

Happy birthday!

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[dekochan]

Oh, thanks.

... Who are you, again?

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[hibunny]

Oh, I just got here! It just seemed like you could use a few birthday wishes to cheer you up.

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[dekochan]

I'm fine! I was just feeling a bit disappointed, that's all!

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[hibunny]

Sorry if I bothered you.

[He seems to be completely unbothered by the tsun.]

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[dekochan]

N-No, that's not quite it.

Your name, what's your name?

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[hibunny]

I'm Hibiki Kuze.

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[dekochan]

Iori Minase.

I'm going to call you by your family name because I have a friend here with your given name.

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[hibunny]

Fine by me! Which do you prefer I call you?

[He's going to try to be polite! c:]

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[dekochan]

Everyone else calls me Iori, so I guess you can too. Mostly just because there's a good mix of people here from the west and all....

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[hibunny]

Alright, Iori it is.

[He debates adding '-chan' for a moment, before deciding that he might as well ask.]

Or do you prefer honorifics? Are they in common use, if there are a lot of Westerners around?

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[dekochan]

Whatever you want is fine, I don't care.

[ She just kind of gives a halfhearted shrug. Something about that look says that you better not even try calling her chan. ]